Hank III Colored Vinyl For Record Store Day

The small promotional idea that has now become an international event every Spring called Record Store Day is picking up steam for it’s 2011 edition. Observed on April 16th this year, far from just a good excuse to locate and patronize your local record store, it has also become a good excuse for many bands around the world to promote themselves with limited edition vinyl pressings, and “split” projects with different bands to help introduce different artists to different fans.

Country has been the very last of the major genres to embrace the revitalization of vinyl, with one exception: Hank Williams III, who has been releasing his records on vinyl for years, and has his full catalog available in the format. In conjunction with Record Store Day this year, 700 limited-edition colored vinyl copies of his albums Risin’ Outlaw, Lovesick Broke & Driftin’, Straight to Hell, Damn Right Rebel Proud, & Rebel Within will be made available.

In theory they will only be available through local record stores, but I have said this before about Hank III vinyl and then turned out to be wrong. Some stores will probably stock them on shelves, some you might be able to pre-order the editions through.

However, just like the controversial Hank III release Hillbilly Joker, these albums are not being done with the blessing of Hank III, but are being released by Curb Records to continue making money off an artist that is no longer on their label, and by selling music many fans already have. This puts Hank III in a moralistic jam. If they buy these sought after albums, they are supporting their local record store, but at the same time they are supporting Curb Records, and going against the wishes for the man whose name is on the front.

“Don’t but it, but get it some other way and burn the hell out of it and give it to everyone.”

…is how Hank III has asked his fans to handle Hillbilly Joker

Other country projects on vinyl as part of Record Store Day:

Justin Townes Earle – Move Over Mama 7″

Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive 7″

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Class Mythology EP 2 x 7″

William Elliot Whitmore – POS 7″

See Up-To-Date Release List

Other Recent Vinyl Projects:

Bob Wayne / Exodus Split EP

Black Eyed Vermillion / Goddamn Gallows “Swappin’ Spit” Vinyl

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