April 21, 2012 marks the fifth anniversary of our favorite holiday of the year. No, not Arbor Day, you knuckleheads. Record Store Day!
Your friendly neighborhood Dying Scene editors have painstakingly perused the US and UK lists and highlighted all of the punk releases. The scene is well represented, with exclusive releases from bands like Flogging Molly, Social Distortion, MC5, Gogol Bordello, The Horrible Crowes, Misfits and more.
Check it out here, and get out there and support your local indie record store!
If you’re interested, the full list of Record Store Day exclusive releases is available in long-form right here.
Anberlin – “Never Take Friendship Personal” – 1st time on vinyl
Anberlin – “Blueprints For The Black Market” – 1st time on vinyl
Blitzen Trapper – “Hey Joe/Skirts on Fire” 7-inch
Flogging Molly – “Drunken Lullabies”/”A Prayer For Me In Silence” 7-inch
Gogol Bordello – “Imiginadiada” – 12” yellow vinyl
Iggy And the Stooges – “Live At All tomorrows Parties” – 12-inch picture disc
Joey Ramone – Rock N’ Roll Is The Answer – 7-inch featuring Lemmy, Joan Jet, Bun E. Carlos
Mariachi El Bronx/The Bronx – Split 12-inch splatter vinyl – three live tracks from each
MC5/Afrika Bambaataa – Kick Out The Jams 7-inch – red and white splatter vinyl
Misfits – “Walk Among Us” – RSD Exclusive 7-inch – red, blue and clear vinyl
Public Image Ltd – “One Drop” – EP RSD Exclusive
Refused – “The Shape Of Punk to come” – ltd edition colored vinyl
Taking Back Sunday – “We Play Songs” – four song live EP
The Clash – “London Calling 2012” – remixed by Mick Jones
Blood For Blood – “Enemy” – 7-inch grey or white vinyl
Dave Hause – “Resolutions” – Flogging Molly and Audra Mae covers
GG Allin & Antiseen – “Violence Now/Cock On The Loose” – 7-inch brown vinyl
Lemuria – “Varoom Allure” – 7-inch – two brand new songs
Snapcase – “Progression Through Unlearning” – 12-inch yellow vinyl. RSD exculsive color
Social Distortion – “Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes” – limited edition color vinyl w/CD and poster (some autographed)
The Horrible Crowes – Live At Fingerprints – 7-inch
Iggy And The Stooges – Raw Power – RSD First release (1973 bowie mix and 1997 iggy mix)
Iggy Pop – Mick Rock Tins – 7-inch RSD first, 128 page mick rock photo book, collectors tin
UK ONLY RELEASES
Frank Turner – “I Still Believe/Somebody To Love” – 7-inch
Clutch – “Pigtown Blues”
Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer, Hey Little Girl, Down In Flames – 7-inch
Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop/Havana Affair 7-inch
Refused – Songs to Fan The Flames Of Discontent LP white vinyl
Refused – Rather Be Dead 12-inch
Refused – The New Noise Theology EP
Richard Hell & The Voidods – Blank Generation, Liars Beware, Who Says – 7-inch
Sex Pistols – Anarchy In the UK – 7-inch picture disc
The Specials – The Specials Live – 7-inch single