Highlights include new releases by the Suburbs and Prince, plus plenty of free in-store concerts.
The Suburbs, "Hey Muse!" 12-inch single
The Cows, "Taint Pluribus, Taint Unum" vinyl reissue
Prince, "Little Red Corvette"/"1999" picture disc
Brother Ali, "The Undisputed Truth" expanded vinyl reissue
The Time, "What Time Is It?" vinyl reissue
David Bowie, "Cracked Actor: Live Los Angeles '74" three-LP set
André 3000, "All Together Now" 7-inch
Jason Isbell & 400 Unit, "Welcome to 1979" covers EP
Tegan & Sara/The Regrettes, split 7-inch single
Motörhead, "Clean Your Clock" picture disc
Sia, "Spotify Sessions" LP
Various, "Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson" vinyl reissue
Slick Rick, "The Great Adventures of ..." children's book edition
Note: Most stores open around 9 a.m. on Record Store Day and stock up heavily on non-RSD vinyl, but official releases coming out Saturday are limited in quantity. See a full list at RecordStoreDay.com.
Hymie's Block Party: The big kahuna of RSD parties boasts an indoor and outdoor stage, plus food and drink. It kicks off with Charlie Parr (11 a.m.) and ends with Black Market Brass (6 p.m.), with Reina del Cid (12:15 p.m.), Farewell Milwaukee (3 p.m.), the Blind Shake (4:30), Ben Weaver (4:40) and many more in between. (3820 E. Lake St., Mpls.)
Barely Brothers: The 99ers (2 p.m.), the Suburbs (3 p.m.), Buffalo Sleeper (5 p.m.), Miss Becky Kapell (6 p.m.) and more. (783 Raymond Av., St. Paul)
Electric Fetus: DJ Jake Rudh (10 a.m.)., Marah in the Mainsail (noon), Sims (1:30 p.m.), Monica LaPlante (4:30 p.m., 2000 4th Av. S., Mpls.)
Fifth Element: DJ Keezy (1 p.m.), Destiny Roberts (2 p.m.), DJ Just Nine (3 p.m.), Nazeem & Spencer Joles (4 p.m., 2411 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.)
Solid State Records: This year's newbie store will celebrate its first RSD with a 7 a.m. doughnut call and 7 p.m. live music by the Drug Budget and Falcon Arrow. (4022 E. 46th St., Mpls.)
Flipp: Not a store, but a band. The hard-rockers will play eight in-store sets in one day to tout a bonus reissue of their eponymous 1998 album, starting with Go Johnny Go in White Bear Lake (10 a.m.), then Hi-Fi Hair & Records (11:30 a.m.), Know Name (1 p.m.), the Electric Fetus (3 p.m.), Discland in Bloomington (4:30), Flashlight Vinyl (6 p.m.) and finally Down in the Valley in Golden Valley (8 p.m.).
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