Record Store Day – 2025

Top Ten Releases

• 1 – Soul Asylum After The Flood: Live From The Grand Forks Prom

Soul Asylum, known for their electrifying stage presence and heartfelt sound, has managed to bottle the essence of their dynamic performance in the special Record Store Day release of After The Flood: Live From The Grand Forks Prom. The setting is a high school prom in Grand Forks, ND in 1997, which adds a layer of nostalgia and youthful exuberance that permeates the entire performance. The fusion of a high school prom setting with the intensity of a live rock performance creates a unique and captivating listening experience that is sure to resonate with anyone who appreciates the art of live music. The album will be released as a 2LP set on black vinyl.

• 2 – Grateful Dead – On A Back Porch Vol. 1

“Partnering with our good friends at Dogfish Head again, we have compiled an album filled with live versions of Grateful Dead classics drawn from archival live albums the band has produced. Spanning the years 1969, 1973, 1977, 1989, and 1991, ON A BACK PORCH, VOL 1 touches upon all eras of Grateful Dead music, and features classics such as “Eyes Of The World,” “Here Comes Sunshine,” and rarer cuts including “Easy Wind,” and “Big Railroad Blues.” Mastered by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer, David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, ON A BACK PORCH will get you in the mood for sipping your new favourite Grateful Dead beer by Dogfish Head on a back porch in July, or any of the other 11 months of the year.” – David Lemieux

• 3 – Rage Against The Machine – Live On Tour 1993

Rage Against The Machine Live On Tour 1993 is a compilation of completely untouched and unmixed live recordings from the band’s first world tour. It’s like stepping back in time to witness the explosive performances that defined the band. The vinyl includes an etching and three sides of music, preserving the intensity and rawness of each show.

• 4 – Talking Heads – Live on Tour

Live On Tour was recorded at the Agora in Cleveland on December 18, 1978 and published as a promo LP for radio broadcast in 1979. Recorded on the More Songs About Buildings and Food tour, the promo release was never officially released commercially to the public. This is the first official release of the full show, fully remastered from the original analog tapes and features one previously unreleased track. 2LP set cut at 45rpm.

• 5 – The Doors Strange Days 1967 – A Work In Progress

Strange Days 1967: A Work In Progress is an album of rough mixes from the album’s early 1967 sessions discovered after 58 years! Without the final overdubs heard on the original release. “It’s time once again, to visit 1967 during the recording of The Doors’ Strange Days album. These rough mixes are of the moment since they reflect exactly what and where we were during the recording sessions.” – Bruce Botnick

• 6 – Elton John – Live from the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper

In May 1977, Elton John took the stage at London’s iconic Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper for a 6 show residency. These performances were the first Elton-and-Ray only shows and featured the first live debuts of tracks; “Roy Rogers”, “Cage The Songbird”, “Idol” and “I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford)”. Record Store Day 2025 marks the first-ever official vinyl release, featuring a selection of highlight tracks from the show curated by Elton John including “Sweet Painted Lady”, “Idol”, “Dan Dare” and more.

• 7 – The Rolling Stones – Out Of Our Heads (US)

Out of Our Heads was originally released in the US through London Records on July 30, 1965, and was the band’s fourth American album. This US version includes the iconic “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” which would be the band’s first #1 US hit as well as topping the charts in 10 other countries, including the UK. “Satisfaction,” a Jagger-Richards composition, was ranked as the second greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone. The album saw a significant move towards featuring more original compositions from the band. Alongside “Satisfaction,” tracks like “The Last Time” and “Play With Fire,” firmly lay out the blueprint for how the band’s signature sound and identity was developing. As on previous albums, there was also a selection of well-chosen R&B covers of artists such as Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, and Don Covay. However, as Rolling Stone writes “…for the first instance on album, the Stones were building an original songbook as hard and dark as they were.” Definitely a sign of things to come….
Released for Record Store Day 2025 on 180g clear vinyl with a lithograph print. This reissue has been mastered directly from the original first-generation analog mono album master tape by Carl Rowatti at Trutone Mastering using an all-analog chain from a Studer A80 tape machine to a Neumann SP-77 soundboard to a Neumann VMS-70 cutting lathe.

• 8 – Hindu Love Gods – Hindu Love Gods

Released in 1990, Hindu Love Gods is a collaboration between Warren Zevon and R.E.M. members, featuring blues and rock covers. The album earned a cult following for its unpolished, spontaneous feel, blending Zevon’s style with R.E.M.’s sound, and their version of Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” reached the Billboard Hot 100.
The album hasn’t been reissued on vinyl since 1990 and is pressed on 180g black vinyl.

• 9 – Eden’s Children – Eden’s Children

“The self-titled Eden’s Children album rocks heavy with psych fuzz guitar, echoing, rotund bass runs and wild drums. Rich plays hard and fast, much like Alvin Lee in the band Ten Years After at times. The softer tunes have intricate guitar runs with overdubbed vocals by Richard, their only voice. The band fits right in with other power trios like Cream, Hendrix, Chariot and Blue Cheer. The only single released was ‘Goodbye Girl’ b/w ‘Just Let Go’ that made the local charts in the east and the LP made the top 200 on the Billboard and Cashbox charts [in 1968].” – David Handyside (Psychedelic Digest)
This is the first official reissue of this special ’68 platter, pressed on frosted green vinyl!

• 10 – Post Malone – Post Malone Tribute to Nirvana

Taken from Post Malone’s livestream tribute to Nirvana that took place on April 24, 2020. Featuring blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums, guitarist Nick Mack and bassist Brian Lee.
This previously unreleased performance is now available on yellow vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day 2025.

Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2008^] to “celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store”. Held on one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every Black Friday in November, the day brings together fans, artists, and thousands of independent Record Stores around the world.A number of records are pressed specifically for Record Store Day, with a list of releases for each country, and are only distributed to shops participating in the event.

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