Adjust your calendars: This year will see multiple Record Store Days as organizers have moved the celebration of indie retailers to dates in August, September and October.
The LPs, CDs , cassettes and singles announced for release in April will now hit record store bins on 8/29, 9/26 and 10/24. A list of what will be released when will be posted 6/1 at RecordStoreDay.com.
Rolling out the releases, organizers said in the announcement, “gives the largest number of stores a chance to participate in the strangest Record Store Day ever, following their local mandates, and using the guidance of government and scientific experts to make these RSD Drop dates socially responsible as possible.”
Record Store Day’s Black Friday event is still scheduled for 11/27.
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