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Record Store Day is Black Friday for music lovers

Since the first Record Store Day in 2008, independent record store owners have set aside a Saturday in April to celebrate the brick-and-mortar music business by releasing new and limited-edition titles from top artists. (Getty Illustration)
Since the first Record Store Day in 2008, independent record store owners have set aside a Saturday in April to celebrate the brick-and-mortar music business by releasing new and limited-edition titles from top artists. (Getty Illustration) Since the first Record Store Day in 2008, independent record store owners have set aside a Saturday in April to celebrate the brick-and-mortar music business by releasing new and limited-edition titles from top artists. (Getty Illustration)

By Lisa Denton 4 min read

If you didn’t hear enough of Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives at their Walker Theatre concert last month … Or it’s been a while – 25 years even – since you’ve sung along to the cuts on REM’s “Automatic for the People” … Or you’re looking for music the kids will like …

Record Store Day can check off all the boxes on that list. And that’s just for starters.

Since the first Record Store Day in 2008, independent record store owners have set aside a Saturday in April to celebrate the brick-and-mortar music business by releasing new and limited-edition titles from top artists.

Participating stores

› McKay Used Books & CDs, 7734 Lee Highway (opens at 9 a.m.)› For the Record, 412 Northgate Mall Drive (opens at 8 a.m.)Source: http://recordstoreday.comParty people› Mayfield’s All Killer No Filler will host an RSD party at the Palace Picture House, 818 Georgia Ave., starting around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. DJs will spin favorite records. Cover is $7, and door proceeds will be donated to the Chattanooga Public Library’s 4th Floor.What’s coming?A full list of titles and their accompanying artwork can be found at www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases.

This year’s celebration, on April 21, features music from a diverse lineup. From Elvis Presley to Elvis Costello. From Jerry Garcia to Thelonious Monk. From Taylor Swift to Ella Fitzgerald. Literally hundreds of artists in multiple genres.