Since 2007, the third Saturday in April has been internationally celebrated as Record Store Day, or RSD, as the cool kids call it. The day's festivities include exclusive vinyl and CD releases, live performances and special appearances at independent record stores. On this day we also remember Storm Thorgerson, the graphic designer who created many of the album covers we continue to covet.
Here's a list of DWR staffers' fave places to score vinyl:
TEXAS
Good Records – Dallas
Cactus Music – Houston
ILLINOIS
Gramaphone Records – Chicago
Permanent Records – Chicago
Logan Hardware – Chicago
Reckless Records – Chicago
CALIFORNIA
Amoeba Music – San Francisco, Berkeley and Los Angeles
Streetlight Records – San Francisco
Aquarius Records – San Francisco
Warbler Records – Santa Barbara
NEW YORK
Other Music – East Village
Academy Annex – Williamsburg
Heaven Street – Bushwick
Halcyon – DUMBO
Permanent Records – Greenpoint
NEW JERSEY
Princeton Record Exchange – Princeton
OREGON
Mississippi Records – Portland
Jackpot Records – Portland