Cash, Kristofferson, Presley, Church, Swift, Isbell and Daniels Among Country Artists Releasing Special Record Store Day Projects On April 21

Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. Today there are Record Store Day participating stores on every continent except Antarctica. 

This is a day for the people who make up the world of the record store—the staff, the customers, and the artists—to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role these independently owned stores play in their communities. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, DJs spinning records, and on and on. In 2008 a small list of titles was released on Record Store Day and that list has grown to include artists and labels both large and small, in every genre and price point. The list continues to include a wide range of artists, covering the diverse taste of record stores and their customers.

While there’s only one Record Store Day a year, the organization works with both independent and and major labels throughout the year to create contests, special releases and promotions in order to spotlight the benefits of supporting these independent, locally owned stores with music purchases throughout the year. This year, the event will be held on April 21, 2018 and there are a number of country music releases including the following:

Live At The Atlanta Pop Festival, July 3 & 5, 1970 - The Allman Brothers Band Legacy -  4 x LP 'RSD First' - 3000 qty

Things Change -  Bobby Bare - BFD LP RSD Exclusive - 1500

At Folsom Prison: 50th Anniversary Elegacy Edition - Johnny Cash - Legacy - 5 x LP - RSD Exclusive - 2500

I Love You Because / You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven -  Johnny Cash - Charly - 7" Vinyl '- RSD First' 

61 Days In Church - Covers - Eric Church - EMI Nashville - LP RSD Exclusive -  2500

Memories, Memoirs & Miles: Songs Of A Lifetime - Charlie Daniels - CDC Records -  2 x LP RSD Exclusive - 1500

Live at Twist & Shout - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - New West Records - Vinyl 'RSD First' - 3000

Heart Break - Lady Antebellum - Capitol Nashville - 7" Vinyl RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus  - 500

The King In the Ring - Elvis Presley -  Legacy -  2 x LP RSD Exclusive - 3000

The Bottom Line Archive Series: In Their Own Words: With Vin Scelsa - Lou Reed and Kris
Kristofferson - The Bottom Line Records  - 12" Picture Disc RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus  - 1000

Starfire  - Caitlyn Smith - Monument - LP 'RSD First' - 1000

Way Out West - Desert Suite (Trip One) - Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives-  Superlatone Recordings - 12" Vinyl RSD Exclusive - 1200

Fearless  Platinum Edition - Taylor Swift - Big Machine - 2 x LP 'RSD First' - 2500

1989 - Taylor Swift - Big Machine - LP 'RSD First' - 2500

Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift - Big Machine - LP 'RSD First' - 2500