Let Him Run Wild: Rhino’s Record Store Day Slate Includes Brian Wilson, David Bowie, The Doors, Talking Heads, Black Sabbath, Joni Mitchell, More
Today’s the day! The Record Store Day list is here, ramping up anticipation for the annual event which takes place at brick-and-mortar stores on Saturday, April 18. As expected, Rhino is leading the RSD pack with a whopping slate of over 50 titles scheduled to arrive in independent shops everywhere. The label has brought out many of its heaviest hitters, including David Bowie, The Doors, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart, Talking Heads, and Brian Wilson, among others. Head over to RecordStoreDay.com for the complete list of participating stores (and if you’re in the U.K., click here!), and below you’ll find details for all of Rhino’s releases! We’ve provided selected commentary and linked to the full descriptions of each title at the official RSD site.
a-ha, Analogue (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2LP, limited to 2,500 copies)
To coincide with an upcoming deluxe 2CD remaster (including 21 bonus tracks, 15 of which are previously unreleased), Rhino unveils Bill Inglot’s remastered edition of the original album for its vinyl premiere.
Against Me!, New Wave B-Sides (12″ EP, limited to 3,000 copies)
Air, Moon Safari – The Athens Concert (LP, limited to 4,500 copies)
Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi, Seventh Star (LP, limited to 5,400 copies)
Pressed on red and black splatter vinyl, this remastered edition of Sabbath’s 1986 album with Tony Iommi includes the remixed single version of “No Stranger to Love.”
David Bowie, Hallo Spaceboy (LP, limited to 7,500 copies) / Excerpts from Outside (LP, limited to 7,500 copies)
This clear vinyl pressing of the Outside “highlights” album has been half-speed-mastered at AIR Studios, while the Hallo Spaceboy LP compiles Pet Shop Boys’ mixes on vinyl for the first time and adds a Tim Simenon remix, all on pink vinyl.
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, Lick My Decals Off Baby (Deluxe Edition) (2LP, limited to 3,000 copies)
The Magic Band’s 1970 album returns as a 2LP set with Bernie Grundman’s new remaster of the original album plus a second disc of previously unreleased bonus instrumentals and alternate takes.
The Cars, Heartbeat City Live (2LP, limited to 3,500 copies)
This previously unreleased 2LP live set was recorded at The Summit in Houston, Texas in 1984.
Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Solo Albums (4LP, limited to 1,950 copies)
This set brings together the debut solo LPs from all three bandmates plus a bonus LP of rarities from the sessions.
The Cure, Greatest Hits (Silver 2LP, limited to 7,300 copies) / Acoustic Hits (Silver 2LP, limited to 7,200 copies)
The Darkness, One Way Ticket to Birmingham (Live At The NEC) (2LP, limited to 2,000 copies)
Dr. Feelgood, Oil City Confidential Soundtrack (2LP, quantity TBD)
The Doors, Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress, Part 2 (LP, limited to 7,830 copies)
This collection continues from last year’s first volume with newly-discovered outtake material from the 1967 Strange Days sessions. Pressed on turquoise vinyl.
Electronic, 1996 Remixes 1999 (12″ EP, limited to 2,000 copies)
Foreigner, 4 Live Tour 1981-1982 (2LP, limited to 2,500 copies)
This live set has been broken out from last year’s deluxe box set of Foreigner’s landmark album 4.
John Frusciante, To Only Record Water for Ten Days (2LP, limited to 3,000 copies)
This 25th anniversary edition pressed on blue and orange vinyl adds four bonus tracks.
Grateful Dead, Boston Music Hall 6/11/76 (5LP, limited to 6,100 copies) / On a Back Porch, Vol. 3 (LP, limited to 5,500 copies)
George Jones, Cold Hard Truth (LP, limited to 2,750 copies)
Les Nubians, Makeda Remix (12″ EP, limited to 1,500 copies)
Little Feat, Little Feat (Deluxe Edition) (2LP, limited to 3,000 copies
Rhino’s Little Feat series continues with this 2LP reissue, adding a bonus disc of rare and previously unreleased material to the AAA-cut remaster of the band’s 1971 debut.
Madonna, The Confessions Tour – Live from London (2LP, limited to 5,700 copies)
Misfits, Famous Monsters (LP, limited to 4,000 copies)
Joni Mitchell, For the Roses (LP, limited to 3,500 copies)
Dig recent Grammy winner Mitchell’s original (and originally rejected!) cover artwork on this new reissue pressed on rose-colored vinyl.
Motorhead, On Parole (Steven Wilson Remix) (LP, limited to 5,000 copies)
Mutemath, Mutemath (2LP, limited to 3,130 copies)
New York Dolls, One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2LP, limited t0 3,000 copies)
Paramore, All We Know is Falling (Deluxe) (2LP, limited to 7,000 copies)
Paramore’s 2005 album is expanded with a bonus LP including the vinyl premiere of the Summer Tic EP.
Phoenix, United / Alphabetical (LPs, limited to 3,500 copies each)
The Power Station, Raw Power: Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 21/8/85 (3LP, limited to 2,500 copies)
This live set has been broken out of the recent Power Station DLX box set.
Primal Scream, 1987 EPs (LP, limited to 3,500 copies)
John Prine, BBC Sessions (LP, limited to 7,100 copies)
This black LP marks the first official appearance of Prine’s early BBC performances, featuring songs from his first two albums.
Professor Longhair, The Last Mardi Gras (2LP, limited to 2,500 copies)
Ramones, Live in San Francisco 1979 (2LP, limited to 6,000 copies)
Live in San Francisco is the first official release of the Bay Area radio broadcast recorded live in 1979 at the Summer in the City festival. It’s pressed on 140-gram neon pink vinyl.
Runt with Todd Rundgren, The Necessary Cosmic Frenzy (LP, limited to 3,000 copies)
Here’s the first official vinyl release of highlights from Rundgren’s June 30th, 1971 performance at Philly’s famed Sigma Sound Studio, as originally broadcast live over WMMR. (The full version was issued on CD in 2016 as part of the Box o’ Todd.) He’s supported by future Utopia keyboardist Mark “Moogy” Klingman, bassist Stu Woods, guitarist Tom Cosgrove, and drummer Norman “N.D.” Smart. It’s pressed on transparent light blue vinyl.
St. Germain, St. Germain (10th Anniversary African Project Remix) (2LP, limited to 1,500 copies)
The Sisters of Mercy, First and Last and Always (The Japanese Edition) (LP, limited to 3,000 copies)
Stalk-Forest Group, St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings (2LP, limited to 3,000 copies)
Steely Dan, Alive in America (2LP, limited to 4,000 copies)
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were reelin’ in the years on this 1995 live album which gets its vinyl premiere on 180-gram black vinyl.
Rod Stewart, Alternate Atlantic Crossing (LP, limited to 3,000 copies)
Stone Temple Pilots, Live At Rolling Rock 2001 (2LP, limited to 4,000 copies)
The Stranglers, Rarities (LP, limited to 3,000 copies)
Talking Heads, The CBS/Columbia Demos (2LP, limited to 7,000 copies)
Fifteen tracks have been culled from the upcoming Talking Heads box Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live for this double-LP set pressed at 45 RPM.
Third Eye Blind, First Drafts and Rarities (LP, limited to 3,090 copies)
To commemorate the band’s 30th anniversary, Third Eye Blind offers a collection of rarities and previously unreleased cuts on translucent emerald vinyl.
Van Halen, Live in New Haven, CT 1986 (2LP, limited to 5,000 copies)
Rhino breaks out this live set from the upcoming 5150 box set.
Ween, Europe “90” (3LP, limited to 7,000 copies)
Ike White, Changin’ Times (LP, limited to 3,000 copies)
Brian Wilson, Imagination (LP, limited to 3,500 copies)
How has it taken so long for Brian Wilson’s 1998 album featuring “Your Imagination,” “Lay Down Burden,” and “She Says That She Needs Me” to come to vinyl? It’s one of two releases coming to RSD from the late Beach Boys leader, with Oglio Records compiling a set of live recordings from his solo touring years.
Yes, Tales from Topographic Tours (3LP, limited to 3,500 copies)
This live rendering of Yes’ Tales from Topographic Oceans from various venues is a breakout from the massive box set celebrating the album.
I have noticed that Rhino lately has had a habit of releasing vinyl Record Store Day items a few months later on CD’s to the general market. I would be interested in the a stand alone Live Without a Net CD(s) from Van Halen later on, should it come to pass (like the other Van Hagar Live releases-Dallas and Wembley).
I generally avoid vinyl and prefer CDs.
Agreed. I am happy to wait a few months if the Rod Stewart release is on CD afterwards.
It keeps RSD a valuable day for collectors while still making the music available later on.
Better than some other companies/artists. Yes, I’m looking at you, Billy Joel’s Live in Long Island!
In case this helps: The Alternate Atlantic Crossing was first released on CD in 2009 on the second disc of the album’s expanded edition.
Safe to say Billy had NO hand in Sony’s bungling of Live From Long Island. Sony owns the catalogue, they can do what the want, and besides Billy’s illness he’s been battling since early last year he’s taken little to no interest with archival releases.
I wish he and his camp WOULD take more interest. Maybe we’d have gotten more copies of LFLI out there, on vinyl but maybe a CD release too! Maybe we’d get more vintage live shows, etc., if he did care. Look at this year’s Springsteen release by comparison.
Wait, were we talking about Rhino? LOL.
Only the a-ha CD, for me.
Bummer nothing “new” from the Grateful Dead. Just a vinyl bust out of a show that was part of a larger CD box set. And yet another pointless compilation album/marketing tie-in with Dogfish Head.
As much as I love the GD, I can’t understand who would want a six-LP vinyl set. Flipping/changing discs over and over to enjoy the show. Instead, they should bust out the shows on CD individually. Three CDs is much better to me.
Now, you listen up here, Rhino: how many more times do I have to beg and plead for that CARS release of ‘Heartbeat City – Live’ to appear on BluRay or 4K UHD with a Dolby Atmos and/or 5.1 DTS audio remaster? I own the HiFi Stereo VHS tape of that pro-shot show ever since it was first released BUT that sucker is wearing out, so…how about it? In the meantime, I will settle for this vinyl release and try to sync it up with that old video…but still, get cracking over there Rhino, a zillion Cars fans will love you for it!
I’m so glad the Live version of Tales from a Topographic Oceans will become available without having to buy the Box.
The Talking Heads demos are good. And at 45 rpm, the sound should be great.
The Rod Stewart release looks worth it just for the garish cover!
Good to know about future live releases of Brian Wilson. I saw him at the Hollywood Bowl and it was great.