A staple of the modern music industry, Record Store Day returns to the Bay this year with a raft of options for any self-respecting music lover. There’s rarities from Miles Davis and Richard Hell, a 1,000-copy yellow pressing the Lemonheads’ debut Hate Your Friends, and a complete reprinting of the early works of electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never. A repress of Toots and the Maytals’ Funky Kingston is a must for any ska/reggae fan, but the real winner this year is standout single “Hi” by Texas ft. the Wu-Tang Clan, a moody gallop with Ghostface and RZA rapping double-time like it’s 1993.

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For more than 10 years now, Record Store Day, the annual celebration of locally owned brick-and-mortar music shops, has stoked the passions of music lovers all over the country. Every year, artists release new and previously unheard music, along with bootlegs and reissues—often in collectable formats, including vinyl and cassette. The regional chains, including Streetlight and Rasputin will certainly have some choice collectors items produced specifically for RSD, but true vinyl heads should be sure to support the smaller stores in the area, like Needle to the Groove, On the Corner Music, The Analog Room and The Record Man.

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