Squid by Holly Whitaker
Record Store Day is adjusting again to the current pandemic-related restrictions.
Record Store Day organisers have revealed the list of special releases which have been arranged for 2021.
As was the case last year, the so-called ‘drop dates’ have been separated in two and will offer vinyl fans exclusive toys on June 12th and then July 17th.
“Things are improving but in this continued ‘unprecedented global situation’, where production and shipping is still in a state of struggle, the focus of these two Drops dates is on bringing revenue to the stores — as well as to the artists, labels, distribution and every other business behind the scenes making record stores work, in a fiscally and socially responsible way,” organisers further explain.
“The spread of titles over two dates in two months allows some flexibility for the struggling vinyl pressing plants and distribution companies as well as provide stores time to prepare budgets and place the orders that safely get music into the hands of customers on a larger than normal release day.”
Yesterday, Squid were at Metropolis Studios recording live versions of two tracks set to feature on their debut album Bright Green Field straight to vinyl.
Some other RSD highlights will come out of Rough Trade, who have prepared the full remixed, revised version of Warpaint‘s debut album The Fool by the late, great Andrew Weatherall for release, as well as an Elastica box-set which is to bring together ten tracks from the band’s earliest singles.
