With Record Store Day on April 17, 2010, numerous artists are doing a little something special to help celebrate the importance of your local, independent music store. Here’s are a few of the artists participating and what they are doing:

Pavement
Quarantine The Past: Best of Pavement 12” vinyl, track listing selected by winner of Record Store Day contest (1,000 available)

MGMT
“Siberian Breaks” 12”single-sided disc with 12 minute track and etched side

Hole
Skinny Little Bitch 2 track single from upcoming album 10” white vinyl

Monsters of Folk
Double LP set on clear blue vinyl (2,000 available)

Wilco
Kicking Television deluxe package vinyl reissue box set with 4 LPs, 8 extra tracks, and extra CD (1,000 available)

Smashing Pumpkins
Pre-order Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Vol 1: Songs For A Sailor and receive a collector’s edition Smashing Pumpkins black light poster

Billy Corgan: “I used to work at an indie record shop so I’ll always have a soft spot for the places where I still go to find the most vital music, whether new or still hidden.”

Black Francis
Black Francis will give a Record Store Day Performance at CD World in Eugene, OR.

Beastie Boys
Super surprise content white label 12” vinyl (1,000 available)

Drive-By Truckers
“Your Woman is a Living Thing”/”Just Maybe” 7” vinyl single (both tracks RSD exclusives)

Fela Kuti
Fou songs recorded in LA in 1969 10” EP with replica cover artwork of first Nigerian Fela Kuti record (1,000 available)

Sonic Youth
Hits Are For Squares, 15 tracks selected by other artists with exclusive new Sonic Youth track “Slow Revolution” on individually numbered Double LP [Confusion is Sex and EVOL reissues on 12” white and pink vinyl respectively available early for RSD as well]

Phoenix
“Fences” album track plus remix 12” single on pink vinyl (first vinyl from Phoenix; 3,500 available)

DEVO
Fresh, What We Do 12” single featuring new tracks (2500 available); Duty Now For The Future cd reissue (3000 available) and 12” vinyl reissue (2500 available)

Charlotte Gainsbourg
“Heaven Can Wait”/”IRM” 7” single with unique Beck remixes originally broadcast on KCRW (2,500 available)

Queens of The Stone Age
Feel Good Hit of the Summer 10” vinyl picture disc EP previously unreleased in the US and first issue on vinyl

The Thermals & The Cribs
Split 7” vinyl single

John Lennon
Singles Bag Box set with 3 7” singles [“Mother”/“Why,” “Imagine”/“It’s So Hard,” “Watching The Wheels”/“Yes, I’m Your Angel”], 3 postcards, 24×36 poster, and custom 45 adaptor hub (5,000 available)

REM
Chronic Town EP individually numbered 12” blue vinyl; previously out of print debut from REM (Limited Edition)

Passion Pit
“Little Secrets” 7” clear red vinyl single; Album Version & Felix Da Housecat Pink Enemy Remix (Limited Edition)

Them Crooked Vultures
“Mind Eraser, No Chaser” & “Hwy 1” (Live from Sydney – EXCLUSIVE unreleased track)/“Vulture Speak” interview with the band on B Side; individually numbered 10” Picture Disc

Joy Division
4 LP, 180 gram 12” vinyl Box Set (820 available)

Bon Iver and Peter Gabriel
“Come Talk to Me”/“Flume” 7” single; Peter Gabriel and Bon Iver cover each other’s music, Bon Iver track is EXCLUSIVE to this release (2000 available)

More details on special offers available at RecordStoreDay.com.

Phoenix at Criminal Records

I happened to get there just as the band was unloading – kudos to them for a great performance even though it was quite early for them. Judging from their reaction, them seemed genuinely please and maybe even surprised at the turn-out and reaction of the Atlanta fans.
(photo by me)

(video by me)