"I've never known an RSD so shambolic!" said one of our distributor's reps (who will remain anonymous)...
Every year RSD titles arrive later than the day itself, get their release postponed to a later date, or are just cancelled altogether. There's been a lot of this going on this year, (with several Drop 1 titles moving to Drop 2 to start with), and we appreciate it's incredibly frustrating for customers who are eager to get their hands on the records they want.
So, we figured you deserved an explanation (or we'd just tell you what the distributors were telling us in a "don't shoot the messenger" move). We were also starting to lose track of what had happened to all these titles people were asking after!
Below is a list of titles that won't be available this Saturday 17th July (and a brief reason why)...
- All Them Witches - Live On The Internet // Removed from RSD list (no known reason why)
- Matt Bellamy - Cryosleep // Held up in French customs (thanks Brexit!) - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Canned Heat - Living The Blues // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- John Carpenter - Ghost of Mars // Postponed until Black Friday 2021
- Coldharbourstores - Coldharbourstores Remixed // Postponed until RSD 2022
- Larry Coryell - At The Village Gate // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Miles Davis - Sketches // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Dire Straits - Encores // Postponed until Black Friday 2021
- dvsn - Sept 5th // Distributor's incoming delivery delayed, stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Ffrancon - Gwalaxia:Belleville 1315 / Machynlleth 1404 // Delivery delayed, will confirm availability next week (ask us if interested?)
- Goblin - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1979-2001) // Removed from RSD list (no known reason why)
- Goblin - L'Alba dei morti viventi // Removed from RSD list (no known reason why)
- God Forbid - Determination // Stock never sent by distributor, assume the label didn't get it to them in time
- Vince Guaraldi Trio - Baseball Theme // Postponed until RSD 2022
- Hall & Oates - Voices // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew Miller - In Harmony // Delayed, not shipping until after Drop 2 (but will be available soon, ask us next week for availability)
- Michael Kamen - Iron Giant // Postponed until Black Friday 2021
- The Lemonheads - Hate Your Friends // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Little Esther - The Warwick Singles // Delayed in France, stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Charles Lloyd - Manhattan Stories // Delayed, not shipping until after Drop 2 (but will be available soon)
- Mastodon - Fallen Torches // Removed from RSD list, standard release expected 13th August
- Mr. Big - Lean Into It // Postponed until Black Friday 2021
- Negative Approach - Tied Down Demo: Complete Sessions // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Charlie Parker - Bird in LA // Postponed until Black Friday 2021
- Elvis Presley - Café Europa En Uniforme // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Richmond Fontaine - We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River // Production delays: released on August 20th
- Frankie Rose - Seventeen Seconds // Dropped from RSD release, "will have a normal release in the future"
- Donna Summer - Bad Girls // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Tangerine Dream - Live At The Reims Cathedral 1974 // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Tesla - Mechanical Resonance // Stock never sent by distributor, assume the label didn't get it to them in time
- Toby Redd - In The Light // Still available, delivery delayed (ask us for availability next week?)
- Various Artists - Lounge Chic // Delivery delayed from distributor - stock will arrive with us next week, pre-sale available in-store from 8am on Saturday 17th July
- Various Artists - You Can't Sit Down: Cameo Parkway Dance Crazes // Postponed until RSD 2022
- Various Artists - You Got The Power: Cameo Parkway Northern Soul 1964-1967 // Postponed until RSD 2022
- Various Artists / Taang Records - The First Ten Singles // Stock never sent by distributor, assume the label didn't get it to them in time
- Wormwood - Arkivet // Stock never sent by distributor, assume the label didn't get it to them in time
"Postponements" are largely due to the massive backlog at pressing plants due to the surge in demand for new vinyl pressings from the handful of remaining manufacturers. Sadly the "vinyl revival" is becoming a victim of its own success!
All our RSD updates (including the full stock list) will be posted on the dedicated Record Store Day 2021 page of our website. Bookmark it now for easy reference later!