Record Store Day 2015
And off we go tomorrow, to our happy place. Or happy places in fact, given that there are a fair few plans afoot to celebrate Record Store Day in various stores across New Zealand.
In addition to a plethora of delicious vinyl delights, great discounts, prizes etc. available in the various participating stores, there will also be opportunities to catch some great live sets.
Here’s a lowdown of what’s happening where and at what time in stores around Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and New Plymouth.
Happy Crate Digging Day! Saturday April 18th 2015.
Auckland
Real Groovy
DJ/Live Performances 9am til Close:
• 9-10am Tina Turntables
• 10-11am Lo Key
• 11-12noon Yolanda Fagan (Echo Ohs)
• 12-1pm Kody Nielson (Mint Chicks)
• 1-2pm Ned Roy
• 2pm THE CLEVES (aka BITCH)
• 2.45pm The Cleves signing
• 2.45-3.30pm Selecta Sam
• 3.30pm ECHO OHS
• 4.00pm Echo Ohs signing
• 4.00-5.00pm Pennie Black (95bFM)
• 5pm LARRY’S REBELS
• 5.45pm Larry’s Rebels signing
• 5.45 to close Marty Duda (13th Floor)
http://www.facebook.com/realgroovyak
http://www.facebook.com/events/347738595431260/
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Marbecks
34 Queen St (in Queens Arcade)
Marbecks has a huge day planned with loads of specials on vinyl and performances from some of NZs finest.
• 12pm Princess Chelsea & Jonathan Bree (DJ Sets)
• 1pm Tiny Ruins
• 2pm Lawrence Arabia
• 3pm Flat white and Long Black (Pete and Lio)
• Various guest DJs also playing throughout the morning.
http://www.facebook.com/marbecksnz
http://www.facebook.com/events/745583082206319/
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Southbound Records
132 Symonds St, Auckland
Southbound Records is celebrating with multiple special releases (over 250), and performances.
• 3pm SJD – celebrating his new album Saint John Divine on CD and LP.
• 4pm Delaney Davidson will be in store to sign copies of his limited edition LP Diamond Dozen which collates lost tunes, soundtrack gems, and stolen treasures from his last 10 years of recording.
• 4.30pm Don McGlashan will perform an acoustic set, marking the release of his new album Lucky Stars
There will also be free coffee and baking if you get in early enough.
Southbound Records Saturday April 18th Opening Hours: 9am-6pm.
Remember! They have moved to a bigger and better location at 132 Symonds St.
http://www.facebook.com/southboundrecords
http://www.facebook.com/events/1400090906975238/
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Flying Out Record Store
80 Pitt Street, Auckland
What better way to celebrate Record Store Day than to open a record store?
To further celebrate Record Store Day, the Shayne Carter and Peter Jeffries collaborative 7” ‘Rudolph’s Going Home’ re-issue from 1986 will be available for purchase. Along with in store DJs.
Flying Out will be selling all your independent New Zealand music releases from Arch Hill Recordings, Flying Nun
Records and friends plus artists they like such as Aldous Harding, Little Bark and Bunnies on Ponies. Also on sale will be releases by the likes of Captured Tracks, Secretly Canadian and Spunk Records.
Go along and grab a pay-what-you-want coffee and join them to celebrate Record Store Day 2015 and the opening of a new record store in Auckland.
http://www.facebook.com/flyingoutmusic
http://www.facebook.com/events/714168245361230/
Wellington
Death Ray Records
3 Wilson Street, Newtown, Wellington
The team down at Death Ray Records have an epic day lined up that will keep the celebrations going well past closing.
• 2pm One-man band Mono-Sonic – with guitar and drums Mono will show you the true meaning of a blues bomb shell
• 3.30pm Surf-blues-rockabilly duo the Crunge for their special Death Ray tape release
Then, the party shifts to Newtown venue Moon, where rockabilly guitarist Connie Benson will be shredding things up with The Springolaters.
Two drum carnage supreme surf trash band The Dobermen will keep things barking into the night.
Show at Moon is $10 on the door.
http://www.facebook.com/deathrayrecordsnewtown
http://www.facebook.com/events/1525751804331086/
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Slow Boat Records
- 11am Jesse Sheehan – with a few songs from his forthcoming album
- 11.30am Tami Neilson
- Midday Neil Finn – joined for a few songs by Ms Lisa Tomlins and Jesse Sheehan, guitarist from Neil’s recent world tour band
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Slow-Boat-Records/159129047505886?sk=timeline
http://www.facebook.com/events/1553146401616223/
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Rough Peel Music
173 Cuba Street, Wellington
• 11am Solo set from the super talented Adam McGrath from THE EASTERN.
• 1.30pm Eb & Sparrow
• Afternoon Local DJ outfit Eastern Bloc
http://www.facebook.com/RoughPeelMusic
http://www.facebook.com/events/1561153200802329/
Christchurch
Galaxy Records
336 St. Asaph Street, Christchurch
Imlay will be dusting off a treasure trove of rare and collectable records from his vault and adding them to the shelves of his boutique store. “They are the ones I’d usually sell on eBay but I’ll put them out,” Imlay says. “The Darkroom will be open, too, so if anyone feels like a beer to toast Record Store Day, they can.”
• Midday Bad Evil will perform in-store
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Galaxy-Records/49472229201?sk=timeline
http://www.facebook.com/events/1806348532924282/
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Penny Lane Records
Tonnes of specials in all three stores plus signings and giveaways (thanks to The Sound Radio) in store at Sydenham on Saturday.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pennylane-Records/170029479828102?sk=timeline
Dunedin
Relics Music
86 Saint Andrew Street, Dunedin
• 5pm KAHU & PAUL CATHRO
They will also have some RECORD STORE DAY releases in limited quantities (International & New Zealand) … first in, first served…
Store open from 10:00am.
http://www.facebook.com/relicsmusicdunedin/timeline
New Plymouth
Vinyl Countdown
109 Devon Street West, New Plymouth
As with previous years, Vinyl Countdown will pack a day full of live music, prizes and giveaways, special deals, exclusive vinyl releases, and a free sausage sizzle.
• 2.30 pm Peter Jefferies will be in store to sign the reissue of the 7″ Single “Randolph’s Going Home”, and he will play a short live set
Doors open at 9am for the usual rush!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vinyl-Countdown/249350335082352?sk=timeline
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NZ STORES LISTED ON THE RECORD STORE DAY SITE
http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venues?country=New+Zealand&venue=
RECORD STORE DAY 2015 – Special Releases
http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases
Inside Abbey Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGztmJrf748