Record Store Day was meant to celebrate local indie retailers and keep them open. On Saturday, vinyl enthusiasts will squeeze into record shops across the area and scoop up a ton of limited edition records, enjoy giveaways and take in performances from local bands.
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Bands that call the Bay area home would be grateful if you picked up some of the vinyl they've put on the shelves, too. With that in mind, CL compiled a list of 20 pieces to look out for on Record Store Day 2018. See the full list here, and listen to music from one of the selections below.
Failure Face — Discography 1993-1996 With 17 songs on side A and 10 on side B, this 2012 compilation from Give Praise Records compiles pretty much everything released by Bob Suren’s in-your-face, yet still-melodic and always angry hardcore. (Suren, also used to run revered punk record distro Sound Idea.) A 1993 self-titled 7-inch, ‘94’s All Pain No Gain 7-inch, a split with Florida metal band Ulcer, one track from a 1995 Amnesia compilation and Failure Face’s Burrito Records split LP with E.B.S. all make the cut on this one.
This article appears in Apr 12-19, 2018.