Record Store Black Friday is back! Once again, the project has cultivated a huge list of exclusive releases for music lovers across the spectrum. Whether you like jams, classic rock, electronic music, hip-hop, pop, or anything in between, there will likely be an exclusive release that’s perfect for you and your musical tastes at your local vinyl shop on Friday, November 24th. The un-official vinyl “holiday”—now held two times a year due to its popularity—invites artists to curate unique or exclusive releases that are only sold in local independent record stores. The initiative has been met with wild success and huge dedication from vinyl lovers around the world and has coincided with a huge increase in vinyl record sales.

Umphrey’s McGee to Debut 2 Songs On Vinyl Ahead Of New Album’s Release

Record Store Black Friday’s list for this year features many amazing artists, with Ryan Adams, Gary Clark Jr., Gorillaz, Queen, Rush, The Notorious B.I.G. and more all releasing records on November 24th. The list is so big, we decided to cut it down to highlight some of our favorite picks. If you’re interested in perusing the entire list of releases, set for Record Store Black Friday, visit its website.

  • Grateful Dead will release Grateful Dead Records Collection, which is a five-record set featuring re-printings of four classic albums: Wake Of The Flood; From The Mars Hotel; Blues For Allah; Steal Your Face (2 LPs).
  • Paul McCartney will release two versions of a new song “Wonderful Christmastime,” on which he is backed by The Roots. There will be a red release featuring a B-side Norah Jones‘ take on  “Peace,” and a green release featuring “Jesus Christ” by The Decembrists as the B-side.
  • Iconic producer Danger Mouse has paired Outkast‘s Big Boi with his old friend Killer Mike and his hugely popular political hip-hop group Run The Jewels for Chase Me.
  • Side Trips, Volume One will feature the jazz-fusion-influenced music of Grateful Dead shaman Jerry Garcia and keyboardist Howard Wales. As this is “Volume One”, it can be assumed that more editions will follow.
  • Several classic albums will be re-released on vinyl specifically for Record Store Black Friday: Neil Young‘s Harvest Moon, Frank Zappa‘s Lumpy Gravy, Sublime‘s 40 Oz To Freedom, and Live At Luther College by Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds.
  • Chuck Berry will release The London Chuck Berry Sessions.
  • Umphrey’s McGee will release “The Silent Type”/”Looks”, both new, unreleased singles from their forthcoming new album it’s not us.
  • Fans of J Dilla can expect not one, but two editions of J Dilla’s Delights.

See below for a larger list of our picks from the larger Record Store Black Friday list of releases.

RSD Exclusive
Ryan Adams – Prisoner
Dan Auerbach/Sonny Smith/Robert Finley – Good Sound Comes Back Around Vol. 1
Chuck Berry – The London Chuck Berry Sessions
The Byrds – You Movin’/Boston
Gary Clark Jr. – Come Together
Cold War Kids – Loz Feliz Blvd
Danger Mouse feat. Run The Jewels & Big Boi – Chase Me
DMC – Back From The Dead: The Legend Lives
Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales – Side Trips, Volume One
Gorillaz – Humanz
Isaac Hayes – The Spirit Of Memphis
Janis Joplin – Greatest Hits
Paul McCartney feat. The Roots (Red Vinyl) – “Wonderful Christmastime”/”Peace” (Norah Jones)
Paul McCartney feat. The Roots (Green Vinyl) – “Wonderful Christmastime”/”Jesus Christ” (The Decembrists)
Iggy Pop – New Values
Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Run Stop & Drop!!
Queen – We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats – Baby It’s Cold Outside
Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins on Impulse!
Ravi Shankar – Portrait of Genius
Sonny Clark Trio – My Conception: The 1960 Sessions with George Duvivier and Max Roach
Various Artists – High Times Presents: Smoke Signals Songs From The Mother Plant
Bernie Worrel – All The Woo In The World

Record Store Day First Release
The Doors – Absolutely Live
Fleet Foxes – The Electric Lady Session
Grateful Dead – Grateful Dead Records Collection
J. Dilla – J Dilla’s Delights V. 1
J. Dilla – J Dilla’s Delights V. 2
Ziggy Marley – Love Is My Religion
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – Live At Luther College
The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
Bernard Purdie – Cool Down
Otis Redding – Live In Europe (50th Anniversary Edition)
Rush – Closer To The Heart
Snoop Dogg – Neva Left
Sublime – 40 Oz To Freedom
Neil Young – Harvest Moon
Frank Zappa – Lumpy Gravy b/w Primordial 

RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus Release
The Black Lips – This Sick Beat
Blue Oyster Cult – Rarities Vol. 1 (1969 – 1976)
Lou Reed & Kris Kristofferson – The Bottom Line Archive Series: In Their Own Words: With Vin Scelsa
Sun Ra – Exotica
Umphrey’s McGee – “The Silent Type”/”Looks”