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Eager shoppers paw through records at Euclid's outdoor tent at last year's Record Store Day party.











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Euclid Records

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Planet Score Records



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Vintage Vinyl

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Music Record Shop

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Kismet Creative Center

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Slackers

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Record Exchange St Louis

Record Store Day, the hippest of all consumer holidays, is once again upon us. What once started as a way to get Internet-obsessed millennials off of their computers and into their local brick-and-mortar record shops has grown into a monster, with all-day parties featuring live music, free snacks and free drinks happening all across town. Oh yeah, and the records — did we mention the records? Scores of 'em for you to score. (Click this link for a master list of RSD exclusive releases.)St. Louis has more than enough music lovers in town to justify a plethora of RSD celebrations; here we run them down for your commercial convenience. Happy hunting!19 N Gore Ave, Webster Groves, Missouri 63119April 15 – April 17Free beer from New Belgium Brewing Co. and 4 Hands BrewingRSD exclusive records on sale beginning at 8 a.m. SaturdayThree days of live music!5 p.m. Time Against Light6 p.m. The Havishams7 p.m. DinoFight!8 p.m. Little Big Bangs8 a.m. Dubb Nubb9 a.m. Punk Hippies10 a.m. Old Souls Revival11 a.m. Drew Franklin & The Sugar Kings12 p.m. Bent12:30 p.m. Trophy Mules1 p.m. Middle Class Fashion1:30 p.m. School Of Rock Kirkwood2 p.m. Blank Generation2:30 p.m. Miss Molly Simms Band3 p.m. Summer Magic3:30 p.m. The Wilderness4 p.m. Sleepy Kitty5 p.m. CaveofswordS6 p.m. Whoa Thunder7 p.m. The Bottle Rockets1 p.m. The Potomac Accord2 p.m. Billy & The Jets3 p.m. Dibiase4 p.m. The Gorge7421 Manchester Rd, Maplewood, Missouri 63143Saturday at 10 a.m.RSD exclusive records on sale beginning at 10 a.m.Free doughnuts from Vincent Van DoughnutDJ sets all day long!10 a.m. - RJ12 p.m. - DJDP2 p.m. - Jeff Hess (KDHX's Afternoon Delight)4 p.m. - Jake Kamp6610 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis 63130Saturday at 8 a.m.RSD exclusive records on sale beginning at 8 a.m.Free Strange Donuts and Kaldi's Coffee for those arriving earlyFree Schlafly Beer for the afternoon/evening crowdLive music outside throughout the dayDJ sets inside throughout the dayMumford and Sons performing in a goddamn record store?!?!(Live performances)9 a.m. Trophy Mules10 a.m. Hope & Therapy11 a.m. School of Rock12 p.m. Mumford & Sons12:30 p.m. Tory Starbuck Project1:30 p.m. River Kittens2:30 p.m. Little Big Bangs3:30 p.m. Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals4:30 p.m. Far Fetched5:30 p.m. Theresa Payne6 p.m. Turntable Orchestra Guest DJs(DJ sets)11 a.m. I Went To A Show12 p.m. Speakers in Code1 p.m. Nick Acquisto from KDHX2 p.m. St. Louis Jazz Notes4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis 63110Saturday at 7 a.m.RSD exclusive records on sale beginning at 7 a.m.20 percent off anything used in the store (CDs, Vinyl, Cassettes)Free Rise Coffee for the morning crowdFree 4 Hands beer for the afternoon/eveningCraft pop-up market on Manchester with several vendorsLive entertainment all afternoon at the neighboring Demo!11 a.m. Brother Lee & the Leather Jackals12:05 p.m. 18 & Counting1:10 p.m. Adult Fur2:15 p.m. The Old Souls RevivalDJ Sexauer (in between sets)3409 Iowa, Cherokee Creative District, St. Louis 63118Saturday at 11 a.m.RSD exclusive records on sale beginning at 11 a.m.Buy two EPs get a third for 30 percent offLive entertainment all afternoon!12 p.m. - Ben Diesel12:45 p.m. - The River Leaves1:30 p.m. - The Vanilla Beans2:15 p.m. - Giants In The Sky3 p.m. - Andy Brohnen3:45 p.m. - Mayor Sheriff4:30 p.m. - Heel Turn5:15 p.m. - Wolf Pussy317 Homer M Adams Pkwy, Alton, Illinois 62002Saturday at 12 p.m.RSD exclusive records on sale beginning at 10 a.m.Buy two get one free on used CDs, Vinyl and Cassettes50 percent off all T-shirts20 percent off all headphonesFree pizza from 300 State PizzaLive entertainment all afternoon!12 p.m. Maury Ave1 p.m. Grass & Stone2 p.m. Sozo Rox3 p.m. Dead Planet4 p.m. Casey Bazzell5 p.m. Jenny Nicole6 p.m. Dead to Begin With5320 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, 63109Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. / Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.Huge outdoor sale: $2 LPs/CDs/DVDs, or 60 for $100Huge indoor sale: 20 percent to 50 percent off everythingWhat do you need entertainment for? This one is for the die-hards — there are serious deals to be had.