Record Store Day Black Friday (RSDBF) is back, and this year, it’s bigger than ever with many titles fans will gladly line up for bright and early at their local record store.
This year, Black Friday falls on November 23, and there will be plenty of rock and alt. rock titles to choose from, many of which are RSDBF exclusives.
For rock and alt. rock fans, listed below are all the titles coming out RSDBF that will likely pique your interest. To find a record store near you taking part in RSDBF and for a complete title listing, head over to RecordStoreDay.com.
| TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL | FORMAT | RELEASE TYPE | QUANTITY |
| So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish | A Perfect Circle | BMG Rights Management (US) LLC | 7″ Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 5000 |
| Kings Among Scotland | Anthrax | Megaforce | 3 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 1500 |
| Distortion | BABYMETAL | Cooking Vinyl/BABYMETAL RECORDS/ | 12″ Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 2000 |
| BORNS Live At Amoeba Music Hollywood | BØRNS (BORNS) | Interscope | 12″ Vinyl | RSD First’ | 1500 |
| Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape | Bauhaus | Beggars Banquet | LP | RSD Exclusive | 1300 |
| Some Enchanted Evening (Legacy Edition) | Blue Oyster Cult | Culture Factory USA | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 1200 |
| Too Precious To Kill | Cky | Metal / Entertainment One | 12″ Vinyl | RSD First’ | 1500 |
| The Epic Archive Vol. 2 (1980-1983) | Cheap Trick | Real Gone Music | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 1100 |
| Happy Xmas | Eric Clapton | Bushbranch / Surfdog | 12″ Vinyl | RSD First’ | 5000 |
| Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid | Collective Soul | Craft Recordings | LP | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Live From The Astroturf Full Performance | Alice Cooper | Good Records | LP | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| When Bad Does Good | Chris Cornell | A&M | 7″ Vinyl | RSD First’ | 5000 |
| Tuesday Night Music Club | Sheryl Crow | A&M | 2 x LP | RSD First’ | 3500 |
| DMBLive 4.22.93 Prism Coffeehouse – Charlottesville, VA | Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds | Bama Rags Recordings | 4 x LP | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| DMBLive 2.22.94 Trax – Charlottesville, VA | Dave Matthews Band | Bama Rags Recordings | 4 x LP | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Iguana Studios Rehearsal Sessions | Dead Kennedys | Manifesto Records | LP | RSD Exclusive | 2000 |
| Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | Devo | RHINO/WARNER BROS. | LP Picture Disc | RSD Exclusive | 5000 |
| Holy Diver Live At 35 | Dio | BMG Rights Management (US) LLC | 12″ Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| The Mushroom Tapes | The Flaming Lips | RHINO/RYKO | LP | RSD Exclusive | 2500 |
| Destroying Angels | Garbage with John Doe and Exene Cervenka | BMG Rights Management (US) LLC | 7″ Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| The Audience is That Way (The Rest of the Show) [Live], Vol. 2 | The Goo Goo Dolls | Warner Bros. | LP | RSD First’ | 3000 |
| Shadow Of Your Love | Guns N’ Roses | Geffen | 7″ Vinyl | RSD First’ | 7000 |
| Rare Power | Iggy & The Stooges | Sony Legacy | LP | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Bad Reputation (Music From the Original Motion Picture) | Joan Jett | Sony Legacy | LP | RSD First’ | 3000 |
| Burning of the Midnight Lamp Mono EP | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Sony Legacy | 7″ Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Rocka Rolla | Judas Priest | NY Catalog/Entertainment One | LP | RSD First’ | 2400 |
| The Atlas Underground (Instrumentals) | Tom Morello | Mom+Pop | 2 x LP | RSD First’ | 1800 |
| An American Prayer | Jim Morrison & The Doors | ELEKTRA CATALOG GROUP | LP | RSD Exclusive | 7000 |
| Slip Stitch & Pass | Phish | JEMP | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 6000 |
| Live & Rare | Rage Against The Machine | Sony Legacy | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 5000 |
| Live In Glasgow December 19, 1977 | Ramones | RHINO/WARNER BROS. | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 4000 |
| Run Rudolph Run (40th Anniversary) | Keith Richards | BMG Rights Management (US) LLC | 12″ Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 3500 |
| Lullaby Renditions of Tom Petty | Rockabye Baby! | Rockabye Baby Music | LP | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| What The Hell Happened To Me? | Adam Sandler | Warner Bros. | 2 x LP | RSD First’ | 3000 |
| SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN. | The Smashing Pumpkins | Napalm Records | LP Picture Disc | RSD First’ | 1000 |
| The Twin Tone Years | Soul Asylum | Omnivore Recordings | 5 x LP | RSD First’ | 1500 |
| Stone Sour | Stone Sour | Roadrunner Records | LP | RSD Exclusive | 2500 |
| Live 2018 | Stone Temple Pilots | Rhino Records | LP | RSD Exclusive | 5000 |
| Sublime Greatest Hits | Sublime | Interscope | LP | RSD First’ | 5000 |
| Toad The Wet Sprocket Box Set | Toad The Wet Sprocket | ThinkIndie Records | 5 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 1500 |
| Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me | U2 | UMe/Interscope | 12″ Vinyl | RSD First’ | 7000 |
| Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes | Craft Recordings | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 2500 |
| Africa (Shaped Picture Disc Vinyl) | Weezer | Crush Music | 10″ Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| We’re Only In It For The Money | Frank Zappa | UMe | 12″ Picture Disc | RSD First’ | 4000 |
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights