Record Store Day Shares New List for Three RSD Drops

Dates are set for August, September and October

BY Calum SlingerlandPublished Jun 1, 2020

In March, Record Store Day was forced to postpone its 2020 event due to the coronavirus pandemic, opting to hold its celebration of vinyl over three monthly drop dates. Now, the titles for all three RSD Drops have been revealed.

As previously reported, this year's batch of Record Store Day releases will arrive on August 29, September 26 and October 24.

Highlights from the August drop date include Tyler, the Creator's Cherry Bomb and its instrumental version, Odd Future's The OF Tape Vol. 2, a box set of John Prine's first four albums, the Weeknd's My Dear Melancholy, EP, Billie Eilish's Live at Third Man Records albumRobyn's self-titled 2005 album and many more.

September's drop will feature an anniversary reissue of Ol' Dirty Bastard's debut album, a live record from Tegan and Sara and Ryuichi Sakamoto's soundtrack for Black Mirror episode "Smithereens," while October's drop includes titles from Beck and St. VincentFreddie Gibbs and Madlib, Philip GlassMiles Davisthe Rolling Stones and more.

You can find the official North American list over here on RSD's website or in PDF form over here. The U.K. list is available here, while a Canadian list that includes some special exclusives can be found here.

Record stores across Canada that have seen their revenue take a hit due to the pandemic are working towards reopening with safety measures in place.

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