13 Record Store Day Releases Actually Worth Getting on Black Friday

Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Record Store Day Black Friday—an extension of the annual celebration of independent music shops that has since turned into a bloated, navel-gazing mess hurting the exact stores it claims to support —is returning on November 27. RSD was founded in 2008 as a way to help drive customers to then-struggling indie retailers (and entice vinyl-loving cranks like myself), but in recent years has become a clearinghouse for increasingly ridiculous rarities ; some notable stores have even refused to participate over profitability and distribution concerns. While the 2027 edition likely won’t solve the well-documented issues the event continues to face, there are still gems worth braving a horde of Sombr fans to purchase. Below, the Pitchfork staff has compiled a list of the best ones amid the nuclear-grade cringe :