Update: RSD very busy this morning but quieter now. Here's what's in at the moment:

Syd Barrett
Grindermans
Black angels
Numero group
Arthur Russell
Gorillaz
Hendrix
Blitzen trapper
Howe gelb
Queen
Rush
Rolling stones
Velvet underground
Pearl am
Peter born and John
Zeus
Pearl jam
Ozzy
Ac/dc
Death cab
Bad brains
Derek and dominos
Deerhunter
Fleet foxes
Antony
Caribou
Esben and the witch
Mid lake
Architecture in Helsinki
Discordance axis
Bibio
Roll the dice
African guitar legends


Update: Okay, late Thursday night, here's some more info:

1. Forgot to put the Warp releases on the list: Bibio / Clark split 12" and Flying Lotus 12". We have them.

2. re: White Stripes... Third Man have two distributors in Canada. We only deal with one of them. The one we deal with didn't get any White Stripes but were told (last Friday) that it was "possibly delayed due to shipping probs" and that they "may get it the week after RSD". Any other store that deals with this distro didn't get it either. Since I don't deal with the other distro, I have no idea if they got any and if, in turn, the stores that buy from them got any.

3. I'm told the Earth release was delayed but will definitely be coming next week. The same goes for Sonic Youth.

4. The following were on the list but we will not have them for sale: Panda Bear, Opeth. I apologize for this; completely my fault. However, the Panda Bear is identical to the regular release that came out last week except it comes with a t-shirt. The vinyl on both is clear. The t-shirt wouldn't have fit you anyway.

5. Our Grouper prize just got more interesting: Vortex is the only store in Canada that will have any of the new Grouper releases. I suspected that this was the case but got confirmation today. Those of you who pre-ordered it through the Speciality Mailing List should be getting your copies next week (still have to see how many are in the box). I'll email you when they arrive (they were shipped Monday). Not sure how many extra we'll have for the floor. Both titles had pressings of 1000 and received more orders than that and are therefore no longer available. If Liz represses, we'll of course get more. If you want to win this prize, you've got to buy RSD releases. You'll get one free raffle ticket with each RSD item you purchase during the sale--you have to ASK for them at the time of purchase (otherwise we run the risk of giving a prize to someone who doesn't care about this particular artist).

Initial Post

Okay, so we're heading into the home stretch. I've completely rewritten this post so it's a little cleaner.

This is the final post regarding our DVD and Vinyl sale for Record Store Day.

Please do not call the shop with RSD questions. There is nothing the store can tell you that is not answered in this post.

SALE

Note: CDs are NOT on sale. Only vinyl, DVDs, and Blu-Rays.

30% off April 16 and 17 (10am - 10pm Saturday; 11am - 6pm Sunday)
40% off April 18 and 19 (10am - 8pm)
50% off April 20 (10am - 8pm)


RECORD STORE DAY LIST

The following is a list of ALL of the items we will have for sale. Note that some of them are extremely limited and therefore we have very few. No, we cannot do holds. On RSD--Saturday--you may only buy ONE of each item. After Saturday, if you want to buy multiples, you're welcome to do so.

We have received all but one of our shipments. The final one is due Friday the 15th.

So, if it's in bold on the list below, we have it already (no, you cannot buy it before Saturday).

If it's not in bold, we have it on order but do not have it in our hands yet.

If it's not on the list at all, we do not expect it (some missing items we ordered and are not getting; some we didn't order).

Note that some of our customers are telling us that other stores are saying they don't know what they'll have. I assume they're hoping you like to gamble and will line up anyway. I promise you, if it is not on this list, we will not have it no matter what. If it is bolded on the list we will have at least one (the most we got of something was 30, least was 1).

If it's not bolded by midnight Friday, we will not have it Saturday.

Here's the list:

7"

AC / DC - Shoot the Thrill / War Machine
Ilyas Ahmed / Steve Gunn - Ignored The End / Decline of the Stiff
Bad Brains - Pay to Cum (some on black vinyl, some on gold)
Beady Eye - 3 x 7"
Blitzen Trapper - Maybe Baby
Built to Spill - Ripple
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Two Against One (w/ Jack White and Norah Jones)
Dennis Coffey - Ubiquitous (not coming to Canada)
Death Cab for Cutie - In Living Stereo
Deerhoof / Xiu Xiu - Almost
Deerhunter - Memory Boy / Nosebleed
Derek & the Dominos - Got To Get Better In a Little While
Doors - Riders on the Storm
Steve Earle - I'll Never Get
Karen Elson - Vicious (clear vinyl with embedded rose petals, limited to 1000)
Howe Gelb - Sno Angel + Melted Wires
Green Day / Husker Du - Don't Wanna Know If You Are Lonely
Jimi Hendrix - Fire / Touch You
Freddy King - Wash Out
KORT - Please Don't Touch (Delayed till May 10)
Mastodon / ZZ Top - Just Got Paid
John Mayall and Eric Clapton - Lonely Years
Lower Dens - Deer Knives
Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely (mono)
Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again / I Don't Know (live)
Gram Parsons and Emylou Harris / Jenny and Johnny - Love Hurts
Pearl Jam - Immortality / Rearview Mirror
Peter, Bjorn and John - Dig a Little
Queen - Keep Yourself Alive / Sons & Daughters
REM - Three (3 x 7")
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Havana Affair
Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
Roxy Music - Virginia Plain / Pyjamarama
Rush - Caravan / Bu2B
Regina Spektor - Four From Far
Peter Tosh - Legalize It / Equal Rights
Various - Stars of Fame (Kent)
Velvet Underground - Foggy Notion
Warpaint - Undertow / Warpaint
White Stripes - Let's Shake Hands
White Stripes - Lafayette Blues
Wild Flag - Future Crimes
Yardbirds - Goodnight Sweet Josephine
Zeus - Permanent Scar / The Darkness

LPs + 12" + 10"

Antony and the Johnsons - Swanlights (10")
Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This
Syd Barrett - Introduction to…
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (2 x 10" - 78RPM)
Bibio / Clark - Split 12"
Black Angels - Another Nice Pair
Black Angels - Phsogene Nightmare
Broken Bells - Meyrin Fields EP
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love EP (pink 10")
Caribou - Swim Remixes
City and Colour - Sometimes
Eric Clapton - Unplugged (2LP)
Daft Punk - Tron Legacy - Translucence 10"
Discordance Axis - Inalienable Dreamless
Bob Dylan - In Concert at Brandeis University
Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light (Delayed! Coming next week!)
Esben and the Witch - Chorea 12"
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Flying Lotus
Foo Fighters - Medium Rare
Fucked Up - Town Comp
Mike Gordon - Inside In (2LP)
Gorillaz - The Fall
Grinderman - Evil (12")
Grinderman - Palaces of Montezuma (12")
Human Egg - s/t
International Submarine Band (Mono LP + 7")
Joan Jett and Blackhearts - I Love Rock & Roll (clear vinyl)
Kills - Satellite 10"
Kings of Leon - Holy Roller Novocain
Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Telesterion (4LP)
Ray LaMontagne - Live 2010
Midlake - Am I Going Insane 12"
Mitchell and Manley - Norcal Values
Mumford and Sons - Dharohar
Neurosis - Sovereign
Nirvana - Hoarmoaning
Of Montreal - Past Is a Grotesque Animal
Polvo - Celebrate the New Dark Age (autographed EP)
Roll the Dice - Live in Gothenburg
Arthur Russell - World of Echo (2LP)
Sonic Youth - Whore's Moaning: Oz '93 Tour Edition (Delayed till next week)
Bruce Springsteen - Gotta Get the Feeling / Racing In the Street (10")
Superchunk - Here's Where the Strings Come In
Various - Kill Rock Stars compilation
Various - Rekords Rekords Rekords 10" sampler
Various - Rough Guide to Desert Blues
Various - Rough Guide to African Music Legends
Various - Pressed at Bodie (Numero Group - CD, LP, and Cassette)

PRIZES

Yes, we will have prizes which will be given away in a raffle. You'll get free tickets for the prizes with each RSD item you purchase. Draw will be at the end of the SALE--Thursday the 21st. Full details will be available in the store.

1. Grouper Prize-Pack

Only ten of these were created. They consist of an art print, two LPs, and a hand-made t-shirt. Full details on this prize are here.

2. Syl Johnson - Complete Mythology box set (4CD + 6LP)

This item is used but the discs are in great shape. Donated by Evan, one of our wonderful customers.

3. A "Various Artists: Boddie Acetate Box" (3 x 45).

To win this, you have to purchase one of the Numero Group "Pressed at Boddie" releases, which are available on Cassette ($10), CD ($17), or 2LP ($20). You'll get a raffle ticket for this prize alone--chances are pretty good!