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Rhino Records Announces “30” Exclusive Vinyl For Record Store Day 2018

I’m continuing to share the scoop about the upcoming Record Store Day coolness as I learn about them because a lot of our readers are avid collectors of them and we aim to please here at the Media Command HQ. It was only a couple of weeks ago that I outlined the exclusives for UMe on THIS POST and now its time to see what our friends at Rhino Records will be offering up. There is a whole variety of stuff here and we’ve shared them all for good measure. Let’s go.

The Press Release:
Rhino, the catalog division of Warner Music Group, is announcing its most ambitious collection of vinyl to date for Record Store Day 2018 with a wide variety of titles from WMG’s labels including Atlantic, Elektra, Parlophone, Sire, Warner Bros. Records, and 679 Recordings. This year’s not-to-miss list includes 30 limited edition 12-inch, 10-inch, and 7-inch vinyl releases from the world’s most respected and celebrated artists. Some highlights include Led Zeppelin’s first-ever Record Store Day release and Cheech And Chong’s marijuana-shaped picture disc, complete with a scratch n’ sniff sticker to name a few! Full details on all titles are listed below. All releases will be available exclusively at select independent music retailers on April 21, 2018. For a list of participating stores, please visit the RSD website linked at the close.

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Air “Sexy Boy”

AIR – Sexy Boy – 12-inch picture disc; Limited edition of 6,000 copies, $21.98

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Cheech and Chong “Up In Smoke”

Cheech & Chong – Up In Smoke (40th Anniversary Edition) – 7-inch, scratch and sniff , marijuana- shaped picture disc, Limited edition, $17.98

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David Bowie “Bowie Now”

David Bowie – Bowie Now – 12-inch white vinyl; Limited edition, $21.98
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Win A Ticket For Nik Turner of Hawkwind @ The Studio at Webster Hall – 9/11/2014

Poster - Nik Turner Hawkwind - The Studio - 2014

The Details: Truth be told I never followed Hawkwind during their original heyday based on my overall vintage but as I grew older surely learned to appreciate their offerings and several musicians of note that they helped launched the careers of. I was interested in seeing the current version of Hawkwind that was supposed to visit last year but was cancelled due to artist illness but when I learned about the appearance of their former member Nik Turner who would be delivering a set of their tunes at The Studio, I said to myself “Let’s attend this and even go one better by setting up a contest for tickets for his fans”. Yeah that is right, thanks to the promoters of Excess DB Entertainment, PiercingMetal is going to put a few lucky readers into this show which will be held at The Studio at Webster Hall as opposed to the originally scheduled Marlin Room. Read further down on how to participate.
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