More than 170 exclusive titles will be available in independent record stores on Nov. 28 as part of RSD Black Friday, including from Bob Dylan, Talking Heads, Chappell Roan and Billie Eilish, plus a witchy promotion with turntable maker Crosley surrounding the release of the film Wicked: For Good.
Fans of a certain age will flock to The Original Free Wheelin’ Bob Dylan, which restores four tracks originally intended for the landmark 1963 album but removed by Columbia Records due to concerns about their subject matter: “Rocks and Gravel,” “Let Me Die in My Footsteps,” “Rambling, Gambling Willie” and “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues.” Also out for RSD Black Friday is a seven-inch vinyl single for “Masters of War,” recorded in poet Alan Lomax’s apartment in 1963. The b-side is a conversation the two man had afterwards.
The 2024 Wicked soundtrack was one of RSD Black Friday’s most in-demand titles, so it’s no surprise that its sequel album, Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack, will be sold as a double-picture disc set with an alternate cover and poster. The Crosley turntables, meanwhile, have been made in green and pink color schemes reflecting the sensibilities of Wicked Witch Elphaba and Good Witch Glenda.
Billie Eilish will offer a 10-inch vinyl live EP recorded at the London Palladium, while Chappell Roan’s two most recent singles, “The Giver” and “The Subway,” will be paired for the first time on wax. 2025 Record Store Day Ambassador Post Malone will get in on the fun with Long Bed, which rounds up nine songs never before available in physical formats.
Other highlights of the release slate:
* Talking Heads’ Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live, sourced from a 1974 cassette demo made by Chris Frantz, David Byrne and Tina Weymouth when they were still known as the Artistics and including a host of rare early live recordings from Talking Heads’ brief trio period before the arrival of guitarist Jerry Harrison.
* Prince’s Around the World in a Day: The Singles, which includes seven-inch vinyls of “Raspberry Beret,” “Paisley Park,” “Pop Life” and “America” plus the rare “4 the Tears in Your Eyes,” Prince’s contribution to the We Are the World charity album.
* The first vinyl release of Fleetwood Mac’s Live 1975, recorded on the band’s first tour after the arrival of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. At the time, the group was still performing songs from its Peter Green era such as “Hypnotized” and “Oh Well,” which would largely disappear forever after this point.
* A complete live performance of Flaming Lips’ beloved 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, recorded Aug. 30, 2024 at Zoo Amphitheatre in the group’s Oklahoma City hometown.
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