Here Are the Must-Gets on Record Store Day 2021

Festivalgoers are seen in the Record Store during day 2 of the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Weekend 2) at the Empire Polo Club on April 22, 2017 in Indio, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella)

It’s that time of year again! It’s like Christmas in June as your favorite artists band together with local record stores to release special Record Store Day vinyl and CD releases.

Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 to celebrate the cornerstone of physical music collection, their staff, musicians, labels, and distributors large and small, and the annual music holiday has been growing ever since its first official celebration in 2008. Some cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas have even made it an official holiday.

In the U.S. alone over there are over 1400 record stores that have sold you your first record, your favorite record, and maybe even special ordered a rare record that you couldn’t find anywhere else. Tomorrow, Saturday June12th, is the day to take a moment to appreciate their importance to you and to music culture.

In honor of these fine people, we’ve picked out the must-haves of Record Store Day 2021 and put them in a convenient alphabetical list for you below!

Check out the full list of special releases at recordstoreday.com and make sure to support your local record stores. In the Bay Area, some of our favorites are 1-2-3-4 Go! Records (Oakland), One Bad Apple (Castro Valley), Tone Army Records(Concord), Down Home Music Store (El Cerrito), mod lang (El Cerrito), Needle To The Groove Record Shop (Fremont), Econo Jam Records (Oakland), Stranded SF (San Francisco), Thrillhouse Records (San Francisco), Streetlight Records (San Jose), Up The Creek (Walnut Creek), and Vinyl Solution Records (San Mateo).