Thousands of vinyl fanatics the world over will celebrate Record Store Day when the event takes over music shops across the globe tomorrow, April 16. At least 16 stores in Louisiana will take part in the extravaganza, which has grown in popularity over the last few years as vinyl has made a resurgence among younger music lovers. Check out participating retailers here.
Hundreds of exclusive LPs, EPs, singles and more will be available as part of Record Store Day 2016, but we’ve decided to highlight the few offerings with Louisiana connections. Here’s a look at what’s out there:
ALLEN TOUSSAINT – Live in Philadelphia (1975)
Originally released as a part of Rhino’s 2003 compilation, Allen Toussaint: The Complete Warner Recordings, this live album finds the late New Orleans legend putting his own spin on tracks that he primarily penned for other artists. Recorded during a 1975 concert in Phialdelphia, the 180-gram LP includes classics like “Southern Nights” and “Brickyard Blues,” as well as a few bonus tracks and liner notes by singer/songwriter Billy Vera. It’s Allen Toussaint at the top of his game.
Side 1
1. Intro/High Life
2. Touch of Love
3. Brickyard Blues
4. What is Success
5. Freedom for the Stallion
6. Last Train
Side 2
1. Shoo-Ra
2. Allen and Gary Brown Medley
3. Southern Nights
4. Allen’s Closing Remarks
5,000 copies will be available.
BUDDY GUY & JUNIOR WELLS – The Criteria Sessions
This LP from Louisiana blues guitar master Buddy Guy and late blues vocalist/harmonica player Junior Wells features B-sides from the pair’s 1972 album, Play The Blues. Originally released as a bonus disc on Rhino Handmade’s 2015 reissue of the album, this Record Store Day vinyl includes an alternative version of title track “Why Am I Treated So Bad? (Playin’ The Blues),” as well as renditions of blues standards like “Love Her with a Feeling.” The recordings were laid down under the tutelage of co-producers Eric Clapton, Tom Dowd and Ahmet Ertegun just a few months after Guy and Wells wrapped up a tour with the Rolling Stones.
Side 1
1. Love Her With A Feeling
2. Tears, Tears, Tears
3. Last Night
Side 2
1. Dirty Mother For You
2. Stone Crazy
3. Why Am I Treated So Bad? (Playin’ The Blues)
3,500 copies will be available.
LIL WAYNE – Tha Carter and The Carter II
Rap supertsar and New Orleans native Lil Wayne is offering double-LP editions of the first two releases in his Carter series. Originally released via Cash Money Records in 2004 and 2005, respectively, the albums feature some of Weezy’s most memorable tracks, like “Go D.J.,””Fireman,” “I Miss My Dawgs,” “Earthquake” and “Shooter.”
Tha Carter
LP1 Side A
1. Walk In
2. Go DJ
3. This Is The Carter
4. BM J.R.
5. On The Block #1
LP1 Side B
1. I Miss My Dawgs
2. We Don’t
3. On My Own
4. The Heat
5. Cash Money Millionaires
LP2 Side A
1. Inside
2. Bring It Back
3. Who Wanna
4. On The Block #2
5. Get Down
6. Snitch
LP2 Side B
1. Hoes
2. Only Way
3. Shine
4. Ain’t That A Bitch
5. Walk Out
Tha Carter II
LP1 Side A
1. Tha Mobb
2. Fly In
3. Money On My Mind
4. Fireman
5. Mo Fire
LP1 Side B
1. On Tha Block #1 – Skit
2. Best Rapper Alive
3. Lock And Load
4. Oh No
5. Grown Man
6. On Tha Block #2 – Skit
LP2 Side A
1. Hit Em Up
2. Carter II
3. Hustler Musik
4. Receipt
5. Shooter
LP2 Side B
1. Weezy Baby
2. On Tha Block #3 – Skit
3. I’m A Dboy
4. Feel Me
5. Get Over
6. Fly Out
LUCINDA WILLIAMS – Just a Little More Faith and Grace
Lake Charles, LA-born country maverick Lucinda Williams is offering this 12″ vinyl, which features three alternate mixes of tracks from her 2016 album The Ghosts of Highway and her 2014 release Down Where The Spirit Meet the Bone. Among those are two remixes of Ghosts’ closing piece “Fath and Grace,” including an 18-minute version that showcases the song as it was originally intended.
SIDE 1
1. Faith & Grace (Voodoo mix)
SIDE 2
1. Foolishness (Fear Monger mix)
2. Faith & Grace (Dub & Space mix)
3,000 copies will be available.
