Matador LP sale!!!
Thanks to the fine folks at Matador, 4AD, and XL Records we have an awesome vinyl sale for you again this year. 13 of their best selling (and ours too) albums of the year on sale from now until after Christmas. So now is your chance to get that record you wanted, grab a great gift for a loved one, try something new, or start your collection altogether! Our vinyl prices are already the cheapest in town and now these 12 titles are all $3-$4 cheaper!!!!
Atoms For Peace - AMOK - LP - sale $14.99 (reg. price $17.99)
Camera Obscura - Desire Lines LP - sale $11.99 (reg. price $14.99)
Deerhunter - Monomania LP - sale $12.99 (reg. price $15.99)
Houndmouth - From the Hills Below the City LP - sale $11.99 (reg. price $14.99)
King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath the Moon LP - sale $14.99 (reg. price $17.99)
Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze LP - sale $14.99 (reg. price $17.99)
National - Trouble Will Find Me LP - sale $17.99 (reg. price $20.99)
Palma Violets - 180 - LP - sale $11.99 (reg. price $14.99)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Like Clockwork LP - sale $17.99 (reg. price $20.99)
Savages - Silence Yourself LP - sale $11.99 (reg. price $14.99)
Sigur Ros - Kveikur LP (DELUXE WITH BONUS 10")- sale $24.99 (reg. price $28.99)
Sigur Ros - Kveikur LP - sale $16.99 (reg. price $19.99)
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City LP - sale $11.99 (reg. price $14.99)
Yo La Tengo - Fade LP - sale $11.99 (reg. price $14.99)
SALE IS ALL DONE NOW - THANKS!!!!
SALE IS ALL DONE NOW - THANKS!!!!
Black Friday Record Store Day - what we have left 12/2/13
Here is the list of RSD Black Friday titles we have left as of opening Monday (updated 12/2/13):
Andy Starr – Rockin’ Rollin’ Stone (7” Vinyl)
Bad Things - Anybody (7" vinyl)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue vol. II (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue vol.III (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl)
Blood Ceremony - The Eldritch Dark (LP)
Brandi Carlile/The Lone Bellow – Live Split (7” Vinyl)
Church Of Misery - They Kingdom Scum (LP)
Clash – Combat Rock (CD)
Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope (CD)
Clash – London Calling (2xCD)
Clash – Sandinista! (3xCD)
Clash – The Clash (CD)]
Cold War Kids - Tuxedo EP (10" vinyl)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - The Speed of Things ( LP )
Dawes – Stripped Down at Grimey’s (CD)
Devin Townsend Project – Lucky Animals (10” Vinyl)
Doors – Curated by Record Store Day (LP)
Duran Duran – No Ordinary EP (10” Vinyl)
Ernie Kovacs – A Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath (10” Picture Disc)
Flaming Lips – Peace Sword (CD)
Fleshtones – Available B/W Let’s Live (7” Vinyl)
Foals – CCTV Sessions (LP)
Ghost - Opus Eponymous 50/50 white/blue vinyl (LP)
Grateful Dead – Family Dog at the Great Highway (LP)
Hard Working Americans – Don’t Wanna Hurt Nobody (7” Vinyl)
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Fire/Foxy Lady (7” Vinyl)
John Denver & The Muppets – A Christmas Together (12” Picture Disc)
Joseph Arthur – The Ballad of Boogie Christ (CD)
Josh Tillman (Father John Misty)– The History of Caves (Soundtrack) (LP)
Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer Remixed - (LP)
Lana del Rey – Born to Die (Picture Disc Edition) (12” Picture Disc)
Life of Agony – River Runs Red (LP)
Lumbar - The First and Last Days of Unwelcome LP (Orange Vinyl)
Metallica – Through the Never Soundtrack Special Edition (3xLP black, red, and white viny lLP)
Michael Hurley – One Little Drink/Black & Yellow Bee (10” Vinyl)
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue - Mono (LP)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Live from KCRW (CD)
NONONO - Pumpkin Blood EP (CD)
Noothgrush/Coffins - Split Album LP
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (LP)
POISON IDEA / ANGRY SNOWMANS SPLIT "SANTA CLAUS IS BACK IN TOWN B/W SUGAR PLUM" 7" vinyl
Robert Glasper Experiment – Porter Chops Glasper (10” Vinyl)
Rockabye Baby! - Lullaby Renditions of Pearl Jam LP
SKATERS - Deadbolt (7" vinyl)
Sly & The Family Stone – Sexy Situation B/W Mother is a Hippy (7” Vinyl)
STREET DOGS - "CROOKED DRUNKEN SONS" + "RUSTBELT NATION" (square picture disc vinyl)
Sunn O))) - Black One 2xLP (Grey Vinyl)
Surfaris – Wipe Out/Surfer Joe (7” Vinyl)
Tegan & Sara – Guilty as Charged/I Run Empty (7” Vinyl)
Townes Van Zandt - Sunshine Boy (3xLP box)
Vitamin String Quartet - Performs Radiohead's In Rainbows LP
Wolves In The Throne Room - BBC Sessions 2011 Anno Domini LP -(Purple Vinyl)
Various Artists – Hot Wacks – Vinyl Fall Compilation 2013 (LP)
Various Artists – I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey (LP)
VARIOUS ARTISTS - MATADOR 2013: IT’S BEEN A BUSINESS DOING PLEASURE WITH YOU - LP
Various Artists – Ten Big Stiffs (7” Vinyl Box Set)
Various Artists – Truth and Soul Records Presents the Soul Fire Box Set (Rarities from the Soul Fire Catalog) (7” Box Set)
Various Artists – Zabriskie Point Original Motion Picture Soundtrack_ (LP)
Black Friday Record Store Day 2012 / Big Black Weekend Sale / 8th Anniversary Sale
Along with all of the super limited Black Friday Record Store Releases we did get we also have this nifty sale going on. Everything is on sale 15% off. Things in the store over a year (little number on price tag ends in "2") are 25% off. Anything older than that (little number ends in "1" or god forbid an "0") is 50% off!!!!
*Due to the limited nature of the Black Friday Releases and some of their very high costs to us, they are not included in this sale. Sorry. The limited releases are first come, first served and many things we got much less than we ordered, and some stuff isn't here yet so I'm still crossing my fingers. Used turntables are not included in the sale either because many of them are on consignment.
Oh yeah, I guess this is sort of our 8th Anniversary too since we opened on the day after Thanksgiving in 2005 (November 25th). So this is our present to you. We enjoy the present of your presence. And vegan treats too if you have them!
8 years ago Lunchbox Records started! It's been a very long, hard ride but has been rewarding the whole way. Of course there are good days and bad days and stressful days and fun days. I never really thought I'd make it this far in the beginning. The plan was just to roll with it and see what happened and if I had to close in a few years then so be it. Luckily thanks to the wonderful people of Charlotte I have not had to close and business has been better every year since we opened.
I need thank all of the people that helped me along the way: those who for pushed me to do this in the first place, believed in me and put up with the long hours and no time off (in the early years I once worked 189 days straight without a day off). Kelly Keith for being my first employee and understanding when I was still finding my footing. Rob Davis for helping for years, booking shows, working lots of hours for those shows. Michael, Lee, and Brett for putting up with me as things get busier and stressful as we continue to grow. And of course everyone that has ever bought anything from us, whether it was just once or you are a regular. It's very hard running a business, and running a niche-market business with very slim profit margins makes it even harder. Thank you Charlotte for all the love for the last 8 years and we hope to be here for at least 8 more!!!
Anyway, I could write about stuff all day long but have too much work to do in order to get ready for Black Friday. I just wanted to say thanks and actually acknowledge the anniversary on the day it falls for once!
We will open at 9 AM on Friday.
Thanks for a wonderful 8 years - Scott, Michael, & Brett (and sometimes Lee when he's not on tour)
Tag us on Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook etc. #RSDBF #lunchboxrecords
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Scheduled (and some already cancelled or delayed) releases:
more detailed lists here
Andy Starr – Rockin’ Rollin’ Stone (7” Vinyl)
Atlas Genius – So Electric! When It Was Now (The Remixes) (LP)
Aztecs - World of Woe (7" Vinyl)
Bad Things - Anybody (7" vinyl)
Band of Horses – Live at The Ryman (7” Vinyl)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue vol. II (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue vol.III (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl)
Blackberry Smoke/Lynyrd Skynyrd – Lynyrd Skynyrd & Blackberry Smoke Live 12 (12” Vinyl)
Blind Boys of Alabama/Jason Isbell & John Paul White – Christmas in Dixieland/Old Flame (7” Vinyl)
Blood Ceremony - The Eldritch Dark (LP)
Bob Dylan – Side Tracks (LP)
Brandi Carlile/The Lone Bellow – Live Split (7” Vinyl)
Brendan Benson – You were Right (LP)
Carcass - Reek of Putrefication (LP)
Charles Bradley ft. Budos Band and the Bullets – Changes B/W Ain’t It a Sin (7” Vinyl)
Cheap trick – _The Classic Albums 1977-79 – (Vinyl Box Set)
Chocolate Milk – Action Speaks Louder Than Words (12” Vinyl) DELAYED
Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Betty's Blends (4xLP box set)
Church Of Misery - They Kingdom Scum (LP)
Civil Wars – Between the Bars (10” Vinyl)
Clash – Combat Rock (CD)
Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope (CD)
Clash – London Calling (2xCD)
Clash – Sandinista! (3xCD)
Clash – The Clash (CD)]
Cold War Kids - Tuxedo EP (10" vinyl)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - The Speed of Things ( LP )
Dave Matthews Band – Live Trax Vol 2: 9-12-04 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA (5xLP Vinyl Box Set)
Dave Matthews Band – Live Trax Vol 3: 8-27-00 Meadows Music Theater, Hartford CT (4xLP Vinyl Box Set)
Dawes – Stripped Down at Grimey’s (CD)
Dawes – Stripped Down at Grimey’s (LP)
Devin Townsend Project – Lucky Animals (10” Vinyl)
Doors – Curated by Record Store Day (LP)
Duran Duran – No Ordinary EP (10” Vinyl)
Elvis Costello & The Roots – Wise Up: Thought Remixes and Reworks (CD)
Ernie Kovacs – A Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath (10” Picture Disc)
Failure – Magnified (LP)
Fall Out Boy – Paxam Days (7” Vinyl)
Flaming Lips – Peace Sword (CD)
Flaming Lips – Peace Sword (LP)
Flaming Lips / Tame Impala "Peace and Paranoia 12" EP
Fleshtones – Available B/W Let’s Live (7” Vinyl)
Foals – CCTV Sessions (LP)
Gene Clark – Here Tonight: The White Light Demos (LP)
Ghost - Opus Eponymous 50/50 white/blue vinyl (LP)
Grateful Dead – Family Dog at the Great Highway (LP)
Hard Working Americans – Don’t Wanna Hurt Nobody (7” Vinyl)
Harry Nilsson – Rareties Collection (LP)
Jack Johnson – Live at Third Man Records 6-15-13 (LP)
Jackie Greene – Small Tempest (10” Vinyl)
Jethro Tull- Benefit (LP)
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Fire/Foxy Lady (7” Vinyl)
John Denver & The Muppets – A Christmas Together (12” Picture Disc)
Joseph Arthur – The Ballad of Boogie Christ (CD)
Joseph Mansfield – Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession (Book)
Josh Tillman (Father John Misty)– The History of Caves (Soundtrack) (LP)
Lady Gaga – Applause Remix Picture Disc (12” Picture Disc)
Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer Remixed - (LP)
Lana del Rey – Born to Die (Picture Disc Edition) (12” Picture Disc)
Lee "Scratch" Perry & the Upsetters - Super Ape (RSD Black Friday Etched Version 2xLP)
Life of Agony – River Runs Red (LP)
Low/Shearwater – Stay/Novacane (7" Vinyl)
Lumbar - The First and Last Days of Unwelcome LP (Orange Vinyl)
Metallica – Through the Never Soundtrack Special Edition (3xLP black, red, and white viny lLP)
Michael Hurley – One Little Drink/Black & Yellow Bee (10” Vinyl)
Miles Davis – Jazz Track (LP)
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue - Mono (LP)
Miles Davis – Miles & Monk at Newport (LP)
Mystical Weapons – Crotesque (LP)
Nas – Halftime (12” Vinyl)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Live from KCRW (CD/2xLP)
Nick Lowe – Quality Street (12’ Picture Disc)
Nirvana – In Utero 2013 Mix (LP)
NONONO - Pumpkin Blood EP (CD)
Noothgrush/Coffins - Split Album LP
Paul Simon - S/T (LP)
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (LP)
Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon (LP)
POISON IDEA / ANGRY SNOWMANS SPLIT "SANTA CLAUS IS BACK IN TOWN B/W SUGAR PLUM" 7" vinyl
Puscifer – Puscifer’s 8-Ball Bail Bonds—The Berger Barns Live in Phoenix (LP)
Queens of the Stone Age – Like Clockwork (Black on Black Edition) (LP)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m Beside You (LP)
Replacements - All Shook Down (LP)
Robbie Hill’s Family Affair – Gotta Get Back: The Unreleased L.A. Sessions (12” Vinyl)
Robert Glasper Experiment – Porter Chops Glasper (10” Vinyl)
Rockabye Baby! - Lullaby Renditions of Pearl Jam LP
Rolling Stones – Got Live If You Want It (7” Vinyl)
Roy Orbison – The Monument Vinyl Box (Vinyl Box Set)
Rush – The Garden (10” Picture Disc)
Silversun Pickups – Let it Decay/Working Title (10” Vinyl)
SKATERS - Deadbolt (7" vinyl)
Sly & The Family Stone – Sexy Situation B/W Mother is a Hippy (7” Vinyl)
Sondre Lerche – Public Hi-Fi Sessions (12” Vinyl)
Standells – Zebra in the Kitchen/Someday You’ll Cry (7” Vinyl)
Stone Temple Pilots – Core colored vinyl (LP)
STREET DOGS - "CROOKED DRUNKEN SONS" + "RUSTBELT NATION" (square picture disc vinyl)
Sunn O))) - Black One 2xLP (Grey Vinyl)
Surfaris – Wipe Out/Surfer Joe (7” Vinyl)
Tegan & Sara – Guilty as Charged/I Run Empty (7” Vinyl)
Trigger Hippy - Trigger Hippy (7" vinyl)
Uncle Tupelo – I Wanna Be Your Dog/Commotion (7” Vinyl)
U2 - Ordinary Love (10" Vinyl)
Van Dyke Parks – Come to the Sunshine/Farther Along (7” Vinyl)
Vince Guaraldi Trio – Linus and Lucy (7” Vinyl)
Vitamin String Quartet - Performs Radiohead's In Rainbows LP
Walker, Ryley - The West Wind LP
Widespread Panic – Poster Children—The Artwork of Widespread Panic (Book)
Wolves In The Throne Room - BBC Sessions 2011 Anno Domini LP -(Purple Vinyl)
Various Artists – A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein (LP)
Various Artists – Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (LP)
Various Artists – Hot Wacks – Vinyl Fall Compilation 2013 (LP)
Various Artists – I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey (LP)
VARIOUS ARTISTS - MATADOR 2013: IT’S BEEN A BUSINESS DOING PLEASURE WITH YOU - LP
Various Artists – Ten Big Stiffs (7” Vinyl Box Set)
Various Artists – Truth and Soul Records Presents the Soul Fire Box Set (Rarities from the Soul Fire Catalog) (7” Box Set)
Various Artists – Zabriskie Point Original Motion Picture Soundtrack_ (LP)
Holiday hours at Lunchbox Records:
WED: 12 PM - 6 PM
THURS: CLOSED gobble gobble
FRI: 9 AM - 9 PM
SAT: 10 AM - 9 PM
SUN: 1 PM - 6 PM
Third Man Rolling Record Store is Coming to Charlotte!
Look who's coming to LUNCHBOX RECORDS on Sunday, October 6th - the THIRD MAN ROLLING RECORD STORE!!! From 2-7 PM - get there early!
7/23/13 releases
New stuff out today 7/23/13 (don't see something you want - just ask, we might have it and I forgot or we can definitely order it for you):
on vinyl and CD:
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Black Tusk, Love Language, F*ck Buttons, Mountain Goats (reissue), True Widow, All Pigs Must Die, Gogol Bordello (still have some of the limited ones left), Weekend, Andy Kaufman, Bad Cop, Mean Lady, Jackson Scott, Truth & Salvage Co, Phil Anselmo, Letlive, Van Dyke Parks, Jim JOnes Revue, Kon, Anna Von Hausswolff, Grant Hart, Hunx & his Punx
vinyl only:
Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins box, Birthday Party, Au Pairs, Divine Fits EP, Va-YES LA comp, Daft Punk 12", Superchunk 7", Maniac-soundtrack, Mark Prtichard 12", Bloack head (reissue), Bonobo (reissue), Zorch, Shintaro Sakamoto 7", Nude Beach 7", Robert Belfour, Temples 7"
CD only - U-God, Ghostface Killah, Half Moon Run (LP on the way)
Lots of USED vinyl out today (Sunday 7/21/13)
USED LPs - 108, Ahmad Jamal, Allman Bros (pink Labels), Ars Nova, Barrett Strong, Beach Boys X3, Beatles-white Album & Abbey RD-MFSL, Bill Withers, Black Flag X3, Black Tusk, Blues Bros, Bob Seger X2, Bobby Womack, Breakfast Club-ost, Brook Benton, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams (sealed), Bt Express, Buddy Miles, Cal Tjader X2, California X, Cars X3, Catfish John, Chuck Berry, Circus Maximus, Commodores, Conway Twitty/loretta Lynn, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crusaders, Damien Jurado, Darkthrone, Dave Brubeck, Dean Martin, Def Leppard, Devo, Dinosaur Jr, Donovan, Doors, Dramatics, Duane Eddy, Duran Duran, Dylan Thomas, Eagles, Earth Wind & Fire X2, Echo & The Bunnymen X2, Electric Prunes, Elvin Bishop Group, Emmylou Harris X2, English Beat, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Eric Clapton X2, EU, Fear Before the March of Flames, Fleetwood Mac X3, Floggin Molly, Frank Sinatra X4, Freddy Fender, Gap Band, George Duke, George Jones X2, George Michael, Give Up The Ghost, Go-betweens, Grand Funk Railroad, Grateful Dead, Hair-ost, Hank Williams Jr, Hondells, Humble Pie, Iron Maiden X4, Iselia, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, Jeff Beck, Joe Jacksn, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Jon Anderson, Journey, Joyce Manor, Kansas, Katie Webster, Kids Insane, Kinky Friedman, Kiss, Laura Nyro, Led Zeppelin X4, Little Feat X4, Loretta Lynn, Lou Rawls, Lynyrd Skynyrd X2, Mama's Pride, Maps & Atlases, Merle Haggard X2, Metallica-jump In The Fire, Molly Hatchet, Mortician, Municipal Waste/toxic Holocaust, New York Electric String Ensemble, Nofx X4, Oscar Peterson, Patsy Cline, Paul Simon X2, Peter Tosh, Pink Floyd, Police X2, Pretenders (sealed), Quincy Jones, Ray Charles X2, Rem, Richard Pryor, Robert Plant, Robin Trower, Rolling Stones X5, Roy Orbison X2, Say Anything, Seamonster, Sienna Nanini, Simon & Garfunkel, Sleigh Bells, Smokin Beats, Steely Dan X2, Stephanie Mills, Steve Miller X2, Styx, Sunny Day Real Estate, Sword, T.s. Eliot, Taj Mahal, Talk Normal, Tammy Wynette, Ted Nugent, Tim Hardin, Turtles, Twisted Sister, U2, Van Halen X2, Ventures X5, Village People X2, Void, Wasp X2 (japanese), Weekend Nachos, Wes Montgomery, Whitesnake (japanese), Who, Willie Nelson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Youngbloods, Zz Top
USED 12"s…. Kanye West X4, Talib Kweli, Petey Pablo, Hi-tek, Ultramagnetic Mcs, Khia, Mobb Deep, Salt N Pepa, Master P, Outkast, Nelly
Tickets
Tickets for sale at Lunchbox (tickets are cash only, no service charge):
Zali Presents:
Th. July 18, 2013 - Boombox - The Chop Shop - $12 ADV/$15 DOS
Fri. July 19, 2013 - Blue Dogs w/ Early Ray - The Chop Shop - $15 ADV/ $18 DOS
Thur. July 25, 2013 - Soja w/ John Brown's Body - Amos Southend - $20 ADV/$25 DOS
Fri. July 26, 2013 - Drivin' N' Cryin' - The Chop Shop - $15
Wed. July 31, 2013 - The Psychedelic Furs w/ Spacehog - The Chop Shop - $25 ADV/$28 DOS
Fri. August 9, 2013 - Big Country - The Chop Shop - $18 ADV/$20 DOS
Sat. September 7, 2013 - Toubab Krewe w/ Big Something - The Chop Shop - $13
Tues. September 17, 2013 - Bob Schneider - The Chop Shop - $16 ADV/$20 DOS
Wed. September 18, 2013 - The Revivalists - The Chop Shop - $12 ADV/$15 DOS
Fri. September 20, 2013 - Gaelic Storm - The Chop Shop - $20
Neighborhood Theater:
Sat. July 13, 2013 - Junior Astronomers - $10.00
Thur. July 18, 2013 - The Virginmarys - $7.00
Fri. July 19, 2013 - Toad the Wet Sprocket - $30.00
Sat. July 20, 2013 - The Iguanas - $10.00
Mon. August 12, 2013 - Snarky Puppy - $15.00
Sun. October 6, 2013 - Charlotte Arts Showcase $10.00
Fri. October 11, 2013 - JJ Grey & Mofro - $22.00
Tues. October 15, 2013 - They Might Be Giants - $20.00
Sat. October 19, 2013 - New Potato Caboose - $12.00
Sun. October 20, 2013 - James Hunter - $25.00
Fri. November 8, 2013 - Sonny Landreth - $22.00
Sat. November 16, 2013 - Steep Canyon Rangers - $15.00
Tremont:
Tues. July 16, 2013 - MOD - $9.00
Thur. July 25, 2013 - The Aristocrats - $20.00
Sun. July 28, 2013 - Davey Suicide - $10.00
Sat. September 14, 2013 - Radok Fest III - $10.00
Sun. September 15, 2013 - Christian Death - $15.00
Sun. September 22, 2013 - O'Brother - $10.00
Wed. September 25, 2013 - Mudhoney - $20.00
Sun. September 29, 2013 - The Legendary Pink Dots - $20.00
Sat. October 5, 2013 - Antiseen 30 Year Anniversary Show - $15.00
Wed. December 4, 2013 - Hugh Cornwell - $15.00
The RSD 2013 List
Here is a list of all of the Record Store Titles we have:
Lunchbox Records RSD 2013 list
This is what we have, if you don't see what you're looking for, double check and do a text search, and then if you still don't see it then we didn't get it. We spent way more money this year than any other so hopefully folks are happy with what we've brought in! All titles are one per customer per title, no holds, first come first served. Sorry but it's the easiest and fairest way.
-Scott
Record Store Day Is This Saturday, April 20th!
In case you haven't heard or read about this, this Saturday we'll be taking part in the 6th annual Record Store Day, which is actually being held across the globe. For some info on what it's all about -- although you can pretty much assume what its motivations are -- check out www.recordstoreday.com
WE WILL BE OPENING AT 9 A.M. SATURDAY
We will be open until at least 9 PM and on Sunday we will be open from 12 PM until 7 PM.
Last year was awesome and the enthusiasm for RSD seems to grow every year with even more tons of releases coming out that day that are limited this year. From the measly 10-20 releases the first year it has now ballooned into over 350 releases. We've participated every year and have tried to grow with it as well, and this is the third year that we've been the only shop in Charlotte taking part. This means we had to consider some things that before we wouldn't have even thought about, and it gives us a new opportunity to make new friends and customers with folks that normally would have gone to some other store across town.
Now, what does this mean for you? Well, over the past week we've been receiving tons of freebie goodies to give away in honor of Record Store Day. If you stop by on Saturday, we'll have a bag full of free stuff for you. It's first-come, first-serve, so if we're out of them by the time you get here, we're sorry. So try to make it earlier rather than later. These includes free 7"s, CDs, posters, buttons, stickers, magazines, etc.
We will also have lots of new stickers to give away, and the first 100 customers will get a free Lunchbox T-shirt (until we run out of your size). We are picking them up on Friday and will post some pictures then.
ALSO there are Record Store Day EXCLUSIVES for sale only at participating indie stores. These are almost all very limited in nature, and in many case we did NOT get that many or as many as we ordered, so be ready. There were way more labels participating this year so there are bound to be some things I didn't even know about as well. We're trying our best to get everything though, but sometimes things slip through the cracks and with this many releases we had to budget ourselves a bit as well. There are also a bunch of UK ONLY releases - we will have very few of the UK releases and cannot get most. A lot of people keeping asking since there are some nice ones, but most are for UK stores only.
There is an extensive list of the releases coming out here. I encourage you to read it and maybe even print it out to make a checklist so you don't forget something in the excitement of it all.
Due to the extreme rarity and high demand of the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 4xLP box set (limited to 500), we are holding a silent auction with all proceeds above cost going to Urban Ministries of Charlotte. They help clothe, feed and house many of Charlotte's homeless each year.
Due to the extreme rarity and high demand of the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 4xLP box set (limited to 500), we are holding a silent auction with all proceeds above cost going to Urban Ministries of Charlotte. They help clothe, feed and house many of Charlotte's homeless each year.
List of 2013 RSD releases:
From the RSD website:
"THEY’RE HERE! The thing a lot of you are looking forward to, of course, are the special pieces coming to your favorite record store on April 16. Here’s a list of them, one you can print out, check off and take to your local record store. We’re doing things a little differently this year, so you’ll see a few different categories here:
RECORD STORE DAY RELEASES These are titles that are only being released for this day. These are true Record Store Day Exclusives.
“WINDOWED” RELEASES These are titles that will only be available in record stores on Record Store Day, but will someday be available to other retailers down the line.
REGIONAL/SMALL RUN RELEASES These are titles that are being released only to a certain region of stores, or have such a small run or distribution that the majority of participating stores will not have access to them. We feel it’s important to include these releases and celebrate the spirit in which they are released.
And remember: LIMITED EDITION, BABY. A lot of these titles have limited runs. You may not get your hands on all the pieces you want. Your STORE may not get their hands on all the pieces they want. That’s the nature of limited releases. But that’s what makes them so exciting! "
You can also view the list as a webpage with pictures of the releases here.
To try to keep things more civil and manageable again this year, we're going to have someone at the door so that 100 people don't try to cram in the store all at once. We are trying to make things run as smooth as possible and hopefully keep waiting to a minimum. This system worked well last year and is the fairest way we can think of.
ALSO, we will be having a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to be drawn on Saturday night. We will also be giving away an autographed Snoop Lion record.
AND IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS...we're going to bring out as many posters (and trust us, we have billions of them) & whatever else we can find to give to you. It helps us, it helps you, it helps the world. Ok, maybe not the whole world. But we hope you'll enjoy what you can have.
The only requirement to get all this stuff is to stop by and buy something -- or, at the very least, look around and see if there's anything you want. We appreciate the year-round business that everyone in this community (and beyond) has brought us, year after year. Stop by on this new holiday and get a little something back.
AND most importantly, we are having a Record Store Day Sale. Or you can call it our 6.5 year anniversary sale. Anyhow, here's the deal:
EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS 15% OFF! - LPs, CDs, DVDs, 7"s, 10"s, books, stickers, patches, everything! Saturday & Sunday only!
****Due to the limited nature of Record Store Day releases, however, those are not included in the sale.****
IN ADDITION ALL USED CDS & DVDS ARE BUY 2 GET 1 FREE! - This is combined with the 15% off.
This sale is for SATURDAY & SUNDAY - so come see us all weekend.
And now for the stinky rules:
-Record Store Day items are limited to ONE PER CUSTOMER PER TITLE. I'm sorry if your cousin in Nantucket doesn't have a record store nearby. We're looking out for locals first, and more importantly trying to discourage Ebay flippers.
-Please do not get mad at me if something is sold out or didn't come in. Several items have already been delayed or cancelled and several others I was never able to find or were so limited that we did not get our orders. It's up to each store owner/buyer to order these things which means we have to hunt them down and also means we have to pay for them up front. Records are non-returnable which means this day is a stressful risk for us that usually works out. Also please realize that Lunchbox Records is small operation. I try my hardest to order what regular customers buy and ask about first, then other items after that, but it's all a guessing game and I'm bound to guess wrong sometimes. We posted a list of everything we ordered earlier on our website and 98% of it we got. Please bear with us and be nice. Hopefully next year we'll have a bigger store (fingers crossed). Rent in Charlotte isn't cheap :(
We won't be having any bands on Saturday (too much stress already and no one really asked), BUT we will be having the awesome band METZ (Sub Pop Records) from Canada playing at 6 PM on Sunday! We are totally stoked on this as it was on most of our best of lists for 2012 and will be a great way to let off some steam from a week of working almost 100 hours!
See you Saturday!!
Now for my rant...(reprinted from year one of RSD for your convenience)
You're probably wondering what RECORD STORE DAY is anyway? I was at first too. But it's basically a revamped customer appreciation day where hopefully you the customer appreciates us as well and the fact that you live in or near a town that still has independent record stores. I personally don't like to buy things online, but lots of people do. But it's great to know that you can go to a store and browse and stumble on things you never would have thought of or heard of otherwise. You don't get too much of that online. We also do everything in our capabilities to sell you records as cheap as we can. This means buying direct whenever possible and searching for deals and unfortunately not bringing some stuff in because big labels like to give chain stores better deals than the little guy. Our prices for most things we stock are typically $2-$5 cheaper than the big store across town. We don't do sales often because we prefer to make it cheap all of the time. We stock tons of LPs and 7"s because we love the format and when I opened this store the other stores we're still busy trying to kill the format. I believe in independent music and labels and try to stock as much as I can which means a lot of lesser known indie, punk and metal titles.
I've been going to record stores since as long as I can remember, buying my first 7" in 1984 and getting into punk a couple years later. It wasn't until I moved to Atlanta that I had good stores that stocked underground releases and I've been addicted ever since. If I didn't love record stores I wouldn't own one. I'd go get a job that made a lot more money. People come in here a lot and tell me they love the store and it's great, and lots of out of town folks and bands do too. I really have no reference point on that anymore since I'm here seven days a week. There's only 2 other stores that sell vinyl in town, one is oldies oriented and the other banned me for life when I stopped working there and opened my own store. So I never get to go to any other stores and just try to make mine the one I would want to go to. I'm nowhere near that point yet and am working to improve it all of the time. I value people's suggestions and take them seriously, probably a little too seriously. But if you don't tell me what you want I can't read minds. The point of this being that I think the store is pretty good, and there are tons of folks that don't have a decent record store anywhere near them. So hopefully you'll support us. I realize the store isn't for everybody though.
We will continue to sell you lots of records we and you think are cool, and we will continue to have shows in the store as long as I can and bring awesome out of town bands to Charlotte. We are very thankful of those of you that have supported us for the last 7.5 years. And if you've never been here before, please come visit us.
-Scott
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