One of my favorite days of the year is just around the corner. Record Store Day is becoming a big thing and I look forward to it all year long. This year is no exception, and if you know me well, you know I will show up early in Northside at my independent record store of choice, Shake It Records. And once again, Shake It is really bringing it for Record Store Day this year, by bringing in hip-hop legend Talib Kweli for a love performance!

We are excited to announce that our special guest this year is the legendary hip hop rhymesayer, Talib Kweli. He will be stopping by the shop at 1pm to help us celebrate RSD 2011. The event will involve a short set or Q&A followed by a signing for his latest release, Gutter Rainbows. This is your only chance to catch him in Cincinnati . Pretty cool, indeed.

And if that plus all the vinyl goodie exclusives wasn’t enough, there is an exclusive exclusive, if that’s even a term, that you can get your hands on at Shake It only.

In the fall of 2010 Wussy sat down on the couch at Ultrasuede, popped open a few beers & played the Funeral Dress record from beginning to end with a few acoustic guitars and little else. The result was a take with a few bumps & bruises along but was at the same time both glorious & emotionally cut to the bone. Shake It is releasing this little moment as Funeral Dress II – Acoustically in an edition of 500 hand-stamped & numbered cds for Record Store Day 2011.

I’ll be honest, if it’s numbered, I’m interested. And this exclusive from Wussy will go fast, so be sure to get down to Shake It on April 16th for all the Record Store Day goodness. Here is a list of all the RSD exclusives. Oh yeah, did I mention we have four of those new songs available to stream right now? Check it.

Wussy – Acoustically by eachnotesecure

UPDATE:

Foxy Shazam have been added to the bill for Record Store Day at Shake-It. The lineup now looks like this.

Talib Kweli – 1pm
Wussy – 7 pm
Foxy Shazam – 9 pm

86 – TELESTERION

13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS – WAIT FOR MY LOVE (7 INCH)

DAY TO REMEMBER – ALL I WANT 7″ (Colored, Limited to 2,000)

AC/DC – SHOOT TO THRILL/WAR MACHINE (7 INCH)

ADELE – ROLLING IN THE DEEP (JAMIE XX SHUFFLE)/ROLLING IN (10 INCH)

ANBERLIN – CITIES 2XLP (Limited to 1,000)

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI -PLACES LIKE THIS

ARP – PASTORAL SYMPHONY

ART HOSPITAL -ART HOSPITAL (7″)

BAD BRAINS – PAY TO CUM (7″)

BAD BRAINS – GOD OF LOVE

BARRETT,SYD – INTRODUCTION TO SYD BARRETT (180GM VINYL/GATEFOLD )

BEACH BOYS – GOOD VIBRATIONS/HEROES & VILLAINS (10 INCH SINGLE/DOUBLE 78RPM)

BEADY EYE – BEADY EYE EXCLUSIVE (BOX SET)

BELLE BRIGADE – BELLE BRIGADE

BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME – PARALLAX: HYPERSLEEP DIALOGS LP (Limited to 1,000)

BIBIO/CLARK – WILLENHALL/BASKERVILLE GRINCH

BLACK ANGELS – PHOSGENE NIGHTMARE

BLACK ANGELS – ANOTHER NICE PAIR LP (Red, LTD 2,000 and 100 random inserts will be signed by the band)

BLACK MARKET BABY – POTENTIAL SUICIDE 7″ (LTD 200 on Gold)

BLACK TWIG PICKERS & GLENN JONES – SPLIT

BLAKE,JAMES – JAMES BLAKE

BLITZEN TRAPPER – MAYBE BABY (7″)

BORIS – ATTENTION PLEASE LP (Gatefold w/ Poster, LTD 3,500)

BOUNCING SOULS – LIVE AT GENERATION RECORDS (LTD 1,500 and wont be pressed again)

BUILT TO SPILL – RIPPLE (PICTURE DISC 7″, LTD 3,000)

BURN – S/T 7″ (Yellow LTD500)

BUSDRIVER – ATM (7″)

BUSH,KATE – HOUNDS OF LOVE (10″)

CARIBOU – SWIM REMIXES

CARS – SAD SONGS (7″)

CIRCA SURVIVE – APPENDAGE 7″ (LTD 3,00)

CIRCA SURVIVE – APPENDAGE (Oxblood colored Vinyl, LTD 3,00)

CITY AND COLOUR – SOMETIMES 2XLP (Silk Screen Covers, LTD 500, Hand numbered & Bonus Track)

CIVIL WARS – DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE 7″

CLAPTON,ERIC – UNPLUGGED (180 Gram)

CLOUDS – B CHUGGAS MAY BE LOGGING

COFFEE,DENNIS – UNIQUITOUS (7″)

COSTA,MATT – SONGS WE SING

COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH – ELECTRIC MUSIC FOR THE MIND & BODY

CRIME IN STEREO – LOVE 7″ (with arigato cover limited to 100)

CSC FUNK BAND – TROLL’S SOIREE (7″)

CULTS – ABDUCTED/GO OUTSIDE (REMIX) (7″)

DAEDELUS – TAILOR-MADE

DB’S – PICTURE SLEEVE (7″)

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – ATLANTIC RECORDS PRESENTS: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE 7″(LTD 4,000)

DECEMBERISTS – LIVE AT BULL MOOSE

DEERHOOF – FRIEND OPPORTUNITY (180 Gram, Clear Green LTD 1,000)

DEERHOOF/XIU XIU – ALMOST XIU XIU ALMOST DEERHOOF 7″ (LTD 2,000)

DEFTONES – COVERS (Rumored to be white vinyl, LTD 3,000)

DENGUE FEVER – CANNIBAL COURTSHIP

DENNEN,BRETT -B SIDE TO THE D SIDE 7″

DEREK & THE DOMINOS – GOT TO GET BETTER IN A LITTLE WHILE/LAYLA 7″

DIO – KILLING THE DRAGON LP (LTD 1,000)

DISCORDANCE AXIS – INALIENABLE DREAMLESS

DITTO,BETH – I WROTE THE BOOK/GOOD NIGHT GOOD MORNING

DODOS – ALL NIGHT (7″)

DOE,JOHN & JILL SOBULE – DAY AT THE PASS

DOM – THINGS CHANGE/JESUS 10″

DOORS – RIDERS ON THE STORM(STEREO)/RIDERS ON THE STORM 7″

DURAN DURAN -GIRL PANIC! 7″

DYLAN,BOB – BOB DYLAN IN CONCERT: BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY 1963

EARLE,JUSTIN TOWNES – MOVE OVER MAMA 7″

EARLE,STEVE – I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE 7″

ELLIOTT – US SONGS LP (Gray LTD330)

FAHEY,JOHN – REQUIA (OTHER COMPOSITIONS FOR GUITAR SOLO)

FISTFUL OF MERCY – FISTFUL OF MERCY

FITZSIMMONS,WILLIAM – GOLD IN THE SHADOW

FLAMING LIPS – HEADY NUGGS: THE FIRST 5 WARNER BROS. RECORDS 1992(Numbered and LTD 6,500)

FLEET FOXES – HELPLESSNESS BLUES (LTD 3,000)

FLEETWOOD MAC – RUMOURS

FLEETWOOD MAC – RUMOURS (180 Gram)

FLOGGING MOLLY – DON’T SHUT ‘EM DOWN 7″

FLYING LOTUS – COSMOGRAMMA ALT TAKES

FOO FIGHTERS – MEDIUM RARE LP (12 Cover songs)

FRANZ FERDINAND TRIBUTE – FRANZ FERDINAND TRIBUTE

FRUSTRATORS – GRILLER 7″ (LTD 200 copies on Red)

GELB,HOWE – SNO ANGEL + MELTED WIRES7″

GHOST OF A SABER TOOTH TIGER – LA CAROTTE BLEUE

GLASSJAW – WORSHIP & TRIBUTE (LTD 1,000)

GORDON,MIKE – MOSS REMIXES (7″)

GORDON,MIKE – INSIDE IN

GORILLAZ – FALL

GRATEFUL DEAD – GRATEFUL DEAD (MONO) (180 Gram)

GREEN DAY/HUSKER DN – DON’T WANT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE LONELY (ORANGE VINYL 7″ Limited to 6,500)

GRINDERMAN – EVIL

GRINDERMAN – PALACES OF MONTEZUMA

GROWLERS – GAY THOUGHTS (7″)

GUIDED BY VOICES TRIBUTE: SING FOR YOUR MEAT – GUIDED BY VOICES TRIBUTE: SING FOR YOUR MEAT

GUNN,STEVE & ILYAS AHMED – SPLIT (7″)

HAMMOND,JOHN – SO MANY ROADS

HEAD & THE HEART – HEAD & THE HEART

HENDRIX,JIMI – FIRE/TOUCH YOU/CAT TALKING TO ME

HENDRIX,JIMI – FIRE/TOUCH YOU

HENDRIX,JIMI TRIBUTE -FOXEY LADY/SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC/PURPLE HAZE GREEN/SANTANA/RANDOLPH

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD – AMERICAN TRAGEDY (Picture Disc)

HURT,MISSISSIPPI JOHN – IMMORTAL

IN THIS MOMENT – PROMISE

INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND – SAFE AT HOME MONO EDITION

JACKSON,MICHAEL – HOLLYWOOD TONIGHT/BEHIND THE MASK (7″)

JAMES,SKIP – TODAY!

JAVELIN – COLERIDGE/COLLEAGUES (7″)

JAVELIN – CANYON CANDY ( 10INCH SINGLE/HAND PRINTED)

JENNY & JOHNNY/GRAM PARSONS & THE FALLEN ANGELS- LOVE HURTS (LIGHT BLUE 7″ VINYL)

JIMMY EAT WORLD – BLEED AMERICAN 3LP (Will be numbered and LTD 3,000)

JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS – I LOVE ROCK & ROLL (180GM CLEAR VINYL/LMTD ED.)

JOAN OF ARC – PRESENTS: DON’T MIND CONTROL (LTD 500)

JOB FOR A COWBOY – RUINATION 10″

JOHN LEGUIZAMO’S FREAK – JOHN LEGUIZAMO’S FREAK

JOY FORMIDIBLE – WHIRRING/CHWYRLIO

KILL ROCK STARS – KILL ROCK STARS

KILLS – SATELLITE 10″ (LTD 500)

KING,FREDDY – WASH OUT/BUTTERSCOTCH (7″)

KINGS OF LEON – HOLY ROLLER NOVOCAINE 10″ (First time released in USA, Red Vinyl)

KODE9 & THE SPACEAPE – OTHERMAN/LOVE IS THE DRUG

KUTI,FELA & THE AFRICA ’70 – MONDAY MORNING IN LAGOS PT. 1 & 2 (7″)

LADY GAGA – BORN THIS WAY

LAMONTAGNE,RAY – LIVE FALL 2010

LENKA – TWO

LOWER DENS – DEER KNIVES

MACHINE HEAD – BLACK PROCESSION (10″)

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA – SIMPLE MATH/THE PLAN (7″)

MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY- MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY

MASTODON – LIVE AT THE ARAGON (180 Gram 2 LP, LTD 3,000)

MASTODON/ZZ TOP – JUST GOT PAID (YELLOW 7″ VINYL)

MATES OF STATE – TEAM BOO

MATT & KIM – BLOCK AFTER BLOCK (7″)

MAYALL,JOHN & ERIC CLAPTON – LONELY YEARS/BERNARD JENKINS (7″)

MCKAGAN,DUFF LOADED – TAKING

MENZINGERS – CHAMBERLAIN WAITS

MIDLAKE – AM I GOING INSANE

MIGHTY CLOUDS – MIGHTY CLOUDS

MITCHELL & MANLEY – NORCAL VALUES

MONA – LISTEN TO YOUR LOVE/ALL THIS TIME (7″)

MUMFORD & SONS – DHAROHAR PROJECT LAURA MARLING & MUMFORD & SONS 10″

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE – NA NA NA

MY MORNING JACKET – IT STILL MOVES

MY MORNING JACKET – Z

MY MORNING JACKET – EVIL URGES

NADA SURF – MOON IS CALLING 7″

NAKED & FAMOUS – THIS MACHINE/NO LIGHT

NEUROSIS – SOVEREIGN

NEW YORK DOLLS – FOOL FOR YOU BABY 7″

NEW YORK DOLLS – DANCING BACKWARD IN HIGH HEELS

NICKEL CREEK – NICKEL CREEK

NICKEL CREEK – THIS SIDE

NICKEL CREEK – WHY SHOULD THE FIRE DIE

NIRVANA – HORMOANING (Colored, LTD 6,000)

NO ONE GOT HURT – NO ONE GOT HURT

OF MONTREAL – PAST IS A GROTESQUE ANIMAL LP (Black 180 Gram, LTD 1,000)

OFF! -LIVE AT GENERATION RECORDS 7″

OPETH – THROAT OF WINTER 7″

ORBISON,ROY – ONLY THE LONELY (MONO)/OH PRETTY WOMAN 7″

OS MUTANTES -EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE: WORLD PSYCHEDELIC CLASSICS (180GM VINYL)

OSBOURNE,OZZY – BLIZZARD OF OZ

OSBOURNE,OZZY – DIARY OF A MADMAN

OSBOURNE,OZZY – FLYIN’ HIGH/I DON’T KNOW (LIVE) (7″)

OVAL/LITURGY – SPLIT

OWEN – O EVELYN (7″)

OXBOW – KING OF THE JEWS

PARLOPHONE – PARLOPHONE (7″ Box Set)

PEARL JAM – VITALOGY

PEARL JAM – VS.

PEARL JAM – IMMORTALITY (7″)

PETTY,TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS – TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (WHITE VINYL)

PETTY,TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS – YOR’RE GONNA GET IT (BLUE VINYL)

PHISH – PHISH: TWO SOUNDCHECKS 7″

PIEBALD – VOL I-III TRIPLE GATEFOLD (Each vinyl is a different color, LTD 1,000)

PINK FLOYD – LONDON 66/67

POLVO -CELEBRATE THE NEW DARK AGE

PORTABLE SHRINES MAGICAL SOUND THEATRE – VOL. 1-PORTABLE SHRINES MAGICAL SOUND THEATRE

PRURIENT – MANY JEWELS SURROUND THE CROWN (7″)

QUEEN – KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE (7″)

QUICKSAND – S/T 7″ (LTD 500 on Blue)

R.E.M.- R.E.M. THREE: FIRST THREE SINGLES FROM COLLAPSE (7″)

RANCID – LET THE DOMINOES FALL-COLLECTOR’S EDITION (Incl. Regular CD, Acoustic CD, Regular 180 Gram LP, Acoustic 180 Gram LP, 72 page booklet, poster, four guitar pics and DVD)

RATELIFF,NATHANIEL – SHROUD 7″

RED CRAYOLA – HURRICANE FIGHTER PLANE B/W PINK STAINLE 7″

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS/THE RAMONES – HAVANA AFFAIR (RED 7″ VINYL, Total 6,500)

REKORDS REKORDS – REKORDS REKORDS

REPUBLIC TIGERS – MERRYMAKE IT WITH ME 7″

REPUBLIC TIGERS – NO LAND’S MAN EP

RHYMESAYERS VINYL PICTURE DISC – RHYMESAYERS VINYL PICTURE DISC

RISE AGAINST – JOIN THE RANKS 7″ (LTD 800 Copies)

RIVAL SCHOOLS – WRING IT OUT/CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE 7″ (LTD 1,500)

ROBERTSON,ROBBIE – HOW TO BE CLAIRVOYANT

RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ,OMAR -TELESTERION

ROLLING STONES- BROWN SUGAR (7″)

RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS – CLASS MYTHOLOGY EP 2×7″ (LTD 2,500 one orange 7″, one yellow 7″. Four unreleased outtakes from Cardinology Era. Cover is a collage done by Ryan Adams)

SENNEN – AGE OF DENIAL

SILVERSTEIN – SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RECORD STORE 7″ (LTD 500. Includes one new track plus four covers from Kid Dynamite, American Nightmare and Propagandhi)

SIMON,PAUL – SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT

SKYSAW – NO ON CAN TELL/SERATED (7″)

SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOUR BORIS YELTSIN – BROOM LP (Includes 2 songs not on CD, LTD 500)

SONIC YOUTH – WHORE’S MOANING: OZ ’93 TOUR EDITION

SPEKTOR,REGINA – FOUR FROM FAR (POWDER BLUE 7″ VINYL)

SPRINGSTEEN,BRUCE & THE E STREET BAND- GOTTA GET THAT FEELING/RACING IN THE S (10″)

SUBMARINES – LOVE NOTES/LETTER BOMBS

SUPERCHUNK – HERE’S WHERE THE STRINGS COME IN

TELEVISION – LIVE AT THE OLD WALDORF (180GM WHITE VINYL)

THERAPIES SON – OVER THE SEA 10″

TOADIES – NO DELIVERANCE/SOMEONE GREAT 7″

TOSH,PETER – LEGALIZE IT (7 INCH SINGLE/COLORED VINYL)

TRANSIT – PROMISE NOTHING 7″ (LTD 1,000 copies with 300 on green/gray and 700 on blue/clear)

TRON TRANSLUCENCE EP -SOUNDTRACK 10″

TOUCHE AMORE – TO THE BEAT OF A DEAD HORSE LP (White, LTD 250)

URGE OVERKILL – EFFIGY 7″

VELVET UNDERGROUND – FOGGY NOTION/I CAN’T STAND IT 7″

VILLAGERS/CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG – MEMOIR/SET THE TIGERS FREE 7″

VIVIAN GIRLS – I HEARD YOU SAY 7″

VORWARTS – VORWARTS

WAVVES/TRASH TALK – THORNS/TV LUV SONG 7″

WHITMORE,WILLIAM ELLIOTT & P.O.S – SPLIT 7″

WILD FLAG – FUTURE CRIMES 7″

WILLIAM ELLIOT WHITMORE/POS 7″

WILLIAMS,HANK III- DAMN RIGHT REBEL PROUD

WILLIAMS,HANK III – STRAIGHT TO HELL

WILLIAMS,HANK III – RISIN’ OUTLAW

WILLIAMS,HANK III – LOVESICK BROKE & DRIFTIN’

WILLIAMS,HANK III – REBEL WITHIN

WIZ KHALIFA – ROLLING PAPERS

YARDBIRDS – GOODNIGHT SWEET JOSEPHINE/THINK ABOUT IT 7″

YOUNG THE GIANT – APARTMENT 7″

YOUTH OF TODAY – S/T 7″ (RED, LTD500)

THE WONDER YEARS – THE UPSIDES LP (Gatefold, orange, limited to 500)