Record Store Day 2019 / List launch @ P&V

This year's instalment of the annual celebration of all things round & shiny and the beloved shops that sell them, Record Store Day, will soon be upon us. On Saturday 13th April, at locations all across the land, people will be standing in line, waiting for the doors to open on their local vinyl emporium. Many will have been waiting outside their favourite shop for hours, perhaps even overnight, just to get their mitts on THAT reissue, THAT special pressing, THAT longed for release that they need to fill a specific hole in their record collection.

The selection of records, the long list of vinyl delights, is invariably a mouth-watering selection of gems that covers near all genres and styles of popular (and not so popular) music. Each year the list of records grows, a spreadsheet of wants that no doubt causes consternation for Bank Managers all over the country. The list of RSD records is released ahead of time, to both give the shops ample opportunity to request their preferred stock and us punters a chance to drool as we scroll through the mammoth spreadsheet of temptations.

The 2019 RSD list will be announced this Thursday, 28th February, and to mark the occasion Southsea's treasured Pie & Vinyl is hosting its own RSD launch event, spinning vinyl (and you're welcome to bring your own for a go on the decks), giving away cider from RSD partner Friels and, of course, offering a special selection of pie-tastic meal deals.

The following day, Friday 1st March, the fun continues over at Portsmouth's newest venue The House of Rapture. Havant Nu-Eyed Soul outfit Barbudo are launching their new EP, Sunshine. For a taste of what the band has to offer check out previous single Secret Admirer via the SoundCloud embed:



Entrance to EP launch party is £6 on the door, though entrance is FREE if you pre-order the new release via Pie & Vinyl. Doors open at 1930 and, I have no doubt, a good time will be had by all.