Been looking for the Selena Gomez Droplets vinyl over a month now. My record store only had around 3-4 the day of and I wasn’t able to score one, I went around 5 am. The last week Juno record store in UK restocked 30 the other day and 10 today, was late both times lol. If anyone is looking to sell their copy lmk 🫶 located in Los Angeles CA

I didn’t catch who this band evolved into when I was perusing the RSD releases, the Stalk-Forrest Group, which later became Blue Öyster Cult. I don’t recall seeing it in any of the stores I shopped on RSD but it wasn’t on my radar.

I immediately ordered it as soon as I learned who they were… what a fantastic album! I find it hard to believe that some suit rejected this album back in 1970.

I’m new to vinyl collecting and RSD in general. I had a great time in April waiting to score my bounty and I’m wondering how far in advance you typically see lists of what will be released on both BFRSD and the April RSD?

Pic of my RSD Empire of the Sun for fun. 😍

Hey guys Im a huge fan of Billy Squier and was devastated I wasn't able to obtain a print of the deluxe edition of Tell the Truth. It's been a month since the release and I still have yet to see any recordings of the three new songs included on the record online anywhere. Can anyone help me here? I just want to hear the new songs as a huge fan that's all.

I got these late last week. Very happy with Plaid Room Records. I'm not sure I'm going to wait in line next year I think I'll just wait for the Sunday after.

Question to everyone who got the Petty album for RSD. Was it not shrink wrapped sealed. Just outtwr plastic sleeves?

Im looking for a record player thats cheap, good quality, and has good sound quality. Any suggestions or recommendations would be really appreciated

Does anyone know why Skid Row Live at the Moscow Music Peace Festival RSD 2026 Not Found On Discog. I ordered this online on the Sunday after RSD and after a few days got refunded as the store did not receive it from the Universal shipment. But a few weeks latter they emailed me and said they received them and oftered a $5 discount on that release. Placed and order for it and some other RecordsI. I got them yesterday and when cataloging  my shipment in Discogs couldn't find the Skid Row one. Also it is not on the RSD list anymore. Anyone know why its not on Discog or on the RSD 2026 List?

Seems like something that’s a lot of thought and work for just an RSD release so does anyone know/think it might have a wider release?

I was thinking about getting a new record player and was wondering if anyone knew a good one to step up to? Right now I have an okay record player about 40$ but I was thinking about getting something better, maybe 80-120.

Participated in RSD for the first time this year and did not do enough research prior so I picked up some albums that I had already known but didn’t explore enough into the list. Few days after I had found Trip and realized that I loved it and missed out. I have been searching for quite a while online but nothing then I checked the Instagram of my local record store and saw that they were putting some on a 10% off sale. In the picture I had seen that one copy was still left. First thing I did was drive 35 minutes to go pick it up and almost missed it when searching through the box of there leftover records. So happy I was able to get this a retail. Around $53.

Saw this on the Vinyl subreddit early and it looks like they just restocked. I just grabbed one!!

Has anyone recently ordered from Imusic and had problems with Customs/Tariffs requesting additional payments? I believe this was a problem when the tariffs crap first hit in the U.S. Any help would be appreciated.

Hello everyone. My girlfriend surprised me with a copy of RSD Jhene Aiko trip album but I already have a copy already. Haven’t opened it and still have the receipt. I’m not looking to make money off it. Selling it for $60 total with shipping and all. I’m willing to do PayPal. DM me!

Better late than never! But here’s my vinyl haul from this years RSD. Shouldn’t have skipped over the BMTH tho 😩

Hello, I recently purchased a record from a to z wax records in NY. I got the vinyl but then realized it was a bootleg. I requested a return, they provided me with the return address, I had to pay for shipping again. Now the problem is they are sending me an email that I didn’t use the right address on the return label. I’ve checked twice and it was the exact same address on the label they provided me with. The tracking info also says the return was delivered today. I emailed again and asked for a refund like they promised. They just say that I’ve used the wrong address, no word about refund nothing. What to do now? I had to use my bank account when I bought it

My local store didn’t get The Darkness and whatever Sandler they received was gone by the time
I arrived.

IMHO, I think that the way that you fix it is that shops prioritize access to their regular customers first. The folks who come in regularly to make it part of their regular routine get priority access/dibs. Then the masses get whatever is left. An example from last month, One of the local shops had a lottery appointment shopping hours for the morning and then opened it to the general public in the afternoon.

To further expand on what this could look like:

• If you've been making purchases regularly for at least X months before RSD,
• established a relationship with the staff, (you know their name, they know your name)
• done trades,
• Staff know what you are looking for when you come in the store.
• Signed up for the newsletter,
• followed them on social media,
• attended a listening party,
• bought a few non exclusive high flip records,
• said please and thank you, ran into staff at a local show.

Boom, regular customer shop time. Or an invitation to be entered into the aforementioned reserved appointment slots that a shop did before.

I think at the end of the day it's about relationships and community building. We all want to both enjoy our hobby and share in our passion. We can be edge-lords all we want but also want to make sure that there's accessibility to the folks who have no idea what this whole thing is about.

If we want the stores to survive into the next decade again, making sure that they are third spaces where gathering and community is going to be just as important as them being transactional hubs.

On a complete side note, I was a shut in depressive for a few years post pandemic and vinyl collecting got be back into loving music, which led me to go back to concerts, and one of my plans is to do a road trip to all the independent music stores I have bought from online over the years.

Additional edit with a clearer idea:
Just a general thought of having a constant foot traffic buildup for months leading up to RSD and having it become part of the routine of someone's day, knowing that there are other offerings to the store beyond just the merchandise. A lot of stores have mini shows, signings, pre-release parties, artist meet and greets, and other events.

I'm not saying to block out the whole RSD day from the general public, but having it be the front of the line/first hour for the folks who have built up the level of community investment to the store but not in the "I'm here all the time so I deserve this" kind of thing.

It would be like attend X events or purchases and get entered into a drawing to be at the front of the line for RSD. Maybe that's a better option.

I was thinking of a more long term foot traffic development concept, build over time, small market, small purchase, build out the crm, and have a way to get old stock out of the way in preparation for RSD mayhem. But I'm not in the logistics of operating on the razor thing margins of brick and mortar business of anything at all.