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Legacy Recordings Announces Limited Edition Vinyl Exclusives For Record Store Day’s Annual Black Friday Event

New Legacy Vinyl Collectibles include Titles by Janis Joplin, Prodigy, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and More

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announces the label’s line-up of vinyl releases created especially for Record Store Day’s Black Friday 2017, celebrated at the nation’s independent record stores this year on Friday, November 24.

For RSD Black Friday 2017, Legacy caters to connoisseurs of classic sounds delivered on old school vinyl via these highly collectible releases:

Janis Joplin – Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits (12″ Colored Vinyl Longplay)

In 1967, audiences at the Monterey Pop Festival experienced the powerful voice and stage presence of Janis Joplin, many for the very first time. Her work with Big Brother & The Holding Company and as a solo artist was a defining force in the changing soundscape of rock music in the 1960s. Her passionate vocals on “Piece of My Heart,” “Cry Baby” and the posthumous chart-topper “Me and Bobby McGee” inspired generations of female singers to pour their hearts out. Being released for the first time on vinyl in 27 years, Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits (originally released in 1973), will be repressed on green smoke colored vinyl in the U.S. and pink & blue splatter clear vinyl for European countries for Record Store Day Black Friday 2017.

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – Live At Luther College (12″ Colored Vinyl – 4LP Box Set)

On February 6, 1996, Dave Matthews and guitarist Tim Reynolds played an intimate set at Iowa’s Luther College, wowing fans with acoustic arrangements of Dave Matthews Band songs. The two hour-plus set included songs that would appear on that year’s Crash, along with fan favorites “Granny” and “Deed Is Done” otherwise unreleased at the time of the 1999 debut of the Live At Luther College CD. Now, this beloved live set makes its debut on vinyl in a 4LP box set. This exclusive numbered edition for Record Store Day Black Friday is pressed on red, yellow and blue splatter vinyl.

Prodigy – Keep It Thoro (12″ Vinyl Longplay Picture Disc) The title has been moved to Record Store Day April 2018.

As one half of the iconic group Mobb Deep, Prodigy (1974-2017) was a key player in New York hip-hop’s mid-1990s renaissance, delivering in-depth, uncompromising verses about life in the Queensbridge projects. Certified Classics honors Prodigy’s legendary and undisputed legacy with a special picture disc release of his debut hit solo single, 2000’s “Keep It Thoro,” featuring instrumental and a cappella versions of the track as well as a remix by Prodigy’s Mobb Deep partner Havoc.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Run Stop & Drop!! (The Needle) (12″ Vinyl Longplay)

Recorded live in August 2017 at historic Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Run Stop & Drop!! (The Needle) finds Preservation Hall Jazz Band dazzling an intimate crowd with live performances of five songs they’d debuted on 2017’s acclaimed studio album, So It Is. This 12″ vinyl RSD 2017 release showcases what makes PHJB one of the most vital live acts working today.

 

Now in its tenth year, Record Store Day is an annual day-long celebration of record store culture held on the third Saturday in April. RSD has named St. Vincent as Record Store Day’s Madame Ambassador 2017.

To locate your nearest participating RSD 2017 retailer, please visit: http://recordstoreday.com/Stores

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