Check out rare recordings by Bob Dylan, Best Coast, Stephen Malkmus, Mumford & Sons, the xx, MGMT, and more.
Record labels of all sizes have been releasing special limited edition items for Record Store Day over the past few years in an attempt to drive hardcore music fans back into brick-and-mortar independent retailers. This is awesome, but actually getting your hands on any of these collector's items can be very, very tricky – for one thing, there simply aren't any independent record stores anymore in many areas, and a lot of this special stock ends up getting snapped up by people who immediately flip the records on eBay for a substantial profit. So with that in mind, here's a taste of some of the best rare and previously unreleased music that came out on Record Store Day. You can decide for yourself whether or not any of this stuff is worth going out of your way to track down and acquire.
Best Coast, "Fear of My Identity" b/w "Who Have I Become"
