This year Record Store Day will be quite different from recent events. Not only by name, also for the fact that for security reasons the worldwide biggest indie vinyl event will be split into 3 days.
Last week we presented a selection of all Hip Hop releases for the first day.
Day 2 of RSD-Drops 20 will take place on September 26th, 2020 and will feature more Hip Hop records than every other day this year:
Starting the list with the critically acclaimed boom bap collaboration album between Murs & 9th Wonder published december 2015. Now brought to us on vinyl for the first time.
Only difference to the original download release is the missing cut “No Shots” featuring Mac Miller. Disc will be pressed on blue & white swirl colored vinyl.
Murs & 9th Wonder – Brighter Daze [LP]
Vinyl Release: September 26th, 2020
Format: LP
Color: blue & white swirl
Label: Empire
Quantity: 1000
Also first time pressed on vinyl “The Danger Zone” by Harlem legend Big L posthumously published 2011 on CD only. Now re-released on pink colored double vinyl…
Big L – The Danger Zone [2xLP]
Vinyl Release: September 26th, 2020
Format: 2xLP
Color: pink
Label: RBC Records, Flamboyant Music Group
Quantity: 1000
Moving on with the 25th anniversary release of ODB’s 1995 album. Recently platinum-certified the debut album re-released in a 9 x 7-inch Single box. Discs will be pressed on white, blue and yellow vinyl.
Ol' Dirty Bastard – Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version [9x7"]
Vinyl Release: September 26th, 2020
Format: 9x7"
Color: blue, yellow and white
Label: Rhino, Elektra
Quantity: 3000
A major release of the day will be Biggie’s 9 LP box set featuring all of his albums:
- Ready To Die [2xLP]
- Junior M.A.F.I.A. – Conspiracy [2xLP]
- Life After Death [2xLP]
- Born Again [3xLP]
Both Life After Death and Born Again first time digitally remastered on a physical release and pressed on clear vinyl.
Package also contains biographical liner notes plus artwork by Grammy-winning artist Masaki Koike.
Notorious B.I.G. – It Was All A Dream: The Notorious B.I.G. 1994-1999 [9xLP]
Vinyl Release: September 26th, 2020
Format: 9xLP
Color: Clear
Label: Rhino, Bad Boy Records
Quantity: 2000
Out of print since its initial release in 2002. Nas sixth studio album now remastered from the original audio and re-released in a deluxe LP package on blue & white swirl vinyl.
Nasir Jones – God's Son [2xLP]
Vinyl Release: September 26th, 2020
Format: 2xLP
Color: Blue & White Swirl
Label: Get On Down
Quantity: 3000
Also included is the 7-inch release of “Latoya Jackson”. The gritty posse cut which appeared to be on the collaboration album between Sean Price & Small Professor named “86 Witness”.
The collector’s edition will be limited to 1000 copies on striking bubble gum pink vinyl. The B side contains a “Back to the Old School Remix” with a guest verse from Masta Ace.
Cover artwork was handled by Atlanta based artist FRKO who reimagined the cover of Just-Ice’s classic LP Back To The Old School.
Sean Price, Small Professor – Latoya Jackson [7"]
Vinyl Release: September 26th, 2020
Format: 7"
Color: striking bubble gum pink
Label: Duck Down, Coalmine Records
Quantity: 1000
Next on list is the third studio album from Curren$y originally released 2010, CD only. Now on RSD Day 2 first time published on vinyl in coke bottle green color.
Curren$y – Pilot Talk [LP]
Vinyl Release: September 26th, 2020
Format: LP
Color: Coke Bottle Green
Label: Empire
Quantity: 2000
Last but not least and definately worth mentioning is the 25th anniversary of Coolio’s second and most successfull studio album. Remastered on 180g red vinyl including previously unreleased bonus material.
Coolio – Gangsta's Paradise [2xLP]
Vinyl Release: September 26th, 2020
Format: 2xLP
Color: Red
Label: Tommy Boy
Quantity: 1500
That’s it for the second week of RSD-DROPS 20. Stay connected for Day 3 on October 24th, ELMSTREET will keep you updated with all releases in out beloved genre. And never forget to always keep it safe!
