A Big Day For Record Collectors

The unofficial start of the shopping season is Black Friday--the day after Thanksgiving.

This year, it falls on the 29th of November.

With that in mind, those looking for music have lots of choices at Record Store Day Black Friday.

For the first time on vinyl, for instance, Dark Horse Records reissues Leon Russell's 1995 Hymns of Christmas. The instrumental album features orchestral arrangements and Leon's piano playing. Among the ten tracks are Silent Night and Joy To The World.

Another offering is The Doors: Live in Detroit, from their May 8, 1970 performance at the Cobo Arena. It's the first time the set is available on 4-LP vinyl. Part of the band's Roadhouse Blues tour, it was one of their longer shows. As a matter of fact, they played an hour beyond curfew, so were not allowed to return to the arena for future tours. 

The Allman Brothers Band, The Beaches, the Ramones, Phil Collins, Sam Cooke, Stevie Nicks, and Snoop Dogg are some of the other acts with Record Store Day releases. 

There's a different website, Record Store Daycanada.ca, for folks in Canada.