Red Bull Sound Select Prepares Special 12”

Red Bull Sound Select Prepares Special 12” for Record Store Day This Weekend.

Printed, pressed and packaged up! Fan’s special Red Bull Sound Select 12” gifts are ready to hit record stores across New Zealand as part of the international celebration of Record Store Day thisSaturday, April 18.

Dust off that ol’ record player! This is the EP that will that fuel music lovers’ record obsession. Whether fans are feeling Kåmnd¡’s deep beats, Black City Lights’ dark pop, Team Dynamite’s feel-good hip-hop, or Esther Stephens and The Means’ soul, funk, pop, jazz, psychedelia fusion, we’re giving away the new EP vinyl to Sound Select’s most loyal fans to accompany their favourite purchased classics.

The 12” will be a physical copy to call their own. Cult record stores around New Zealand involved in the celebrations include Real Groovy (Auckland), Southbound (Auckland), Marbecks (Auckland),Penny Lane (Christchurch), Relics (Dunedin), Mint Music (Lower Hutt), Just the Record (Napier), Slow Boat (Wellington), Vinyl Countdown (New Plymouth), Deathray Records (Newtown), and Rough Peel (Wellington). They are all fascinating places manned by thoughtful and knowledgeable staff, jammed with interesting records, CDs, merchandise, and sometimes even cassette tapes.

"I think Record Store Day is a fantastic way to bring some attention to the joy of owning physical music in a digital world and support small businesses!" enthuses Esther Stephens, front-woman to Red Bull Sound Select/Young, Gifted & Broke affiliated band The Means. "There's something about owning a hard copy, particularly vinyl because it stands the test of time.”

Did you know there are Record Store Day participating stores on every continent except Antarctica? Help spread the word and celebrate the unique culture surrounding independently owned record stores. Be sure to go digging at your local record store with your friends and grab your special Red Bull Sound Select 12” while stocks last.

If fans can’t make it to record stores and spin their new vinyl on their quality sounding machine back home, the EP will be available to download digitally (also free) from 7am on Saturday atwww.redbullsoundselect.com/nz.

Viva la Vinyl!

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