Record Store Day 2018: Annapolis Shop Plans Raffles, More

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Record Store Day is Saturday, April 21, a day for music lovers to head to their nearest record store to take advantage of special deals and to celebrate the culture surrounding vinyl and vinyl lovers. Annapolis shop Ka-Chunk Records has concert ticket giveaways, special order releases and more planned for the day.

The day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners, and the very first Record Store Day was in April 2008, meaning this year is the 10th anniversary of the event.

“This is a day for the people who make up the world of the record store—the staff, the customers, and the artists—to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role these independently owned stores play in their communities,” the Record Store Day website says. “Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, DJs spinning records, and on and on.”

Stores across the U.S. are participating in the event Saturday. In Annapolis, Ka-Chunk Records is participating in the National Record Store Day festivities and die-hard fans will likely begin a vigil Friday night at the store, located at 78 Maryland Ave. For more information, visit the store's Facebook page or call (410) 571-5047.

The owners said on Facebook that they have ordered special releases for the event. Along with about 18 pairs of concert tickets, there will be a raffle for a Wye Oak test pressing of their latest release, "The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs." You must be in line by 9 a.m. this Saturday for all the raffles.

Also, free tickets to 12 shows courtesy of the 30 Club will be handed out around 9 a.m. on Saturday for those waiting in line.

Search for participating stores here, you can search by city, state or ZIP code: https://recordstoreday.com/Stores

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