It’s bigger than Christmas. Record Store Day started in 2008 as a celebration of independence. It’s a day for all involved in independent music — from stores to artists to customers — to come together to celebrate the unique culture of record stores and the indelible mark that these establishments have had on our culture. Every store submits a wish list of sorts for RSD, but they don’t know what releases they’ll have until RSD itself. By the way, a Record Store Day participating store is defined as a stand alone brick and mortar retailer whose main primary business focuses on a physical store location, whose product line consists of at least 50% music retail, whose company is not publicly traded and whose ownership is at least 70% located in the state of operation. (In other words, we’re dealing with real, live, physical, indie record stores — not online retailers or corporate behemoths). Below are the participating stores on the Front Range. Go check ’em out:     Albums On The Hill 1128 13th St. Boulder 303.447.0159     Twist & Shout 2508 E. Colfax Ave. Denver 303.722.1943   Bizarre Bazaar 1014 S. College Ave. Fort Collins 970.484.1699     Chain Reaction Records 8793 W. Colfax Ave. Lakewood 303.237.4445     Sgt. Pepper’s Music & Video 160 E Elkhorn Ave, Estes Park 970.586.7625     Recycled Records LP 525 3rd Ave, Longmont 720.291.7000     Wax Trax Records 638 E. 13th Ave. 303.831.7246     Absolute Vinyl 5360 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder 303.955.1519     Bart’s Record Shop 1625 Folsom St, Boulder 303.444.1760     Black & Read 7821 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada 303.467.3236   Downtown Sound 330 E 4th St, Loveland 970.673.0006     Rock N’ Robin’s 804 S College Ave, Fort Collins 970.221.9977     Angelo’s CDs (four locations)

• 937 E. Colfax Denver 303.863.8668
• 1959 S. Broadway

Denver 303.798.6378

• 16711 E. Iliff Aurora 303.337.1399
• 3350 Youngfield

Wheatridge 303.232.4477     DISCLAIMER: There are a lot of independent stores that participate in Record Store Day. Not all of them will choose to participate in all promotions, or carry all releases. Just because a store is listed here does NOT mean it will have the goodie or record you’re looking for. That said, find a store near you and check with them directly. It’s always a good idea to be BFFs with your neighborhood record store.