Hole Skinny Little Bitch/Codine on 10″ white vinyl. About $7. Get yours on Record Store Day this Saturday! For Sarah, Mike, Surly and LP.

I’m already 50 cents short of a quarter and I’m about to get broker. The limited edition releases for the 19th annual Record Store Day this Saturday, April 17th are so completely stellar it makes my head spin. And I’m not even drunk as far as you know. Anyway, here are few highlights according to yours truly:

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros – Global A Go-Go and Streetcore – 12″ (both previously unreleased on vinyl)
Velvet Underground – Live from 1969 Volumes I & II
SP 20 Casual Nostalgia Fest – Live tracks recorded at the Sub Pop 20th Anniversary Show at Marymoore Park, WA in 2008.
Tom Waits – Mule Variations (11th Anniversary) 12″ vinyl reissue. Includes a print of an exclusive Jim Jarmush photo of Waits.
The Thermals and The Cribs 7′ split single
The Rolling Stones – 7″ with previously unreleased track from Exile on Main Street. Hand numbered
The Ramones – Double vinyl (!) 12″, one blue and one green. Yes, please.
Peter Gabriel/Stephen Meritt – 7″ split The Book of Love b/w Not One of Us
Pantera – Cowboys From Hell 12″ (reissue)
Hole – Skinny Little Bitch/Codine -both from the upcoming Hole record on 10″ white vinyl
Gogol Bordello – New tracks (We Comin Rougher/Trans Continental Hustle) from Gogol’s soon to be released new record on 7″ green vinyl
Beastie Boys – 12″ – undisclosed new track from the Beasties.

For a list of participating independent records stores around Seattle, click here. For locations in your hood, click here.

For more info on Record Store Day, visit Record Store Day.com.

J Dilla Donut Shop for Serato. Out on May 10th.  Pre-order here.

I am in love with these J Dilla donut turntable slipmats! The vinyl on this posthumous release from the great J Dilla contains three previously unreleased instrumentals from Dilla’s extensive catalog (Safety Dance, Sycamore, and Bars & Twists), as well as three previously unreleased instrumental versions of Dilla’s production for Mos Def, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes, all remastered by Elysian Masters. A must for vinyl freaks and fans of real hip-hop alike.

The Monkees I’m a Believer mashed with Iron Maiden’s The Trooper. Yes please…

By DJ Shmolli. More via Audio Porn Central.

Rhino 2GB USB Cassette Tape. $25.99. Comes in black, blue, purple or pink. Thanks to NPD for the link.

Get yours via Rhino.com.

Nick Cave, Ramblin’ Mind. From the new Jeffrey Lee Pierce tribute record, We Are Only Riders.

Nick Cave’s moving cover of Jeffrey Lee Pierce’s Ramblin’ Mind can be found on the new tribute record for former Gun Club vocalist, We Are Only Riders. Fittingly, Pierce’s original guitar track for Ramblin’ Mind croons along with Cave’s mournful drawl on the completely stellar cover. Cave also collaborated with Debbie Harry on the track, Free To Walk.

The Ravonettes (who also cover Free To Walk) and Mark Lanegan also contribute to Riders.

More here.

Peter Lardong of Berlin making chocolate records. Yes, really.

At first Peter Lardong tried to make records out of sausages, beer and cheese. Lardong was finally successful when he decided to use chocolate. Unbelievably, the chocolate records actually play music.

Source (via Unique Daily).

David Bowie response to his first fan letter from the United States circa 1967.

The Thin White Duke turns 63 today.

Full story here.

The Knobby Turntable by Audiowood.  For Surly.

With the amount of wood I’m surrounded by (pun intended) here in Seattle, it’s not surprising that I find Audiowood’s handcrafted wooden turntables completely irresistible.

Audiowood’s turntables run from $1000 to $3500 depending on the design specs. The company’s founder, expert woodworker Joe Scilley, also enjoys collaborating with clients on custom wood turntable designs.

Some Audiowood models are available at Anthropologie. More via Audiowood.com.