Rhino Reveals RSD Black Friday Limited Edition Titles
35 Exclusive Releases Available At Participating Indie Record Stores on November 28
This year, Rhino’s RSD Black Friday features 35 exclusive albums from their diverse roster of artists. Highlights include vinyl releases from The Doors, Matchbox Twenty, Son Volt, and Van Halen, a Rhino Reserve title from Curtis Mayfield, a Devo picture disc, 12-inch releases from A-ha and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and boxed sets from Dwight Yoakam and Love. These titles will be available on November 28 at participating indie music retailers.
Full details on all titles are listed below. For a list of participating stores, visit www.recordstoreday.com
A-ha - Take On Me - 40th Anniversary EP
12-inch on Ruby Red vinyl
Celebrate 40 years of "Take On Me" with eight versions of the iconic track by A-ha, spanning from its 1984 single release to later interpretations. Side A includes the early 1984 version, the 1985 hit single version and instrumental, as well as a new 40th anniversary extended version produced especially for this celebratory EP. Side B contains symphonic, acoustic, unplugged, and live recordings from 1991 to 2018. The collection highlights the song's evolution over more than three decades. A global hit - "Take On Me" hit number one in nearly every country, reaching #2 in Canada, the UK, and Ireland. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and has remained a cultural touchstone, globally cementing a-ha’s place in pop music history.
Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare - Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, 6/17/75
2-LP on Black vinyl
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Alice Cooper's debut solo record, Welcome To My Nightmare, is a previously unreleased live show from the Forum, recorded June 17, 1975. The tour was categorized as one of the most over-the-top excursions of the era.
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (Rhino Reserve)
1-LP on 180-gram Black vinyl
Celebrate the 55th Anniversary of this instant classic: Curtis Mayfield's 1970 self-titled debut album. Released on the artist's own imprint, Curtom Records, the album spent five consecutive weeks atop Billboard Soul Charts on the strength of soaring anthems like “Move On Up” and sultry ballads like “The Makings Of You”. Newly repackaged for RSD Black Friday, it’s been cut from the original tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering and is pressed locally on 180 gram premium-quality vinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing's brand new plant in Oxnard, California, as part of Rhino's premium audiophile line, Rhino Reserve.
Deee-Lite - The Very Best Of Deee-Lite
2-LP on Purple and Orange Splatter vinyl
The Very Best of Deee-Lite is a celebration of one of the most original groups of the early ’90s. Most known for the classic “Groove Is In The Heart,” Deee-Lite were never about pop hits, but to move the floor, mind and heart by taking one on a full album journey. This collection pulls together 20 favorites from all three of their albums ( from 1990-1993), where they mix analogue with tech, 60’s beatnik with futuristic electronic, funk and jazz with breakbeat and house, a sense of humor with a deeper message . This dancefloor diversity is shown in tracks like “Good Beat,” “What Is Love?,” “Power of Love,” "Apple Juice Kissing," and "Somebody." They carried an uplifting message, and their live shows were just as exciting, often featuring a full band and frequent guests like Bootsy Collins and Maceo Parker. Deee-Lite packed out theatres and festivals around the world. Now available on purple and orange vinyl for the first time, this release is a fun look back at a group that made dance music bigger, weirder, and way more colorful.
Devo - Merry Something To You
12-inch Picture Disc
Merry Something to You is a picture disc of Devo's only holiday song, with artwork of the Santa Cyclops drawn by Mark Mothersbaugh from the original 2009 "Merry Something to You" music video.
Dwight Yoakam - And Then I Wrote… The First Three Albums Of The ‘90s
4-LP box set on Black vinyl
The Dwight Yoakam 90s box set includes the prolific singer, songwriter and accomplished musician’s first three albums from the 90s, which all ended up on top ten country charts, and an exclusive full disc of rarities from the era.
Eric Burdon & War - The Very Best of Eric Burdon & WAR
2-LP on Black vinyl
For the first time on vinyl, this compilation of hits from the band's first-ever studio albums--1970s Eric Burdon Declares "War" and The Black-Man's Burdon--gets a welcome refresh with remastered audio and brand new packaging, alongside the addition of newly discovered bonus tracks from the Avenue Records archives by longtime WAR producer Jerry Goldstein.
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac: Live 1975
2-LP on Clear vinyl
Fleetwood Mac Live 1975 captures the incredible electricity of the band’s first tour with the legendary lineup of Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham joining Mick Fleetwood, John McVie & Christine McVie. Recorded 50 years ago at the Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ, 10/17/75) & Jorgensen Auditorium (University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 10/25/75), the album features the band’s recent hits “Rhiannon” & “Landslide” along with some early Fleetwood Mac favorites, including “Hypnotized” & “Oh Well.” Pressed on vinyl for the very first time!
Grateful Dead - The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, October 4 and 6, 1980
2-LP on Black vinyl
Two acoustic sets from the Warfield shows in October 1980, celebrating the Grateful Dead's 15th Anniversary. A perfect blending of older cuts from Dead's extensive repertoire, these two sets include classics like “Bird Song,” “Cassidy,” “Dire Wolf,” and “To Lay Me Down,” amongst many others, with each set ending with “Ripple.” Limited Edition, 2-LP, 180-Gram Vinyl with Stoughton tip-on jacket. Also available on 2CD. Produced for release by David Lemieux.
Grateful Dead - On The Back Porch Vol. 2
1-LP on Black vinyl
Dogfish Head Brewery and Grateful Dead invite you back for another round of good times On A Back Porch. Support your indie record stores while enjoying easy listening live Dead, and easy drinking beer.
1-LP, 180-Gram vinyl, Limited Edition of 7,000. Produced for release by David Lemieux
Icona Pop - I Love It (Feat. CharliXCX)
1-LP on Glow In The Dark vinyl
Celebrate the global success of Icona Pop’s hit single “I Love It” (feat. Charli XCX) with the original track and a journey through its standout remixes for RSD Black Friday, including Tiësto’s high-energy remix and Cobra Starship’s electric take on the hit. Ranked among the best songs of the 2010s by Stereogum (#117) and Pitchfork (#197), “I Love It” became a cultural phenomenon and instantly recognizable, charting across multiple Billboard charts, earning worldwide certifications, and surpassing 1 billion streams. “I Love It” on Glow In The Dark Vinyl.
INXS - Live From Royal Albert Hall, London, 1986
1-LP on Opaque Apple Red vinyl
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of INXS's Listen Like Thieves, a live recording taken from Live At Royal Albert Hall from their performance in June of 1986. Includes track standouts such as "What You Need", "Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain" and many more. Available for the first time on colored vinyl.
Joni Mitchell - Rolling Thunder Revue
1-LP on 180-gram Black vinyl
In late 1975, Joni joined Bob Dylan’s legendary Rolling Thunder Revue, hitting the road for several shows and embarking on the long road trip journey that would lead to songs on her classic album Hejira. These recordings were released for the first time as part of Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4 at the end of 2024, with many tracks making their first vinyl appearance here.
Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Been Gettin’ Money (The Get Money 30th Anniversary 12”)
12-inch on Green vinyl
Celebrating 30 years of Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s debut album Conspiracy, this new RSD Black Friday 2025 indie retail exclusive 12” pairs the group’s biggest records on one slick money-green-colored vinyl. Bringing together their hits “Get Money”, “Gettin’ Money (The Get Money Remix)” and “Player’s Anthem” with instrumentals, remixes, and radio edits, and featuring alternate verses by B.I.G., Lil’ Kim and Lil’ Cease that did not appear on the original album.
Led Zeppelin - “Trampled Underfoot”
7-inch on Black vinyl
Love - The Complete Elektra Album
5-LP box set on Black vinyl
Celebrating 60 years of Elektra’s first rock band, Love. Featuring their first four Elektra albums (Love, Da Capo, Forever Changes, and Four Sail). Starting with their groundbreaking debut, the experimental jams of Da Capo (which includes a 19-minute song), the classic Forever Changes tunes, and the edge of Four Sail.
Matchbox Twenty - Mad Season (Live 2001)
2-LP on Flavors Truffle vinyl
Mad Season (Live 2001) is Matchbox Twenty’s first full-length live album, capturing never-before-released performances from their tour supporting the multi-platinum Mad Season. This 2-LP set, pressed on Flavors Truffle color vinyl, includes high-energy live versions of 12 tracks from the album, plus two special covers.
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya / Brooklyn Zoo
12-inch on Blue vinyl
2025 marks 30 years since the release of ODB’s iconic debut album Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version. For its 30th anniversary, the album’s energetic crowd pleasers “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” and “Brooklyn Zoo” are being released as an RSD Black Friday indie retail exclusive 12” single— on color vinyl and inclusive of all their extended, instrumental, stripped and remixed versions.
Phil Collins - 12”ers
1-LP on Black vinyl
As part of a whole host of celebrations to mark 40 years of Phil Collins' spectacular third studio album No Jacket Required, 12"ers will be reissued as a special limited edition six-track EP. It will feature the tracklisting previously released only on CD, with one track making its debut on vinyl.
12"ers was originally released as a 4-track 12-inch EP and cassette in 1985 in Japan and Brazil, compiling various 12-inch remixes that were released on various 12-inch singles relating to No Jacket Required. In 1987, this was then re-released on CD across the world, featuring two more 12-inch remixes, "Only You Know And I Know" and "Who Said I Would," the latter being exclusive to 12-inchers. The remixes were by John Potoker, apart from "One More Night," which was done by Hugh Padgham, the co-producer of No Jacket Required.
The 12-inch remixes are an immersive sonic experience, providing a refreshed and extended look at some of Phil Collins' most loved solo work.
Ramones - Live at CBGB, 1977
1-LP on Red vinyl
The Ramones have long been associated with the legendary Bowery club, CBGB, and this is a recording of them in their prime, recorded live at CBGB in 1977. Released on vinyl for the first time.
Randy Newman - Trouble In Paradise: Demos
1-LP on Black vinyl
Experience the unissued demos of one of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s by Rolling Stone. Featuring the anthem “I Love L.A.," which helped define his legacy as a voice in American music and two unreleased demos. With Warner Bros. hitmakers Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker producing, and a star-studded cast of guest vocalists including Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, and Bob Seger, the 1983 collection displays the craftsmanship that would make the singer-songwriter one of the most sought-after composers for film and TV.
Rent Soundtrack - Rent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2-LP on Milky Clear and Translucent Red vinyl
For the first time ever and in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the film, Rent (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is coming to vinyl! Based on the 1996 award-winning and beloved musical produced by Jonathan Larson, the Broadway to film soundtrack takes you on the journey of struggle, resilience, and community in the midst of the AIDS epidemic in New York City. The album contains 6 of the original 8 Broadway cast members and features the hits “Seasons of Love” and “Take Me Or Leave Me.”
Seals & Croft - Greatest Hits
1-LP on Milky Clear vinyl
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Seals & Crofts’ double platinum Greatest Hits album. After signing with Warner Bros., the duo quickly rose to stardom when “Summer Breeze” soared into the Billboard Top 10 charts in 1972. A stream of successful singles followed, including “Hummingbird,” “We May Never Pass This Way (Again),” and “Diamond Girl,” solidifying their place in soft rock history. This special anniversary edition features two standout bonus tracks: “Get Closer,” one of their highest streaming songs, and “Sweet Green Fields,” famously sampled in Busta Rhymes’ platinum hit “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See,” as well as Beyoncé’s “Mood 4 Eva” from The Lion King: The Gift. Pressed on stunning Milky Clear Vinyl, this limited-edition release offers a beautiful look that adds a modern touch to this classic collection. Exclusively available for Record Store Day Black Friday — a must-have for collectors and fans alike.
Son Volt - Trace (30th Anniversary)
2-LP on Purple vinyl
Trace, originally released in 1995, is Son Volt's debut album, following Jay Farrar's departure from alt-country pioneers Uncle Tupelo. Critically acclaimed and commercially successful, it featured the hit single “Drown.” This 30th anniversary 2LP edition marks the album’s first U.S. pressing since 2015 and includes a second disc of bonus tracks making their vinyl debut. Ranked fourth on Paste’s list of the “50 Best Alt-Country Albums of All Time,” Trace remains a landmark release in the genre.
Talking Heads - Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
1-LP + 7-inch on Clear vinyl
Talking Heads members Chris Frantz and David Byrne met as students at Rhode Island School of Design and made music in their college band called The Artistics. In the spring semester of 1974, the band gathered in Frantz’s Benefit Street apartment to record a demo tape. The cassette featured tracks soon to be classics in the Talking Heads discography: “Warning Sign” and “Psycho Killer.” This new collection includes this newly discovered material alongside an additional 11 demo and live tracks recorded by the original trio lineup of the band (Bassist Tina Weymouth alongside Frantz and Byrne) in 1975 and 1976.
T-Bone Walker - T-Bone’s Blues (Expanded)
1-LP + 10-inch on Black vinyl
T-Bone Walker’s T-Bone Blues is a classic 1959 Atlantic Records release, now returning to vinyl for the first time in over a decade. This edition includes four bonus tracks recorded during the same sessions but not featured on the original LP, pressed on a separate 10-inch. Experience Walker’s influential guitar work and smooth vocals.
The English Beat - The Beat at The BBC
2-LP on Clear vinyl
The first-ever collection of The English Beat's BBC Radio appearances from 1979-1982. This 2LP release, pressed on color vinyl, features recordings from the legendary John Peel and Mike Read shows and captures the band's energetic spirit with performances of their hits, including "Mirror In The Bathroom" and "Save It For Later."
The Doors - Live in Copenhagen, 1968
2-LP on Crystal Clear vinyl
The Doors’ Live in Copenhagen presents a previously unreleased concert from the legendary band, recorded at Falkoner Centret in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 17, 1968. The 2-LP set pressed on crystal-clear vinyl features the entire early show, including electrifying performances of "Break On Through (To The Other Side)," "Light My Fire," and "Hello, I Love You," among others.
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - Live at the Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, August 30, 2024
2-LP on Highlighter Yellow vinyl
Flaming Lips perform their iconic album, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, live in its entirety from the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre on August 30, 2024. The hometown set will be released as a 2LP, 45 rpm color vinyl featuring new artwork by Wayne Coyne.
The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa (Remix)
1-LP on Recycled Red vinyl
Thirty years ago, The Notorious B.I.G. released a suite of remixes to his instant-classic rap ballad “Big Poppa”, along with the fan favorite B-Side “Who Shot Ya?”. The original 12" single was the first time “Who Shot Ya?” was released to the world. To commemorate this iconic 12”, it's being reissued for BF RSD 2025 as an indie retail exclusive on color vinyl.
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus (2025 Remaster)
1-LP on Translucent Green vinyl
The Stranglers - IV Rattus Norvegicus was the debut LP by the UK punk band The Stranglers. Originally forming in Guildford in 1974, their first LP was released by United Artists in April 1977, rising to Number 4 in the UK album charts. It features the singles "Peaches" and "(Get a) Grip (On Yourself)." This newly remastered title will be available on strictly limited edition translucent green vinyl.
Todd Rundgren - A Capella
1-LP on Orange vinyl
Todd Rundgren’s groundbreaking 1985 debut for Warner Records returns to vinyl for the first time since its original release. Rundgren employed overdubbing techniques and an E-mu Emulator (an early sampler), electronically manipulating the sound of his voice to mimic conventional rock instruments, handclaps, and other sounds. Entirely vocal-driven, it stands as one of his most unique works. This reissue marks a pivotal moment in Rundgren’s career before his solo hiatus. The album is mastered for vinyl from the original analog stereo tapes by Joe Nino-Hernes at Sterling Mastering.
Van Halen - Live At Wembley 1995
1-LP on Orange vinyl
Live from Wembley 1995 spotlights Van Halen live in concert from London's Wembley Stadium on their Balance Tour. The explosive eight-song performance, recorded on June 24, 1995, and pressed on Translucent Orange Crush Vinyl, features an anthemic mix of the band's biggest hits and deep cuts.
Various Artists - Watchmen (Music From The Motion Picture)
1-LP Picture Disc
The Watchmen Original Soundtrack features iconic tracks from the 2009 DC Comics film. Pressed on a 1LP picture disc for RSD Black Friday, it includes music by legendary artists such as My Chemical Romance, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and more. A must-have for fans of the movie and collectors of vinyl soundtracks.
Ween - Shinola, Vol. 1
1-LP on Brown vinyl
Shinola highlights Ween’s long history of genre-hopping experimentation with a compilation of remastered demos, B-sides and alternate versions recorded between 1990 and 2003. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, this eclectic compilation album is being reissued as an RSD Black Friday exclusive 1LP on colored vinyl.