Record Store Day 2012 Playlist (AUDIO)

Our Record Store Day Playlist

Record Store Day is our favorite unofficial holiday on HuffPost Culture because it, a.) gives us new music from across the spectrum all on one, glorious day, and b.) turns commercialism into a community-driven gesture. Nice, isn't? Last year, the day raised sales for record stores by 8 percent, while sales for vinyl overall grew 39 percent in 2011. The new vinyl out this year ranges from David Bowie and Paul McCartney to Katy Perry and Sigur Ros -- some have never-released before, some are recent live recordings and others are just good old vinyl versions of existing albums. We've compiled a Spotify playlist of some of our favorite releases to come out of Record Store Day, and also listed the records not on Spotify we're looking forward to getting our hands on. Take a spin below, and let us know what you're looking forward to buying in the comments.

THE TOP 10 WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO:St. Vincent, KROKODILBeach House, LAZULI B/W EQUAL MINDMastodon/Feist, COMMOTION/BLACK TONGUEAnimal Collective, TRANSVERSE TEMPORAL GYRUSThe Flaming Lips, THE FLAMING LIPS AND HEADY FWENDSEdward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, ONE LOVE TO ANOTHER Regina Spektor, THE PRAYER OF FRANCOIS VILLON (MOLTIVA) (in Russian!)Sara Watkins, featuring Fiona Apple/The Everly Brothers, YOU'RE THE ONE I LOVEThe Clash, LONDON CALLING 2012Gorillaz (featuring James Murphy and Andre 3000), DO YA THING

Go here for the full list of Record Store Day special releases.

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