Record Store Day on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 will celebrate over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally.
On this day there will be numerous vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances.
UPDATE 04/26/09: According to amazon.com, the 4 Bonus Tracks offered in the Super Deluxe Package of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King will be:
1. #27
2. Beach Ball
3. Little Red Bird
4. Write a Song
Rumors have been circulating that songs like Shotgun and Cornbread were recorded and would end up on some form of a bonus disc/EP...that does not seem to be the case at this time. Stay tuned...more news to follow.
Dave Matthews Band 7th Studio album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is now available for pre-order through the official DMB website.
Fans who pre-order the CD at the bands website will receive a FREE copy of Live Trax: Volume 15. This Live Trax was named as August 9th, 2008 show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI, one of the most fan-requested shows for release from last year's summer tour according to DMB's management.
Big Whiskey is available to purchase in three versions and a fourth on vinyl
Standard - CD – 13 tracks ($14.99) or Digital Download ($9.99)
Deluxe - CD and documentary DVD entitled Scenes from Big Whiskey ($19.99)
Super Deluxe - In a special box which includes the CD – 13 tracks + 2nd CD with 4 extra tracks; DVD, 40-page Photo book, 14 Lithographs featuring the drawings/artwork by Dave Matthews and a 24-page photo booklet Free copy of Live Trax Vol. 15: Alpine Valley included! ($59.99)
Big Whiskey on Vinyl - Big Whiskey on Vinyl! Double gatefold 180 gram 2 discs ($17.99)
There will also be various bundle that will include a t-shirt, available with any of the above options. Click here to view all Pre-order options.
Enter the DBTP.org Contest to win a copy of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Dave Matthews Band has a new live 3 CD release, "Live At Mile High" comes out just in time for Christmas.
Pre-orders for the new release is now available through dmband.com with various ordering options, like FLAC and MP3 formats as well as bundle packages and will be shipped on December 16th.
While there was a web cast for this show and the entire festival, there will be no official DVD included with this release. This release also does not include a "bonus disc" like many other past release have offer with a pre-order.
The concert took place on July 20th, 2008.