Record Store Day is a worldwide event held twice a year to celebrate independent record stores like ours. The main event takes place in April, with a second event, Record Store Day Black Friday, held the day after Thanksgiving. Each event features hundreds of exclusive, limited-edition vinyl releases that are only available at participating independent shops.

Nail City Record is an RSD pledged store. We participate in both events and do our best to stock as many titles as we can. We also work to make the experience fair, fun, and organized for everyone who lines up to shop with us.

While small details can shift from one RSD or RSD Black Friday to the next, we have developed a tried-and-true system that works well for our shop and our community. Here’s how it usually goes:

• The line can start outside at any time
• Starting at 9:30am, one of our team members will begin handing out numbered tickets downstairs to the customers in line.
• At 10am, we'll open the doors and start letting people in the shop.
• RSD exclusive titles will be located in the listening lounge. Using the ticket system, shoppers will be allowed to enter the room in small groups and shop for 5-10 minutes.
• After you finish shopping for RSD titles, you're welcome to continue shopping in the rest of the store.

Yes, we usually open an hour early, at 10am, to accommodate the line and the rush.

Exact hours will be announced closer to the event, so be sure to check back or follow us on social media for updates.

The best time to line up for Record Store Day can vary from year to year and from store to store.

While some fans may choose to camp out early in the morning or even overnight to secure their spot, others may arrive later in the day and still find the titles they're looking for.

Based on previous years, some fans start lining up as early as 11pm the night before, though most tend to arrive between 6-7am. The exact timing can vary each year, so it's always a bit of a surprise!

We do our best to order most of the official Record Store Day titles that are made available to us. The best way to improve your chances of finding what you want at our store is to fill out our wishlist form, which we typically post within a few hours of the official release list being announced.

There is only a short window between the list being published and when we have to submit our order, so be sure to follow us on social media and sign up for our email newsletter so you don’t miss the announcement.

Even with careful planning, we don’t always receive everything we order. Some titles are produced in limited quantities or are subject to allocations, meaning we may receive fewer copies, or none at all, despite requesting them.

We usually learn what we are getting (and in what quantity) about two weeks before Record Store Day, though for some titles it’s not confirmed until the week of the event.

Our final list of confirmed releases will be posted on this page as soon as it’s available, closer to Record Store Day.

We are sorry, but we can't hold any copies of RSD products for anyone as that would violate the pledge we signed with RSD.

However, any remaining releases will be available on our website, usually the following day at 8am EST.

All info about online ordering after RSD will be updated above.

Yes! All RSD / RSD Black Friday releases are limited to one copy per customer.