My Incredible RSD picks and the thought process behind them along with a playlist of the albums 

RSD is hot, hot, hot this April - very nice video Steve - like some of choices, very interesting - hope you get them.

Nice little quip on video # 10,983 ! LoL !!! 😵‍💫I love your Miles " On The Corner" complete CD box.. watching now.. Marble Phrogg gonna listen to in a bit. ✌

I listened, and I want one ! Marble Phrogg.. The A Side is on "Fire" pun intended. I'm So Glad / Born To Be Wild / Feel A Whole Lot Better ( Gene Clark ). NICE !!! 😊

Yes, seek out that OG and look for used albums in the store. A lot of times, stores will put out a lot of really special albums for RSD. I got an RL Houses of the Holy for $10.

Great video, Steve! Thanks.

Nice video Steve. I confess I haven't paid a lot of attention to RSD so far. Marble Phrogg has got my interest - I will have to look!

Great picks Steve. I support some of those for sure. The Miles on the corner sessions would be one I'm interested in. I bought the other RSD editions but I already know I won't play it much. I am at capacity! But you're nailing it on the head. Why by colored editions for $30-35 when you can find an original for the same price or less. I go into this with the same thought process. Regardless I hope you find what you're looking for though

Been awhile since I looked at the list but I think the Motörhead, Off!, Joe Strummer, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Max Roach I will be trying to pick up.

Steve, excellent breakdown of RSD. I go in thinking no firsts. Right now I’ve got two back on my list. This is my list. Chet, Roy Ayers, both Lacuna Coil albums, Poe, and In This Moment. I think that Roy Ayers - Stoned Soul Picnic or whatever the title, is one I need to use your formula for. Can I get an original cheaper? Good video. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman

I'd be happy with Miles and Pearl Jam. You made so many good points. I find I "need" less and less and to your point. Just buy the OG, it's cheaper. I will keep my eyes open for Marble Phrogg.

Hi Steve, I have a love/ hate relationship with RSD. I love the camaraderie of the queue outside the store, But I know I have purchases from previous RSD's that I probably wouldn't have bought on any other day. I think the key to successful day is research and planning. I tend to go for the more unusual items. Unfortunately Phrogg is not on the UK list, but Flash and the Dynamics is too of my list. Cheers Mike

At the moment i have 21 items on my list. I know i won't be able to buy them all. I'll buy what i can and leave the rest. BUT you got me confused Steve, i thought it was our responsibility as record buyers to spend obscene amount of money on records without thinking. Thinking after all, is dangerous, you might realize, you don't actually need to buy that record right now. Later is just as good. NO sorry that was out of line. NOW is the operative word on RSD. And i'm ready!! Pasi

Phrogg seems to peek my interest. I’m not a usual suspect on rsd. Maybe this year it will be different. Enjoyed the video.

I remember when you’d be the only guy in a lawn chair outside the store on RSD. 😂 This is an interesting video. It has a little bit of a preaching to the choir to it. I’m sure you are doing what many record collectors do for RSD, sales, and buying in volume. Seeing your thought process spoken out loud is fascinating. You’re speaking the words that go through my head when I’m out buying records or even ordering online. You bring up many of the points that many collectors ponder. Great video, thanks for letting us step into your head.

I haven't even looked at the list yet! On the other have only been to a record store on RSD once, by accident. I didn't even realize it was RSD! I picked up a bunch after the fact, but I have never bought anything where the originals are easily available.

Hey Steve - I haven't even looked at the list too seriously yet, but I will. Sounds like BluesGuy and Fat City Vinyl have a lot to look forward to. Thanks for the suggestions/tips!

Make some noise!!!! I've watched them all & counted Mike & you are absolutely correct that it was video 10,083! My RSD picks if I'm lucky enough is....Sparks: A Woofer In Tweeters Clothing & S/T, The Verlaines: Bird Dog, Jonathon Richman: Jonathon Goes Country, Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King, Jazz Butcher: Dr Chomondley & Pearls Before Swine: One Nation Underground & yes Mike I agree I will be checking the OG prices first, but just keep my list to your self so no one else beats me to these bad boys. I don't usually get stuff on the day...mainly because the last 2 years I've been away. It's amazing how much RSD stuff you can still find well after the day at a decent price, although I still think all RSD stuff is waaaaaay over priced! Ok I'm looking at your shelves again & again woah!!! Misfits, Cramps, Cale/Reed, some Zambia shit and those other ones that I like the covers but don't know what they are!!! Your shelves are more exciting than RSD Mike!! The Godfather of fusion "Leave the gun, take the canoli" I believe they said. Sadly RSD really inflates the price of easy to get cheap 2nd hand records.Remember the old days when their were no RSD releases and you'd turn up to the record store & they'd have discounts, bands playing live & free beer!!! Maybe that's just Aus, but I miss those simple days. The Midge Ure...he sounds like he was a small bloke ha, ha! Mike enlightening & spiritual as usual. I have several Nuggets on vinyll. The OG, Nuggets II, West Coast Nuggets, The LA one, The Soft Pop Nuggets &b of course Down Under Nuggets & non of them were expensive at the time. Totally agree with you that most RSD stuff are dust collectors. Cheers....Mike

I certainly won't be in line for anything but I'll stop by some stores late morning-early afternoon as usually it's the other things the store is doing that day to get my attention, like live music, free swag. You're right about live albums, sadly I am drawn to them, I like them, but I don't pull them out for normal listening. Thanks for brining this to my attention.

I Like your approach to RSD, Professor - makes a lot of sense, especially this year. I don't see that much i'm interested in this year, but there are a few, and most of them are RSD 1st, so I may not bother with most of those. But hopefully, it will go well for everyone! Cheers!

Hey Steve. Phrogg is on my list. Hoping to get the Nuggets box set too. Don't have much psyche in the collection. I have the Coryell already. He's been a staple in my collection. I hoped you were going to say it's worth a lot 😊. Roy Ayers is another favorite. I've been exposed to so many bands from past RSDs and that's what I'm talking about. Good luck 🤞.

Nothing on this year's list will cause me to drive the 360km to the nearest record store! I will be heading to the site sometime in may and I expect to peruse the few leftovers. I would probably get Eddie Money Covers, a couple of the 12" releases, and not a whole lot else. I regret some of my purchases from last April's RSD as they are collecting dust, so that is the lesson I learned too.

Really interesting review Steve. It’s so easy for the weak amongst us (me!), to get overheated and ending up buying too much on RSD. I started with about 20 in my list when the list first came out. I’ve probably narrowed that down to about 5, and hopefully 3 maybe 4 on the day. Joe Strummer’s Streetcore is also a must for me. Superb album (last album, released after his death). Orange vinyl I believe. Also, Elton’s (don’t tell Ben Rankins for God’s sake!), releases his 50th anniversary Don’t Shoot Me……. It is re-cut, remastered and colored with a bonus record of demos from the making of the album. Don’t know why this isn’t just an ordinary release? Also, looking at Slits, Siouxsie snd Pixies. Thanks for your thoughts Steve! Mike🎸

I could do w/o the colored vinyl and picture lps for good cover art and black vinyl and a lower price. I just can't pay such prices, but you do make an eccentric case via discogs of how a person could see some as deals.

Hi Steve I wasn’t going to do rsd. But I will. Lots of jazz. Probably won’t get the miles lp. Look out for Ali farkar toure. Maybe red noise live for me.

I like your reasoning about the RSD reissues. There are a lot of albums in the list that I would like to get but I know they're gonna be over $40. It would be cheaper to get an original or an early repress. That Generation X album for example. I plan to pick the Ramones record and Pixies live for sure. Everything after that only if I have money left (unlikely).

Hi Steve, hope you get as many of the ones you want.

I’d like to get the Chet Baker, Muddy Waters the Woodstock album, The Pogues and Warren Zevon. 🤞

I’m going to have to look into that Marble Phrogg. I can’t say I’m surprised at the diversity in your list lol. Always enjoy your different outlooks in genres.

RSD, Just say no, protect your wallet

I have the Bitches Brew CD box like what you have, really nice set, I wouldn't mind having more of those, bummer if they are hard to find now. On The Corner is one I have never heard from him, too. Going to have to check if mine has the trumpet inside, never noticed that little touch. Yeah those Coryell LP's should not be expensive used, I might even have that 7th Galaxy one, that is when those expensive reissues don't make sense, why plug up the production pipeline for a $30 coloured vinyl pressing of something people can buy an original of for, let's say $5-$10. Will I listen to this again, that is what I am asking myself more and more these days as well. We'll see how it goes...cheers Steve!

I think I'd definitely opt for an OG than a RSD version - espcially if an OG was cheaper. RSD relleases are definitely worth collecting though, because I'm not really interested in them and I have an infalible sixth sense when it comes to avoiding profitable investments.

The Miles Davis is the one I’m most interested in. Marble Frog is the one Psych that I’m interested in. These are the types of releases that I think RSD should do more of. Releasing common records on RSD has ruined it and I’m not going out this year.

RSD firsts don't always come out later. And often when they do it's years later and different.

Sorry I've been MIA for a while. My last RSD was when Mom was still here and she really was glad I had a great RSD 1st time experience. Pardon my French, but my vinyl friends couldn't give 2 sh!ts about RSD. They think it's a scam and don't understand it, so I have no one in person to show my stuff to. I saw one soundtrack that bowled me over that it was even produced, but it's a regional 1000 release and there isn't an OG copy. There's a lot of interesting stuff this time, but no reason to duplicate.

Hi Steve - I'm only hoping to pick-up a Blur B-Sides compilation .. I won't lose any sleep if I don't get it .. mediocre list this year in my humble opinion. Go Tiger 🐅 ! ⛳️

Flash and the Dynamics sounds cool. That Larry Coryell was a VC staple for years - to me all of his work has limited replay value.

Hello 😀Steve; RSD, a must to avoid. RSD the New Years Eve of record collecting. ( Amateur Day ) With no list price structure & prices created by companies based on demand. Pressed in limited quantities by questionable sources. If their is a record you need & cannot find in decent condition at a reasonable price then RSD or Discogs may be your only option. Good of you to do a PSA on this issue. Good luck with your RSD wants. 🙋‍♀Tina & 🙋‍♂Pat!~