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Full Record Store Day release list announced; includes vinyl from The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Rush & more

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Courtesy of Record Store DayWith Record Store Day taking place Saturday, April 22, the complete official list of special releases has been unveiled. As usual, it’s stacked with exclusive vinyl from a wide variety of artists, including The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Rush and U2.

The Doors’ Record Store Day offering is Live at The Matrix, an LP that features newly remastered performances from the band’s March 7, 1967, show at the San Francisco club.

Fleetwood Mac’s special release is Altered Mirage, an LP of alternate takes of songs from the band’s 1982 Mirage album that first appeared as part of the deluxe CD reissue, which came out last year.

Rush will issue a 12-inch EP titled Cygnus X-1, which features “Book I” and “Book II” of the prog-rock trio’s extended piece “Cygnus X-1,” from the 1977 album A Farewell to Kings.

U2’s Record Store Day release is a 12-inch picture disc featuring a new mix of “Red Hill Mining Town” done by producer Steve Lillywhite. The disc celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Irish rockers’ classic album The Joshua Tree.

Other artists that are releasing limited-edition vinyl discs for the 2017 Record Store Day promotion include Alice in Chains, David Bowie, The Cars, Cheap Trick, David Crosby, Def Leppard, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Paul McCartney, Motorhead, Stevie Nicks, Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, The Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lou Reed, Todd Rundgren, Santana, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Young, Yes, Frank Zappa and The Zombies.

Visit RecordStoreDay.com for the full list of releases and more.

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