Philadelphia public radio station WXPN-FM 88.5 will celebrate and support local record stores by offering a new vinyl LP it has curated and produced exclusively for Record Store Day on Saturday, April 22. Featuring six original songs by Philly-area artists, the limited-edition WXPN Homegrown Originals album will be free with purchase at select Philly-area record stores only on Record Store Day, while supplies last.
Record Store Day, the annual nationwide celebration of record stores and the special role they play in their communities, features special vinyl and CD releases, along with various promotional products made exclusively for the day, and in-store special events and activities.
The WXPN Homegrown Originals LP will only be available as a free-with-purchase item on Record Store Day, and only at these locations:
Main Street Music – 4444 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127 (Manayunk)
Repo Records – 506 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Siren Records – 25 E. State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Forever Changes – 28 S. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Newtown Book & Record Exchange – 102 S. State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
“The Philly area is home to exceptional musical talent and independent record stores, and this special album release gives WXPN and local music lovers a way to support them both,” said John Vettese, host of WXPN’s local music show WXPN Local, who’s intimately familiar with the local music scene and wrote the new LP’s liner notes. “These are artists whose music we feel deserves extra exposure and exploration, so we’re happy to make WXPN Homegrown Originals available for free on Record Store Day.”
Production of the WXPN Homegrown Originals LP was limited to 300 copies, and reflects a truly “homegrown” WXPN effort; all tracks were recorded and produced by WXPN staff, with five of the six recorded at WXPN studios for the station’s Key Studio Sessions, Unprecedented Sessions, or Free At Noon concert series. The local artists featured are:
SIDE A
- Catbite, “Call Your Bluff”
- Snacktime, “I Don’t Give A Damn”
- Riverby, “Birth By Sleep”
SIDE B
- Cosmic Guilt, “Cautious Lovers”
- Sug Daniels, “Leave Your Window Open (Bishop’s Collar)”
- Echo Kid, “I Try”
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is the promotional partner for WXPN Homegrown Originals. For more information about WXPN, visit xpn.org and follow WXPN on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.