Central Square Records

RSD Black Friday 2018

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The Ad Libs, a pheonominal-yet-underappreciated American vocal group hailing from Hudson County, NJ, had their first and only smash hit within their first year as a group, with 'The Boy From New York City.' Though several other singles from the doo-wop group landed on the Billboard R&B chart's, The Ad Libs never released a full album. Presenting The Ad Libs is the group's debut album that never happened. A collection of singles, b-sides, and unused studio cuts come together to show the 1960's soul singers in a whole new light. The tracks were remastered for vinyl at Infrasonic Mastering. The limited edition pressing comes on purple color vinyl.

A1 Bottom of My Soul A2 Appreciation A3 Oo Wee Oo Gee A4 Giving Up A5 He Ain't No Angel A6 If She Wants Him
B1 Boy From New York City B2 Kicked Around B3 Johnny My Boy B4 Ask Anybody B5 Nothings Worse Than Being Alone B6 I'm Just A Down Home Girl B7 The Slime

The Ad Libs - Presenting… The Ad Libs [LP]
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For Record Store Day Black Friday, a collection of some of the demos, home recordings and previously unissued songs from the first three America albums. Some of the band's earliest recordings, available on vinyl for the first time, and featuring liner notes by founding member Dewey Bunnell.


1) Riverside  2) Here 3) James Holladay  4) How Long 5) Sea Of Destiny 6) Rainy Day 7) When I Was8) Satan (Donkey Jaw) 9) Ventura Highway 10) Man Of Pride 11) Mitchum Junction 12) Goodbye13) Rainbow Song 14) Wind Wave 15) Monster 16) A Horse With No Name

America - Highlights From Heritage: Home Recordings/Demos 1970-1973
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A$AP Ferg

B-Sides

Vinyl: $16.98 Buy

A$AP Ferg’s The B Sides 12” vinyl  features double platinum single “Plain Jane” and the remix with Nicki Minaj with two additional tracks “Verified” and “Not The Boy.

1) Verified 2) Not The Boy 3) Plain Jane 4) Plain Jane Remix featuring Nicki Minaj

A$AP Ferg - B-Sides
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Hot on the heels of Captured Tracks' reissue of Capital Punishment’s 1982 album Roadkill, the quartet of Kriss Roebling, Ben Stiller, Peter Zusi, and Peter Swann present This Is Capital Punishment – an EP of new material recorded almost 35 years after the group disbanded. Recorded at the Garden in Brooklyn, This Is Capital Punishment came about when Captured Tracks boss Mike Sniper asked Roebling for bonus material for the Roadkill reissue. The original members got back together and did a remake of their track "Confusion." A blistering take on the original, the new version reimagines “Confusion” as a much louder and sinister track. It was so loved by the label – and the band had so much fun recording it – that they decided to record new material. Capital Punishment burn through four other tracks that all explore the darker edges of rock ‘n’ roll. From the strangely sultry “Drumming Out Time Inside Me” and “Grey And Illuminate” to the band’s favorite “Hot Love,” Capital Punishment may not be teenage punks anymore, but they certainly haven’t lost their edge. Pressed on translucent blue vinyl, This Is Capital Punishment is limited to 1500 copies worldwide.

'Side A / Track 1 / Confusion (2018) / 3:40 Side A / Track 2 / Drumming Out Time Inside Me / 2:48 Side B / Track 3 / Hot Love / 3:32 Side B / Track 4 / Grey And Illuminate / 4:01 Side B / Track 5 / Shannon Rose / 3:38

Capital Punishment - This Is Capital Punishment
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On March 6, 1963, John Coltrane and his Classic Quartet—McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones –recorded an entire studio album at the legendary Van Gelder Studios. This music, which features unheard originals, was finally released 55 years later in June of 2018. To commemorate this, a unique, collectable die-cut, orange vinyl 12" of two tracks from that recording is being released for Record Store Day Black Friday. This not-to-be-missed title is limited to 5000 pieces worldwide and is available only at participating independent record stores. 

Side A: Untitled Original 11383
Side B: Impressions 

John Coltrane - Selects From Both Directions At Once
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Chris Cornell

When Bad Does Good

Vinyl: $11.98 UNAVAILABLE

A-side: When Bad Does Good – an unreleased, unannounced to date song found in Chris’ archive of recordings. B-side: Temple of the Dog's "Stargazer (Live at the Paramount)" on white/black marble vinyl. 

Chris Cornell - When Bad Does Good
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On January 1, 1976, Rolling Stone magazine called the debut album by West Virginian prog-rock pioneers Crack The Sky “…one of year’s most impressive debuts.” On August 21, 2018, Rolling Stone wrote “Crack the Sky: the Strange Survival Story of the Best U.S. Prog Band You’ve Never Heard.” They were named by Rolling Stone in their 2015 list of 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums Of All Time and in their 20 Rock Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the 1970s That You Never Heard, the magazine’s very first review in 1976 went on to compare the band to Steely Dan, 10cc, The Tubes, Ian Hunter, and the inimitable Davie Bowie. Some 40 years later the band released their 20th album, Living in Reverse, 12 new genre-defying Crack tracks. The vinyl version is now being made available via Record Store Day Black Friday.

 1. Talk Talk  4:47  2. Living In Reverse  3:56  3. Raining Rain  4:15  4.   Red Rosary  3:56  5. Hit  4:13  6. Big Dipper  4:35  7. I’m On The Radio, Mom  4:00  8. Jacket  3:40  9. I’m Alright Now  4:20 10. Bang  4:10 11. Good Man  4:03 12. Home Tonight  4:17  

Crack The Sky - Living In Reverse
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One of new wave's most innovative and (for a time) successful bands, Devo was also perhaps one of its most misunderstood. Formed in 1972 by Kent State art students Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, Devo took its name from their concept of "de-evolution" -- the idea that instead of evolving, mankind has actually regressed, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society. Their music echoed this view of society as rigid, repressive, and mechanical, with appropriate touches -- jerky, robotic rhythms; an obsession with technology and electronics (the group was among the first non-prog rock bands to make the synthesizer a core element); often atonal melodies and chord progressions -- all of which were filtered through the perspectives of geeky misfits.  And now, Devo's debut album on picture disc for the first time! 

Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! [BF 2018]
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Cult legend, avant-roots/RnR raconteur Tav Falco is back at it again with his' first full length studio album since 2015’s Command Performance. Cabaret of Daggers was tracked in Rome with the same ferocious line-up, the unapproachable Panther Burns. Vocal overdubs were recorded at the legendary Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis. The band will tour the US in support of the release in November and December of 2018. The vinyl will arrive first as a limited edition color pressing exclusively for RSD Black Friday, followed by other formats. 

NOBODY'S BABY SALLY GO ROUND THE ROSES MORPHINE STRANGE FRUIT NEW WORLD ORDER BLUES SLEEPWALK STRANGE BORN TO BE BLUE RED VIENNA SUGAR MAMA BLUES
MASTER OF CHAOS THEME

Tav Falco - Cabaret of Daggers [RSD BF 2018]
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The mastermind of the group, The Undertaker, is better known as Stetsasonic's Prince Paul, who has produced De La Soul, among other alternative hip-hop groups. Other Gravediggaz include the Rzarector (RZA of Wu-Tang Clan), the Grym Reaper (Poetic) and the Gatekeeper (Frukwan). Their 1994 debut is reissued for Record Store Day Black Friday for the first time on a double vinyl picture disc.  "...brilliantly strange, whimsically jagged horror film in song--with its maimed and gnawed tongue firmly planted in cheek. If you can stomach the buckets of lyrical blood spilled herein, there is no end to the gory highlights" --AllMusic.com

A1 Just When You Thought It Was Over (Intro) A2 Constant Elevation A3 Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide A4 Defective Trip (Trippin') A5 2 Cups Of Blood A6 Blood Brothers A7 360 Questions A8 1-800 Suicide
B1 Diary Of A Madman B2 Mommy, What's A Gravedigga? B3 Bang Your Head B4 Here Comes The Gravediggaz B5 Graveyard Chamber B6 Deathtrap B7 6 Feet Deep B8 Rest In Peace (Outro)

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
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Musician and producer Marvin Etzioni first saw Maria McKee and Ryan Hedgecock in a club in 1982, playing George Jones and Hank Williams covers. He convinced them they needed original material. After working and writing, the band added Dave Harrington (bass) and Don Willens (drums), the band worked up material with Etzioni and cut 5 of the 6 tracks at the famed Record Plant. An earlier session provides the 6th track. The Western Tapes: 1983 exhibits the genesis of this highly-infl uential band. While the original demo version of “Drugstore Cowboy” has appeared on various compilations, the remainder of the other tracks from the sessions have remained in the can. Two of the tracks appear in their earliest demo form and wound up landing on the classic 1988 Lone Justice debut, “Working Late” and “Don’t Toss Us Away” (written by Maria’s half-brother, Bryan MacLean of the classic band, Love) which would eventually become a top 5 smash for Country superstar Patty Loveless. Released in conjunction with the band, the EP was mastered by Bernie Grundman (who also cut the 45 RPM lacquers). It’s a look into where they started and foretells where they would go.
As Etzioni (who would later join the band) says in his liner notes: “With countless hours together, it was a fun and innocent time. I believed we were creating a 21st century country band.”
They created much, much more. PLAY LOUD AT 45 RPM!

Side 1: 1. working late 2:45 2. don't toss us away 4:29 3. drugstore cowboy 2:54
Side 2: 4. i see it 2:22 5. train song 2:55 6. how lonesome life has been 2:06

Lone Justice - The Western Tapes, 1983 EP
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Detroit, MI---“I feel like Nas before he dropped “Ether.”  --Royce Da 5'9" After shattering expectations with his massively bootlegged 2002 debut, Rock City (which was refurbished, re-titled and officially released Stateside as Rock City V.2.0) and on the heels of two buzz-setting mix tapes, Build & Destroy and M.I.C. Mixtape Vol.1, Royce Da 5’9” released his highly-anticipated “true” sophomore LP, Death Is Certain on February 24, 2004. Now for the first time on vinyl since then, that LP is back in a special 2 LP red p180g pressing for Record Store Day Black Friday. 

A1 Intro A2 RegardlessA3 Throw Back (featuring Ingrid Smalls) A4 What I Know
B1 I Promise (featuring Ingrid Smalls) B2 Call Me Never! (skit) B3 Hip Hop B4 Gangsta (featuring Cutty Mack)
C1 T.O.D.A.Y. (featuring Ingrid Smalls) C2 I & Me C3 Beef C4 Bomb 1st
D1 Everybody Goes (featuring Ingrid Smalls) D2 Death Is Certain Pt. 2 (It Hurts) (featuring Ingrid Smalls and Cha Cha) D3 Something's Wrong With Him (featuring Carlos “6 July” Broady)

Royce Da 5'9 - Death is Certain [LP]
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A live album recorded during the band’s 2018 tour featuring new lead singer Jeff Gutt along with founding members Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz. Includes live performances of classic STP tracks along with a few from their new 2018 studio album. Strictly limited to 5000 units worldwide, this title is pressed on bright red vinyl with 3D artwork and a pair of 3D glasses!

Stone Temple Pilots - Live 2018
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Sublime

Greatest Hits

Vinyl: $35.98 UNAVAILABLE

The first vinyl release for Sublime's Greatest Hits, this Record Store Day Black Friday release includes a BONUS flexi disc featuring the song "All You Need (Live At The Palace)", and comes in a matchbox-style jacket.

Sublime - Greatest Hits
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Bass legend Mike Watt (Minutemen, The Stooges, fIREHOSE) teams up with Bucky Pope (Tar Babies), John Herndon (Tortoise), Vince Meghrouni (Bazooka), and Pete Mazich (The Secondmen)  for their new project, Tone Scientists, on  this limited edition seven inch. Side A features a Bucky Pope original, Nuts. On side B, the group takes on Sun Ra's "Tiny Pyramids" with incredible results.  Both tracks are previously unreleased, and were recorded just for Record Store Day Black Friday 2018. Half of the pressing, randomly shipped, will come on silver color vinyl, with the other half on standard black vinyl.

Tone Scientists - Nuts / Tiny Pyramids
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In its first era, Big Star's musical style drew on The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and The Byrds. They produced a style that foreshadowed the alternative rock of the 1980s and 1990s. Before it broke up, Big Star created a “seminal body of work that never stopped inspiring succeeding generations” in the words of Rolling Stone as the “quintessential American power pop band” and “one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll”. During the group’s hiatus in the 1980s, the Big Star discography drew renewed attention when R.E.M. and the Replacements, as well as other popular bands, cited the group as an influence. Now for the first time ever on vinyl is this amazing tribute to Big Star. Featuring the likes of Afghan Whigs, Mathew Sweet, Juliana Hatfield, Whiskeytown and Wilco plus
many more.

1. Gin Blossoms - Back Of A Car  2. The Afghan Whigs - Nightime 3. Matthew Sweet - Ballad Of El Goodo 4. Juliana Hatfield - Don't Lie To Me 5. Idle Wilds - You Get What You Deserve 6. Whiskeytown - Give Me Another Chance 7. Kelly Willis - When My Baby's Beside Me 8. Teenage Fanclub - Jesus Christ 9. The Posies - What's Goin Ahn 10. Wilco - Thirteen 11. Big Star - Hot Thing

Various Artists - Big Star: Small World
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Exclusive picture disc for RSD Black Friday of the classic soundtrack to the landmark 1972 X-rated animated film, directed by Ralph Bakshi. 

Charles Earland - Black Talk/Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin - Duke's Theme/Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin - Fritz the Cat/Cal Tjader - Mamblues/Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley/Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin - Bertha's Theme/Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin - Winston/Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin - House Rock/Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin - They Synagogue/Billie Holiday - Yesterdays/The Watson Sisters - Love Light of Mine/Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin - The Riot/Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin - You're the Only Girl (I Ever Really Loved)

Various Artists - Fritz the Cat (Original Soundtrack Recording)
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Recorded live at LookOut Records' The LookOuting Festival in January 2017 at 924 Gilman St (all ages, DIY, volunteer-run venue). Each side of each LP is a day of the festival - one song from each band. Includes The Mr. T Experience, The Wynona Ryders, and more! All profits will go to 924 Gilman St.

Side A
1. Black Cat Music - Hands In The Estuary 2. Kamala & The Karnivores - Back To Bodie 3. The Criminals - Fuk Shit Up 4. The Sewer Trout Experience - People Like Me 5. Tilt - Crying Jag
6. Tilt - Cover Song Clip (LP Bonus Track - not on track list)
Side B
1. Scherzo - Another 2. The Wynona Riders - Childhood Game 3. Surrogate Brains - Downtown 4. Corrupted Morals - Be All You Can Be 5. Monsula - I See
Side C 1. The Potatomen - Punk Rock Boy 2. Brent's T.V. - Everybody's Baby 3. Squirtgun - Mary Ann 4. The Smugglers - Vancouver B.C. 5. Pansy Division - James Bondage 6. The Mr. T Experience - Gilman St.Side D 1. The Jimmies - Chevy Van 2. Juke - Put The Cat Out 3. Black Fork - Dirty Faced Kid 4. The Avengers - Teenage Rebel 5. Nuisance - Harvest Time"

Lookout Records - The Lookouting!
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The all acoustic Goin' Way Back was recorded in a single afternoon in a Montreal rooming house during a 1967 Canadian tour. In between shows, Muddy and his band gathered in a living room, armed only with acoustic guitar, for a spirited walk through threir collective blues memory. An interesting side note is that legendary pianist Otis Spann is confined exclusively to guitar here, as are the other members of Muddy's group. Goin' Way Back is a unique, appealing snapshot of the acoustic Delta roots that the Chicago blues godfather never abandoned. This Record Store Day Black Friday release is part of the Justin Time Essentials Collection. 

A1 Gypsy Woman, A2 Little Anna Mae , A3 My Home Is on the Delta, A4 Take a Little Walk, A5 Mean Disposition, B1 Laverne (Why Do You Treat Me So Mean?), B2 Leavin’ in the Mornin’, B3 Got a Sweet Little Girl , B4 Bad Lovin’ Trouble, B5 Nothin’ Bother Me, B6 Crazy ‘Bout You Baby

Muddy Waters & Friends - Goin' Way Back
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Wurm

Exhumed [LP]

Vinyl: $34.98 Buy

MP3 Album: $9.99 Download

Würm was a sludge metal band started in 1973 by bass player Chuck Dukowski, who would later join Black Flag. Without Würm, the genres of punk rock and hardcore would never have been the same. The band's practice space, the Würmhole -  a hangout for musicians in Hermosa Beach during the mid-late 70's - is where Keith Morris and Greg Ginn met Dukowski and ultimately formed the original Black Flag line-up. The band's only album, Feast, was released in 1985 after the band's demise. With the help of Chuck Dukowski, the long-out-of-print LP is being "exhumed" and reissued, along with a second LP featuring unreleased tracks, demos, and more. The package comes complete with retrospective liner notes from Dukowski himself, plus never-before-seen photos from the early days. The double LP release will come on a limited edition color vinyl presisng, exclusively for Record Store Day Black Friday. 

A1 Feast A2 Should We Be Proud A3 98 Da A4 Bad Habits
B1 Padded Cell B2 Where Will We Run B3 Nailed To The Wall B4 Song For Jimmy B5 Robin Doggin B6 Deathride
C1 Im' Dead C2 We're Off C3 Time Has Come C4 Modern Man C5 Black Swan
D1 Sewer Rock D2 Daily Dose D3 Guitar D4 Depth Charge D5 I've Heard It Before

Wurm - Exhumed [LP]
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The Flamin' Groovies perform live at the Vaillencourt Fountain at Justin Herman Plaza with the same line-up as the group that recorded for Seymour Stein on Sire Records. The performance was broadcast live on KSAN radio. Fire orange translucent with black streaks vinyl.

Side 1 1. Introductione (:17) 2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Bettere (2:28) 3. Between the Lines (3:49)  4. Please, Please Me (2:18)  5. Fall On You ( 2:08)   6. From Me To You (1:55)  7. 19th Nervous Breakdown 8. Baby, Please Don't Go (4:08)  9. Tell Me Again (2:12)  
Side 2 1. Paint It Black (3:01) 2. All I Wanted (3:04) 3. First Plane Home (3:59) 4. I Can't Hide (3:38) 5. Shake Some Action (4:29) 6. Around & Around (3:24) 7. Let It Rock (3:46) 8. I Want You Bad (2:36)

Flamin' Groovies - The Vaillencourt Fountain 9.19.79
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