Stephen Malkmus treats on Record Store Day

by Rob Peters | March 11, 2008 at 02:21 pm

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Ex-Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus is getting into the spirit of the upcoming Record Store Day on April 19 by offering some Jicks rarities at the event. A limited edition single for the song "Cold Son" off his new album, Real Emotional Trash, will be sold at participating record stores.

What's a Record Store Day? It's a way for independent record stores to inject some life into the waning CD business by encouraging consumer nostalgia for those little silver discs kids used to buy.

The Stephen Malkmus collectible will be even more nostalgic--it's a ten-inch.

Apparently, Mr. Slanted Enchanted himself, Stephen Malkmus, will be donating a semi-exclusive release to the event: a limited-edition ten-inch featuring a trio of unreleased jams. Participating retailers will have the item up for grabs on the day of the event, which will likely come with a small price tag. But hey, dishing out a bit of support, green or not, is what this Record Store Day is about.

The Malkmus ten-inch comes in the form of a single for “Cold Son,” which is also included on the recently released Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks’ jam album, Real Emotional Trash. The “Cold Son” ten -inch will also be available during Malkmus’ massive string of tour dates, Vancouver stop included. Sorry Toronto and Montreal. (Prairies, the North and Atlantic Canada, you should sadly be used to this kind of thing by now.)

“Cold Son” Record Store Day ten-inch:

1 Cold Son

2 Walk Into the Mirror

3 Pennywhistle Thunder

4 Carl the Clod