Record Store Day 2012

So I'm back from the annual Record Store Day pilgrimage to Rough Trade East - obviously I go there at other times during the year, but this special day in April is always a 'must-do'. Having arrived at 6.30 there seemed to be less people in the queue than last year, although they soon built up behind us. The shop was more organised than ever before, with the albums & 12"s arranged alphabetically in racks, and a special counter for the 7"s. Having filled up the baskets that Spencer handed to us Pete & I made our way to the back of the store to tally up our purchases, faint at the cost, and then sift out some of the less essential pieces. You can see the evidence of my haul at the top, here's a list of what I got (left to right, back to front):

1. Ty Seagall & White Fence - Hair - white vinyl 12 (ltd. to 180)
2. DJ Food - Amorphous Androgynous remixes - orange marble 12" (ltd. to 1,000)
3. Tinariwen - Tassili remixes - orange vinyl 12" (ltd. to 500)
4. Lanterns on the Lake - Low Tide - white vinyl 12" (ltd. to 500)
5. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds -  white vinyl 12" (ltd. to 1,000)
6. Richard Hawley - Leave Your Body Behind - 10" (ltd. to 750)
7. Big Deal vs S.C.U.M - split 7" - (ltd. to 250)
8. The Wedding Present - 4 Chansons EP - clear vinyl 10"
9. The Civil Wars - Billie Jean / Sour Times 7"
10. Gorillaz - Do Ya Thing - one-sided 10" picture disc (ltd. to 500)
11. Elbow - McGregor - one-sided 7"
12. Dirty Beaches / Xiu Xiu - split 7" (ltd. to 300)
13. Field Music - Actually, Nearly - 
14. The White Stripes - Handsprings / Red Death at 6.14 - black / red swirl vinyl 7"
15. Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine? / Electricity - purple vinyl 7" (ltd. to 1,750)
16. The Black Angels - Watch Out Boy / I'd Rather Be Lonely - orange vinyl 7"
17. David Lynch - Noah's Ark (Moby Remix) - 12" (ltd. to 500)
18. Moby - David Lynch & Photek Remixes - white vinyl 12" (ltd. to 300)
19. Hot Chip - Night and Day (Daphni Mix) - one sided 12" (ltd to 1,000)
20. LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge

I do have one complaint, which is that very few (i.e. only 2) of the things I bought this year came with download codes. I know that one of the points about the day is to get people to buy vinyl, but when you've spent 8 or 8 quid on a single, or £20-upwards on an album, it'd be nice to be able to listen to it somewhere other than in the same room as your turntable. Record companies take note and do more of this next year please!