It's Record Store Day
As mentioned previously, there is a limited one-off release of a purple vinyl 7" single with Syd Barrett's Dark Globe on one side and REM's cover of that song on the other. Quantities from Rhino Records are limited to 1500.
Participating stores: UK and US.
Dark Globe On Purple Vinyl
Saturday 18th April is this year's Record Store Day in the UK and US, which aims to support small independent record shops. To celebrate this, there will be a limited one-off release via Rhino Records of a purple vinyl 7" single with Syd Barrett's Dark Globe on one side and REM's cover of that song on the other. Quantities will be limited to 1500.
For participating stores, click here for the UK and here for the US.
Madcap iTunes Campaign
Apple's iTunes store is running another of its campaigns from today, which will include The Madcap Laughs. As part of its Legendary 50 Albums campaign, the theme this time is Solo Debut Albums, and the campaign will run for two weeks, covering most of the World, excluding the US and Japan.
Check your local iTunes store for the special offer, which starts today (February 6th) in Germany/Switzerland/Austria, as well as Australia and New Zealand, and launches on February 9th in all other participating markets. It lasts for two weeks.