Record Store Day 2018 Highlight: Madonna

Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, takes a look at Madonna’s career defining Record Store Day releases

Madonna has been wowing audiences for nearly 35 years, keeping the music industry on its toes with every successive release. This Record Store Day, the world will be reminded of where the iconic singer came from with two breakout releases that show who she is as an artist.

Released in 1982, Madonna’s self-titled debut album became an instant hit all over the world. Spawning an impressive five hits (“Lucky Star,” “Borderline,” “Holiday,” “Burning Up” and “Everybody”) from the eight-track album, her voice and compositions stood out from all the other pop music of the era. Fans will once again get to experience the wonder of the singer’s first album, as Sire Records will be reissuing a rare Japanese picture disc of it for Record Store Day. According to the event’s website, the album and its packaging will be “faithfully replicated with original lilac card insert, fold-out page Japanese biography / lyric insert & clear PVC outer with the pink heart-shaped obi-sticker featuring the original Japanese text.” This will be a very limited release, as only 5300 copies will be available in the United States out of a run of 14,000 being pressed for Record Store Day.

Never one to shy away from new technology, Madonna became one of the first artists to embrace remix culture. In 1987, the singer released her first remix album, ‘You Can Dance.’ The album featured new mixes of several of her hits, including “Holiday,” “Into the Groove,” “Everybody,” “Spotlight” and more. Out of print for more than three decades, Sire Records will be releasing a limited edition version of the album for Record Store Day. Pressed on red vinyl, the album comes with a poster and will be packaged in with an obi strip, a la the original European release. Only 4350 copies of the album will be available in the United States out of a total 12,000 being pressed for Record Store Day.

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Celebrate Record Store Day 2018 at Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s favorite new independent record shop, this Saturday! The store will be opening at 8 AM with exclusives from Madonna and more. Then while you’re here, check out the rest of our newly revamped store! Find thousands of titles on new and used vinyl, CD and cassette, as well as music DVDs and memorabilia.Can't make it to the store? Check us out online at vinylbay777.com! From rare and hard-to-find albums to classics, you never know what you might find at Vinyl Bay 777.