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The five best releases to grab for Record Store Day Black Friday 2021

Debuting in 2010, the Record Store Day Black Friday event has brought some of the rarest vinyl releases. This year is no different with a plethora of releases for every music fan. We look at five releases worth getting during this year’s installment. More information on Record Store Day can be found here.

John Carpenter - Ghosts of Mars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Format: LP
Label: Varese Sarabande
Quantity: 2200

In celebration of Ghosts of Mars 20th anniversary, fans can grab its soundtrack on Red Planet vinyl. For the soundtrack, director John Carpenter enlisted the help of Steve Vai, Anthrax, Buckethead, and Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck.

The Munsters - At Home With The Munsters
Format: LP
Label: BMG
Quantity: 3000

1964's At Home With The Munsters gets the special RSD treatment on exclusive blue vinyl. The release features original tunes and stories from the cast members.

Weird Al Yankovic & Osaka Popstar - Beat on The Brat (Maxi Single)
Format: 12" Vinyl
Label: Demented Punk
Quantity: 2500

Weird Al Yankovic and Osaka Popstar's collaborative cover of The Ramones "Beat on the Brat" gets a special maxi-single. Aside from the cover, this release includes live versions of the song from both Yankovic and Osaka Popstar as well as live covers of The Ramones' hits "I Wanna Be Sedated" by Yankovic and "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "The KKK Took My Baby Away" from Osaka Popstar.

King's X - Please Come Home… Mr. Bulbous
Format: LP
Label: Svart Records
Quantity: 2000

King's X's 2000 studio album Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous arrives on vinyl for the first time for RSD in a yellow variant. Next year, the band will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a slew of shows across the United States.

Billie Eilish - No Time To Die
Format: 7" Vinyl
Label: IGA
Quantity: 15000

Billie Eilish's live version of "No Time To Die" from the Brit Awards will arrive on vinyl alongside a previously unreleased demo of the tune. "No Time To Die," which is the theme song of the James Bond film of the same name, became the first song to top the U.K. charts by an artist born in the 21st century.