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Slim Dunlap: "The Old New Me" and "Times Like This" double-LP vinyl. The '90s songs covered by the likes of Jeff Tweedy, Lucinda Williams and Dunlap's old bandmates the Replacements for the "Songs for Slim" benefit series can be heard by their one-of-a-kind originator for the first time on vinyl.
Eyedea & Abilities: "E&A" picturedisc vinyl. A classic Twin Cities hip-hop album gets a fresh, colorful update.
Elvis Presley: "My Happiness"/"That's When Your Heartache Begins" 10-inch. The King's first-ever recording, an acetate bought at auction by Jack White and issued via his Third Man Records.
Metallica: "No Life Till Leather" cassette. The metal gods' 1982 demo tape issued exactly as it was then.
J Dilla: Fans of the late Detroit rap hero can get one 7-inch single shaped like a police badge and another with an unreleased track.
Run the Jewels: "Bust No Moves" 10-inch. Features four outtakes from the duo's two albums.
Syd Barrett/R.E.M.: A colored 7-inch with Syd's original "Dark Globe" and R.E.M.'s gorgeous 1989 remake of it.
Tegan and Sara: "Live at Zia Records" 10-inch. A 2013 mini-set by the sister act at a Phoenix store.
Foo Fighters: "Songs From the Laundry Room" 10-inch. With Dave Grohl acting as this year's official RSD ambassador, his band dusted off some outtakes and a cover of "Kids in America."
The Replacements: "Alex Chilton" 10-inch disc. The vinyl reissue of their four-song 1987 single with "Nightclub Jitters" and two B-sides for 'Mats nerds only (of which there are many).
Chris Riemenschneider
