McGreatDeals in Dana Point is All Set for Saturday's Record Store Day

This Saturday, April 20, is Record Store Day. That means it behooves you to head over to nine-month-old McGreatDeals Records in Dana Point, our local participant in what's become an annual event designed to coax people away from their digital downloading and buy music the way us oldsters did back in the day: Inside a glorious independent record shop where you're forced to interact with real live people standing behind a counter.

To motivate music buyers into parting with their money for this worldwide event, a slew of bands both legendary and obscure are once again releasing highly collectible limited-run pressings (vinyl, in many cases) of their music, including the Rolling Stones, R.E.M. and the Cure, and more contemporary bands like Mumford & Sons and Best Coast.

For the full rundown of what's arriving Saturday, click the PDF file in the box on the right -- though it's important to know that not all stores, including McGreatDeals, will have everything on the list, so it's best to give 'em a call and ask at 949-303-9458. Or hey, just show up Saturday and see what buried treasures you stumble across.

McGreatDeals owner Ian McGregor tells Patch he'll definitely have rare David Bowie seven-inches, as well as collectible Miles Davis and Cypress Hill pressings, to name just a few. He hopes to benefit from the global promotion that first began in 2008.

"They did a mini-Record Store Day on Black Friday in November, and there were about 15 people waiting outside before we opened," says McGregor. "We'll be opening at 9 a.m. and expect to be busy."

McGreatDeals is upstairs at 34102 La Plaza, Unit D, across the way from Hennessey's.

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