Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 is nearly here, and yes—we’ve already covered the global angle from both the U.S. and the Netherlands on RSD earlier in the year. Now Craft Recordings has officially dropped their lineup, and it’s nine exclusives deep. Frankly, nobody should be surprised—Craft has already run away with the “Best Reissues of 2025” crown thanks to their nonstop OJC and Bluesville series, which have been nothing short of superb.
The RSD Black Friday drop on November 28 is set to bring holiday jazz staples, salsa firestarters, punk essentials, and soundtrack treasures to indie bins nationwide. And really—who doesn’t want to stand in line the morning after Thanksgiving, freezing in the cold rain, waiting for the two copies your local shop probably managed to snag? That’s the ritual. That’s the fun. And this year, Craft makes it worth it.
Craft Recordings RSD Black Friday 2025 Lineup
This year’s Craft Recordings RSD Black Friday lineup hits every corner of the crate—from metallic-silver arena rock to candy-pink heartache, salsa firestorms, sunshine pop, and even SpongeBob on a Coppertone throwback picture disc. Here’s what’s waiting November 28:
Vince Guaraldi Trio — A Charlie Brown Christmas (Pop-Up Edition) (1-LP with Pop-Up Gatefold)
Still the most beloved holiday jazz record ever, still the easiest way to trick your kids into listening to swing, and still selling like Santa’s got a cut of the royalties. For the 75th anniversary of PEANUTS and the 60th anniversary of the TV special, Craft drops a gatefold with a literal pop-up of Charlie, Snoopy, and the gang belting it out around the tree. The score—anchored by “Linus and Lucy” and “Christmas Time Is Here”—remains the gateway drug to jazz for generations. Limited to 6,500 copies worldwide. And yes, it’s already RIAA 5x Platinum. Good luck finding a Christmas record with more legs.
Various Artists — Jazz Dispensary: Green Bullets (1-LP, “Green Thunder” Vinyl)
Gas, grass, or jazz—pay up. Green Bullets plays like the soundtrack to a 1970s B-movie heist gone sideways, except every car chase cue is a funk monster. Dizzy Gillespie turns up the brass heat, Isaac Hayes Movement slinks into swagger, Mongo Santamaría sneaks in a Latin-funk detour, and deep-crate names like Blue Aquarius and Catalyst keep the tires spinning. Audiophile mastering, neon-green wax, limited to 5,800 copies. Jazz for people who like their grooves dirty and their needle redlined.
Creed — Live in San Antonio (2-LP, Metallic Silver Vinyl)
November 14, 1999—Scott Stapp still had pipes, Mark Tremonti still had riffs, and a Texas coliseum crowd lost its collective mind. Captured from the soundboard, remastered, and pressed on metallic silver, this set is Creed at peak radio-rock power: “Are You Ready?,” “Higher,” “With Arms Wide Open,” plus enough Human Clay swagger to choke a stadium. Limited to 4,800 copies worldwide. Roll your eyes all you want—these guys sold 28 million records and you still know every hook.
Various Artists — Flowers in the Afternoon: Late-1960s Sunshine (1-LP, “Sunshine” Orange Translucent Vinyl)
The third chapter in Craft’s psych/garage RSD saga (Poppies and Double Whammy came first) turns the spotlight on sunshine pop—the genre that made heartbreak sound like a Coca-Cola commercial. Alec Palao digs up chiming guitars, orchestral flourishes, and two unreleased gems to remind you how much treacle radio could pump into your ears in ’69. Mimi Fariña leads the recognizable names; The Honey Jug and This Generation are the “who the hell are they?” but trust the historian—they fit. Pressed on “Sunshine” orange vinyl, limited to 3,300 copies worldwide.
Jonathan Richman — You Must Ask the Heart (1-LP, “Candy-Heart Pink” Vinyl)
The most guileless romantic in rock dropped this wide-eyed gem in 1995, and it took 30 years for someone to finally cut it to wax. Featuring “Vampire Girl” and the bittersweet “Let Her Go Into the Darkness,” this is Richman at his most open-chested and tuneful. Remastered from the source by Jeff Powell and pressed on candy-pink vinyl. Limited to 3,700 copies. Consider it a living-room serenade with just enough awkward charm to make you fall in love all over again—and not one song about Travis Kelce!
Various Artists — Punk Goes Acoustic (1-LP, Translucent “Lemonade” Vinyl)
Fearless Records’ Punk Goes series jumped the shark about a dozen volumes ago, but this 2003 entry actually mattered: the bands played their own songs, stripped of distortion. Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, Yellowcard, Rise Against, and Finch trade amps for acoustics, proving the choruses weren’t just mall-emo filler. First time on vinyl, translucent “Lemonade” pressing, limited to 2,000. Emo kids now pushing 40: this one’s for you.
Ray Barretto — Together (1-LP, 180-gram)
1969 New York, sweaty clubs, and Ray Barretto’s band locking into salsa, Latin jazz, boogaloo, and Afro-Cuban fire like it was the city’s lifeblood. “Vive y vacila,” “Tin Tin Deo,” and the hard-charging title track are here, AAA cut from the original masters, pressed on heavy black vinyl. Limited to 2,000 worldwide. If this one doesn’t get your floor moving, check for a pulse.
Alan Silvestri — The Back to the Future Trilogy (1-LP, “Doc Brown” Vinyl)
Forty years since Marty McFly took the DeLorean out for a spin, Silvestri’s scores remain among the most instantly recognizable in film. This RSD set collects highlights from all three movies—the triumphant theme, the turbo-charged future cues, the Western detour of Part III—plus never-before-published Drew Struzan poster art. Pressed on “Doc Brown” color vinyl, limited to 3,900. Great Scott indeed.
John Debney — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (1-LP, Picture Disc)
Because nothing says Record Store Day like a SpongeBob picture disc. John Debney’s 2015 score hits vinyl for the first time to mark its 10th anniversary, plastered across a disc with artwork riffing on the old Coppertone ads. The music itself? Playful orchestral swells and cartoon bombast, fit for chasing Burger Beard and protecting the Krabby Patty formula. Limited to 4,200 worldwide. File under: your kids’ RSD flex.
The Bottom Line
Craft Recordings once again proves they own the reissue game in 2025, and this RSD Black Friday lineup backs it up—spanning holiday jazz, salsa heat, punk nostalgia, and soundtrack flexes. Not everything here is essential (sorry, SpongeBob diehards), but two titles jump out: Ray Barretto’s Together—a AAA salsa/Latin jazz monster that will light up any room—and Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas Pop-Up Edition, because nothing else bridges generations like Charlie Brown and Guaraldi’s evergreen swing.
And yeah, it might not be Tales of a Showgirl, but more like Tales of a Guy Without a Life Standing in Line at 5 A.M. in the Cold Rain After Thanksgiving for Two Copies Your Local Shop Probably Ordered. Taylor Swift fans might have trained for this kind of retail combat, but RSD diehards were there first.
For more information: craftrecordings.com
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