Coachella has announced a new pop-up record store for its festival this year dubbed Record Safari. The fully air-conditioned on-site space is said to house over 25,000 new and used records.
In the announcement video, the team teases a number of highly-coveted records across a wide spectrum of genres and eras including Heaven to a Tortured Mind by Yves Tumor, Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood, Post by Björk, 99.9% by Kaytranada, Parallel Lines by Blondie, and Demon Days by Gorillaz. However, what stood out most to fans was the appearance of Frank Ocean‘s Black Friday Edition Blonde vinyl.
The ultra-rare vinyl was available for just 24 hours on November 25 via Frank Ocean’s temporary Boys Don’t Cry website. Currently selling for upwards of $1000 USD on secondary markets, initial releases were said to include a Black Friday sticker on the shrinkwrap and a gatefold sleeve. Tracks on the album include all-time classics such as “Close to You,” “White Ferrari,” and Seigfried.”
Coachella’s Record Safari is expected to run across both weekends from April 14 to 23.
Take home that new favorite ? Record Safari’s got over 25,000 new and used records at the air-conditioned, on-site record store. Stash your goods at the shop until you head home for the weekend. pic.twitter.com/IQOjUbtxbg
— Coachella (@coachella) April 5, 2023
In other news, Questlove is auctioning off records from his personal collection.
