Apr 11

Record Store Day 2013 is quickly approaching! Our orders have started to trickle in…and we are starting to get excited!

We will open at 10 AM on Saturday 4/20. As always, all titles can not be pre-ordered, reserved, held, special ordered, pre-paid, etc. You must come to the store starting on Record Store Day to purchase them. You can purchase as many releases as you want, but we have to limit the quantity of a particular release to ONE per customer (NO EXCEPTIONS!). With the limited nature of these releases, we want to spread the love around to fans, vinyl addicts and music lovers as much as possible. If we catch wind that you are buying to simply flip the items on various online selling sites, you will be asked to leave the store and will not be allowed to make any purchases. As RSD has become more popular over the last few years, these limited releases have become more difficult to get in, but rest assured we will still have A LOT! If you are looking for a particular release, stop in the store or give us a call for any questions!

To give you an idea of how excited we are…this year the Pre-RSD sale will be extended! Starting Friday 4/12 through Friday 4/19 all NEW VINYL will be 15% OFF the lowest marked price! This sale only happens once a year…so stop on by and flip through some records and get a peek at the RSD releases as they arrive!

    Apr 7


    Check out the link below for a full list of Record Store Day events at Rainbow, including a storewide sale, live music from The Spinto Band, hundreds of exclusive releases and a chance to pick up our limited edition Rainbow t-shirt!

    Rainbow Record Store Day Flyer

      Mar 13
      New Releases for March 13, 2012
      Posted by Charlotte in New Releases on 03 13th, 2012| | No Comments »

      Delta Spirit – Delta Spirit

      The Decemberists – We All Raise Our Voices To The Air: Live Songs 4.11.08

      Say Anything – Anarchy, My Dear

      The Ting-Tings – Sounds From Nowheresville

      Lucero – Women & Work

      Next Week:

      The Shins – Port of Morrow

      Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society

      Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s – Rot Gut, Domestic

      Lee Ranaldo – Between The Time and Tides

        Feb 14
        Record Store Day T-Shirt Contest 2012
        Posted by Charlotte in Events, Record Store Day on 02 14th, 2012| | No Comments »


        Record Store Day is creeping up on us once again! After the success of last year’s RSD t-shirt contest, we are happy to announce that we are once again taking submissions for t-shirt designs. The winning design will be printed on a limited edition run of shirts that will be made available for sale on Record Store Day, April 21st. We had some really fantastic designs last year, and we can’t wait to see what you guys will come up with this time around! Submissions are due by March 16th — view the PDF for complete submission information.

        RSD T-Shirt Contest Info

          Dec 26
          Year-End Sale!
          Posted by Charlotte in music, Sales on 12 26th, 2011| | No Comments »

          Starting today, December 26th, all of our used CDs, DVDs, Books and Vinyl are 25% off! We’re trying to make room in our racks for even more great stuff we’ve got stored away. This sale will run through the end of the year, so make sure to stop by and pick up some great deals!

            Oct 26
            Have you checked out our Never-Ending Blue Tag Sale?
            Posted by Charlotte in Free Schwag, music, Sales on 10 26th, 2011| | Comments Off

            Do you like music?

            Yeah?

            Do you like free stuff?

            Oh, yeah?

            Well…you might want to stop in and take a look through our Blue Tag CD Sale. We’ve got a large and ever-expanding selection of catalog and newer albums, all priced $7.99 to $9.99. When you buy any of these blue-tagged CDs, you’ll get one of our nifty stamp cards to keep track of your purchases — once you buy 5, you’ll get any blue-tag CD for free!

              Jul 29
              Birthday Sale!
              Posted by Charlotte in Sales on 07 29th, 2011| | Comments Off

              In celebration of our birthday, Rainbow is having a one day sale next Saturday, August 6th! Our entire selection of used CDs, DVDs, books and vinyl will be 25% off, and because no birthday is official without cake, we’ll have free cupcakes as well (while they last!!). So stop by (we’ll be open 10-8), eat some sweets and browse our seriously stocked selection of used product! Just one thing: no birthday punches.

                May 13
                We’ll Be There….Will You??
                Posted by Charlotte in Events, Vinyl on 05 13th, 2011| | Comments Off

                  Apr 15
                  Record Store Day Weekend – DAY 1
                  Posted by Vinny in Events, Record Store Day, Sales on 04 15th, 2011| | Comments Off

                  Record Store Day Weekend starts TODAY with a sweet little sale! 15% off all NEW Vinyl! 25% off all USED Vinyl, CDs, DVDs, and Books! TODAY ONLY!

                  At 7PM Mean Lady will be performing in the store! They have let us know that their new T-shirts are done and they will have them to sell at the show. Pre-order their new (and first) 7-inch today and it will be a numbered, personalized, signed copy!

                  Most of the RSD releases have arrived (a few stragglers will be arriving today) so if you want to LOOK at something in particular we can pull it out to show it to you. Nothing will be for sale until we open our doors tomorrow morning at 10AM. We can/will not hold ANY release for ANY body.

                    Apr 9
                    Countdown to Record Store Day
                    Posted by Charlotte in Events, Free Schwag, Record Store Day, Sales on 04 9th, 2011| | Comments Off


                    The wait is almost over…Record Store Day is just one week away! We’ve got an entire weekend full of great stuff for you to check out….here’s our schedule so far:

                    FRIDAY APRIL 15th:
                    Stop in and preview Saturday’s releases (the full list is on recordstoreday.com), shop our storewide sale (15% off New vinyl and 25% off all Used product), and come back at 7pm for an instore performance from Mean Lady and pre-order their upcoming 45!

                    SATURDAY APRIL 16th:
                    We’ll be open 10a-8p. All the RSD releases will be for sale, but please keep in mind that this year we have set a limit of ONE of each item per person. Everything will be first come, first serve! Saturday we will also have our limited edition Rainbow Record Store Day T-Shirts for sale! (Scroll down to view the two winning designs)
                    Make sure to stop by Switch to watch the premiere of the Deerhunter 3-D Pitchfork Session and enter to win a pair of Aerial 7 headphones!

                    SUNDAY APRIL 17th:
                    If the weather agrees, we’ll be bringing down 7,500 pieces of vinyl plus tons of CDs and books for our $1 Sidewalk Sale! We’ll keep you posted if we reschedule.

                    It’s going to be a great weekend and we hope you can join us!

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