Record Store Day Black Friday—an extension of the annual celebration of independent music shops that has since turned into a bloated, navel-gazing mess hurting the exact stores it claims to support—is once again returning on November 27. RSD was founded in 2008 as a way to help drive customers to then-struggling indie retailers (and entice vinyl-loving cranks like myself), but in recent years has become a clearinghouse for increasingly ridiculous rarities; some notable stores have even refused to participate over profitability and distribution concerns. While the 2027 edition likely won’t solve the well-documented issues the event continues to face, there are still gems worth braving a horde of Sombr fans to purchase. Below, the Pitchfork staff has compiled a list of the best ones amid the nuclear-grade cringe:

• David Axelrod: David Axelrod
• Frank Black: Teenager Of The Year
• Pi'erre Bourne: The Life of Pi'erre 4
• Fischerspooner: #1
• Funkadelic: Live at Meadowbrook 1971
• Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Advent Calendar Edition)
• Carly Rae Jepsen: Day and Night (Continued)
• Lil Wayne: No Ceilings
• Joni Mitchell: Live at Carnegie Hall - 1972
• Stevie Nicks: Bella Donna
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live at Tower Theater Philly 1975
• Masayoshi Takanaka: Super Selection
• Tom Verlaine: Live in NYC 1996 - 2006
• Ween: Shinola, Vol. 2
• Bill Withers: Bill Withers in Concert - Live at the BBC, 1974