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Resonance Records Transcends The Record Store Day Chase

Wes Montgomery's<em> Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse </em>captures him in full ascendency, on tour in 1966 with pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Ron McClure and drummer Jimmy Cobb.

Record Store Day, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is a consumer ploy in the guise of a cultural event. Or, depending on your vantage, maybe it's the other way around. Whatever the case, record stores across the country and around the world are happily (or gamely) bracing for impact: Record Store Day 2017 falls this Saturday, April 22, with a wave of exclusive releases, in-store appearances and other retail enticements.

Much of the advance publicity around this year's event has revolved around rock royalty: there will be , as well as a 7" of two pre- songs by The Beatles. There are

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