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Eats Everything Wishes Record Store Day Was "Less Contrived"

Has Record Store Day's commercialization gone too far?

Ten years later, Record Store Day inspires more confusion, love and anger than nearly any other day celebrating music.

Just ask Eats Everything.

The prolific DJ and producer took to his Twitter to examine the event in its current state.

"I think it's great that people want to own music physically mind you. Really great, regardless of genre," the he tweeted. "Just wish it was less contrived."

In particular, he retweeted an image from Shadow Dancer that showed a "Record Store Day exclusive" of Toto's "Africa." The record was die-cut in the shape of the continent, with a picture of actress Rosanna Arquette on the B-side.

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"No need," wrote Shadow Dancer on the original image caption.

Eats Everything added his two cents, writing, "Sadly, this is the reason vinyl sales are so high. Not bc more people are buying "dance music" but bigwigs cashing in on shit like this."

And it's true. Record Store Day has become a global phenomenon producing massive sales numbers for record labels. But it's also created a frenzy for the latest and most exclusive releases. As NME reported earlier today, some exclusive releases from artists including David Bowie, Price, and The Cure have already been listed on eBay for more than £200.

Still, Eats Everything made a point to mention that he wasn't dissing the event.

As Record Store Day continues to grow, we anticipate more questions and concerns to rise, not less. Yesterday, we asked why so many people care about Record Store Day.