These days, iTunes and Spotify are the top music websites making physical music and record stores almost obsolete.

On one special day out of the year, the third Saturday of April, music-savvy listeners celebrate Record Store Day with limited edition releases and exclusive shows.

One of my favorite days of the year where the ambiance is a little different and the shared interests of record lovers infiltrates the air of independent record stores.

Starting in 2007, Record Store Day was a way for independently owned record storeowners to celebrate the uniqueness of record store culture, according to recordstoreday.com.

The game of the day for me is to find my favorite band’s limited edition Record Store Day vinyl to add to my collection.

Before the formation of this special day, vinyl records were on the brink of extinction, but according to billboard.com, Record Store Day spun vinyl records back.

“With the help of Record Store Day, vinyl sales grew 90 percent that year with the largest single-year unit gain until 2013,” according to the article “The true story of how vinyl spun its way back from near-extinction” by Glen Peoples, published on billboard.com.

Although Record Store Day does spike-up business, Alexa Posner, an employee at Record Outlet in Thousand Oaks, says records are something to be celebrated all the time, not just on that one day.

“We always find the time to celebrate records on a daily basis, but it definitely is a busier business day on Record Store Day,” Posner said.

A lot of preparation goes into Record Store Day and Record Outlet is on top of their game for this coming Black Friday Record Store Day.

“We are going to try to make sure we are well stocked and just provide the best records that we can, we try to do that every single day,” said Posner. “It’s Record Store Day everyday here.”

Although Record Store Day is usually held on every third Saturday of April, this year there is a special Black Friday, Record Store Day.

Black Friday Record Store Day is something the official Record Store Day is presenting this year with independent stores that choose to participate in distributing the limited edition releases.

The celebratory spin on the turntable is one I urge for, after finding the records I’m hoping to collect this Record Store Day.

Some notable local record stores who will participating on that day are Record Outlet in Thousand Oaks, Salzer’s in Ventura and Amoeba Music in Los Angeles. A full list can be found at the the official Record Store Day website, recordstoreday.com.

Be sure to check out your favorite, independent record store on Black Friday, Nov. 27 for some interesting limited edition releases, I know I will.