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Craft Recordings offers an exclusive lineup of nine limited-edition vinyl releases for Record Store Day Black Friday 2025, showcasing diverse genres and unique packaging.
Highlights include the Vince Guaraldi Trio's *A Charlie Brown Christmas* in a Pop-Up Edition, limited to 6,500 copies, and Ray Barretto's *Together* on 180-gram vinyl, limited to 2,000 copies.
Releases feature distinctive vinyl designs, such as the metallic silver pressing of Creed's *Live in San Antonio* and the "Green Thunder" vinyl for *Jazz Dispensary: Green Bullets*.
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