XPN Releasing Lmited 'Homegrown Original' Album For Record Store Day

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia's premier public radio station 88.5 WXPN is offering up a special album full of Philly musicians and bands in celebration of Record Store Day.

"Homegrown Originals Volume 3: is a limited-edition vinyl album featuring exclusive live recordings by Philadelphia-area artists.

Only 500 copies have been produced, and they will be sold exclusively at a handful of regional record stores on Saturday, which is record store day.

Below are stores where you can pick up the album in vinyl:

• Main Street Music — 444 Main St, Philadelphia, PA 19127
• Repo Records — 506 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
• Siren Records — 25 E State St, Doylestown, PA 18901
• Newtown Book & Record Exchange — 102 S State St, Newtown, PA 18940
• Forever Changes — 10 S Main St, Phoenixville, PA 19460
• Tunes — 910 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd, Voorhees Township, NJ 08043
• Compact Disc Center — 1365 Easton Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18018
• Iko’s Music Trade — 2300 E Market St, York, PA 17402
• A Day In The Life — 24A W Walnut St, Lancaster, PA 17603
• Sky Valley Records — 618 S White Horse Pike, Somerdale, NJ 08083
• Princeton Record Exchange — 20 S Tulane St, Princeton, NJ 08542
• Greatest Hits — 21 S Jackson St, Media, PA 19063

The tracks on Volume 3 were captured by WXPN at its signature live-music events, including Free At Noon, Key Studio Sessions, World Cafe, and the XPoNential Music Festival.

Below is the track listing for the album:

Side A

• Mannequin Pussy – I Don’t Know You
• Florry – Drunk and High
• Carly Cosgrove – Fluff My Pillow
• Eliza Hardy Jones – This Is The Year
• Ron and The Hip Tones - Do What I Wanna Do
• Zinadelphia - Love Over Glory

Side B

• Dr. Dog – Fine White Lies
• Owen Stewart – Heel Dragger
• Cadre Noir – Endlessness
• Khalil Amaru – Dear June (WXPN 24-Hour Song Challenge Winner in 2024)

To mark the occasion, WXPN will host Homegrown Live, a special free concert event featuring performances by dd Toby Leaman Trio, Eliza Hardy Jones, and Cadre Noir, at 7:30 p.m. on April 16 at The Lounge at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Reserve your spot here.

"The Philadelphia music scene gave us another incredible year of new music, and it’s been a thrill to document it at WXPN," John Vettese, WXPN on-air host and producer of The Local Show, said. "This compilation brings together the best of the best — a cross-section of genres and generations. It’s a snapshot of the sounds shaping Philly right now, and I can’t wait to drop the needle on it."