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With the big day all but upon us, No Ripcord writers have chosen the pick of the RSD releases to look out for.

Record Store Day certainly attracts a great deal of attention to independent retailers, but is it really fulfilling the aims it originally set itself? And, in a world of store closures and falling physical music sales, is there room for improvement in its approach?

Ahead of the 2013 edition of Record Store Day on April 20, Craig Stevens talks to Ben Hughes, manager at independent music retailers Rise Records.