Barnes & Noble Highlights Exclusive Colors for Vinyl Weekend

Vinyl Weekend is returning to Barnes & Noble Friday, promising limited-edition releases, in-store specials, discounts and giveaways, said the retailer Monday. It began taking preorders for an exclusive color version of the soundtrack for Blinded by the Light, inspired by story, words and music of Bruce Springsteen. Stores and bn.com will offer 10 percent off all vinyl and 30 percent off Crosley turntables and accessories during the weekend, it said. Promoted items, exclusives largely for their vinyl color, include Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual; Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits; Danny Elfman’s Dumbo; Ingrid Michaelson’s Stranger Songs with two bonus tracks; Woodstock Three and Four compilations; best of collections from Roberta Flack, Sonny and Cher, and Dionne Warwick; John Coltrane’s Lush Life, Elvis Presley’s Good Times, the Miles Davis Quintet’s Cookin' and Ringo Starr’s Rotogravure.