Record Store Day is back for the 15th time, with hundreds of exclusive releases including records from the artists such as Blur, David Bowie, Taylor Swift, Elvis Presley, Bring Me The Horizon, The Rolling Stones, Sam Fender, Blondie and many more. Returning on April 23rd, RSD we will see see not only vinyl but CD and cassette releases sold exclusively through independent record shops with over 260 stores from every corner of the UK and thousands around the world taking part in the celebrations.
There will also be a follow up drops date on June 18th, that will serve as a street date safety net for titles that are part of the Record Store Day celebration that may be unable to make it into stores on April 23rd. You can see below an example of what’s on offer with a special black and White splatter double LP of ‘The Best Of Bring Me The Horizon 2004 – 2013′ just one of a number of exciting releases.
Mina Koroma, a store manager at Liverpool’s Jacaranda Records as quoted in NME said of the event “We can’t wait to see Record Store Day back in full force at Jacaranda Records. Our community of musicians, DJs and record fans thrives on getting together to share ideas and experiences. RSD is always a great chance to do that, especially at such a challenging time for shops like ours. We’re excited for scenes all over the UK to keep growing their collections and adding to their fond memories of times spent at record stores.”
Last month, Taylor Swift was also announced as the first global ambassador of Record store Day 2022 saying “I’m very proud to be this year’s Ambassador for Record Store Day. The places where we go to browse and explore and discover music new and old have always been sacred to me. Record stores are so important because they help to perpetuate and foster music-loving as a passion. They create settings for live events. They employ people who adore music thoroughly and purely.”
Swift also acknowledged the “rough few years” that independent record shops have faced due to the COVID pandemic, stating: “We need to support these small businesses more now than ever to make sure they can stay alive, stay eccentric, and stay individual.”
This announcement follows on from the recent report from Entertainment Retailers Association’s that showed after 14 years of consecutive growth at a rate of 23 per cent year on year vinyl sales in the UK are at their highest level in over 30 years. No records are available online via Pre-order but you can use the Participating Store Search to find a store near you and find out what they stock and how they are participating as well as view the full list of releases here.
