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Record Store Day is back and, as usual, it’s shaping up to be a big one for vinyl heads and anyone who still likes the idea of digging through crates instead of clicking “add to cart.”
It falls on April 18 this year, so there’s plenty of time to prepare.
If you’ve never done it before, the concept’s simple: one day, hundreds of exclusive and limited releases hit independent record stores all at once.
Some are reissues, some are weird one-offs, and some are legitimately essential. Most of them don’t stick around long.
That’s why people line up early. Not only because it’s trendy to do so, but because if you want something specific, you kind of have to. By the time doors open, there’s already a game plan in place.
The stores themselves lean into it, too. Early hours, giveaways, sometimes live sets if you hit the right spot.
Locally, Vinyl Revival and Rock N’ Roll Knife Fight in Lansdowne, The Rock Shop in King of Prussia, Electric Avenue in West Chester, and Vertigo Music in Reading are just some of the spots looking to turn a regular Saturday into something that actually feels like an event instead of just another errand.
If you want to map it out ahead of time, the full list of 2026 releases and participating shops is up at recordstoreday.com.
And here in this space, over the two weeks, we’ll be looking at some of the titles worth circling, be it rock, jazz, hip-hop, metal and the more left-field stuff that tends to sneak up and become the thing everyone’s hunting for.
Following up on last year’s initial “Work in Progress,” this edition presents newly unearthed material from The Doors’ early 1967 album sessions, featuring rough mixes without final overdubs on side one and previously unreleased outtakes of “When the Music’s Over” on side two. The LP is pressed on transparent turquoise vinyl, with a poster included, and limited to 7,830 copies.
This is the 75th anniversary pressing of Miles Davis’ debut as a leader and his first release for Prestige Records. Featuring standards like “Conception” and “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” plus his original composition “Dig,” which would soon become a jazz standard, the 10-inch pressing features all-analog mastering from the original mono tapes and is limited to 2,000 copies.
Originally released in 2001, this collection from The Cure fast became one of their biggest-selling albums, featuring four UK Top 10 hit singles and four UK Top 20 singles. Curated and remastered by frontman Robert Smith for this 25th anniversary Record Store Day 2026 exclusive, it’s available on two-LP sustainable silver bio vinyl for the first time and limited to 7,300 copies.
Across three LPs, this set documents an essential blues artist whose ferocious guitar tone, commanding singing, and genre-ridging vision helped reshape modern blues and rock. It features King live before more than 50,000 fans in October 1975, the final full year of his life. The deluxe package, limited to 2,050 copies, features appreciations from his daughter, Wanda King, as well as ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, plus liner notes by author Cary Baker.
In celebration of the band’s 30th anniversary, Third Eye Blind is releasing a collection of rare and unreleased material from the vaults on translucent emerald vinyl, limited to 3,090 copies. The collection includes alternate versions of the smash hit “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Motorcycle Drive By,” and more.
Released in 1986, “Seventh Star” was the 12th studio album from Black Sabbath but was intended to be a solo release by Tony Iommi, who was the sole original member left in the band at that point. The first of three collaborations between the guitarist and former Deep Purple and Trapeze vocalist Glenn Hughes, the record featured the single “No Stranger to Love.” Pressed on red and black splatter vinyl and limited to 5,400 copies, this newly remastered edition also includes the single remix version of “No Stranger to Love.”
The second Misfits release in the post-Danzig era, with Michale Graves as frontman, “Famous Monsters” was originally released in 1999. Long out of print, it features the tracks “Saturday Night,” “Scream!” and “Helena,” and is pressed on purple and green splatter vinyl, limited to 4,000 copies.
This two-LP set features spellbinding, intimate music from a 1965 performance showcasing the legendary pianist’s trio with bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker, which aired on the British TV program “Jazz 625,” hosted by English trumpet player Humphrey Lyttelton. Limited to 3,500 copies, it includes liner notes by Evans scholar Marc Myers as well as an interview with Israels, who told Myers, “Yes, we were damn near perfect at the BBC.”
Formed by former London Suede collaborators Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler, The Tears released “Here Come the Tears” in 2005 to widespread acclaim. The album features sweeping arrangements, vibrant lyricism, and politically charged singles like “Refugees,” alongside fan favorites such as the U.K. Top 25 hit “Lovers” and “Apollo 13.” This edition, limited to 1,350 copies, marks the first-ever vinyl reissue of the record and is pressed on ultra-clear vinyl.
This LP was curated from the legendary Westbound Records catalog by participating Record Store Day stores, marking the third installment in the ongoing “Westbound Records Curated by Record Store Day” series. Volume 3 features essential tracks and rarities, originally issued as 45 rpm singles by the Detroit label, handpicked by the dedicated record store community that keeps this music alive.
To contact music columnist Michael Christopher, send an email to rockmusicmenu@gmail.com. Also, check out his website at thechroniclesofmc.com.
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