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Lovers of vinyl records looking for some nostalgia and good music are gearing up for National Record Store Day.<\/p>\n
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When independent record stores open their doors on Saturday, April 18, for the annual Record Store Day<\/a> event, a smorgasbord of musical treats will await vinyl shoppers.<\/p>\n More than 3,000 record shops from across the United States and the world will have copies from some of roughly 380 special releases \u2013 most on vinyl LPs \u2013 available for purchase in limited quantities. (See the complete list of new releases\u00a0here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Many stores have special events, too. To find a store near you, go to\u00a0the Record Store Day website<\/a>. For instance, New York City’s Rough Trade Records<\/a> will host a daylong event with live performances at Rockefeller Center.<\/p>\n New Grateful Dead streaming service has expanding vault of live shows<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Violet Grohl, the daughter of Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl, is releasing her first physical piece of music, a 7-inch single, on Record Store Day in advance of her debut album, “Be Sweet To Me,” which is due to be released May 29. She will perform at\u00a0Fingerprints Records in Long Beach, California<\/a>, as part of Record Store Day festivities.<\/p>\n Ron Blair, bassist for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, will be at Lou’s Records in Encinitas, California<\/a> on April 18 to meet shoppers and sign copies of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ “July 16, 1978 \u2013 Paradise Theater, Boston, MA,” a live performance being released by The Tom Petty Estate.<\/p>\n These two releases “stand out for me, because they represent two different aspects of the Record Store Day list \u2013 brand new music and special musical moments from the past,” said Carrie Colliton, who\u00a0co-founded Record Store Day<\/a>\u00a0along with Michael Kurtz, in an email interview with USA TODAY.<\/p>\n Here are more Record Store Day recommendations.<\/p>\n Folk band Caamp celebrates the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with this expanded two-disc remastered version of the album, which includes three unreleased demos and four live tracks along with the album’s original tracks.<\/p>\n The Cars are celebrating essential album “Heartbeat City” this Record Store Day with a new release of live performances from 1984. “Heartbeat City Live” features six singles \u2013 including \u201cDrive,\u201d \u201cYou Might Think,\u201d and \u201cMagic” \u2013 along with other live performances from a 1984 recording at The Summit in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n This isn’t the first time the live performances have been released. The performances were initially released on VHS and Laserdisc as “The Cars \u2013 Live 1984-1985” and appeared on “Heartbeat City (Deluxe Edition)” on CD.<\/p>\n Charli XCX will return to the Record Store Day scene in 2026 with her release of song “party 4 u” as a 7-inch single on clear vinyl.<\/p>\n This 7-inch single includes live versions of \u201cBitin\u2019 List\u201d and \u201cDirty Ought Trill\u201d from the country superstar’s album “Snipe Hunter.”<\/a><\/p>\n Four LPs will feature performances from three French dates, including one of the quartet\u2019s only two live performances of the “A Love Supreme” suite.<\/p>\n This 75th anniversary edition of Miles Davis\u2019 1951 solo debut is presented in its original Prestige Records 10-inch vinyl format.<\/p>\n Recent Best New Artist Grammy Award winner Olivia Dean<\/a> will have a short showcase of her live radio performance on this 7-inch vinyl containing two songs.<\/p>\n No, it’s not connected to the Coen Brothers’ best picture. It’s the unexpected collaboration between Chuck D and The Doors’ John Densmore \u2013 who got paired up on a Record Store Day panel in 2014 and decided to make some music together. The rock drummer said<\/a> he got a note from the Public Enemy rapper, saying, \u201cYou\u2019ve got the beats, I\u2019ve got the rhymes, let\u2019s make doPE.\u201d The enlightening project’s first track, “Every Tick Tick Tick,” is the Record Store Day Song of the Year.<\/p>\n Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” is synonymous with its iconic groundbreaking music video, and now fans can see moments from that video on this 12-inch zoetrope picture disc reissued as a Record Store Day exclusive for the song’s 40th anniversary.<\/p>\n Dogfish Head and Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux teamed up again for a special Record Store Day release with live performances of songs from throughout the band’s career, including “Samson and Delilah” and “Cold Rain and Snow.”<\/p>\n The brewery also has limited edition Official Beer of Record Store Day posters created by artist\u00a0Dylan Goldberger<\/a> available at participating record stores.<\/p>\n Thirsty? Dogfish Head’s 2026 release Grateful Dead Citrus Daydream Lager<\/a> is in stores, alongside last year’s\u00a0Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n This baby blue 7-inch disc has a song originally recorded for her 2019 album “Dedicated” and a disco ball etching on Side B.<\/p>\n Fans of global girl group KATSEYE can try to secure the group’s new EP featuring never-before-released tour arrangements and a cappella versions of fan favorite tracks “Touch” and “Gabriela.” The songs are pressed on a limited-edition pink and red reversible splatter 12-inch vinyl, etched with the KATSEYE logo.<\/p>\n Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey is bringing fans back to her “A Matter of Time North American Tour” with this year’s Record Store Day release.<\/p>\n Pressed on “Big Apple Red”-colored vinyl, the two LP live record captures the two nights she sold out at Madison Square Garden in October 2025. The exclusive also comes with “a booklet and never-before-seen drafts of the tour production and inspiration behind the tour creative,”\u00a0according to its description<\/a>.<\/p>\n The jazz vocalist’s 1957 classic album in mono and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. The band consists of drummer (and eventual husband) Max Roach, Sonny Rollins (saxophone), Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Wynton Kelly (piano), and Paul Chambers (bass).<\/p>\n This special limited edition of Mitchell’s 1972 album, issued on rose-colored vinyl, is reissued for the first time with art she created for the cover, which was vetoed by label exec David Geffen at the time.<\/p>\n The band’s 2005 debut album comes with a bonus vinyl LP, the first vinyl release of the rare 2006 “The Summer Tic” EP.<\/p>\n The Stockton, California band’s 1991 EP gets its first repressing ever, on white vinyl.<\/p>\n This legendary bootleg recording, newly restored and remastered by acclaimed producer and musician Steven Wilson, gets its first release in a 4-clear vinyl LP set and 2-CD set. Recorded during the band\u2019s 1975 Wish You Were Here Tour, the set list includes “Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety and songs “Raving and Drooling” and “You\u2019ve Got To Be Crazy,” which would eventually become “Sheep” and “Dogs” on 1977’s “Animals” album.<\/p>\n This 12-inch vinyl LP has four new studio recordings made by the former Led Zeppelin front man with singer Suzi Dian and a band of English musicians.<\/p>\n This homecoming show at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival, captured on five vinyl LPs, runs three hours and includes early tracks such as “The E Street Shuffle,” \u201cFourth of July, Asbury Park (Sandy),” and “Growin’ Up” as well as hits like “Dancing in the Dark” and “Hungry Heart.” It arrives on CD on May 29<\/a>.<\/p>\n The band’s first official live album, originally released in 1995, gets its vinyl debut on two 180-gram LPs. Songs include “Aja,” “Reelin’ In the Years,” and “Kid Charlemagne.”<\/p>\n Get ready to battle with the Swifties for new product. Taylor Swift is once again releasing a Record Store Day exclusive release, this time featuring song “Elizabeth Taylor” off her newest album, “Life of a Showgirl,”<\/a> and an alternative recording of the song, “Elizabeth Taylor (So Glamorous Cabaret Version),” on the B side.<\/p>\n The 7-inch record comes with collectible cover artwork and is pressed on a purple, black, and shimmery gold vinyl called the “Cry My Eyes Violet Glitter Vinyl” on the\u00a0Record Store Day website<\/a>.<\/p>\n These rediscovered recordings of Weezer’s first studio sessions would eventually lead to the band’s record contract and “Blue” album. The special release was remixed from tape to vinyl in an analog process and features the raw recordings of songs like “Say It Ain’t So” and “Undone \u2013 The Sweater Song.”<\/p>\n This 2-LP release features live performancesnrecorded during NBC\u2019s television event, “Wicked: One Wonderful Night,”<\/a> with “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good” cast members, including Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode and more.<\/p>\n The album is pressed on splatter color vinyl with unique cover art,\u00a0according to the Record Store Day website<\/a>. Videos and unboxings of the record show pink and green discs, \u00e0 la Glinda and Elphaba. The album is also available to stream.<\/p>\n This 2-LP set on clear vinyl, which includes an exclusive lyric poster in a gatefold jacket, captures performances on the 2025 \u201cLove Earth\u201d Tour from the Glastonbury Festival, London\u2019s Hyde Park and the Montreux Jazz Festival. The 13 tracks include new song “Big Crime” and \u201cSilver Eagle,\u201d along with classics such as \u201cHarvest Moon,\u201d \u201cLike A Hurricane,\u201d \u201cCortez The Killer,\u201d and \u201cVampire Blues.” The set comes to CD and digital on April 24.<\/p>\n This story has been updated with new information.<\/em><\/p>\n Kate Perez and Mike Snider cover national trends and breaking news for USA TODAY. You can reach them at kperez@usatodayco.com or on X @katecperez_<\/em> & on Threads (mikegsnider<\/em><\/a>), Bluesky (@mikegsnider.bsky.social<\/em><\/a><\/em>), X (@mikesnider<\/em><\/a><\/em>) and email him at msnider@usatoday.com.<\/em><\/p>\nCaamp \u2013 ‘Caamp 10th Anniversary Edition’<\/h2>\n
The Cars \u2013 ‘Heartbeat City Live’<\/h2>\n
Charli XCX \u2013 ‘party 4 u’<\/h2>\n
Tyler Childers \u2013 ‘Live from Dinosaur World’<\/h2>\n
John Coltrane Quartet \u2013 ‘France 1965: The Complete Concerts’<\/h2>\n
Miles Davis \u2013 ‘The New Sounds’<\/h2>\n
Olivia Dean \u2013 ‘BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge’<\/h2>\n
Dope \u2013 ‘No Country for Old Men’<\/h2>\n
Peter Gabriel \u2013 ‘Sledgehammer’ zoetrope picture disc<\/h2>\n
Grateful Dead \u2013 ‘On A Back Porch Vol. 3’<\/h2>\n
Carly Rae Jepsen \u2013 ‘Disco Darling’ Record Store Day exclusive<\/h2>\n
KATSEYE: ‘Touch\/Gabriela \u2013 Tour Arrangements & Acapella Versions’<\/h2>\n
Laufey \u2013 ‘A Matter of Time: Live at Madison Square Garden’<\/h2>\n
Abbey Lincoln \u2013 ‘That\u2019s Him!’<\/h2>\n
Joni Mitchell\u2019s \u2013 ‘For The Roses’<\/h2>\n
Paramore \u2013 ‘All We Know is Falling (Deluxe)’<\/h2>\n
Pavement \u2013 ‘Perfect Sound Forever’<\/h2>\n
Pink Floyd \u2013 ‘Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975’<\/h2>\n
Robert Plant \u2013 ‘Saving Grace: All that Glitters’<\/h2>\n
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band \u2013 ‘Live from Asbury Park 2024’<\/h2>\n
Steely Dan \u2013 ‘Alive in America’ gets Record Store Day vinyl<\/h2>\n
Taylor Swift<\/a> \u2013 ‘Elizabeth Taylor 7-inch Vinyl Single’<\/h2>\n
Weezer \u2013 ‘1192’<\/h2>\n
Ariana Grande\/Cynthia Erivo \u2013 ‘Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Live) \u2013 The Soundtrack’<\/h2>\n
Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts \u2013 \u2019As Time Explodes’<\/h2>\n