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Time to make a list: Record Store Day 2025 releases have been announced

Record Store Day is almost upon us with this year’s event set for April 12. Big Wreck has been tapped to be the official ambassadors for this year.

Here’s the official list for North America. Note that all stores won’t stock every release, so shop strategically. I’ve pulled out some highlights.

  • A-ha: Hunting High and Low, the 1984 demos (1 x coloured LP)
  • Art Bergman: What Fresh Hell is This? (2 x LP)
  • Big Wreck: Albatross (anniversary edition on 2 x LP)
  • Blur: The Magic Disk (1 x Zoetrope picture disc)
  • David Bowie: Ready, Set, Go! – Live, Riverside Studios ’03 (2 x LP)
  • Collective Soul: Blender (Translucent cobalt LP)
  • The Cure: The Head on the Door (1 x LP picture disc)
  • Eurythmics: Be Your Self Tonight (1 x LP)
  • Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac (1 x LP picture disc)
  • Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem (2 x red vinyl)
  • Jesus and Mary Chain: >45>84>85< (Red and black splatter LP)
  • Geddy Lee: The Lost Demos (12-inch single)
  • Oasis: Time Flies 1994-2009 (4 x LP)
  • Pixies: Bossanova/Trompe Le Monde – Live From Europe 2023 (2 x LP)
  • Stone Temple Pilots, LIve in New Haven 1994 (2 x coloured LP)
  • The Sweet: Desolation Boulevard 50th anniversary (1 x LP)
  • Talking Heads: Live on Tour ’78 (2 x LP)
  • U2: Passengers Original Soundtracks 1 (30th anniversary 2 x LP set)

Again, find the full North American list here. The UK list is here. Participating stores can be found here.

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