Record Store Day 2026 is happening on Saturday, April 18th. The event grows more popular each year, and it can be a challenge for smaller record stores to manage all the new releases. You may even need to pre-order some items.
There are a ton of great albums coming out this year, especially for fans of live recordings. Be prepared – you might find yourself wanting to buy them all when they’re released in mid-April! And chances are, they’ll be worth the splurge.
Certain upcoming releases are going to be huge. For example, Bruce Springsteen’s live album from his 2025 Asbury Park concert will be a five-record set – perfect for a weekend of listening!
All the releases on Record Store Day 2026
To find out what’s available, it’s best to check with your local record store. Keep in mind that some releases are only available in certain areas – the last list below shows examples of these regional releases. You can find a full list of all new releases by clicking here.
If you can’t find certain releases at your local record store, you might still be able to find them online at places like rsdmrkt. Just keep in mind that pre-orders won’t be available there.
Record Store Day exclusives only at indie record stores:
- A-Ha, Analogue 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition(2LP)
- Against Me!, New Wave B-sides(12″ EP)
- Alice Cooper, The Revenge of Alice Cooper: Limited Picture Disc(2LP)
- Bad Brains, Live(LP)
- Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi, Seventh Star(LP)
- The Blasters, Rare Blasts: Studio Outtakes and Movie Music 1979-1985(cobalt blue 5LP edition)
- Brian Wilson, On Tour 1999-2007; Imagination(LPs)
- Bruce Kulick, Transformer(LP)
- Bruce Springsteen, Live From Asbury Park 2024(5LP)
- Bryan Adams, Tough Town(LP)
- Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Lick My Decals Off, Baby: Deluxe Edition(2LP)
- The Cars, Heartbeat City Live(2LP)
- Collective Soul, Touch and Go(LP)
- Crosby Stills and Nash, The Solo Albums(4LP)
- The Cult, Weapon of Choice(LP)
- The Cure, Greatest Hits; Acoustic Hits(2LP sets)
- The Darkness, One Way Ticket to Birmingham: Live at the NEC(2LP)
- David Bowie, Hallo Spaceboy;Excerpts From Outside(LPs)
- The Doors, Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress, Part 2(LP)
- doPE [Doors’ John Densmore and Chuck D], No Country for Old Men
- Foreigner, Foreigner 4 Live Tour 1981-82(2LP)
- George Harrison, Dark Horse: Zoetrope Edition(LP);Extra Texture: Zoetrope Edition(LP)
- Grateful Dead, Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76(5LP); On a Back Porch, Vol. 3(LP)
- The Jesus and Mary Chain, Some Candy Talking(12″ vinyl EP)
- Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Global a Go-Go(2LP)
- John Frusciante, To Only Record Water for Ten Days(2LP)
- Joni Mitchell, For the Roses(LP)
- Judas Priest, Live in Los Angeles ’90(LP)
- Little Feat, Little Feat: Deluxe Edition(2LP)
- Mama Cass, Dream a Little Dream: Expanded Edition(LP)
- Michael Schenker Group, Best of Live MSG: 1980-1984(LP)
- Misfits, Famous Monsters(LP)
- The Modern Lovers, The Modern Lovers(Picture disc LP)
- Motorhead, On Parole: Steve Wilson Remix(LP), The Lost Tapes, Vol. 7: Lemmy’s 50th Birthday, Live in West Hollywood 1995(2LP)
- Motley Crue, Live Wire: 45th Anniversary(12″ vinyl EP)
- Muse, Muscle Museum;Muse(12″ vinyl EPs)
- Neko Case, Cool Boys(7″ vinyl)
- New York Dolls, One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This(2LP)
- Pavement, Perfect Sound Forever(10″ EP)
- Pearl Jam, Pearl Jam React/Respond: Dark Matter Tour(7″ vinyl and book)
- Peter Gabriel, “Sledgehammer” (12″ single)
- Pink Floyd, Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975(4LP or 2CD)
- Pixies, Live in Newport(2LP)Porcupine Tree,We Lost the Skyline(LP)
- The Power Station, Raw Power: Live at the Spectrum, Philadelphia(3LP)
- Ramones, Live in San Francisco(2LP)
- Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Live From Koln 1976(3LP)
- Robert Plant, Saving Grace: All That Glitters(12″ vinyl EP)
- Rod Stewart, Alternate Atlantic Crossing(LP)
- Rolling Stones, Big Hits: High Tide and Green Grass(Japanese import LP); “Get Off of My Cloud,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Play With Fire,” “Heart of Stone,” “Mother’s Little Helper” and “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?” (3″ records)
- Skid Row, Live at the Moscow Music Peace Festival(12″ picture disc)
- Steely Dan, Alive in America(2LP)
- Stray Cats, Rumble in Brixton: Live(2LP)
- Stewart Copeland, The Rhythmatist(LP)
- Stone Temple Pilots, Live at Rolling Rock 2001(2LP)
- Sugar, File Under Easy Listening: The Singles Collection(3×12″ vinyl)
- T. Rex, Songs from ‘Marc’(LP)
- Talking Heads, The CBS/Columbia Demos(2LP)
- Todd Rundgren’s Runt, The Necessary Cosmic Frenzy(LP)
- 13th Floor Elevators, We Are Not Live(LP)
- Third Eye Blind, Rarities and First Drafts(LP)
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, July 16, 1978: Paradise Theater, Boston, MA(LP)
- Ultravox, The Re-Mixes(LP)
- Van Halen, Live in New Haven, CT 1986(2LP)
- Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked(LP)
- Ween, Europe ’90(3LP)XTC,Live Boots: Live at Emerald City 1981(2LP)
- Yes, Tales From Topographic Tours(3LP)
Record Store Day releases first found at indie stores:
- Bruce Springsteen, Live From Asbury Park 2024(3CD)
- Cream, Wheels of Fire: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium and Winterland Ballroom(3LP)
- The dB’s, Cycles Per Second: US Tour 2024(LP)
- Def Leppard,Slang(2LP)
- Dinosaur Jr, Live in Hollywood 1991: The Green Mind Tour(LP)
- Dropkick Murphys/Outlets, Knock Me Down(7″ vinyl)
- Elton John, Positiva Presents: Elton John – The Remixes(LP)
- Jerry Garcia, Reflections: 50th Anniversary(3LP)
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Live at the Ritz NYC 1981(LP)
- John Lennon, Love: Meditation Mixes(3LP)
- Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks, True: Deluxe Edition(2LP)
- King Crimson, Live – Penn State University 29 June 1974(2LP)
- Kiss, A Special Kiss Tour Album(12″ vinyl EP)
- Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris, All the Roadrunning(2LP)
- Megadeth, Hidden Treasures(LP)
- Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, The Live Album(2LP)
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Archive Vol. 1: 1981-1990(2LP)
- Scott Weiland, Live(LP)
- Sonic Youth, Diamond Seas(12″ vinyl)
- Sex Pistols, Jubilee: 25th Anniversary Edition(LP)
- Thin Lizzy, Live in Cleveland 1976(2LP)
- Various artists, Just Tell Me You Love Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac(2LP)
- Various artists, Rock and Roll Doctor: Lowell George Tribute(2LP with Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Randy Newman, Eddie Money, others)
- Weezer, 1192(LP)
- The Who, A Quick One(2LP)
Record Store Day limited runs:
- Billy Squier, Tell the Truth: Deluxe(2LP)
- Bob Mould, Body of Song: 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition(2LP)
- Bruce Kulick, Transformer(CD)
- Bruford, Feels Good to Me(LP)
- Camper Van Beethoven, Tusk(2LP)
- The Dream Syndicate, Sketches for Medicine Show(LP)
- Gong, Flying Teapot(LP)
- Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Live in London 1980(2LP)
- Marshall Crenshaw, The Bootleg Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw: 1984-87(LP)
- Paul Weller [The Jam/Style Council], “When Your Garden’s Overgrown / Boy About Town” fromWeller at the BBC Vol. 2(7″ vinyl)
- Wire, Read & Burn 03(LP)
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