Record Store Day will soon be tempting us once more with promises of exclusive coloured vinyl, limited pressings, and picture discs. If you’re starting to make your wish list for Record Store Day 2015 (mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18!), you might find our picks of the best to be of use. Links below will be to more information about each release.
Tim Burgess – Track Of My Life / I Already Do (12″) [ltd. 500]
The Charlatans – Sinkane with the Charlatans / Laura Cantrell with the Charlatans (transparent yellow vinyl 7″) [ltd. 500]
Gaz Coombes – Detroit (10″) [ltd. 750]
Noel Gallagher[‘s High Flying Birds] – In The Heat Of The Moment (remixes) (12″)
Happy Mondays – Live Brixton Academy 2012 (2 orange vinyl LP)
Happy Mondays – Pills Thrills n’ Bellyaches (25th anniversary coloured vinyl LP)
James – Curse Curse Remixes (12″) [ltd. 500]
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy. Live. Barrowlands. (red vinyl LP)
Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible (picture disc LP)
Johnny Marr – I Feel You (7″) (Depeche Mode cover)
Ocean Colour Scene – Live at the Bridgewater Hall with Q Strings (white vinyl 12″)
Placebo – Placebo (red vinyl LP) [ltd. 700]
Pulp – Dogs Are Everywhere (clear vinyl 12″ + download code)
Pulp – Freaks (red vinyl LP + download code)
Pulp – It (white vinyl 12″ LP + download code)
Pulp – Little Girl (With Blue Eyes) (black and gold split-colour vinyl 12″ + download code)
Pulp – Separations (green vinyl LP + download code)
Pulp – They Suffocate At Night (blue and yellow split-colour vinyl 12″ + download code)
Ride – OX4: The Best Of (red vinyl LP) [ltd. 500]
Slowdive – Blue Day (blue transparent vinyl LP) [ltd. 800]
Suede – Dog Man Star. Live. Royal Albert Hall. The 20th anniversary of Dog Man Star at the Royal Albert Hall (2 LP with poster sleeve) [more info]
Supergrass – Sofa (Of My Lethargy) (coloured vinyl 7″) [ltd. 500]
Various Artists – Creation Records Artifact – Boxset containing replicas of the first ten Creation Records singles (released between 1983 and 1984) (10×7″) [ltd. 750]
For more information, the full list of releases, and participating stores, check out the Record Store Day official sites: UK and US