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<\/p>\nJeff Buckley, \u2018Live at L\u2019Olympia\u2019<\/h2>\n\n2x LP, 15,400 copies<\/em> (Legacy Recordings)
CD, 3,250 copies<\/em> (Legacy Recordings)<\/p>\n\n\tOriginally released in 2001, this lively concert document marked the second posthumous live album from the Jeff Buckley estate that captures the late singer and his band during a two-night stand at the Olympia in Paris while on his 1995 European tour supporting his sole studio LP, 1994\u2019s Grace<\/em>. Among the highlights featured in this striking set includes impassioned covers of the MC5\u2019s \u201cKick Out the Jams,\u201d Edith Piaf\u2019s \u201cJe N\u2019en Connais Pas la Fin\u201d and, of course, Leonard Cohen\u2019s \u201cHallelujah,\u201d plus a cheeky riff on Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u201cKashmir\u201d and transcendent versions of such key Grace<\/em> cuts as \u201cDream Brother,\u201d \u201cEternal Life\u201d and the Gary Lucas-copenned title track. Also featured is \u201cWhat Will You Say,\u201d a song written by Carla Azar of Autolux and Fishbone\u2019s Chris Dowd Buckley performed with Alim Qasimov in a competitive Qawwali singing duet from a festival of sacred music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nCharli xcx, \u2018Party 4 U\u2019<\/h2>\n\n7\u2033 vinyl, 8,000 copies<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tOriginally recorded in 2017 but completed during the COVID-19 lockdown for her fourth album, 2020\u2019s How I\u2019m Feeling Now<\/em>, \u201cParty 4 U\u201d enjoyed a renaissance in 2025 after it went viral on TikTok when the second verse was used in a dance challenge. Now, nearly a year after peaking at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, \u201cParty\u201d returns to vinyl \u2014 for the first time \u2014 as a 7-inch single, pressed on ultra-clear acetate with an etching on the flip side, and housed inside a PVC bag with a transparent sticker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\ndoPE, \u2018No Country for Old Men\u2019<\/h2>\n\nLP, 2,000 copies <\/em>(Org Music)<\/p>\n\n\tIt wasn\u2019t uncommon for open-minded music fans of a certain age to have both The Doors and Public Enemy in their tape collection back in the day. So this union between former RSD ambassador Chuck D and legendary Doors drummer John Densmore, though entirely unexpected, isn\u2019t a complete shock. In fact, these two vets gel quite well on this debut album from the project they\u2019re calling doPE. Cut exclusively for Record Store Day, No Country for Old Men<\/em> exists at the crossroads of rhythm and revolution as both men swirl their respective styles together in a singular message of intergenerational reflection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nThe Cure, \u2018Acoustic Hits\u2019<\/h2>\n\n2x LP, 7,200 copies<\/em> (Rhino)<\/p>\n\n\tOriginally released in 2001 as a limited-edition bonus amendment to the band\u2019s acclaimed Greatest Hits <\/em>set, Acoustic Hits<\/em> found The Cure borrowing the MTV Unplugged concept to craft lively nonelectric renditions of all 18 tracks handpicked by Robert Smith himself, including \u201cBoys Don\u2019t Cry,\u201d \u201cThe Lovecats,\u201d \u201cJust Like Heaven,\u201d \u201cLullaby\u201d and \u201cLovesong.\u201d While Greatest Hits<\/em> was previously released as a Record Store Day exclusive in 2017 (and making a return again this year with 7,300 copies), 2026 marks its counterpart\u2019s RSD debut, pressed on silver bio vinyl across two discs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nFlying Lotus, \u20181983\u2019<\/h2>\n\nLP, 2,000 copies<\/em> (Brainfeeder)<\/p>\n\n\tNamed after the year he was born, 1983<\/em> was FlyLo\u2019s debut transmission into the instrumental hip-hop ether, two decades before he would redefine the art of beat making with such classics as 2010\u2019s Cosmogramma<\/em>, 2014\u2019s You\u2019re Dead!<\/em> and 2021\u2019s underrated Yasuke<\/em> soundtrack. Originally released on Los Angeles-based IDM indie Plug Research, there\u2019s a straightforward nature to this first album that sets itself apart from its more experimental successors. But 20 years later, it serves as an intriguing snapshot into the mind of Steven Ellison as a young beatmaker, revamped for vinyl by his influential imprint Brainfeeder for RSD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nFreddie King, \u2018Feelin\u2019 Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Pulsations Concert\u2019<\/h2>\n\n3x LP, 2,050 copies<\/em> (Elemental Music Records)<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cFreddie King carved out his place in the blues pantheon by fusing raw tradition with explosive modern energy, creating a sound both deeply soulful and fiercely electrifying,\u201d proclaims veteran music journalist Cary Baker in the liner notes of this remarkable 3-LP live document of the Texas blues icon\u2019s complete performance on Oct. 10, 1975, at the Nancy Pulsations Jazz Festival in Nancy, France, before a crowd of 50,000 fans. Produced by Zev Feldman for Elemental Music, Feelin\u2019 Alright<\/em> captures Freddie in full flight a year before his death at just 42, with the recording bridging the gap between blues and rock in \u201875 with impassioned renditions of Junior Wells\u2019 \u201cMessin\u2019 With the Kid,\u201d John Lee Hooker\u2019s \u201cBoogie Chillun\u201d and Traffic\u2019s \u201cFeelin\u2019 Alright,\u201d plus his own guitar anthem \u201cGoin\u2019 Down.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nPinkPantheress, \u201cGirl Like Me\u201d<\/h2>\n\n7\u2033 vinyl, 2,000 copies <\/em><\/p>\n\n\tOf the songs that comprised her 2025 20-minute mixtape Fancy That<\/em>, it seems as though \u201cGirl Like Me\u201d was the one fans of wunderkind British singer-producer PinkPantheress gravitated toward the most. Mashing together two Basement Jaxx tunes (from 2001\u2019s \u201cRomeo\u201d and 1998\u2019s \u201cAlways Be There,\u201d respectively), the artist born Victoria Beverley Walker crafted a U.K. garage anthem popping enough to bring Gen Z back to the club. With a strictly limited run of 2,000 copies, \u201cGirl Like Me\u201d arrives on 7-inch vinyl, augmented by remixes from Kaytranada and Oklou, both of which originally appeared on the extended remix LP Fancy Some More?<\/em> and offer two unique excursions away from the song\u2019s root rhythm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nParamore, \u2018All We Know Is Falling (Deluxe)\u2019<\/h2>\n\n2x LP, 7,000 copies<\/em> (Rhino)<\/p>\n\n\tWhen Paramore emerged more than 20 years ago with debut album All We Know Is Falling<\/em>, the band members were literal high schoolers. Met with ignorant indignation by naysaying critics at the time, those same scribes surely ate their fair share of crow as these youngsters evolved over the last two decades. Falling<\/em> is ripe for reevaluation in that regard, just in time for this RSD exclusive release of its deluxe edition, which augments the original LP with the four tracks that make up The Summer Tic<\/em> EP, initially sold on CD during the 2006 Warped Tour and debuting on vinyl now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nSonic Youth, \u201cDiamond Seas\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\t12\u2033 vinyl, 3,500 copies (Geffen)<\/p>\n
\n\tAt 19 minutes and 35 seconds, \u201cThe Diamond Sea\u201d \u2014 the final cut from 1995\u2019s Washing Machine<\/em> \u2014 is the longest Sonic Youth song out there. While the band was on tour in support of the album, the tune took on many forms and shapes during its extended instrumental interlude. And for this special RSD release, Canadian composer John Oswald utilizes the same \u201cplunderphonics\u201d technique he used to transform the Grateful Dead\u2019s \u201cDark Star\u201d on his 1994 LP Grayfolded<\/em> to create two distinctive collages based on \u201cDiamond Sea\u201d performances from 1995 (Side A) and 1996 (Side B). Pressed on white vinyl, this is a must-own for diehard fans of SY\u2019s Geffen era.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nVarious Artists, \u2018Just Tell Me You Love Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\t2x LP, 1,500 copies (Craft Recordings)<\/p>\n
\n\tFleetwood Mac just might be the one band, even more than The Beatles, who has managed to have a significant impact on every generation, from the boomers on up to Gen Alpha. At least that\u2019s what my local record store clerk tells me. The fact that Rumours<\/em> \u2014 originally released in 1977 \u2014 ranked at No. 25 on Billboard<\/em>\u2018s year-end Billboard 200 Albums for 2025 should tell you everything you need to know. This super-stacked tribute album features appearances from Best Coast, the late Marianne Faithfull, HAIM, Lykke Li, MGMT, The Lee Ranaldo Band featuring J. Mascis, Tame Impala and others taking on their favorite Mac tracks. This limited-edition 2-LP set arrives on translucent sea blue vinyl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nRoy Hargrove, \u2018Bern\u2019<\/h2>\n\nLP, 2,200 copies<\/em> (Time Traveler Recordings)<\/p>\n\n\tFew artists defined the vibrancy of modern jazz in the year 2000 quite like the late trumpet great Roy Hargrove. This previously unreleased live recording from the International Jazzfestival in Bern, Switzerland, from May of that year captures the 30-year-old horn player in top form as he cooks with a money quintet rounded out by Sherman Irby on alto, pianist Larry Willis, bassist Gerald Cannon and drummer Willie Jones III. Issued on producer Zev Feldman\u2019s Time Traveler Recordings imprint, these five performances will remind you why Roy was the go-to musician for Erykah Badu and D\u2019Angelo back in that Y2K era. <\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAs the music on this knockout concert recording confirms, he was pushing himself to ever-greater heights, like an elite Alpinist daring to chase a new peak,\u201d writes jazz journalist Nate Chinen in the accompanying liner notes to this 180-gram limited edition LP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nViolet Grohl, \u201cWhat\u2019s Heaven Without You\u201d\/\u201dSwallowtail\u201d<\/h2>\n\n7\u2033 vinyl, 3,000 copies<\/em> (Republic Records)<\/p>\n\n\tSecond generation hopeful Violet Grohl makes a different kind of noise than dear old dad Dave has done in his 40 years in the biz. But as her fantastic forthcoming debut LP, Be Sweet to Me<\/em>, illustrates, she no doubt was listening to what her famous father was playing in the car: The Muffs, L7, Juliana Hatfield, Cocteau Twins. The May 29 release date is a little ways off for the Justin Raisen-produced set, so for an appetizer, Ms. Grohl presents two non-album tracks on 7-inch wax: a tribute to David Lynch called \u201cWhat\u2019s Heaven Without You\u201d and a crunchy, brooding original tune dubbed \u201cYellowtail,\u201d both of which can be heard only if you purchase one of the 3,000 copies that have been pressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nBruce Springsteen, \u2018Live From Asbury Park 2024\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\t5x LP, 6,050 copies (Legacy Recordings)<\/p>\n
\n\tWhen he\u2019s not living rent-free inside the mind of Donald Trump by calling him out with his most recent studio single, \u201cStreets of Minneapolis,\u201d Bruce Springsteen continues to enthrall his legions of fans with a live performance that\u2019s just as exhilarating in 2026 as it was in 1976. This RSD exclusive, recorded at the 2024 Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, N.J., just before Trump won the presidency for a second time, the Boss and his mighty E-Street Band pulled out all the stops for his hometown crowd, from early singles (\u201cBlinded by the Light,\u201d \u201cGrowin\u2019 Up\u201d) to smash hits (\u201cHungry Heart,\u201d \u201cDancing in the Dark\u201d) and true-school fan faves (\u201cTougher Than the Rest,\u201d \u201cRacing in the Street\u201d), all performed with the power of a man who still believes America is the land of hope and dreams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nVarious Artists, \u2018KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack) \u2013 HUNTR\/X Edition\u2019<\/h2>\n\nLP, 10,000 copies<\/em> (Republic)<\/p>\n\n\tA technicolor explosion of drama, anime, action and musicality, 2025\u2019s KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> cruises into the spring of 2026 as the most watched original title in Netflix history, with 500 million views and counting. So, no surprise that this HUNTR\/X Edition of the film\u2019s super popular soundtrack is at the top of this list \u2014 this one is gonna bring the crowds to their local mom-and-pop. This RSD exclusive, pressed on \u201cspecial effect\u201d vinyl, features new cover art by \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d vis dev (visual development) artist Marion Bordeyne and includes a foldout poster, sticker sheet and a trio of snapshot cards from 12 possible versions.<\/p>\n\n\tFor the mega KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> fans, consider also picking up the Saja Boys Edition<\/em> of the soundtrack on RSD, which will also have 10,000 copies pressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/record-store-day-2026-best-releases\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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2x LP, 15,400 copies<\/em> (Legacy Recordings) \n\tOriginally released in 2001, this lively concert document marked the second posthumous live album from the Jeff Buckley estate that captures the late singer and his band during a two-night stand at the Olympia in Paris while on his 1995 European tour supporting his sole studio LP, 1994\u2019s Grace<\/em>. Among the highlights featured in this striking set includes impassioned covers of the MC5\u2019s \u201cKick Out the Jams,\u201d Edith Piaf\u2019s \u201cJe N\u2019en Connais Pas la Fin\u201d and, of course, Leonard Cohen\u2019s \u201cHallelujah,\u201d plus a cheeky riff on Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u201cKashmir\u201d and transcendent versions of such key Grace<\/em> cuts as \u201cDream Brother,\u201d \u201cEternal Life\u201d and the Gary Lucas-copenned title track. Also featured is \u201cWhat Will You Say,\u201d a song written by Carla Azar of Autolux and Fishbone\u2019s Chris Dowd Buckley performed with Alim Qasimov in a competitive Qawwali singing duet from a festival of sacred music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n 7\u2033 vinyl, 8,000 copies<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tOriginally recorded in 2017 but completed during the COVID-19 lockdown for her fourth album, 2020\u2019s How I\u2019m Feeling Now<\/em>, \u201cParty 4 U\u201d enjoyed a renaissance in 2025 after it went viral on TikTok when the second verse was used in a dance challenge. Now, nearly a year after peaking at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, \u201cParty\u201d returns to vinyl \u2014 for the first time \u2014 as a 7-inch single, pressed on ultra-clear acetate with an etching on the flip side, and housed inside a PVC bag with a transparent sticker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n LP, 2,000 copies <\/em>(Org Music)<\/p>\n \n\tIt wasn\u2019t uncommon for open-minded music fans of a certain age to have both The Doors and Public Enemy in their tape collection back in the day. So this union between former RSD ambassador Chuck D and legendary Doors drummer John Densmore, though entirely unexpected, isn\u2019t a complete shock. In fact, these two vets gel quite well on this debut album from the project they\u2019re calling doPE. Cut exclusively for Record Store Day, No Country for Old Men<\/em> exists at the crossroads of rhythm and revolution as both men swirl their respective styles together in a singular message of intergenerational reflection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n 2x LP, 7,200 copies<\/em> (Rhino)<\/p>\n \n\tOriginally released in 2001 as a limited-edition bonus amendment to the band\u2019s acclaimed Greatest Hits <\/em>set, Acoustic Hits<\/em> found The Cure borrowing the MTV Unplugged concept to craft lively nonelectric renditions of all 18 tracks handpicked by Robert Smith himself, including \u201cBoys Don\u2019t Cry,\u201d \u201cThe Lovecats,\u201d \u201cJust Like Heaven,\u201d \u201cLullaby\u201d and \u201cLovesong.\u201d While Greatest Hits<\/em> was previously released as a Record Store Day exclusive in 2017 (and making a return again this year with 7,300 copies), 2026 marks its counterpart\u2019s RSD debut, pressed on silver bio vinyl across two discs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n LP, 2,000 copies<\/em> (Brainfeeder)<\/p>\n \n\tNamed after the year he was born, 1983<\/em> was FlyLo\u2019s debut transmission into the instrumental hip-hop ether, two decades before he would redefine the art of beat making with such classics as 2010\u2019s Cosmogramma<\/em>, 2014\u2019s You\u2019re Dead!<\/em> and 2021\u2019s underrated Yasuke<\/em> soundtrack. Originally released on Los Angeles-based IDM indie Plug Research, there\u2019s a straightforward nature to this first album that sets itself apart from its more experimental successors. But 20 years later, it serves as an intriguing snapshot into the mind of Steven Ellison as a young beatmaker, revamped for vinyl by his influential imprint Brainfeeder for RSD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n 3x LP, 2,050 copies<\/em> (Elemental Music Records)<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFreddie King carved out his place in the blues pantheon by fusing raw tradition with explosive modern energy, creating a sound both deeply soulful and fiercely electrifying,\u201d proclaims veteran music journalist Cary Baker in the liner notes of this remarkable 3-LP live document of the Texas blues icon\u2019s complete performance on Oct. 10, 1975, at the Nancy Pulsations Jazz Festival in Nancy, France, before a crowd of 50,000 fans. Produced by Zev Feldman for Elemental Music, Feelin\u2019 Alright<\/em> captures Freddie in full flight a year before his death at just 42, with the recording bridging the gap between blues and rock in \u201875 with impassioned renditions of Junior Wells\u2019 \u201cMessin\u2019 With the Kid,\u201d John Lee Hooker\u2019s \u201cBoogie Chillun\u201d and Traffic\u2019s \u201cFeelin\u2019 Alright,\u201d plus his own guitar anthem \u201cGoin\u2019 Down.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n 7\u2033 vinyl, 2,000 copies <\/em><\/p>\n \n\tOf the songs that comprised her 2025 20-minute mixtape Fancy That<\/em>, it seems as though \u201cGirl Like Me\u201d was the one fans of wunderkind British singer-producer PinkPantheress gravitated toward the most. Mashing together two Basement Jaxx tunes (from 2001\u2019s \u201cRomeo\u201d and 1998\u2019s \u201cAlways Be There,\u201d respectively), the artist born Victoria Beverley Walker crafted a U.K. garage anthem popping enough to bring Gen Z back to the club. With a strictly limited run of 2,000 copies, \u201cGirl Like Me\u201d arrives on 7-inch vinyl, augmented by remixes from Kaytranada and Oklou, both of which originally appeared on the extended remix LP Fancy Some More?<\/em> and offer two unique excursions away from the song\u2019s root rhythm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n 2x LP, 7,000 copies<\/em> (Rhino)<\/p>\n \n\tWhen Paramore emerged more than 20 years ago with debut album All We Know Is Falling<\/em>, the band members were literal high schoolers. Met with ignorant indignation by naysaying critics at the time, those same scribes surely ate their fair share of crow as these youngsters evolved over the last two decades. Falling<\/em> is ripe for reevaluation in that regard, just in time for this RSD exclusive release of its deluxe edition, which augments the original LP with the four tracks that make up The Summer Tic<\/em> EP, initially sold on CD during the 2006 Warped Tour and debuting on vinyl now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\t12\u2033 vinyl, 3,500 copies (Geffen)<\/p>\n \n\tAt 19 minutes and 35 seconds, \u201cThe Diamond Sea\u201d \u2014 the final cut from 1995\u2019s Washing Machine<\/em> \u2014 is the longest Sonic Youth song out there. While the band was on tour in support of the album, the tune took on many forms and shapes during its extended instrumental interlude. And for this special RSD release, Canadian composer John Oswald utilizes the same \u201cplunderphonics\u201d technique he used to transform the Grateful Dead\u2019s \u201cDark Star\u201d on his 1994 LP Grayfolded<\/em> to create two distinctive collages based on \u201cDiamond Sea\u201d performances from 1995 (Side A) and 1996 (Side B). Pressed on white vinyl, this is a must-own for diehard fans of SY\u2019s Geffen era.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\t2x LP, 1,500 copies (Craft Recordings)<\/p>\n \n\tFleetwood Mac just might be the one band, even more than The Beatles, who has managed to have a significant impact on every generation, from the boomers on up to Gen Alpha. At least that\u2019s what my local record store clerk tells me. The fact that Rumours<\/em> \u2014 originally released in 1977 \u2014 ranked at No. 25 on Billboard<\/em>\u2018s year-end Billboard 200 Albums for 2025 should tell you everything you need to know. This super-stacked tribute album features appearances from Best Coast, the late Marianne Faithfull, HAIM, Lykke Li, MGMT, The Lee Ranaldo Band featuring J. Mascis, Tame Impala and others taking on their favorite Mac tracks. This limited-edition 2-LP set arrives on translucent sea blue vinyl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n LP, 2,200 copies<\/em> (Time Traveler Recordings)<\/p>\n \n\tFew artists defined the vibrancy of modern jazz in the year 2000 quite like the late trumpet great Roy Hargrove. This previously unreleased live recording from the International Jazzfestival in Bern, Switzerland, from May of that year captures the 30-year-old horn player in top form as he cooks with a money quintet rounded out by Sherman Irby on alto, pianist Larry Willis, bassist Gerald Cannon and drummer Willie Jones III. Issued on producer Zev Feldman\u2019s Time Traveler Recordings imprint, these five performances will remind you why Roy was the go-to musician for Erykah Badu and D\u2019Angelo back in that Y2K era. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAs the music on this knockout concert recording confirms, he was pushing himself to ever-greater heights, like an elite Alpinist daring to chase a new peak,\u201d writes jazz journalist Nate Chinen in the accompanying liner notes to this 180-gram limited edition LP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n 7\u2033 vinyl, 3,000 copies<\/em> (Republic Records)<\/p>\n \n\tSecond generation hopeful Violet Grohl makes a different kind of noise than dear old dad Dave has done in his 40 years in the biz. But as her fantastic forthcoming debut LP, Be Sweet to Me<\/em>, illustrates, she no doubt was listening to what her famous father was playing in the car: The Muffs, L7, Juliana Hatfield, Cocteau Twins. The May 29 release date is a little ways off for the Justin Raisen-produced set, so for an appetizer, Ms. Grohl presents two non-album tracks on 7-inch wax: a tribute to David Lynch called \u201cWhat\u2019s Heaven Without You\u201d and a crunchy, brooding original tune dubbed \u201cYellowtail,\u201d both of which can be heard only if you purchase one of the 3,000 copies that have been pressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\t5x LP, 6,050 copies (Legacy Recordings)<\/p>\n \n\tWhen he\u2019s not living rent-free inside the mind of Donald Trump by calling him out with his most recent studio single, \u201cStreets of Minneapolis,\u201d Bruce Springsteen continues to enthrall his legions of fans with a live performance that\u2019s just as exhilarating in 2026 as it was in 1976. This RSD exclusive, recorded at the 2024 Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, N.J., just before Trump won the presidency for a second time, the Boss and his mighty E-Street Band pulled out all the stops for his hometown crowd, from early singles (\u201cBlinded by the Light,\u201d \u201cGrowin\u2019 Up\u201d) to smash hits (\u201cHungry Heart,\u201d \u201cDancing in the Dark\u201d) and true-school fan faves (\u201cTougher Than the Rest,\u201d \u201cRacing in the Street\u201d), all performed with the power of a man who still believes America is the land of hope and dreams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n LP, 10,000 copies<\/em> (Republic)<\/p>\n \n\tA technicolor explosion of drama, anime, action and musicality, 2025\u2019s KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> cruises into the spring of 2026 as the most watched original title in Netflix history, with 500 million views and counting. So, no surprise that this HUNTR\/X Edition of the film\u2019s super popular soundtrack is at the top of this list \u2014 this one is gonna bring the crowds to their local mom-and-pop. This RSD exclusive, pressed on \u201cspecial effect\u201d vinyl, features new cover art by \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d vis dev (visual development) artist Marion Bordeyne and includes a foldout poster, sticker sheet and a trio of snapshot cards from 12 possible versions.<\/p>\n \n\tFor the mega KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> fans, consider also picking up the Saja Boys Edition<\/em> of the soundtrack on RSD, which will also have 10,000 copies pressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/record-store-day-2026-best-releases\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Record-Store-Day-Hero-critics-picks-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] April is here, a month filled with such holidays as Easter, Passover, Earth Day and, of course, 4\/20. But it\u2019s safe to say that for vinyl collectors, the most imperative date on the calendar this month remains Record Store Day, which \u2014 in its 18th year \u2014 falls on Saturday, April 18. 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CD, 3,250 copies<\/em> (Legacy Recordings)<\/p>\nCharli xcx, \u2018Party 4 U\u2019<\/h2>\n
doPE, \u2018No Country for Old Men\u2019<\/h2>\n
The Cure, \u2018Acoustic Hits\u2019<\/h2>\n
Flying Lotus, \u20181983\u2019<\/h2>\n
Freddie King, \u2018Feelin\u2019 Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Pulsations Concert\u2019<\/h2>\n
PinkPantheress, \u201cGirl Like Me\u201d<\/h2>\n
Paramore, \u2018All We Know Is Falling (Deluxe)\u2019<\/h2>\n
Sonic Youth, \u201cDiamond Seas\u201d<\/h2>\n
Various Artists, \u2018Just Tell Me You Love Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac\u2019<\/h2>\n
Roy Hargrove, \u2018Bern\u2019<\/h2>\n
Violet Grohl, \u201cWhat\u2019s Heaven Without You\u201d\/\u201dSwallowtail\u201d<\/h2>\n
Bruce Springsteen, \u2018Live From Asbury Park 2024\u2019<\/h2>\n
Various Artists, \u2018KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack) \u2013 HUNTR\/X Edition\u2019<\/h2>\n