Hundreds of exclusive releases have been announced within the official Record Store Day list, including this years RSD ambassadors, The 1975. The band will distribute limited edition LP, CD and Cassette versions of their BBC Philharmonic Orchestra performance of their second studio album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of it. The track list also features a version of ‘’Chocolate’’, which features on their EP, Music For Cars.

British Rock band, Rare Birds, will release a compilation of mixes, edits and B-sides from their album, A Flock of Seagulls. Single mixes and edits from their biggest hits ‘’Modern Love is Automatic’’ and ‘’I Ran’’ will appear on the limited edition release. It will also include B-Sides of singles originally on the album, such as ‘’Tanglimada’’ which is the B-Side to ‘’Telecommunication.’’ Alison Moyet – The Other Live Collection, will be an exclusive vinyl release on Record Store Day. The special edition was recorded during her 2017 tour, ‘The Other Tour’ and will include tracks ‘’All Cried Out’’ and ‘’The English U.’’ Bastille will also release a LP version of their Live MTV Unplugged performance, including their chart-topping single ‘’Pompeii’’ and an exclusive cover of ‘’Killing Me Softly.’’

Black Sabbath’s eighth album, Never Say Die, will be released as a special edition LP and be presented on a never-seen-before light blue splatter and transparent vinyl, also including a reproduction of the Ten Year War brochure. Duran Duran will release a collective of carnival remixes and night versions onto a LP format, for the 40th anniversary of their album release, Rio. Sir Elton John is also celebrating an album anniversary, as his sixth studio album Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player, was released 50 years ago in 1973. Exclusive to RSD 2023, the album will be distributed on coloured vinyl in an LP format. The album includes Elton John’s renowned singles ‘’Crocodile Rock’’ and ‘’Daniel.’’ The special edition will include a bonus disc of the album’s session demos.

2020 Rising Star Brit award winner, Celeste, will release a limited edition pink vinyl and six track extended play in celebration of Record Store Day. The EP is titled Lately, and will include an extended version of her track ‘’Strange’’ and her latest single ‘’To Love a Man.’’ The EP is an adaptation of her 2019 Lately EP, which was only released in North America as a limited run promo. In relation to Brits Rising Star winners, the 2015 recipient of the award, Sam Smith, will release a 7-inch vinyl of his track with Kim Petras, ”Unholy.” The vinyl will include the original song, as well as a remix by electronic duo, Disclosure. Jessie Ware will also celebrate RSD with the release of a 7-inch vinyl of her single ‘’Free Yourself.’’ Her fifth studio album, ‘That! Feels Good!,  is set the be released the week after Record Store Day.

Many worldwide renowned artists are celebrating and participating in Record Store Day UK. Fans can expect special edition releases from artists such as Slade, Björk, The Pogues, Stevie Nicks, Madonna, The Cure, Nas, Dolly Parton, Sam Fender, The Police, and many more…

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As part of their role as ambassadors, their live performance at The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra will take place on Saturday 22 April. Their double LP recorded in 2016 features tracks from the band’s early career. Primary songs from different albums include, “Somebody Else”, “Chocolate” and “The Sound”. Participating record stores will be available for release.

The 1975 frontman, Matt Healy spoke about the importance of record stores. He says, “The guys and I are really proud to be ambassadors for Record Store Day this year. Independent record stores are the lifeblood of the music industry and have played a crucial role in our story so far. It couldn’t be more important to support their vital community and culture.”

Previous ambassadors including the likes of Taylor Swift, Noel Gallagher, The Big Moon and Sir Elton John remain dedicated to inspiring the team who run record stores all year.

Though they are not strangers to the cultural environment of record stores, they inspire music lovers to feel the joy of collecting vinyl by creating limited-edition versions of their albums which eventually will be compatible on the shelves of independent shops.

An exclusive white vinyl accompanied the band’s latest album, Being Funny In A Foreign Language. This was specifically made for record shops only plus an intimate performance at Kingston’s Banquet Records, the night before the release.

Ever since its release back in October 2022, their album vastly became the best-selling records in the UK and for the first time in 35 years, vinyl oversells CDs.

Three available formats from The 1975’s release come as follows: a 2xLP clear vinyl in a gatefold packaging, 1xCD and 1x cassette of this album released like never before. It will be available on the counter only and will be participating in RSD shops, on a first come first served basis commencing on Saturday 22 April. Please see below the order of the tracklist:

1. “I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It.”

2. Love Me

3. A Change Of Heart

4. Somebody Else

5. Loving Someone

6. Please Be Naked

7. Lostmyhead

8. If I Believe You

9. Chocolate

10. The Sound