First batch of special releases for Record Store Day UK 2026 announced

Yes, it’s nearly time for Record Store Day 2026, and the list of the first dozen or so limited edition releases here in the UK has just been announced.

With a fair few familiar and, more importantly, Northern names on there (but of course), #RSDUK26 is set to be another great one.

A total of 15 songs have been named on the lineup for this year so far, and yet again, the drops are in support of War Child, who will also be hosting a number of very special and intimate charity gigs during BRITs Week.

The two organisations have collaborated for the sixth time after having first joined forces back in 2020, and it feels like both the annual observance and its catalogue have only got better ever since.

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Plenty that have caught our attention already, and there’s only more set to come…

As detailed in the post on social media, the Record Store Day team have retierated that “£1 from every single copy sold of these releases will be donated to the charity, helping to protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of the children who are living through conflict around the world.”

We quickly noticed the likes of The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, Kaiser Chiefs, Mark Knopfler and Bring Me The Horizon, just to name a few.

Once more, here is the RSD 2026 release list in full:

Record Store Day release list | 2026

• Corinne Bailey Rae – Live In New York
• The Cure – Greatest Hits and Acoustic Hits (compilations)
• Divorce – Live at Get Together 2025 for War Child
• Dr Feelgood – Oily City Confidential (OST)
• Fleetwood Mac – The Original Fleetwood Mac (compilation)
• James Dean Bradfield – The Great Western
• Kaiser Chiefs – The Future Is Medieval
• Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris – ‘All The Roadrunning’
• Nicky Wire – Intimism
• Primal Scream – Echo Dek
• Rory Gallagher – Calling Card
• Sigrid x BMTH – ‘Bad Life’
• The Streets – Computers & Blues
• The Vaccines – What Did You Expect…. Demos and B-sides

As always, all of these titles will be available behind the counter exclusively at indie record shops all over the country on Saturday, 18 April to celebrate Record Store Day UK 2026.

Oh, and if you need help with where to start, look no further.

15 of the best record shops in and around Greater Manchester

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