David Bowie, The Snuts, and Nilüfer Yanya Headline Record Store Day 2026 Exclusives
Record Store Day 2026 is set to feature exclusive releases from David Bowie, The Snuts, Nilüfer Yanya, and more, celebrating independent record stores and vinyl culture.
Releases from David Bowie, The Snuts, and Nilüfer Yanya are among the new announcements for this year’s Record Store Day.
The 19th annual event, celebrating independent record shops and vinyl culture across the UK, will occur on Saturday, April 18, with over 280 shops participating.
Traditionally, artists release special edition exclusives for RSD, and this year includes two rare Bowie records.
The first is a 12” neon pink EP of the classic ‘90s single ‘Hallo Spaceboy’, featuring remixes from Pet Shop Boys, Dave Ball, and Ingo Vauk, plus a new mix from Tim Simenon. The other is a half-speed record of excerpts from 1995’s ‘1.OUTSIDE’ LP.
That album, which included ‘Hallo Spaceboy’, saw Bowie reunite with Brian Eno and was influenced by industrial and jazz music, as well as David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. This new 1LP version will be available on clear vinyl, after being out of print for over a decade.
Other special releases include live recordings from The Snuts, Nilüfer Yanya, and Kokoroko, each recording tracks live in a single take and pressing them directly to vinyl at Metropolis Studios in London without edits or retakes.
The Snuts’ tracks were recorded at Boiler Shop in Newcastle last October, while Yanya played tracks from her 2024 album ‘My Method Actor’ live at Metropolis for the release.
She said: “My band and I cherry picked four songs from the live show that we have been touring since the release of ‘My Method Actor’ that take on a life of their own on stage. Having the opportunity to record these at Metropolis archives the live show at a moment in time and hopefully makes for an enjoyable listening experience.”
Kokoroko, meanwhile, will offer a 4-track EP including music from their 2025 album ‘Tuff Times Never Last’, as well as a cover of ‘Express Your Love’ by Sweet and Innocent.
The full list of releases for Record Store Day 2026 will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Sam Fender was the official UK ambassador for RSD 2025, releasing a six-track 12-inch vinyl record, ‘Me And The Dog’. Post Malone was the ambassador last year. Past ambassadors include Taylor Swift, Kate Bush, The 1975, Noel Gallagher, and Elton John.
RSD ’25 featured exclusive releases from Oasis, Charli XCX, Fred Again.., The Cure, Gorillaz, Taylor Swift, and more. Fans queued early for special edition vinyl from their local indie record shops. Check out the full list here.
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