Report Retailer Day 2025 has followers flocking to shops for restricted version releases

Report Retailer Day has returned for its 18th yr at this time (April 12), with followers queuing from the early hours to get their fingers on particular version releases from their native unbiased report retailers.
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This yr’s annual occasion will see some enormous names placing out particular one-off collectable vinyl and cassettes, with the likes of Oasis, Charli XCX, Fred.. Once more, The Treatment, Gorillaz, Taylor Swift and plenty of extra placing out unique releases.
A whole bunch of releases from artists together with Beabadoobee, Rachel Chinouriri, Confidence Man, English Instructor, Lil Uzi Vert, Megan Thee Stallion, MJ Lenderman and Submit Malone, in addition to legends like Public Picture Ltd, Lou Reed, The Jesus and Mary Chain and extra, shall be made accessible – on a first-come-first-served foundation – at over 270 unbiased report retailers throughout the nation, in addition to hundreds extra globally.
As ever, the occasion introduced out enormous numbers of followers to report shops across the UK early this morning, with well-prepared attendees bringing chairs and umbrellas to courageous the wait and the climate. Taking to X/Twitter, Piccadilly Information mentioned they’d already discovered their first queue member yesterday (April 11), in Evan, from Wigan.
“He’s by no means queued up earlier than for RSD, arrived at 9am this morning,” they wrote. “23 hours earlier than we really open at 8am tomorrow. He’s after the Depraved: Soundtrack, I feel he’ll get one.”
First particular person within the queue for @recordstoreday 2025 is Evan from Wigan. He’s by no means queued up earlier than for RSD, arrived at 9am this morning. 23 hours earlier than we really open at 8am tomorrow. He’s after the Depraved: Soundtrack, I feel he’ll get one.https://t.co/xVaeYosoFP pic.twitter.com/BwPUsyuEjz
— Piccadilly Information (@PiccadillyRecs) April 11, 2025
It’s freezing and pouring down rain so all of us agreed to arrange chairs and sit in our automobiles…. Effectively somebody didn’t have a chair and introduced the subsequent neatest thing 😭 #rsd #rsd2025 pic.twitter.com/SwXc8Wm3R7
— Bernadette (Taylor’s Model) (@picturetobern13) April 12, 2025
Remind me why I’m doing this #RSD2025 pic.twitter.com/c3zcdZMugg
— Lauren 🧵 (@LoSewsSwiftly) April 12, 2025
the #RSD25 queue at Banquet
inventory degree queries to https://t.co/ZZNGi8Ckvk pic.twitter.com/1LONIJZFjX
— Banquet Information (@BanquetRecords) April 12, 2025
WICKED
That is a particularly restricted launch so solely a fortunate few will get their fingers on it… https://t.co/UajBeHkl4p pic.twitter.com/WsMNQHWRdV
— Banquet Information (@BanquetRecords) April 5, 2025
Banquet Information additionally shared clips of their in depth queue, having beforehand nodded to the wanted Depraved soundtrack in a social media video, warning followers until they have been first or second within the queue, they wouldn’t handle to nab one.
With solely 2000 models accessible worldwide, many followers have been disillusioned to search out them already popping up on eBay at inflated costs. Others have been luckier, and shared their hauls on X.
dwelling and items secured. #RSD25 #RSD #RSD2025 #wicked #charlixcx #yungblud #taylorswift pic.twitter.com/f1CDiSdVNG
— keri. (@kerikimberley) April 12, 2025
The Depraved ICON that I’m Tough Commerce West💅🏼💖💚 #RSD2025 #RSD25 #RSD #Wicked pic.twitter.com/uFh8rwPIAF
— MªElena 💜💜💜 (@M_ElenaCarballo) April 12, 2025
Depraved RSD vinyl: ACQUIRED !!!!! Definitely worth the 15 hours of sleeping on the concrete pic.twitter.com/fZYODdmvs6
— Lyric & Eilidh’s Adventures 🐝 (@EilidhAdventure) April 12, 2025
One fashionable launch of the day to date is Taylor Swift’s unique 7″ white vinyl of ‘Fortnight’ – which follows final yr’s Report Retailer Day combing with the discharge of ‘The Tortured Poets Division’, which then noticed the best weekly vinyl gross sales for 30 years. In response to social media, different in demand finds embrace Charli XCX’s 7″ Black Vinyl of ‘Guess’ that includes Billie Eilish, and Oasis’ ‘Time Flies… 1994 – 2009’ LP.
Acquired what I wished #RSD #oasis #liamgallagher #noelgallagher #RSD2025 #RSD25 pic.twitter.com/HYnCoJBEks
— raymie (@raymie77) April 12, 2025
Am I allowed to cry 😭🥹☠️ @taylornation13 #RSD25 #RSD2025 pic.twitter.com/7Q7k7rcLht
— erica ⸆⸉ ✨🪶📝🤍 TAYronto (@polaroidofus_tv) April 12, 2025
Pleased Saturday! #RSD25 #RSD #Oasis pic.twitter.com/PKD3sVlzn3
— Joe (@JScaife25) April 12, 2025
I received the LAST vinyl within the report retailer!! First time I used to be in a position to safe a RSD unique Taylor Swift vinyl 🥹 #RSD25 @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/w1FYXq6ZSz
— Yasilein (@PurrfectlyTS) April 12, 2025
Profitable #RSD25
A number of bangers! 💜#Prince #Blur #Springsteen #Killers #Swift #CharliXCX pic.twitter.com/p8Vm1jKox7
— Okay. (@OShaughnessyK) April 12, 2025
Forward of the day, the occasions personal UK ambassador Sam Fender went vinyl buying in Hackney’s Stranger Than Paradise, choosing out 5 data and sharing he solely began going to report shops in its 20s as a result of its latest resurgence: “It’s one of the best ways of displaying help for the artists that you simply like”.
The enhance in recognition noticed vinyl and bodily report gross sales hit a 20 yr excessive in 2024, regardless of the very fact “beneath the floor, most UK artists earn far beneath common salaries”, with many music followers at this time calling for folks to proceed supporting their native unbiased retailers.
I hope all those that are lining up at report shops up & down the nation on Saturday help the retailers for the remainder of the yr. It is my solely gripe about report retailer day seeing folks seize what they need & are by no means seen once more. They want our help greater than ever now #RSD2025
— Lee (@embleton01) April 10, 2025
Pleased #RecordStoreDay #RSD2025 everybody. Making a particular journey out to help my native retailer. Simply As a result of.
Don’t have to see any extra bands doing ‘our yr on streaming’ posters on socials. Want extra folks to help music within the excessive road. Marvs pic.twitter.com/vUIFZZ2Syz— Man B (@GuyB_rockshow) April 12, 2025
Very proud of my @recordstoreday haul, contemplating I queued nowhere. Visited a few indie shops mid morning and nonetheless up most of what I wished. The day is in regards to the occasion, supporting your native shops and denying the love of music! #RSD25 #rsd2025 pic.twitter.com/d4xcM7xigS
— Kenny Smith 🌻 (@kennsysmith) April 12, 2025
Elsewhere, final yr’s version of Report Retailer Day was held on April 20 and noticed releases from The 1975, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Speaking Heads, Paramore, Blur, Lily Allen, Gorillaz, Elton John, Paramore and Noel Gallagher’s Excessive Flying Birds.
And, in different 2025 Report Retailer Day-related information, a choose group of the UK’s vinyl retailers are set to be profiled in a brand new YouTube sequence. Titled Behind The Counter, the 12-part sequence is premiering each Tuesday main as much as Report Retailer Day itself – and every episode will showcase the colourful tradition surrounding a distinct unbiased report store.
Elsewhere, Key Manufacturing Group has rolled out a recycling scheme for unplayable vinyl and CDs backed by UK indie report retailers. Vinyl data and CDs are created from various kinds of plastic – vinyl from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and CDs polycarbonate – each of which might take a whole bunch of years to decompose in landfills.