10 essential releases for Record Store Day 2026

Format: 12" Vinyl EP
Label: Daughters of Cain
Quantity: 6500
Release type: 'RSD First' Release

10-track bootleg pressings of Ethel Cain’s Inbred EP – which holds “Crush” and “Michell Pfeiffer”, the two songs that got everyone talking about her – have popped up over the last few years, labelled as “unofficial imports”. Hayden Anhedonia wrote, produced, and mixed Inbred from the church basement she called home in Indiana while constructing the EP and for the first time, the record is getting a proper vinyl edition and is top of our list.

Tracklist
1. Michelle Pfeiffer (feat. lil aaron)
2. Crush
3. God’s Country (feat. Wicca Phase Springs Eternal)
4. Unpunishable
5. Inbred
6. Two-Headed Mother

Format: 12" Vinyl
Label: Touch and Go Records
Quantity: 2150
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

Slint’s final release — known as untitled — is the only EP by the beloved sons of Louisville, and was recorded in early 1989 using studio time freed up by another band not turning up to their slot with Steve Albini. According to Touch and Go’s Corey Rusk these rough mixes were dropped off at label offices by Albini and, he says “...blew my mind and I could not stop listening to them. Shortly thereafter, we agreed to release Slint’s next album on Touch and Go - the soon to be recorded Spiderland.”

Tracklist
Side A: Glenn (albini rough mix)
Side B: Rhoda (albini rough mix)

Format: LP
Label: Demon Records
Quantity: 2500
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

Recently discovered on a long-lost ¼-inch tape and newly mastered, these songs from Marc Bolan’s 1977 six-part Granada TV series MARC are 100% previously unreleased. During the series, Bolan — backed by a mostly new T.Rex — delivered fresh versions of his career highlights alongside new songs and covers of 1950s classics. It’s unclear whether these tracks were recorded in London or Manchester, but it’s most likely that T.Rex used a studio in the capital: they were made specifically for the show and Bolan had several studios at his disposal in his hometown. The tape box, unearthed in December 2024, offers no further clue!

Tracklist
Jeepster (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
I Love To Boogie (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Endless Sleep (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Celebrate Summer (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Ride A White Swan (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Hot Love (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
New York City (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Let’s Dance (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Groove A Little (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Dandy In The Underworld (Instrumental) (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)

Format: 3 x LP
Label: 4AD
Quantity: 3000
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

Originally issued on 500-copy only double cassette, this 43-track “sonic documentary” is finally getting a vinyl release and combines audio from three days of the 2024 Bright Future tour. Amid collaged soundbites of enthused applause and audience chatter, producer Andrew Sarlo takes listeners stage-side, where Lenker and her band (including Josefin Runsteen and Nick Hakim) embark on a setlist of deep-cuts, fan favourites (such as “not a lot, just forever” and “anything”), and unreleased gems (including “oldest” and “happiness”).

Format: 7" Vinyl
Quantity: 8000
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

The A.G. Cook-produced and co-written '“Party 4U” was arguably the standout from Charli’s 2020 lockdown album How I’m Feeling Now and got a 2025 release to radio after a TikTok bump back at the start of last year. This pressing will be limited edition, available as 7” crystal clear vinyl, with an etched b-side.

Format: 10" EP
Label: Matador
Quantity: 2000
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

The songs on Pavement’s 1991 third EP eventually made it out on Westing (by Musket & Sextant) and were produced by the late Gary Young, the band’s original drummer. The EP’s name comes from a line in a 1982 Sony ad campaign for the first compact discs, and as with the first release, the RSD exclusive is a 10” pressing — the first since release, and on white vinyl.

Tracklist
A1. Heckler Spray A2. From Now On A3. Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent
B1. Drive-By-Fader B2. Debris Slide B3. Home B4. Krell Vid-User

Format: 12" blue vinyl, numbered
Label: Matador
Quantity: 1000
Release type: RSD Exclusive

One of the OG industry plants, Gay Dad was formed in the mid 90s by former Mojo and The Face music journalist Cliff Jones and art magazine publisher Nick Crow and had hype and accusations of industry nepotism even before their first song had dropped. The band became the first ever to appear on Top of the Pops before releasing a record and their sole long-player Leisure Noise – released back in 1999 – never had a vinyl repress until now (and will set you back around £40 second hand).

Format: 7" Vinyl
Label: School Boy/Interscope Records
Quantity: 2000
Release type: RSD Exclusive

“Disco Darling” is an unreleased song recorded during the development of Dedicated between 2017 and 2018 and being released officially for the first time on baby blue 7” vinyl with a disco ball etching on Side B.

Format: Vinyl - Import
Label: Teichiku Entertainment / TOYOKASEI
Quantity: 500
Release type: RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus

Tarantino was a fan of Japanese actress and singer Meiko Kaji, inserting her 1974 song “The Flower of Carnage” into Kill Bill. Originally released over 50 years ago, her two most famous records Urami Bushi and Shura no Hana are now being released as a 2-in-1 set on a single LP for RSD.

Tracklist
A1.Urami Bushi
A2.On’na no Jumon
B1.Shura No Hana
B2.Hoo Yareho

Tracklist
A1. Psycho Killer
A2. Sugar on My Tongue
A3. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
A4. I Want to Live
B1. I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That
B2. The Girls Want to Be With the Girls
B3. Who Is It?
B4. With Our Love
C1. Stay Hungry
C2. Tentative Decisions
C3. Warning Sign
D1. I’m Not in Love
D2. The Book I Read
D3. Love Goes to a Building on Fire
D4. No Compassion