Record Store Day 2021 special releases revealed
Record Store Day 2021 will be taking place across 2 dates on June and July
Last updated 13th Jul 2021
UK Record Store Day is set to take place across two dates this year, following on from their successful "RSD Drop" format, which took place for the first time in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Record Store Day 2021 is spread across two dates in 2021, the first being on the 12th of June and the second on the 17th of July.
Typically, Record Store Day is the one day of the year when over 200 independent record shops all across the UK come together to celebrate their unique culture.
Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops and cities host artist performances and events to mark the occasion. Thousands of more shops celebrate the day around the globe in what’s become one of the biggest annual events on the music calendar.
See some of the record releases we're excited about below....
RSD Drops 12 July 2021 abridged release list
Aretha Franklin - Oh Me, Oh My: Aretha Live In Philly 1972 Rhino Atlantic
Candi Staton - Trouble, Heartaches And Sadness (The Lost Fame Sessions Masters) PLG UK Catalog
Charles Lloyd - Manhattan Stories Resonance
Charlie Parker - Bird in LA CMG
Freddie Hubbard - Live At The Warsaw Jazz Jamboree 1991 WHO'S WHO IN JAZZ
Jamiroquai - Everybody's Going To The Moon CMG (12" Vinyl Single)
John Coltrane - Naima / My Favorite Things Major Keys
Miles Davis - Miles Davis Champions CMG
Soul Jazz Records Presents - Studio One Soul Soul Jazz Records (5 x 7" Box Set)
Soul Jazz Records Presents - Funk 70 - Collectors 7" Box Set Soul Jazz Records (5 x 7" Box Set)
Dinner Party - Dinner Party: Dessert Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Various - You Got The Power: Cameo Parkway Northern Soul 1964- 1967 UMC
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Baseball Theme Concord / Craft
RSD Drops 12 June 2021 abridged release list
Al Green - Give Me More Love Fat Possum
Amy Winehouse - Remixes UMC
Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers- Chippin' In Tidal Waves Music
Blue Lab Beats/Kan Sano - Montara/Think Twice (7" Single) Decca
Chet Baker - Cool Cat Tidal Waves Music
Chic - Soup For One (12") Mirage
Donny Hathaway - Live Rhino Atlantic
Fela Kuti - Open & Close Partisan Records
Ike & Tina Turner - Bold Soul Sister / Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You (7") Selector Series
Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny Concord/Craft
Nubya Garcia - SOURCE (12") Concord
Prince - The Truth CMG
Ron Carter - Golden Striker (Deluxe Edition) IN+OUT Records
Roy Ayers - Chicago / D.C. City (7") Expansion Records
Roy Hargrove/Mulgrew Miller - In Harmony Resonance
Sly5thAve - Super Rich Kids / Hold On, We're Going Home (7") Tru Thoughts
Thelonious Monk - Palo Alto: The Custodian’s Mix Decca
Various Artists - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Concord / Craft
Various Artists - Jazz Dispensary: The Dank D-Funk Blend, Vol. 2 Concord / Craft
WAR - Give Me Five! The War Albums (1971-1975) Rhino (Pure)
RSD Day UK 2021 full release list
You can see the full list of special Record Store Day 2021 releases here.