10 standout releases for Record Store Day 2025
The 2025 installment of Record Store Day is tomorrow (Saturday, April 12), and record enthusiasts can’t wait to hit up their local record store to increase their collection. We look at 10 standout releases coming to Record Store Day 2025. More information about Record Store Day can be found here.
Dead or Alive
Youthquake Remixes
Label: Demon Records
Quantity: 900
Dead or Alive's sophomore album Youthquake turns 40 this year, and Demon Records is celebrating with a special vinyl filled with remixes of hits "You Spin Me Round," "Lover Come Back To Me," "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)," and "In Too Deep."
Doctor Who
10th Planet
Label: Demon Records
Quantity: 1200
The soundtrack to one of Doctor Who's most beloved serials will be a collector’s item for fans of the iconic franchise. "The 10th Planet" featured the first-ever regeneration in Doctor Who history and introduced the Cybermen, but unfortunately, the final episode of the serial went missing. In 2013, "The 10th Planet" was released on DVD with the final episode being animated by Planet 55 Studios. The vinyl arrives at the start of a new season of Doctor Who, which features Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor.
Black Stone Cherry
This is Black Stone Cherry's RSD album. The band really likes it.
Label: Mascot Records
Quantity: 750
Black Stone Cherry are very fond of their special Record Story Day release. Titled This is Black Stone Cherry's RSD album. The band really likes it., the release features unreleased songs, covers, live tracks, and B-sides available on blue-splatter vinyl.
HiM
Join Me
Label: BMG
Quantity: 3000
HiM's beloved single "Join Me" is hitting vinyl with two versions of the song (original and the 13th Floor mix), a live cover of Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell," and a live acoustic version of "It’s All Tears (Drown In This Love)." Originally released in 1999, "Join Me" has become one of Finland's biggest-selling singles of all time.
Scott Ian
Black Knight Sword of Rage (Music From The Original Pinball Soundtrack)
Label: Jackpot Records
Quantity: 1200
The soundtrack to Stern Pinball's 2019 title Black Knight Sword of Rage will be available on vinyl thanks to Jackpot Records. Anthrax's Scott Ian and Dethklok's Brendon Small joined forces to create the soundtrack. Liner notes from Ian will be included in this purple marbled colored vinyl release.
Post Malone
Post Malone Tribute to Nirvana
Label: Republic
Quantity: 17000
Post Malone's special tribute to Nirvana is getting the vinyl treatment. Taken from Malone's April 2020 livestream, this release will arrive on yellow vinyl. 100% of the proceeds from the sale will go towards Musicares’s Addiction Recovery/Mental Health division.
Skinlab
Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded
Label: M-Theory Audio
Quantity: 1000
Skinlab's debut album Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded will make its return to vinyl since its 1997 release courtesy of M-Theory Audio. This vinyl release will include some bonus demos along with an interview with vocalist Steve Esquivel in the liner notes.
The Alan Parsons Project
I Robot (Work In Progress)
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Quantity: 2000
Fans of The Alan Parsons Project can grab a special compilation featuring rough and alternative mixes from the band's sophomore album I Robot. These 10 mixes were previously unreleased until now. Released in 1977, I Robot became The Alan Parsons Project's first top 10 record in the United States.
Video Game LoFi
Video Game LoFi: Curaga Records Sampler
Label: Curaga Records
Quantity: 1000
The worlds of video games and lofi music collide with Video Game LoFi: Curaga Records Sampler. The 12-track release features producers on the Curaga Records' roster delivering lofi versions of beloved songs from games such as Kingdom Hearts, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and The Last of Us.
Shudder To Think
First Love, Last Rites Music From The Motion Picture
Label: Legacy Recordings
Quantity: 2000
The soundtrack to 1997 film First Love, Last Rites will get the vinyl treatment for the first time thanks to Legacy Recordings. Beloved indie rock band Shudder To Think were joined by a slew of guest vocalists for the soundtrack, including Billy Corgan and Liz Phair. Shudder To Think reunited last month at Los Angeles' Permanent Records Roadhouse for their first show in 12 years.