A Cursory Glance at the the 2026 Record Store Day List
- Julian Ramirez
- 17 hours ago
- 2 min read
Ah, yes. It's early February so that means it's time to stop living in the moment and look ahead to that third Saturday in April that half the vinyl record community holds deep in their heart or outward disdains: Record Store Day.
The 2026 Record Store day list is out and of course I took a quick look at it to sort out exactly which releases I'm excited for and which I'm confused by.
There are plenty of mid Teens bands that really hyped up their releases and made them collectors items. TV girl is at the forefront of that with their albums going out of print as quickly as they came back with variations to behold. Some of their debut album French Exit's pressing have broken into triple digits to acquire one, in no short part thanks to their tiktok success.. So it should be no surprise that this collection of outtakes from that heralded debut is gonna be highly sought after and one I hope to spin on my table.
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros' Global A Go-Go was one of my early RSD pickups back in 2010. Having just gotten into the hobby a few years previous and The Clash being one of my early high school obsessions, that simple black copy was a must buy. So seeing this brand spanking new multi-color variant brings a little tear to my eye. I kind of really want to get it, despite already having the album and listen to it constantly. I swear I am not a variant hunter, but this one may be too good to pass up.
This one is a mix of "readily available" and "look at those extras". Little Feat is a fantastic band and their RSD releases have been pretty darn good with not just being a whatever repress. This one adds tones of extra songs, either as unreleased alternate versions or outtakes from their early recording sessions. It's definitely a release for diehard fans or those who haven't heard of Lowell George and crew. But is that what most vinyl ends up being?
Quick Hits!
John Fuschiante - To Record Only Water for 10 days
Very expensive OOP album that is a prime RSD repress. This is what RSD is for: albums that are hard if not impossible to find on vinyl!
Iris DeMent - The Way I Should (30th Anniversary)
First time on vinyl for this fantastic album form this incredible songwriter? Yes Please!
Swamp Dogg - Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
More Swamp Dogg is a good thing.
New album that's RSD exclusive? Strange release plan but I dig it.
Early demo versions of the Blue Album? Why the hell not?!