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RECORD STORE DAY UK ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES FOR OFFICIAL CHARITY PARTNER WAR CHILD

April 10, 2024

Record Store Day UK are excited to announce this year’s fundraising activities to support its Official 2024 Charity Partner, War Child. The money raised will go towards helping children in conflict all over the world, which is more important than ever before. 

 

SIGNED TURNTABLES 

 

One lucky vinyl fan could be in with the chance of winning a one-off Rega Planar 3 deck signed by RSD ambassador Kate Bush (including an exclusive test pressing of her upcoming Record Store Day 2024 release 'Eat The Music')! What's more, a further two fans could win decks signed by rock icons Blur and 2023 Mercury Prize nominees Young Fathers. 

 

Entry is simple! Raffle tickets can be purchased from 11th April on War Child’s Crowdfunder pages for Kate Bush, Blur and Young Fathers.

Each entry costs just £5, and to top it off, there's no limit on the number of times a fan can enter. Winners of each deck will be announced on Sunday 5th May 2023, perfectly timed for you to spin those Record Store Day 2024 releases!


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In addition, Record Store Day is delighted to announce that £1 from each sale of 13 titles available on Record Store Day will be donated to War Child.


These include: 

 

Blur - Parklife  

30th Anniversary Zoetrope picture disc 

 

David Sylvian & Nine Horses - Snow Borne Sorrow - Expanded       

Available for the first time on vinyl housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with printed inner bags. 

         

Electrafixion – Burned 

Deleted long ago, this will be re-issued on black and white vinyl. 

 

Emma Bunton - A Girl Like Me    

Pressed on limited edition baby pink vinyl. 

  

Gorillaz - Cracker Island (Deluxe) 

The one-off release features 6 additional tracks that have not been available on physical format before as well as exclusive new album artwork by Jamie Hewlett. 1 x pink disc, 1 x magenta disc 

 

Jessie Ware - Tough Love  

10th Anniversary - lovingly curated 2LP set of the original album plus bonus tracks all pressed on solid white 140-gram vinyl. 

 

Keane - Live at Paradiso  

The wide-spine single sleeve contains a transparent red LP, and solid white LP housed within printed inners, as well as liner notes by the band recalling the atmosphere of the Amsterdam concert. 

 

Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge 1974 Demo Recordings         

Making its debut on vinyl, mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road. With new artwork overseen by Mike Oldfield 

     

Morcheeba - B Sides & Beats 

1LP green vinyl 

 

Scott Walker - Tilt          

2LP coloured disc 

 

Soft Cell -   Non-Stop Extended          

Featuring contemporary full-length versions of the tracks, many of which have never been released on vinyl before. 

 

The 1975 - The 1975 Live at Gorilla  

Released on vinyl for the first time, pressed on white vinyl with brand new artwork. 

 

The Cure – The Top 

40th Anniversary - Picture Disc 



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Much like all the amazing titles on this year’s Record Store Day list of releases, the Record Store Day War Child exclusives will only be available in-store at one of over 260 participating independent record shops on 20th of April.


Planning where you're gonna be on the day? Find your local store here!

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