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ROBERT PLANT HONOURED AS RECORD STORE LEGEND AHEAD OF RECORD STORE DAY 2026
Record Store Day is proud to announce Robert Plant as the latest recipient of its Record Store Legend award.
This accolade recognises Robert Plant’s lasting impact on music around the world, and his ongoing dedication to supporting new artists and record shops, as well as the record store community’s deep admiration for his work.
Speaking at Spillers Records, Robert Plant said:
“Record stores have always been a part of my life. For me, once you get to the physical record it’s because you really want to know and be a part of what the artist was considering. And I know, as a guy who’s been making records since 1966, people want to take home something very special, to enjoy all the elements of what an artist has put together. We want a connection between the music and the art of the whole thing.”
Plant has long been a familiar face in record shops across the UK and beyond, from regular visits to The Groove Records in Stourbridge and 1960s “Chart” shops to check if his first record, ‘You’d Better Run’, was on sale, to a 2020 Q&A with Matt Everitt at Rough Trade East, and now at Spillers Records in Cardiff.
His connection to record stores stretches back decades, to his childhood in England and into his years on the road as a musician. Plant was famously photographed crate-digging at Bleecker Bob’s in New York with Jimmy Page in 1970. With countless other visits over the years, record shops remain central to Plant’s musical life, cementing his status as a true Record Store Legend.
A special plaque has been unveiled at the world’s oldest record shop,
Spillers Records in Cardiff, Wales, recognising Plant’s Legend status, his connection to the shop, its history, and a country that has inspired his songwriting. The installation also highlights his ongoing support for record stores as cultural hubs which champion music and community, inviting fans to visit and share in their own love of music.
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Ashli Todd,
Spillers Records said: “The universe already recognises Robert Plant as a legend, as proven by the legacy of his decades of recording and performing. But record shops of the world will know first-hand that above all, Robert Plant is a connoisseur of his craft whose appetite for musical discoveries has not waned with the passage of time. We could wax lyrical all day about what a passionate record shop supporter Robert Plant is, so suffice to say, it is our honour to be the chosen custodians of his Record Store Legend plaque.”
The accolade is a joint honour from Record Store Day UK and US, with its first recipient, Elton John, named a Record Store Legend in 2017 to mark Record Store Day’s 10th birthday, and Johnny Marr receiving the award in 2025.
The 19th annual celebration of Record Store Day takes place on 18th
April 2026, when thousands of independent record shops worldwide participate with parties, in-store performances and limited-edition releases from hundreds of artists.
Robert Plant celebrates Record Store Day 2026 with an exclusive release,
Saving Grace: All That Glitters. The record, out on Nonesuch, follows his recent critically acclaimed album, Saving Grace; both feature singer Suzi Dian and the Saving Grace band of musicians from the English countryside that Plant calls home. The EP's four tracks, explore the folk and Americana songs that Plant and the band love: the traditional tunes 'The Blackest Crow' and 'Two Coats', arranged by Robert Plant and Saving Grace, as well as Gillian Welch's 'Orphan Girl' and Bert Jansch's 'Poison'.
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