Prince & the New Power Generation
“Live At Glam Slam”
4,000 copies
Broken out from the Grammy-nominated “Diamonds and Pearls Super Deluxe Edition” as a stand-alone piece for the first time as a Record Store Day exclusive, this 3-LP set comprises a complete concert performance of Prince & the NPG previewing the Diamonds And Pearls Tour at Prince’s small Minneapolis club, Glam Slam, in January 1992. Mixed from the 24-track master and housed in a triple gatefold with sides of music and an etching of the cover of “Diamonds and Pearls” on side 6.
The colored vinyl version is exclusive to Record Store Day (with a black vinyl version available only in the “Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe” boxed set).
David Bowie
“Ready, Set, Go! (Live, Riverside Studios ’03)”
LP: 6,400 copies U.S. (17,400 worldwide)
CD: 3,000 copies U.S. (3,600 worldwide)
On Sept. 8, 2003, David Bowie performed at what was billee as the biggest-ever live and interactive music satellite event, beamed via satellite from London’s Riverside Studios, simultaneously to 50,000 fans in 86 cinemas in 26 countries, promoting his album “Reality” along with the classics. Record Store Day 2025 sees the first-ever release of the concert, on both 180g vinyl and CD formats, including a replica poster of the original event.
Oasis
“Time Flies…1994 – 2009”
15,000 copies worldwide
Released ahead of the start of Oasis Live ’25, “Time Flies” returns for the first time on vinyl since it was first pressed in 2010. Numbered and limited to 15,000 copies worldwide, the set includes four color LPs and features the band’s entire singles collection.
John & Yoko, The Plastic Ono Band, Elephant’s Memory
“Power To The People – Live at the One-To-One Concert, New York City, 1972”
3,000 copies U.S. (5,500 worldwide)
On August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, along with the Plastic Ono Band, Elephant’s Memory, and special guests, headlined two One to One benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. These performance were John Lennon’s final and only full-length solo concerts after leaving the Beatles. Produced by Sean Ono Lennon and mixed and engineered from the original tapes by Paul Hicks and Sam Gannon, this extremely limited edition EP features four tracks from the afternoon and evening concerts, including three of which are previously unreleased (and the other of which, “Instant Karma,” is newly remixed).
Elton John
“Live at the Rainbow Theatre” [180g LP]
5,000 copies
Elton John and Ray Cooper’s 1977 performance at London’s Rainbow Theatre is on vinyl for the first time with this nine-track LP. Aside from “I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford),” which appeared on the 1990 “To Be Continued…” CD set, the rest of this concert has never been officially released.
Passengers (U2 & Brian Eno)
“Original Soundtracks 1 (30th Anniversary Edition)” [Recycled 2 LP]
3,500 copies
Originally released in 1995, this conceptual collaboration between U2 and Eno features songs mostly “inspired by imaginary films.” This 30th anniversary edition is fully remastered for the first time. Highlights include a guest appearances by Luciano Pavarotti on “Miss Sarajevo.”
Lou Reed
“Metal Machine Music (50th Anniversary)“
2,500 copies
Pressed on “metallic” silver vinyl, this experimental album — to say the least — comes back to find a new public. For reasons that will be apparent to anyone who knows the polarizing release, it has not been released on vinyl since its first run.
Rage Against The Machine
“Live On Tour 1993”
15,000 copies
A compilation of “completely untouched and unmixed” live recordings from the band’s first world tour. The vinyl includes an etching and three sides of music.
Sly & the Family Stone
“The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967”
3,250 copies U.S. (3,500 worldwide)
Sly mania is peaking again thanks to Questlove’s documentary. This is a live performance by the original Family Stone line-up, recorded just prior to their signing to Epic Records, and a full year before their chart breakthrough with “Dance To The Music.” In a gatefold sleeve with a lavish 24-page booklet.
Grateful Dead
“Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 6/14/76”
5,500 copies U.S. (7,600 worldwide)
RSD would be nothing without its five-LP Dead boxed sets. The complete live performance from the Beacon Theatre in New York on June 14, 1976 is available now for the first time on vinyl. The audio features Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction and has been mastered for vinyl by Jeffrey Norman. It’s been produced for release by Grateful Dead archivist and legacy manager David Lemieux.
Joni Mitchell
“1976 US Tour”
3,600 copies U.S. (6,400 worldwide)
Culled from hours of unreleased content into a 3-LP offering, this album is a breakout of material from Mitchell’s “Vol 4.” box set, this part of it on vinyl for the first time.
Talking Heads
“Live on Tour”
8,000 copies U.S. (14,900 worldwide)
“Live On Tour” was recorded at the Agora in Cleveland on December 18, 1978 and published as a promo LP for radio broadcast in 1979. Recorded on the “More Songs About Buildings and Food” tour, the promo release was never officially released for the public. This 45-rpm double album is the first official release of the full show, remastered from the original analog tapes and featuring one previously unreleased track.
The Doors
“Strange Days 1967 – A Work In Progress”
7,500 copies U.S. (14,000 worldwide)
An album of early alternate mixes from the “Strange Days” sessions before the overdubs were complete. The recently unearthed tracks were mixed by Bruce Botnick back in ’67, and feature new liners by him as well. Individually numbered and translucent blue vinyl.
The Replacements
“Tim”
6,000 copies U.S. (7,900 worldwid)
A 2-LP colored vinyl set including a the 2023 eemaster of the original album mix, as well as a second LP containing the Ed Stasium mix from the critically acclaimed “Let It Bleed Edition” boxed set, on transparent purple vinyl.
Elvis Costello
“Kings Of America Live At The Royal Albert Hall”
2,000 copies
A 17-song concert recorded on Jan. 27, 1987 at the Royal Albert Hall in London with James Burton, Jim Keltner, Jerry Schiff, Benmont Tench and T-Bone Wolk in his “King of America”-centric band. Newly mixed from multitrack tapes, on color vinyl. (The concert was included in CD form only on the recent “King of America and Other Realms” boxed set.)
The Blasters
“An American Music Story: The Complete Studio Recordings 1979-1985”
1,000 copies
This boxed set consists of the band’s four studio albums- American Music, The Blasters, Non Fiction and Hard Line— along with a bonus disc of rarities. The 5 LP set will be packaged inside a hardcover slip case box with a 24-page book that features extensive liner notes by music journalist Chris Morris with interviews with the band members. Also included is a rare promotional poster for the “Non Fiction” album. The hand-numbered set will be limited to 1,000 copies and available only in the U.S.; the original albums were available on LP but are all long out-of print and have never before re-released in their original form.
George Harrison
“All Things Must Pass” [Zoetrope 3 LP]
2,300 copies U.S. (5,000 worldwide)
The Dark Horse/RSD alliance to release limited Zoetrope picture disc pressings of George Harrison’s entire studio album catalog continues with this limited three-LP pressing. It features the album’s original mix and is exclusive globally to Record Store Day 2025.
Warren Zevon
“Piano Fighter – The Giant Years”
2,250 copies U.S. (2,900 worldwide)
This new 4-LP box features three albums, “Mr. Bad Example,” “Learning To Flinch” and “The Mutineer,” recorded during the years 1991-1995. “Mr. Bad Example” is seeing its North American debut on vinyl, while the other two have never previously been available on the format at all. All three albums are mastered directly from the analog tapes by Bernie Grundman.
Queen
“De Lane Lea Demos” [180g Gold Foil]
5,000 copies
These five demos, including “Keep Yourself Alive,” were previously included in a CD boxed set but are available for the first time on vinyl.
Doc Pomus
“Viva Doc Pomus: Songs For Elvis (The Demos)” [Opaque Orange Vinyl]
1,700 copies U.S. (2,500 worldwide)
Pomus’ demos for a number of classics he wrote for Elvis, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame” and “She’s Not You” (plus some Presley rejected) have been transferred, restored and mastered from the original acetates with full approval and cooperation of the Pomus estate. Available on a double opaque orange-colored LP for Record Store Day.