Sam Huddleston for Live4ever
Record Store Day organisers have revealed the special releases which will be intermittently made available in select independent record stores over the course of three days through to October in the absence of one, dedicated date due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The so-called ‘Drop Dates’ start on August 29th with special editions from the likes of Paul McCartney, The Weeknd, Robyn, Billie Eilish, and Tyler, The Creator, followed by artists such as Ellie Goulding, Destiny’s Child, Nas and Fleetwood Mac on September 26th.
Finally, October 24th will have limited vinyl runs from The Rolling Stones, Beck and St. Vincent. “While we’d all love nothing more than a party at our local record stores, large groups just aren’t the right thing right now,” organisers say.
“Those independently-owned community businesses remain essential, in our eyes, and may need the revenue brought in by the sales of the sought-after titles on the Record Store Day 2020 List this year more than any other.More details on what social distancing measures will be put in place by each store will be issued closer to the time and releases will be made available online from participating record shop websites at 6pm.”