Record Store Day is approaching again, and the full list of exclusive releases has finally dropped but we’ve sifted through the 540 or so records dropping on Saturday to find the gold - and here’s the ten we’re very, very excited about.
1
Inbred by Ethel Cain
Format: 12" Vinyl EP
Label: Daughters of Cain
Quantity: 6500
Release type: 'RSD First' Release
10-track bootleg pressings of Ethel Cain’s Inbred EP – which holds “Crush” and “Michell Pfeiffer”, the two songs that got everyone talking about her – have popped up over the last few years, labelled as “unofficial imports”. Hayden Anhedonia wrote, produced, and mixed Inbred from the church basement she called home in Indiana while constructing the EP and for the first time, the record is getting a proper vinyl edition and is top of our list.
Tracklist
1. Michelle Pfeiffer (feat. lil aaron)
2. Crush
3. God’s Country (feat. Wicca Phase Springs Eternal)
4. Unpunishable
5. Inbred
6. Two-Headed Mother
2
untitled (albini rough mixes) by Slint
Format: 12" Vinyl
Label: Touch and Go Records
Quantity: 2150
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
Slint’s final release — known as untitled — is the only EP by the beloved sons of Louisville, and was recorded in early 1989 using studio time freed up by another band not turning up to their slot with Steve Albini. According to Touch and Go’s Corey Rusk these rough mixes were dropped off at label offices by Albini and, he says “...blew my mind and I could not stop listening to them. Shortly thereafter, we agreed to release Slint’s next album on Touch and Go - the soon to be recorded Spiderland.”
Tracklist
Side A: Glenn (albini rough mix)
Side B: Rhoda (albini rough mix)
3
Songs from ‘Marc’ by T. Rex
Format: LP
Label: Demon Records
Quantity: 2500
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
Recently discovered on a long-lost ¼-inch tape and newly mastered, these songs from Marc Bolan’s 1977 six-part Granada TV series MARC are 100% previously unreleased. During the series, Bolan — backed by a mostly new T.Rex — delivered fresh versions of his career highlights alongside new songs and covers of 1950s classics. It’s unclear whether these tracks were recorded in London or Manchester, but it’s most likely that T.Rex used a studio in the capital: they were made specifically for the show and Bolan had several studios at his disposal in his hometown. The tape box, unearthed in December 2024, offers no further clue!
Tracklist
Jeepster (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
I Love To Boogie (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Endless Sleep (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Celebrate Summer (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Ride A White Swan (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Hot Love (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
New York City (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Let’s Dance (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Groove A Little (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
Dandy In The Underworld (Instrumental) (Original ‘MARC’ Studio Version)
4
Live at Revolution Hall by Adrianne Lenker
Format: 3 x LP
Label: 4AD
Quantity: 3000
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
Originally issued on 500-copy only double cassette, this 43-track “sonic documentary” is finally getting a vinyl release and combines audio from three days of the 2024 Bright Future tour. Amid collaged soundbites of enthused applause and audience chatter, producer Andrew Sarlo takes listeners stage-side, where Lenker and her band (including Josefin Runsteen and Nick Hakim) embark on a setlist of deep-cuts, fan favourites (such as “not a lot, just forever” and “anything”), and unreleased gems (including “oldest” and “happiness”).
5
Party 4U by Charli xcx
Format: 7" Vinyl
Quantity: 8000
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
The A.G. Cook-produced and co-written '“Party 4U” was arguably the standout from Charli’s 2020 lockdown album How I’m Feeling Now and got a 2025 release to radio after a TikTok bump back at the start of last year. This pressing will be limited edition, available as 7” crystal clear vinyl, with an etched b-side.
6
Perfect Sound Forever EP by Pavement
Format: 10" EP
Label: Matador
Quantity: 2000
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
The songs on Pavement’s 1991 third EP eventually made it out on Westing (by Musket & Sextant) and were produced by the late Gary Young, the band’s original drummer. The EP’s name comes from a line in a 1982 Sony ad campaign for the first compact discs, and as with the first release, the RSD exclusive is a 10” pressing — the first since release, and on white vinyl.
Tracklist
A1. Heckler Spray A2. From Now On A3. Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent
B1. Drive-By-Fader B2. Debris Slide B3. Home B4. Krell Vid-User
7
Leisure Noise by Gay Dad
Format: 12" blue vinyl, numbered
Label: Matador
Quantity: 1000
Release type: RSD Exclusive
One of the OG industry plants, Gay Dad was formed in the mid 90s by former Mojo and The Face music journalist Cliff Jones and art magazine publisher Nick Crow and had hype and accusations of industry nepotism even before their first song had dropped. The band became the first ever to appear on Top of the Pops before releasing a record and their sole long-player Leisure Noise – released back in 1999 – never had a vinyl repress until now (and will set you back around £40 second hand).
8
Disco Darling by Carly Rae Jepsen
Format: 7" Vinyl
Label: School Boy/Interscope Records
Quantity: 2000
Release type: RSD Exclusive
“Disco Darling” is an unreleased song recorded during the development of Dedicated between 2017 and 2018 and being released officially for the first time on baby blue 7” vinyl with a disco ball etching on Side B.
9
Urami Bushi / Shura no Hana by Meiko Kaji
Format: Vinyl - Import
Label: Teichiku Entertainment / TOYOKASEI
Quantity: 500
Release type: RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus
Tarantino was a fan of Japanese actress and singer Meiko Kaji, inserting her 1974 song “The Flower of Carnage” into Kill Bill. Originally released over 50 years ago, her two most famous records Urami Bushi and Shura no Hana are now being released as a 2-in-1 set on a single LP for RSD.
Tracklist
A1.Urami Bushi
A2.On’na no Jumon
B1.Shura No Hana
B2.Hoo Yareho
10
The CBS / Columbia Demos by Talking Heads
Format: 2 x LP
Label: Rhino
Quantity: 7000
Release type: RSD Exclusive
Featuring 15 tracks across 2LPs cut at 45rpm, this is the first-ever official vinyl release of the demos recorded by the original three-piece lineup of Talking Heads (Tina Weymouth, David Byrne and Chris Frantz) for CBS/Columbia in 1975.
Tracklist
A1. Psycho Killer
A2. Sugar on My Tongue
A3. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
A4. I Want to Live
B1. I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That
B2. The Girls Want to Be With the Girls
B3. Who Is It?
B4. With Our Love
C1. Stay Hungry
C2. Tentative Decisions
C3. Warning Sign
D1. I’m Not in Love
D2. The Book I Read
D3. Love Goes to a Building on Fire
D4. No Compassion
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