The Super Bowl for record shops and vinyl fans is upon us. The 19th year of Record Store Day takes place on Saturday, April 18, at independent record stores across the world.
As with previous editions of the retail holiday, RSD 2026 features hundreds of titles available exclusively or as timed exclusives on Saturday. From Detroit hip-hop superstar Big Sean to Icelandic jazz sensation Laufey, there is something for anyone who enjoys music.
See several noteworthy releases below. This is definitely not a compilation of everything coming out Saturday. You can see the full list of this year’s RSD offerings at recordstoreday.com.
Record Store Day 2026 highlights
Jason Krzysiak – Co-Host, The 11th Hour | Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET
Jeff Buckley – Live À L’Olympia
Jeff Buckley became the angelic seraph for us Gen Xers and this live 2-disc set captures him in all his majesty — allowing us to rejoice as the earliest believers that poured over the Gospels. Live À L’Olympia contains live versions of half of the tracks from his now colossal debut and the homage to Detroit legends MC5’s “Kick Out the Jams.”
Momma – Welcome To My Blue Sky (The Heart Charm)
Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten are making some of the crunchiest indie guitar rock of the 2020s, and last year’s Welcome to My Blue Sky was a highlight for me. I’m eager to hear the four tracks that didn’t make the full-length release. Plus, there’s an Elliot Smith cover of “Christian Brothers?”
Sweet.
Various Artists DJ Koco – Cuban 45 Boxset Curated By Dj Koco Aka Shimokita
“Viva la revolución.” The Cuban people continue to be besieged by American imperialism — going back centuries now. But their music has always been defiant and soulful and elemental expressions of human joy.
Andrew Grieve – Host, Heavy Detours | Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. ET
Bob Mould – Body Of Song (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
The record that introduced me to Bob Mould’s solo work — as well as the record that rejuvenated his solo career overall — is turning 20, and what better way to celebrate than compiling the bonus tracks that were only featured on the out-of-print 2-CD limited edition on a fresh double LP.
This was the record that mixed together Mould’s signature guitar tone along with his love of electronic music featuring his own vocoder work and Richard Morel on keyboards, alongside Fugazi’s Brendan Canty on drums. The band featured here walked so the Bob Mould Trio could run, and if you’ve never heard this record but you’ve enjoyed his recent work, there’s no time like the present.
MC 900 Ft. Jesus – Welcome To My Dream (35Th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Another anniversary release, but this one’s been so long out of print that it was a ghost when I was digging through crates in the 2000s. Before he would wind up in the Buzz Bin with a great Spike Jonze video, MC 900 Ft. Jesus made a dark, moody and atmospheric masterpiece in Welcome to My Dream — with a style and flow that switched between hip-hop and spoken word among jazz-influenced beats. An early Detroit/Windsor alternative hit from the ’90s was “The City Sleeps,” a sinister track about arson that’s only matched by Big Black’s “Kerosene.”
Jurassic 5 – Quality Control: 25th Anniversary Edition
Released in 2000 and serving as the indie hip-hop group’s major label debut, Quality Control was supposed to launch the underground into the mainstream. While it didn’t end up that way for Jurassic 5, they left behind two records that hold up so well compared to their peers. They could release them today and if I hadn’t wore it out while playing Jet Grind Radio in the 2000s, I wouldn’t know any better. The 25th anniversary edition features a woodgrain double LP housed in woodgrain sleeves. Now if they could work on 2002’s Power in Numbers.
Ramones – Live In San Francisco
This never-before-released live recording originated from the Summer In The City festival circa 1979, following the end of Ramones’ tumultuous recording sessions with Phil Spector for End of The Century. Nothing from that record is featured on the setlist, but for fans of the band’s first four albums, you’ll be feasting on a double LP of their best songs played at double-speed and with more perfection than on their ’70s raucous live record, It’s Alive.
Metro Detroit record stores participating in Record Store Day 2026
There are plenty of independent record shops in Southeast Michigan participating in Record Store Day. Below is a partial list of stores but be aware that product is extremely limited — especially with RSD exclusives. You can search for locations near you at recordstoreday.com. I suggest you call ahead to your preferred record stores to confirm that they’ll carry the RSD releases you’re looking for.
Ferndale Radio favorite Found Sound in downtown Ferndale will celebrate Record Store Day starting at 10 a.m. with raffles and ticket giveaways. Plus, live performances from The Idiot Kids and Custodians starting at 5 p.m.
- Found Sound – 234 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale | 248-565-8775
- Third Man Records – 441 W Canfield St, Detroit | 313-209-5205
- Paramita Sound – 1517 Broadway, Detroit | 313-433-6494
- Slick Disc Music Inc – 1625 West Rd, Trenton | 734-692-1881
- UHF Records – 512 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak | 248-545-5955
- Dearborn Music – 22501 Michigan Ave, Newman St, Dearborn | 313-561-1000
- Flipside Records – 3099 Coolidge Hwy, Berkley | 248-585-4090
- Encore Records – 208 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor | 734-662-6776
- Village Vinyl – 34230 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights | 586-838-4992
- Rock of Ages – 31015 Ford Rd, Garden City | 734-522-4590
“The 11th Hour” co-host Jason Krzysiak and “Heavy Detours” host Andrew Grieve contributed to this story.
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