Record Store Day UK announces fundraising activities for official charity partner War Child

11 April 2024 - Press release

• SIGNED REGA TURNTABLES FROM KATE BUSH, BLUR AND YOUNG FATHERS 
  
  
• 13 RELEASES INCLUDING JESSIE WARE, GORILLAS, THE 1975 AND THE CURE WITH £1 FROM EVERY UNIT DONATED TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY CONFLICT

Record Store Day UK are pleased to announce this year’s fundraising activities to support its Official 2024 Charity Partner, War Child. The money raised will go towards helping children in conflict all over the world, which is more important than ever before.

 

SIGNED TURNTABLES
One lucky vinyl fan could be in with the chance of winning a one-off Rega Planar 3 deck signed by RSD ambassador Kate Bush. A further two fans could win decks signed by Blur and Young Fathers.

To enter, fans simply need to buy raffle tickets from 11^th April on War Child’s Crowdfunder page: Kate Bush, Blur and Young Fathers. Each entry only costs £5, with no limit on the number of times a fan can enter, and winners will be announced on 5^th May 2023.

 

RSD RELEASES
In addition, Record Store Day is delighted to announce that £1 from each sale of 13 titles available on Record Store Day will be donated to War Child.These include: 

Blur - Parklife 

30th Anniversary Zoetrope picture disc

 

David Sylvian & Nine Horses - Snow Borne Sorrow - Expanded      

Available for the first time on vinyl housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with printed inner bags.

       

Electrafixion – Burned

Deleted long ago, this will be re-issued on black and white vinyl.

 

Emma Bunton - A Girl Like Me   

Pressed on limited edition baby pink vinyl.

 

Gorillaz - Cracker Island (Deluxe)

The one-off release features 6 additional tracks that have not been available on physical format before as well as exclusive new album artwork by Jamie Hewlett. 1 x pink disc, 1 x magenta disc

 

Jessie Ware - Tough Love 

10th Anniversary - lovingly curated 2LP set of the original album plus bonus tracks all pressed on solid white 140-gram vinyl.

 

Keane - Live at Paradiso 

The wide-spine single sleeve contains a transparent red LP, and solid white LP housed within printed inners, as well as liner notes by the band recalling the atmosphere of the Amsterdam concert.

 

Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge 1974 Demo Recordings        

Making its debut on vinyl, mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road. With new artwork overseen by Mike Oldfield

   

Morcheeba - B Sides & Beats

1LP green vinyl 

 

Scott Walker - Tilt         

2LP coloured disc 

 

Soft Cell -   Non-Stop Extended         

Featuring contemporary full-length versions of the tracks, many of which have never been released on vinyl before.

 

The 1975 - The 1975 Live at Gorilla 

Released on vinyl for the first time, pressed on white vinyl with brand new artwork.

 

The Cure – The Top

40th Anniversary - Picture Disc

 

Head of War Child Records Richard Clarke said: “We are delighted to be the charity partner for Record store Day again in 2024. Music is ingrained in our DNA at War Child and every year we are so excited to celebrate the art of the album and the incredible role independent record stores play getting those albums to fans by partnering with the brilliant team at RSD. It is a partnership that we are extremely proud of, and one that continues to make a difference to children whose lives have been torn apart by war.”

As with all the titles on this year’s Record Store Day  list of releases, the Record Store Day War Child exclusives will only be available in-store at one of over 260 participating independent record shops on 20^st of April. You can find your local store here.