Record Store Day is an annual celebration of independent record shops across the UK and is an opportunity for record collectors to get their hands on exclusive vinyl pressings only available on the day, Marti Stelling reports.
This year’s selection includes Sheffield’s very own Pulp and an exclusive recording of Def Leppard’s intimate hometown gig at the Leadmill in 2023.
The event is celebrated across 270 independent record shops in the UK, becoming the biggest new music event of the past decade since it began in 2007.
The three participating Sheffield retailers are:
- Bear Tree Records
- Unit 13-16, The Forum, 127 Devonshire Street, Sheffield, S3 7SB
- Record Collector
- 233 Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3BA
- Spinning Discs
- 107 to 109 Chesterfield Road, Meersbrook, Sheffield S8 0RN