RECORD STORE DAY '24
With Record Store Day right around the corner, we're gearing up for a celebration. Record Store Day started as a way to support independent record stores and has since grown into a global phenomenon all about embracing vinyl and connecting with fellow music lovers. In a world of digital streaming, Record Store Day reminds us of the magic of holding music in our hands. With Pretty Green at the intersection of music and fashion, we thought we’d show our support with some of our top picks and recommendations for the crate diggers out there. Maybe you can add some of these to your grab list when you’re queuing up next Saturday.
PULP - INTRO - THE GIFT RECORDINGS
This collection, originally released in October 1993, just prior to the band’s debut album on Island Records, includes all the singles Pulp recorded for Gift Records, including both the A-sides and B-sides. Available for the first time on exclusive blue vinyl - a must have for britpop completionists.
BLUR - PARKLIFE (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
Blur’s seminal britpop album ‘Parklife’ changed the landscape of the UK music scene forever upon its original release in 1994. The album turns 30 on April 25th, and to kick off celebrations, Parlophone are putting out a limited edition zoetrope picture disc.
MILES KANE & THE EVILS
Recorded with PG faves Sunglasses For Jaws, ‘Miles Kane & The Evils’ is an exclusive colour vinyl pressing of Miles’ surf rock instrumentals, only available in physical format. He says, “this surf mini album is me having my guitar front and centre imagining I’m in a badass Tarantino film.”
FATBOY SLIM - EVERYBODY LOVES A REMIX
Legendary DJ Fatboy Slim will be putting 6 of his biggest club remixes to vinyl for the first time ever, including Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix) and Ya Mama (Dance System Remix). It’ll be pressed to a Zoetrope disc, that can be animated via use of a strobe light app pointed at the record as it spins.
FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS
For the very first time, Fleetwood Mac’s massively influential ‘Rumours’ will be available on picture disc. One of the best-selling and most celebrated rock albums of all time, this is not an edition of this record that you should miss.
DIVORCE - HEADY METAL
One of our favourite new bands Nottingham four-piece Divorce will be re-releasing their latest EP ‘Heady Metal’ on colourful vinyl with alternative sleeve artwork. If you’re on the hunt for something new to wrap your ears around, you could do a lot worse than Divorce’s unique country-tinged grunge.
TEMPLES - SUN STRUCTURES (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
Temples’ 2014 debut ‘Sun Structures’ was a landmark album in the UK psychedelic rock revival of the mid 2010s. This year it celebrates its 10 year anniversary, and with this comes a special double-vinyl edition, with a stunning mirror board sleeve and blue discs.
BLOC PARTY - THE HIGH LIFE
Bloc Party’s latest EP ‘The High Life’ will be available on four blue splatter vinyl, and is the first physical release for the EP which has so far only been available digitally. This EP sees the band continue to experiment with genre and mood - frontman Kele Okereke calls it “the sound of coming out of the wilderness and re-embracing life”.
ENGLISH TEACHER - LIVE AT THE BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB
One of our hottest tipped bands for 2024, English Teacher have just released their stunning debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’ to critical acclaim. To coincide, they’re also releasing this exclusive vinyl for RSD, a live recording taken from their homecoming headline show at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds.
THE VERVE - NO COME DOWN
The Verve’s compilation album of B-sides and outtakes, ‘No Come Down’, celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2024. To mark the occasion, UMR will be releasing the album on vinyl for the very first time, including outtakes taken from the sessions for the band's classic debut ‘A Storm in Heaven’.
