RECORD STORE DAY 2026
- Stuart Green
- Apr 14
- 2 min read
Record Store Day this year will take place on Saturday 18th of April. This very special annual event brings together vinyl music fans and artists alike, to honour the role that independent record stores play in their local music communities.
There’s a long list of exclusive records pressed specifically for release on the day. You can track these down in Lincoln at Back to Mono Records on Guildhall Street - which is proudly, one of only two shops in Lincolnshire to host the event.
Our very own Jim Penistan, or Jimmy Sonic to most, who has run record shops in Lincoln since 1989 says, ‘the releases expected to be in high demand are those from Taylor Swift and Olivia Dean. However, there’s also some great vintage listings, including Thin Lizzy’s Live in Cleveland 1976 and Ian Brown’s Music of the Spheres.’ Chase Temple (pictured above, right) a student at Access to Music who works part-time at Back to Mono says, ‘I love the unique compilation releases, such as Stax Killer B’s, which features hard-to-find B-Sides from the
legendary Stax Records vault in Memphis.’
Retailers have to follow a very strict code of conduct for the event – buyers are not allowed to pre-order or set aside records, they just have to wait and see what is available on the day. This creates an air of excitement, but can also lead to some understandable frustration when popular titles sell out quickly. Last year, fans started queuing from 11pm the night before, with a long line down the street by the time the shop opened at 8am. Jim tries to ensure the stock goes to genuine fans by limiting sales of titles to one per person and no more than ten records overall.
This year, the big day will be concluded with a free event featuring live music and vinyl DJ’s at The Komodo in Lincoln from 6pm till late.
Back to Mono Records,
26 Guildhall St,
Lincoln,
LN1 1TR
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