National Album Day Early Product Announcements
National Album Day Early Product Announcements
Ahead of our main product announcement coming very soon, some early products for National Album Day from indie labels have started to be announced ahead of 18th October!
Find your favourites below...
The UFO album ‘Phenomenon’ is coming onto sky-blue vinyl! The band’s debut for Chrysalis Records. this 1974 classic will be issued as a single LP edition, just in time for National Album Day!
This album marked a pivotal shift for the band, moving away from their earlier space rock sound toward a heavier rock style that would define UFO for years to come.
It also introduced guitar legend Michael Schenker, whose influence shaped the band’s signature sound and future successes.
‘Phenomenon’ contains some of UFO’s biggest rock anthems, including the iconic “Doctor Doctor” and “Rock Bottom”, tracks that have become staples of rock radio and live shows.
A must-have for fans old and new, this reissue brings a classic UFO album back into the spotlight — don’t miss your chance to own it on vinyl!
Rock solid riffs, Quo at their peak ⚡ On The Level by Status Quo turns 50 and returns on classic black vinyl, and CD too, through Demon Music Group for this year’s National Album Day, October 18th.
Produced by Status Quo and originally released in 1975 – The album charted at no 1 in the UK album charts. It includes the band’s only number one hit single – the classic 1974 hit ‘Down Down’
This exclusive 50th Anniversary 2LP is pressed on Black vinyl and is housed in a gatefold sleeve. LP2 features a bonus LP of live performances collated from the period.
Live energy, unfiltered fire 🔥 ‘Live at the Budokan’ by Ian Gillan comes crashing back onto vinyl through Demon Music Group for this year’s National Album Day on October 18th.
Originally released in March 1978, and recorded live at the Budokan Hall on the 22nd September 1977, this double album edition of the album showcases the Ian Gillan Band in their full jazz rock phase. Originally only released in Japan as two single LPs, this double vinyl gatefold set is pressed exclusively for National Album Day 2025 on Neon Orange vinyl.
Featuring 10 tracks including the Deep Purple classics ‘Smoke on the Water,’ ‘Child in Time’ and ‘Woman from Tokyo’ 👌
Basslines, blues & pure Stones spirit 🎸 Stone Alone by Bill Wyman celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a brand new purple vinyl reissue through Demon Music Group for National Album Day on October 18th.
Originally released as a 12-song album in March 1976 on Rolling Stones Records, this new version adds six bonus tracks, some appearing on vinyl for the very first time.
The extraordinary array of talent joining Bill on Stone Alone is a “Who’s Who” of ‘70s Rock, and includes Van Morrison on saxophone, keyboards from Dr John, and from Al Kooper (Bob Dylan / Blood Sweat & Tears), additional brass from Steve “The Doctor” Kupa, Lenny Pickett, Mic Gillette and Emilio Castillo (Tower Of Power), backing vocals from Bonnie and Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters), drums from Dallas Taylor (Crosby, Stills & Nash) and Jim Keltner (George Harrison), guitar from Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac), plus Bill’s Rolling Stones’ bandmates, guitarist Ronnie Wood, and pianist Nicky Hopkins.
The album features nine original songs, written, arranged and produced by Bill, alongside covers of the R&B favourites “A Quarter To Three”, a 1961 single for Gary “U.S.” Bonds, and Jimmy Soul’s tongue-in-cheek 1963 single “If You Wanna Be Happy.”
Raw and dark, and drenched in deep emotion 💙 ‘Blue’ by The Mission returns for this year’s National Album Day on October 18th – reissued on stunning ‘Drown In Blue’ vinyl through Demon Music Group.
Originally released in 1996, the sixth studio album from The Mission saw the band in roaring form producing what many consider to be the sonically and lyrically rawest release in their entire oeuvre… but only frontman and chief songwriter Wayne Hussey knew it would be their last.
While touring ‘Blue’ at the end of 1996 he sensationally stunned fans by announcing that the band were to be dissolved. While The Mission did rise again, phoenix-like, three years later, ‘Blue’ represented the closing of Chapter 1 of the band’s story.
Mostly written and composed in the city of Bath and recorded in Bristol, ‘Blue’ produced a thunderous single with the gripping ‘Coming Home’ and boasted other highlights such as ‘That Tears Shall Drown The Wind’ and ‘Drown In Blue’.
For this year’s National Album Day ‘Coming Home’s B-sides ‘Perfect Sunrise’ and ‘Coming Home (Godlike Version)’ have been added to the track-list on vinyl for the first time. It also comes pressed on a suitably moody ‘Drown In Blue’ blend effect vinyl.
Electric boogie, cosmic swagger 🕺 ‘Bolan’s Zip Gun’ by T.Rex blasts back onto vinyl through Demon Music Group for this year’s National Album Day on October 18th – reissued and ready to ride again.
Landing smack-bang in the middle of the ‘70s – the decade, lest we forget, Marc Bolan and T. Rex had helped officially kick off in 1970 with ‘Ride A White Swan’ – the album, with its mix of space-age soul and hypnotic rock ‘n’ roll repetition originally confused some critics but has since come to be regarded as something of a hidden gem. As usual, Marc knew which way the wind was blowing and ‘Bolan’s Zip Gun’ both pays tribute to the glorious American R&B and funk that so dominated the era and anticipates Britain’s punk revolution just around the corner. Not for nothing did Siouxsie Sioux once nominate the frenetic ‘Think Zinc’ as one of her favourite records.
An album highlight, ‘Think Zinc’ became a single in Germany only but ‘Bolan’s Zip Gun’ did produce two further classic T. Rex singles in ‘Light Of Love’ and ‘Zip Gun Boogie’. With Dino Dines added to the band’s line up on keyboards, and Marc’s soul singer girlfriend Gloria Jones now a permanent member on backing vocals and clavinet, the album represented a huge leap forward in the T. Rex sound.
The sleeve artwork was the fourth album cover for T.Rex by Grammy award-winning design maestro John Kosh, who created a distinctive peek-a-boo die-cut design. For the first time as a vinyl reissue, this has been replicated. It also comes in “Bug Glasses Baby Blue” vinyl to reflect the distinctive glasses Bolan wears on the reverse of the sleeve.
Rare colour variants of classic albums by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Porridge Radio, Dinosaur Jr. and Black Mountain Army have been plucked from Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar's indie rock catalogues and will be released on 18th October as part of National Album Day 2025 🎉
👍 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down (2022)
🥣 Porridge Radio - Every Bad (Deluxe) (2020)
🦖 Dinosaur Jr. - Sweep It Into Space (2021)
🗻 Black Mountain - Black Mountain (2005)
Fresh new variants of modern classics, ready to spin on repeat 🤝 Which one will you be adding to your collection first?
They pioneered the fusion of Rock and Classical, now John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest are back! 🚀
They’re releasing their first studio album in 12 years ‘Relativity’ on 17th October with Cherry Red Records, just in time for National Album Day 2025 18th October.
Get ready for a cosmic journey.
From Felt, to Denim, and now Mozart Estate, Lawrence is back to build on his ever-evolving legacy with the new album ‘Tower Block in a Jam Jar’ 🏢
The record is set to be released on Cherry Red Records 17th October, just in time for National Album Day (18th Oct) 👌