Record Store Day Exclusive

Collective Soul used Record Store Day 2026 to put a new album, *Touch and Go*, into indie record shops as an exclusive vinyl release. (recordstoreday.com) The Record Store Day listing says *Touch and Go* is a 10-song LP, pressed on colored vinyl and packaged with an exclusive poster. Retail listings say the release was limited to 2,500 copies in the United States. (recordstoreday.com) (plaidroomrecords.com) Music outlets reported that the band announced the album for Saturday, April 18, 2026, and framed it as a release available only through independent record stores. Consequence and The Music Universe both described the project as a New Wave-influenced turn for the group. (consequence.net) (themusicuniverse.com) That release strategy fits the purpose of Record Store Day, which was created to drive traffic to independent shops through one-day drops, special editions and in-store events. The Spanish Record Store Day site says the event began in the United States in 2007 and has been officially marked in Spain since 2011. (recordstoreday.com) (lavozdealmeria.com) Local reports suggest the formula still works at street level. Oxford Mail reported that Truck Store’s Oxford and Witney locations called April 18 their busiest Record Store Day yet after both shops were packed through the day. (uk.news.yahoo.com) (thisisoxfordshire.co.uk) In Oxford, staff prepared about 500 Record Store Day releases and said both stores would open at 8 a.m. because queues were expected outside each location. Photos published with the coverage showed customers lined up on Cowley Road. (thisisoxfordshire.co.uk) (uk.news.yahoo.com) In Almería, *La Voz de Almería* reported queues outside local record shops and a day built around live music as well as limited vinyl. The paper described Record Store Day as a celebration centered on independent stores rather than big chains or digital platforms. (lavozdealmeria.com) Spain’s official participant list for Record Store Day includes multiple Almería shops, including Discos Caverna and Discos Fanzine. That local store network helps explain why exclusive releases can still turn a format built on collecting into an in-person retail event. (recordstoreday.es) (lavozdealmeria.com) For Collective Soul, the bet was straightforward: put a new album behind the counter at indie stores on a day when collectors were already lining up. For the shops, the queues in Oxfordshire and Almería show the exclusive-release model still brings people through the door. (recordstoreday.com) (uk.news.yahoo.com) (lavozdealmeria.com)