Robert Plant — Record Store Legend
Record Store Day (April 18) honored Robert Plant as this year’s Record Store Legend and he’s also releasing a four‑track EP, Saving Grace: All That Glitters, with Saving Grace and singer Suzi Dian. The honor arrives as thousands of independent stores prepare in‑store performances and limited releases for the 19th annual celebration, and other notable RSD titles this year include special releases from artists like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Bruce Springsteen. ( )
Robert Plant is getting a new plaque in a record shop before he gets a new record in your hands. Record Store Day named him its 2026 Record Store Legend on April 8, and the event itself lands 10 days later on Saturday, April 18. (recordstoreday.co.uk, billboard.com) The award is tied to a very specific place: Spillers Records in Cardiff, which bills itself as the world’s oldest record shop. Record Store Day filmed Plant there as he oversaw the installation of the official Record Store Legend plaque. (billboard.com, recordstoreday.com) This is not just a trophy with no record attached. Plant is also putting out a four-track 12-inch vinyl extended play record called *Saving Grace: All That Glitters...* for Record Store Day 2026. (recordstoreday.com, nonesuch.com) He is releasing it with Saving Grace, the band he has been working with in recent years, and with singer Suzi Dian. Nonesuch says the group is made up of musicians from the English countryside Plant calls home. (nonesuch.com) The extended play record is built like a small covers set rather than a blockbuster rock comeback. Record Store Day lists four studio recordings: “Blackest Crow,” “Poison,” “Orphan Girl,” and “She Cried.” (recordstoreday.com) Record Store Day says only 3,500 copies of the Plant release are being made, which is the whole point of this event. These records are designed to pull people into physical shops on one Saturday instead of letting them click “buy now” from a couch. (recordstoreday.com, recordstoreday.co.uk) That Saturday has gotten big. Record Store Day says the 2026 edition is the 19th annual celebration, with thousands of independent record stores worldwide taking part through parties, in-store performances, and limited-edition releases from hundreds of artists. (recordstoreday.co.uk, recordstoreday.com) Plant’s honor also puts him in a very short line. Record Store Day says Elton John was the first Record Store Legend in 2017, Johnny Marr received the award in 2025, and Plant is now the next name on that list. (goldminemag.com, officialcharts.com) The wider release list shows how the day works: one huge shopping holiday built from scarcity and nostalgia. Uncut’s 2026 guide highlights special titles from Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and Bruce Springsteen alongside Plant’s release. (uncut.co.uk, enidlive.com) So the full picture is simple: a singer who came out of the album era is being used to celebrate the store era. On April 18, Robert Plant will be both the face on the plaque and one of the names in the bins. (billboard.com, recordstoreday.com, recordstoreday.com)
