Mold collector queued 24 hours
- A dedicated collector in Mold queued from 5:30 a.m. the day before Record Store Day, waiting over 24 hours. - The collector, named Alan Nicholls, 56, became a local anecdote about vinyl devotion. - His marathon wait highlighted how seriously some fans take limited-release culture at indie shops. (leaderlive.co.uk)
A 56-year-old vinyl collector in Mold waited more than 24 hours outside a record shop for Record Store Day releases on Saturday, April 18. (leaderlive.co.uk) Leader Live identified the collector as Alan Nicholls and reported he joined the queue at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, April 17, then stayed through the night into Record Store Day. Nicholls said the wait was “worth it” for the records and the atmosphere. (leaderlive.co.uk) Record Store Day 2026 in the United Kingdom took place on Saturday, April 18, with official exclusive titles sold only over the counter at participating independent shops. The UK organizer said around 300 shops across the UK and Ireland took part this year. (recordstoreday.co.uk, recordstoreday.co.uk) The event runs on scarcity as much as celebration: labels press special editions for one day, stores get limited stock, and customers line up before opening to improve their chances. The official UK list for 2026 said the releases were available only at independent record shops on April 18. (recordstoreday.co.uk) Record Store Day began in 2007 as an effort by independent record store owners and staff to promote shop culture, and the first event was held on April 19, 2008. The U.S. organization says it now involves nearly 1,400 independent stores in the United States and thousands more internationally. (recordstoreday.com) Mold has seen this kind of queue before. Leader Live reported in 2017 that vinyl fans in the Flintshire town also lined up through the night for rare and collectible releases on Record Store Day. (leaderlive.co.uk) This year’s UK campaign leaned into the same draw, with organizers promoting hundreds of in-store events alongside the exclusive records. On a day built around limited stock and first-come access, Nicholls’ overnight wait turned a local queue into a small record-store ritual. (recordstoreday.co.uk, leaderlive.co.uk)
