Collective Soul’s RSD Album

Collective Soul has put out a new album, *Touch and Go*, as a Record Store Day-only release sold through independent record stores. (recordstoreday.com) Record Store Day 2026 was held on Saturday, April 18, and the band’s release appears on the event’s official title list as a 10-song LP on colored vinyl with an exclusive poster. The official listing says the album takes musical cues from The Cars and New Wave. (recordstoreday.com) Press materials distributed on April 1 identified *Touch and Go* as a full-length album from the current five-member lineup: Ed Roland, Dean Roland, Will Turpin, Jesse Triplett and Johnny Rabb. Those materials also said the record would be sold only through independent stores tied to Record Store Day. (wnypapers.com) The release gives Collective Soul a new format as much as a new set of songs. Instead of a standard wide rollout to streaming services and big-box retailers, the band tied the album to a one-day retail event built around limited physical editions. (recordstoreday.com) That strategy lands in a market where vinyl is still growing. Luminate said Record Store Day 2025 moved 1.2 million albums in the United States in the week of April 12, with just over 1 million of those on vinyl, and Variety reported Luminate’s 2025 year-end data showed U.S. vinyl sales rose for a 19th straight year. (luminatedata.com) (variety.com) Record Store Day itself was created in 2007 by independent record store owners and employees, and the first event was held on April 19, 2008, according to the organization. Its official site now says the event spans about 1,400 independently owned stores in the United States and thousands more internationally. (recordstoreday.com) For Collective Soul, the timing also follows a recent studio cycle. A retailer post describing the release said *Touch and Go* follows the band’s 2024 album *Here to Eternity*, giving the group a new project less than two years later and packaging it for collectors first. (noblerecordstore.com) The result is a release aimed as much at crate-diggers as longtime fans: 10 tracks, one pressing, and a sales window built around the annual rush at local record shops. (recordstoreday.com)