Eight standout Record Store Day 2026 vinyl releases you’ll want on your shelf

What Hi-Fi? highlights eight must-have Record Store Day 2026 vinyl releases: The Cure Acoustic Hits (remastered 14-track vinyl with reimagined classics), Pavement’s Perfect Sound Forever (7 early tracks on a rare white 10-inch), Nas’s Gods Son (color press unique to Europe), Miles Davis’ From Bebop to Blue (silver/black triple vinyl deluxe with exclusive notes), Kokoroko Live at Metropolis (one-take, four-track live set), Laura Marling Live at Albert Hall (double LP of her 2025 solo set plus a 2024 album performance), Bring Me the Horizon Lo-Fi Covers (23-track lo-fi reinterpretations), and KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack HUNTR/X Edition (film tie-in with posters and extras). The piece notes the growing vinyl hype, the variety of exclusive editions, and why collectors will be chasing these releases on RSD 2026.