Continuing our look through this year's Record Store Day list, here is a glance at twenty-one releases from the Universal family of labels.  All descriptions are taken from the labels.  If you are interested in any of these titles, they will be available at your local record store on April 20.  Head over to recordstoreday.com for a list of participating retailers.  U.K. readers, please visit recordstoreday.co.uk and Canadian readers, please visit recordstoredaycanada.ca.

The Beatles, "I Saw Her Standing There"/"I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"She Loves You"/"Til There Was You" (4 Individual 3" Singles, Each Limited to 1,500 copies - Also available is a turntable with all four singles, limited to 2,300 copies)

The Beatles limited edition RSD3 turntable, featuring a Beatles-branded dustcover and turntable facing. Each turntable is Bluetooth-enabled and housed in a Beatles box that includes 3" records of four songs they performed 60 years ago on The Ed Sullivan Show: "I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Til There Was You," "She Loves You," and "I Saw Her Standing There." Each record is housed in an outerbox, with a picture sleeve and poster. The package also includes a Beatles-branded carrying case, which holds up to ten 3" records.

The Cranberries, Bury The Hatchet (The Complete Sessions) (2-LP, Limited to 4,000 copies)

Bury The Hatchet is the fourth studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. Released in April 1999, the gold-certified album features the singles, "Promises," "Animal Instinct," "Just My Imagination," and "You and Me." Available on vinyl for the first time, The Complete Sessions edition features the original album, plus five bonus studio tracks on two LPs.

Def Leppard, One Night Only: Live at Leadmill 2023 (2-LP, Limited to 6,000 copies)

2023 concert with 13 tracks.

Everything But The Girl, At Maida Vale (12" EP, Limited to 2,200 copies)

Everything But The Girl recorded four tracks at the BBC's famous Maida Vale Studios. "Run A Red Light," "Single," and "When You Mess Up" were first broadcast on Gideon Coe's BBC 6 Music show, whilst "Nothing Left To Lose" was first heard on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 2 show. This 12" EP is cut at 45 RPM on 180g black vinyl and includes an 8-page photobook, for Record Store Day 2024.

Marianne Faithfull, Faithful Forever... (UMR - Record Store Day U.K. Exclusive)

Faithfull Forever... is a 1966 studio album by Marianne that was only issued in the United States. This RSD pressing marks its first U.K. release and it has not been re-issued on vinyl in the U.S. In 2024 Marianne celebrates her 60th anniversary in music, and for fans of her Decca catalogue Faithfull Forever... is a must. The album is a defining moment of the baroque pop sound and features some of Marianne's best '60s performances with interpretations of songs by writers particularly suited to her interpretive gifts. Standout compositions include 'With You In Mind' by Jackie De Shannon who had previously written 'Come And Stay With Me' for her, Donovan contributes 'In The Night Time' a.k.a 'Hampstead Incident' which was released 6 months in advance of his own recording, Bob Lind's 'Counting' arranged by Jack Nitzsche, and 'Tomorrow's Calling' written for her by Eric Woolfson, later of The Alan Parsons Project. The album features some unexpected song choices from Marianne including a pop arrangement of Ewan MacColl's 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' originally recorded for her second folk LP 'North Country Maid', her reading of the love theme from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg soundtrack performed in the original French, and a foray into jazz on the Herzog Jr. / Kitchins classic 'Some Other Spring' which will be a revelation to those who only know Marianne as a singer of folk-pop. This track along with 'Lucky Girl' by Les Reed and Barry Mason and Norma Tanega's 'I'm The Sky' have never been released in the U.K., and are still unavailable elsewhere. 7 of the album's 12 tracks are also appearing on vinyl for the first time since the original release.  All tracks have been remastered from the original tapes by Andrew Batt, and this special RSD release comes with detailed sleeve notes featuring exclusive commentary by Marianne herself and new artwork based on the original sleeve shot by the master French photographer Jean-Marie Perier.

Elton John, Caribou (50^th Anniversary Edition) (2-LP Blue Vinyl, Limited to 2,000 copies)

Caribou, Elton John's fourth album to claim the top spot on the charts in the U.S. and his third in the U.K., showcases hits like "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" and "The Bitch Is Back." In honor of the 50th anniversary of its release, a Record Store Day release awaits enthusiasts: a vivid double blue-sky-vinyl edition, with LP2 housing session demos and rarities including Elton's version of "Snookeroo," written for Ringo Starr, and the previously unreleased "Ducktail Jiver."

John Lennon, Mind Games EP (Color) (12" Glow-In-The Dark or Black EP)

As long-standing supporters of independent record stores all around the globe, the John Lennon Estate are excited and proud to be able to join the fun with this new, exclusive, limited-edition 4-track 12" EP release. As a teaser to the forthcoming "Ultimate Edition" anniversary release of the Mind Games album (coming later this year in a collection of incredible new formats) this extremely limited-edition EP sets the tone for what will be an extraordinary year for the music and legacy of John Lennon. Offered in two color variants - a luminous glow-in-the-dark 140g color vinyl or a 180g black vinyl version for Record Store Day 2024.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Junk Culture: Demos and Rarities (2-LP, limited to 3,500 copies)

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Junk Culture, the fifth studio album and one of OMD's most successful and acclaimed records. This expanded 2 LP set is cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road and pressed on blue and purple 180g vinyl. Featuring 15 bonus tracks - including B-sides "The Avenue," "Wrappup," the re-recorded version of "Julia's Song," as well as 12" versions of original album tracks "Locomotion," "Tesla Girls," and "Talking Loud and Clear." Also included are three of the Highland Studios demos which are new to vinyl.

Charlie Parker, Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic (Yellow Vinyl, Limited to 3,500 copies)

A reissue made available for Record Store Day to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this landmark recording. In September of 1949, Charlie Parker crossed paths with Swing Era giants Roy Eldridge and Lester Young onstage at Carnegie Hall. The band - which also included Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Flip Phillips, Buddy Rich and Tommy Turk - wailed on standards and extended, improvised tunes, producing this exciting performance. This LP has been mastered from the original analog sources and pressed on yellow vinyl.

Pearl Jam, Dark Matter (Yellow and Black Vinyl, Limited to 15,000 copies)

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Pearl Jam return with an exclusive yellow and black ghostly Dark Matter LP colorway for Record Store Day 2024. The band's 12th studio album was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Andrew Watt.

The Rolling Stones, Live At Racket, NYC (White Vinyl, Limited to 7,000 copies)

Live At Racket, NYC features seven tracks the band performed at the intimate launch event on October 19, 2023, with debut live performances of "Angry," "Bite My Head Off," "Whole Wide World," and "Sweet Sounds of Heaven (with Lady Gaga)." Previously only available as a bonus disc on the 2 CD Live Edition of Hackney Diamonds, the band's first studio album of new material since 2005. Available on 180g heavyweight solid white vinyl for Record Store Day 2024.

Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nocturne (2-LP, Limited to 4,500 copies)

November 2023 saw Nocturne turn 40 years old. To celebrate this unique live album, Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin have overseen a new direction of the already iconic artwork and selected 16 tracks taken from those two nights on September 30th and October 1st, 1983.  This 2-LP set is mastered at half-speed on standard vinyl in a new gatefold sleeve with printed sleeves and a few extra surprises to discover. The Royal Albert Hall performances would see Sioux on vocals, Severin on bass guitar, Budgie on drums, and Robert Smith (of the Cure) on guitar. Over the two nights, the Banshees would play different setlists. The songs making up Nocturne were hand-picked by the band as their ideal setlist from the two gigs. With songs taken from Juju, it also features a few B-sides and live performances of Beatles covers "Helter Skelter" and "Dear Prudence." The music heard in the introduction before "Israel" is an excerpt from The Rite of Spring, composed in 1913 by Igor Stravinsky. Nocturne was lauded for its no-nonsense introduction to the band's music for neophytes, while fans of the group will appreciate the tight, gutsy, stripped-down performances.  Although forming on a punky whim in 1976, the Banshees remain one of the most influential and enigmatic bands of our time, worlds apart from their contemporaries and a cut above the rest. Unapologetically singular, confrontational, ever evolving yet all encompassing.

Soft Cell, Non-Stop Extended Cabaret (2-LP, Limited to 4,000 copies)

One of the elements Soft Cell's of rapturously-received December 2023 deluxe 6 CD boxset of their stone cold 1981 electro pop classic Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret was the inclusion of the entire original album presented as extended 12" versions. Now available on vinyl for Record Store Day, Non-Stop Extended Cabaret features contemporary full-length versions of the tracks, many of which have never been on vinyl before.  The debut album from Marc Almond and Dave Ball (aka Soft) is truly an icon of electronic music. Not only did Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret introduce the world to classic singles "Tainted Love" (one of the biggest global hits of all time,) "Bedsitter," and "Say Hello Wave Goodbye," it also shocked and delighted in equal measure with a 10-track song cycle straight out of the seedier, sleazier, darker side of life. "Sex Dwarf," "Frustration," "My Secret Life," and "Seedy Films," still have the power to thrill, shock and swoon four decades on.  This release was created by Dave Ball using only the original studio parts - they're not remixes, they're extended versions! Also included are a new reworking of their first single for Phonogram, "A Man Can Get Lost," and the new, previously unreleased remixes of its flipside, "Memorabilia," by The Hacker and Daniel Miller.

Sonic Youth, Hits Are For Squares (2-LP Gold Vinyl, Limited to 5,000 copies)

Hits Are For Squares is a collection of songs from Sonic Youth's career, curated by a diverse group of artists, actors, directors and musicians whose own progressive and unconventional style is akin to the freestyle expression of Sonic Youth's music. The artisans handpicking Sonic Youth include Catherine Keener, Mike D, Radiohead, Portia de Rossi, Diablo Cody, Allison Anders, Dave Eggers, Mike Watt, Eddie Vedder, Michelle Williams, Flea, Gus Van Sant, David Cross, Chloe Sevigny and the Flaming Lips. Unavailable since 2010 and never pressed on color vinyl, this 2 LP set is presented on Gold Nugget vinyl with a gold foil jacket for Record Store Day.

Ringo Starr, Crooked Boy (12" EP, Limited to 2,000 copies)

This EP contains four new tracks: "February Sky," "Adeline," "Gonna Need Someone" and "Crooked Boy."

Thin Lizzy, Live at Hammersmith 16/11/1976 (2-LP, Limited to 4,500 copies)

Taken from the acclaimed Live And Dangerous box set, Live at Hammersmith 16/11/1976 is one of the stand-out shows from the collection and shows Thin Lizzy at their peak. Available for the first time on vinyl, pressed on double 180g vinyl for Record Store Day 2024.

The Tragically Hip, Live at CBGB's (Translucent Pink Vinyl, limited to 2,500 copies)

Forming in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, 'The Hip' went on to perform over 2,000 shows over the course of their career. Their live performances became legendary, whether it was in a stadium or in a small club, right up to their final tour with the late Gord Downie in 2016. The Tragically Hip are the only Canadian band to have four Diamond-certified albums.
Live At CBGB's was recorded at the iconic New York club on January 14, 1993 in support of their Fully Completely album. Now available on vinyl as the band's first Record Store Day release, this 40th Anniversary edition features the live album pressed on translucent pink vinyl with a collectible turntable mat included.

U2, "Atomic City" (U2/UV Live At Sphere, Las Vegas) (10" Red Vinyl, Limited to 3,000 copies)

A 2-track, Record Store Day 2024 release commemorating U2's globally acclaimed 40-date run of their pioneering show U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere in Las Vegas. Featuring a brand-new live performance recording of "Atomic City" captured at the world's most cutting-edge venue, alongside a remix by Mike WiLL Made-It, available for the first time physically. Pressed on transparent red vinyl with a poster included.

Various Artists, South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert (3-LP Blue Vinyl, Limited to 4,000 copies)

Celebrating 25 years of the animated sitcom South Park, this concert was filmed at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. Available on vinyl for the first time for Record Store Day 2024, this 3 LP set is pressed on "Towelie-Blue" vinyl and features South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone along with Primus and Ween performing a variety of songs made famous by the show. Also featured are guest appearances by Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.

The Who, The Story of The Who (2-LP, Limited to 4,500 copies)

1976 compilation that's never been officially released in the U.S., and hasn't been globally available on vinyl since 1989. Sometimes regarded as the most complete Who 'Best Of,' this version, with a replica of the original 8-page booklet and pressed on colored vinyl (pink and green) was mastered by longtime Who engineer Jon Astley and cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road.

Various Artists, Wicked - Defying Gravity (12" Picture Disc Vinyl, Limited to 5,000 copies)

There's no place like Oz, and no show like Wicked! Celebrate the Tony Award-winning musical with this limited-edition witch-shaped die-cut picture disc 12" single, available exclusively for Record Store Day. Featuring "Defying Gravity" and "Popular" performed by original cast members Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. Originally released in December 2003, the Wicked original cast recording album received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Celebrate over 20 years of defying gravity with this collector's item every Wicked fan should own!

Frank Zappa, Zappa For President (2-LP "Splattered" Vinyl, Limited to 3,500 copies)

2016 compilation showcasing Frank Zappa's political side. Featuring unreleased compositions realized on the Synclavier, combined with other selections from the vault. Available for the first time on vinyl for Record Store Day 2024, this 2LP set is pressed on "Red, White & Blue" splattered vinyl with 3 sides of music and a silk screened FZ image on Side D. Participate in democracy! Register and vote!