The global rise of Record Store Day explored in new book

Featuring interviews with artists, record shop owners, and the creators of RSD.

A new book charting the impact of record store day — called Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century — is being published this April by Rare Bird Books.

Read more: What is Record Store Day actually like for record stores?

Written by journalist Larry Jaffee, the book charts the rise of Record Store Day, from its launch in 2007 through the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

Across Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century Jaffee speaks to artists, record store owners, and the creators of Record Store Day.

In doing so, the book aims to shine a light not only on the cultural impact of RSD, but of record shops more generally.

This year’s RSD will be held on Saturday 23rd April.

Pre-order a copy of Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century here in advance of its 12th April publication.