Three lucky vinyl fans will be able to get their hands on a signed Rega Planar 3 deck by entering a ticketed raffle on the War Child Web Shop. To buy raffle tickets for the signed decks visit Kae Tempest, Frank Turner and Foals. Each entry costs £5, with no limit on the number of times fans can enter the draw. Winners will be announced on 30th April 2023.
On Record Store Day itself on 22nd April fans will also have the chance to purchase ten highly collectible records from world-famous artists including The Cure, Miles Davies, The Police and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. The records - which also include titles from Celeste, Brian Eno, Mike Oldfield, Marc Almond and a collaboration between Dirty Projectors & Björk - will only be available at participating independent record shops, with a donation of £1 from every copy sold going to the charity.
From special anniversary editions of classic albums and singles to rare demo recordings and first-time-on-vinyl records, any one of the records will be a unique addition to any record collection.
Head of War Child Records Richard Clarke said: “We’re exceptionally proud of our partnership with Record Store Day as we enter our fifth year working together.
“Every year we’ve grown and raised more and more to help support children whose lives have been torn apart by war. With ten incredible releases and the support of the brilliant Record Store Day team and amazing partners Meantime and Rega this year looks set to be another record-breaking year.
“Music has always been at the epicentre of everything War Child does and is in the DNA of the organisation, so it’s a real privilege to be the official charity partner for Record Store Day once more and help celebrate the unique and wonderful culture and communities of the independent record store.”
The 2023 Record Store Day UK x War Child releases are as follows:
Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart
10th anniversary burnt red vinyl, metallic-printed, gatefold sleeve. The insert contains lyrics and brand new liner notes written by Frank.
Celeste - Lately EP
Pink vinyl six-track EP featuring the latest single ‘To Love A Man’ for the first time on vinyl, as well as the extended version of her breakthrough track, ‘Strange’.
Mike Oldfield - TUBULAR BELLS - OPUS ONE
For the 50th anniversary of Tubular Bells, Opus One is the original demo for the album issued on vinyl for the first time
Marc Almond - Fantastic Star
First ever pressing on vinyl - the artist's cut featuring new track listing and artwork.
The Police - Every Breath You Take
40th anniversary 2 x 7” double pack, coloured (red / yellow) 7” singles
Featuring the extremely rare track -‘Every Bomb You Make’
Brian Eno - FOREVER VOICELESS
1LP Crystal Clear Coloured Vinyl + Eco Packaging
Instrumental edition of FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
The Cure – Show
30th anniversary picture disc in die-cut gatefold sleeve.
Miles Davis - Rare Miles From The Complete On The Corner Sessions
Coloured LP Vinyl
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Up Your Alley
Lemonade coloured LP Vinyl
Dirty Projectors & Björk - Mount Wittenberg Orca
Expanded Edition of the Mount Wittenberg Orca LP, Dirty Projectors' critically acclaimed collaborative album with Icelandic legend Björk. This 2xLP release adds 13 bonus tracks of never-before-released material including early demos of Mount Wittenberg Orca and archival audio of the band and Bjork rehearsing the material.
