Busiest Record Store Day to date for Oxfordshire stores

Truck Store in Cowley Road, and Truck Store in Witney, formerly Rapture, were packed with customers all day on Saturday.

Record Store Day is a global celebration of independent record store culture, and is dedicated to shining a spotlight on the shops that support music fans all year round.

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On the day itself, hundreds of highly limited releases were available exclusively from indie record stores, all on a first-come, first-served basis.

Music fans bought special edition RSD releases including Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and The Colourfield.

Staff outside Truck Store for Record Store Day (Image: Ed Nix)

Carl Smithson, of Truck Store, said: “It was busy from the get go at both shops – in Oxford there were queues down Cowley Road and around the corner.

“We are celebrating our 15th anniversary at the Oxford store and it was definitely our busiest Record Store Day at both stores.

“It’s such a diverse range of titles released on Record Store Day – you get Taylor Swift fans coming in, alongside music fans who want to buy Neil Young and The Doors – it taps into different demographics.

Carl Smithson at Truck Store (Image: Andy Ffrench)

“But we’re busy all year round – it’s not just about one day – it’s 365 for us and we’ve already had a listening party event this week.”

The Colourfield RSD release (Image: Andy Ffrench)

Record Store Day officially launched in California in 2008 and now it is celebrated by music fans across the globe.