The 'Christmas Day' for over 260 independent record stores across the UK is happening this Saturday, April 22nd.

In reality, it is known as Record Store Day (RSD), a must for all serious-and not so serious-vinyl collectors.

The annual celebration champions the people who make up record stores across the country and internationally - staff, customers and artists, and provides an opportunity to mark the special role record stores have in their communities.

Each year on RSD, the music industry release limited edition vinyl that has previously been unavailable, and can only be purchased in person from independent music stores.

Kingston's beloved Banquet Records will be taking part in Saturday's celebrations with hundreds of one-offs and long awaited reissues set to be available exclusively in store and online from 8am on Monday, April 24th.

Record Store Day 2023 lands in Kingston on Saturday (Credit: Nub News)

The highly-anticipated event is expected to draw hundreds of customers throughout the day, and with the exclusive vinyl range based on a first come first served basis, music lovers are encouraged to get down to Kingston's record store early.

RSD was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners, as employees wanted a way to celebrate and spread the word about nearly 1,400 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. The first Record Store Day took place on April 19, 2008.

Today there are Record Store Day participating stores on every continent except Antarctica.

For more information on RSD, visit the event's website HERE

To view Banquet Record's full list of RSD23 releases, visit the link HERE