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National album day 2020

Everyone can celebrate National Album Day.

There are lots of ways for to celebrate National Album Day, from hosting album listening parties, going record shopping with friends, attending live album playbacks or just rejoicing in your record collection and telling us all about the albums you cherish and love.

The Eighties is the theme for 2020, exploring the long voted the UK’s favourite music decade that has inspired future generations It’s hard to believe the era began 40 years ago!

There are many benefits of taking time out to listen to an album from start to finish. Not limited to chillout or relaxation genres – simply letting your favourite albums be the antidote to the fast-paced and hectic lifestyle of the modern world!

This year, we want you to tell us the albums that provide escapism and the records that lift your mood. It could be the album that has got you through lockdown or a record you turn to and turn on to take yourself elsewhere.

Browse these lists to see what classic albums we’ve pulled out

70s Soul Albums

Funk albums

Jazz Funk, Funky Jazz And Fusion Albums

National album day 2020 – 80s soul titles

60s and Southern Soul albums

Classic 50s & 60s Jazz Albums

Classic 90s/00s new soul r&b and hip hop choice albums

Blue Note choice albums

Reggae albums

World Music albums

Rock singer/Songwriters albums

Rock bands albums

New Releases, Reissues and Restocks | Friday 26th June

There are some good reissue LPs this week from BobJames, Norman Connors and Fela Kuti with Ginger Baker., plus a couple of nice 45s from Kent from Rosie Lopez and The Family Brick b/w Ray Gant. Wendell Harrison ‘Tribute To Pharoah Sanders’ is now available on CD. There are many good recent and some much […]