Record Store Day 2025: initiatives in record stores

The Record Store Day 2025 On Saturday 12 April, over two hundred and forty independent shops will involve in Italy.

The celebrations begin on Friday 11 April in Milan with a preview: Nicholas Godin of the Air and Vegyn (collaborator of Frank Ocean and Travis Scott) present “Blue Moon Safari” space, the Remix album of “Moon Safari”. The disk, in limited edition in blue vinyl with a transparent blue case, available in discs from the following day.

At the SEMM of Bologna, with a musical selection entrusted to Gianmarco Silvi, Laura Gramuglia, Youngkarm, Carlo Babando, Francesco “Ciccio” Gallea and Daniele Porti. The shop is the stronghold of Best Art Vinyl Italia, which celebrates the best record covers of the year, in the People’s Choice categories (online vote) and Critics’ Choice, decreed by a jury that includes Manetti Bros., the stylist Nicolò Cerioni, Mauro Porcini (Samsung), Marta Cagnola (Radio 24) and Laura Gramuglia.

As a phonoteca, in Naples, the day comes alive in the morning with the DJ sets of Ciccio Sciò, Dj Röb, Daniele Del Prete and Roberto Rosati. From 20.00 space to live music, with the concert of the trumpeter Ciro Riccardi who presents “Ncopp ‘a’ Sta Terra” – published with the Aka Cerone and made with the collaboration, among others, of Raiz, Peppe Servillo, Libera Velo and Fabiana Martone. Following op’rot with Uècaro, a group born in Naples in 2024.

In Florence, from Move on, Saturday opens with the DJ sets of Taja and Biga, followed by a talk with the Scottish producer Linkwood (Athens of the North). Following, the DJ set by Samuele Pagliai (Angis Music) to close with the Linkwood DJ set. While from Danex, Lucaeffesunset’s DJ set.

In Bari, from Wanted Records, we start with a direct social with Red Ronnie, followed by a live on Facebook with the journalist Michele Casella, who will present some record news of the day, available together with low fidelity, book of the owner of the Giovanni Verini shop. In Taranto, the tenth anniversary of Vinyl Zone will be celebrated with a line-up of DJs who will feature the host Paolo Cottino (PA.CO), the journalist and radio conductor Franzi Baroni, Don Ciccio, Alex Palmieri and other guests.

In Como from high loyalty, Morgana Blue of the pezza dolls to sign the new editions of the Crash Me debut and the last Wanted, while from Filmusica, to Valdagno (VI), the Power Trio Ghosts from the future performs. In Asola (MN), from sympathy records, in addition to the release of the album Fuck the Mono by Stefano Tioranti (published by the shop label, TRJ), there is a demonstration of the Loricraft audio and WRC app, which allows you to check the Revox from the smartphone.

In Rome, the three Radiation Records stores exclusively offer the 7 “of Everybody’s Problem of Pulp, while in Perugia, from Musicamusica, the Live of the Six Feet Tall, the lucid room, Lemuel, Cosmic Cappuccino and to follow DJ set. From Supersonic in the Astra space to Foligno vinyl selected by Matsuda and Moroni.

In Parma, from Joe Vinyle, Andrea Gabbi and Eddy Funk, in collaboration with Radio Duchess. In Lucca, from Sky Stone & Songs, it is also celebrated on Sunday 14 with the concert of the SMS orchestra, ensemble founded by Stefano Giannotti.

In Lecco, from Discoshop, the Vinyl Icons exhibition – 34 covers that made history. In Latina, Vinileria, double appointment: at 5.00 pm the meeting with Ilario Battistella for ten fundamental soul/disco/funk discs, at 6.00 pm the screenwriter Alessandro Anselmi explores the relationship between cult cinema and vinyl.

In Turin, from Rubber Soul, the five years of the homonymous record label with the live of Gianni Tbay’s (Blues Against Youth) are celebrated, from Klec instead the DJ set of Blaster T. from Jungle Records, to Conegliano (TV), rock party with DJ Teknoire and Junrabass. Many initiatives in preparation in two shops, for sixty years of activity. Sclan of Salerno and Disco Club, in Genoa.

For further updates, please refer to the website www.recordstoredayitalia.com and to the Italian social channels.