National Album Day announces full list of Great British Groups releases

12 September 2024, 11:57 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

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National Album Day have announced the list of albums that will be released on Saturday 19 October, this year themed on Great British Groups.

In celebration of National Album Day, All Saints' self-titled debut album is finally making its debut on green vinyl. Babyshambles’ acclaimed 2007 album, Shotter’s Nation, will be reissued on 1LP clear vinyl. Celebrating their 55th anniversary as a band, English heavy metal icons Judas Priest are reissuing their seminal sixth studio album, British Steel on transparent, black and white splatter vinyl. Originally released in April 1980, it features the singles "Living After Midnight", "Breaking the Law" and "United". In 2017, it was ranked third on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

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Full list of National Album Day:

Available for pre-order on 12th September

All Saints - All Saints
Babyshambles - Shotter’s Nation
Daughter - Music From Before the Storm
Dodgy - Homegrown
Embrace - Out Of Nothing
Gomez - How We Operate
Idlewild - Warnings/Promises
Jeff Wayne - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds: ULLAdubULLA - The Remix Album
Judas Priest - British Steel
Longpigs - The Sun Is Often Out
Mike & the Mechanics - Living Years
Oysterband & June Tabor - Freedom & Rain
Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback
Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls
SHACK - H.M.S. FABLE
Simple Minds - Big Music
Simply Red - Simplified
Slowdive - Slowdive
Suede - Dog Man Star
T. REX - The Slider
Take That - Everything Changes: 30th Anniversary
The Animals - The Animals
The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
The Lightning Seeds - Jollification
The Proclaimers - This Is The Story
The Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland
The Specials - The Specials
The Stranglers - La Folie
The Subways - Money & Celebrity (Red & White split vinyl)
The View - Cheeky for a Reason
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
Travis - The Man Who
Utah Saints - Utah Saints
Wedding Present - Bizarro
World Party - Goodbye Jumbo

National Album Day takes place on Saturday 19 October. The albums will be available to purchase in retailers across the UK, with some already available to pre-order now.