Irish music shops get in the zone for Record Store Day

Special releases by David Bowie and hundreds of other artists will hopefully provide a Record Store Day boost for beleaguered retailers

Ray O’Brien of Music Zone in Cork is all set for Record Store Day in Ireland. 

After an extremely difficult few months, Record Store Day offers a ray of light to independent music retailers tomorrow (Saturday) as hundreds of special releases hit the shelves. In existence since 2008, when the day was inaugurated to help keep record stores alive in the face of potentially-fatal competition from Amazon and digital downloads, the 2020 event is considered especially important as many shops weren't able to open for a large chunk of the year.

Following the cancellation of the usual day in April, this year's event has been split into three 'RSD Drops': tomorrow (Aug 29), Sept 26 and Oct 24.