Independent music stores will leave you in a spin after they drop the bass line tomorrow (April 18) for Record Store Day 2015.

The revival in vinyl sales has seen 40 new independent record shops open in UK high streets in the past five years – and this weekend is the perfect time to visit one of them.

To mark the eighth year of the UK event, local shops will be uniting with artists to celebrate with a host of exclusive and rare releases from Churches new 7in single to David Bowie’s picture disc version of Changes.

North London’s oldest music store, Les Aldrich in Muswell Hill, is expecting a huge crowd of music lovers keen to get their hands on a wide variety of releases on vinyl, CD, DVD and even cassette tape. It will also be hosting two live gigs from pop-rock band Itchy Teeth and soul singer Danny Toeman and giving away free beer to customers.

Indie three-piece Abjects will be playing a gig at Flashback Records’ Crouch End branch and the shop will also be giving away limited edition screen prints.

Berwick Street, Soho will be transformed into a mini music festival, with all five stores in the area- Sister Ray, Reckless Records, The Music and Video Exchange, Sounds of the Universe and Phonica- joining forces along with the shops, restaurants and the market to celebrate the day and a stage hosted by Shaun Keaveny (BBC 6 Music) boasting gigs from John Cooper Clark, Ryley Walker, LazyTalk, 2 Bears, Young Knives and DJ Yoda.

Or you can simply browse the racks at other independent stores such as Audio Gold in Crouch End and Kristina Records on Newington Road.

Organisers of the day have also teamed up with Rega Researchers to auction off an exclusive Pete Mckee illustrated turntable to raise money for charity partner War Child.

Details: recordstoreday.co.uk