Robert Plant announced as recipient of Record Store Legend Award ahead of upcoming Record Store Day

Record Store Day have announced Robert Plant as the recipient of the Record Store Legend award ahead of Record Store Day on April 18.

“Announcing our official Record Store Legend, @robertplantofficial 🏆,” said the Record Store Day account in a post on social media. “This accolade recognises Robert Plant’s lasting impact on music around the world, as well as his ongoing dedication to supporting both new artists and record shops. Robert Plant has been a familiar face in record shops worldwide, and they have remained central to his musical life, cementing his status as a true Record Store Legend.”

Record Store Day was created by independent record store owners in 2007 to celebrate record stores, and is now celebrated by record stores around the world. The Record Store Legend award, presented jointly by Record Store Day US and UK, was created in 2017 to celebrate 10 years of Record Store Days, and was first presented to Elton John.

Speaking at Spillers Records in Cardiff, Wales, the oldest record shop in the world, the Led Zeppelin frontman discussed the importance of record stores in his own life and in general.

“Record stores have always been a part of my life,” he said in a statement in Record Store Day’s post. “For me, once you get to the physical record it’s because you really want to know and be a part of what the artist was considering. And I know, as a guy who’s been making records since 1966, people want to take home something very special, to enjoy all the elements of what an artist has put together. We want a connection between the music and the art of the whole thing.”

Record Store Day takes place every April and November, and is set to take place on April 18 this year.