National Album Day 2022: Full list of vinyl and CD re-issues including Nas, Mariah Carey and The Clash

National Album Day 2022 has confirmed a full list of releases and re-issues this year, with a number of albums receiving either special vinyl pressings or extended editions being released on October 14.

Among the 28 releases specifically issued for the day are inclusions from the world of pop, rock, blues, hip-hop and a little more of a focus on electronic music.

In a joint statement by Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive at BPI, and Kim Bayley, Chief Executive of the ERA (the organisations behind National Album Day), they explained that “Artists love telling their stories through the artform of the album and fans love to listen.”

“But in a world where there is more streaming of individual songs, we take the appeal of the album format for granted.“

“National Album Day is about celebrating the continuing vitality and cultural relevance of the long player, in particular with the next generation of fans, and we invite everyone who loves the format to join in and enjoy this year’s National Album Day.“

What is being released for National Album Day 2022?

Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth

Jamiroquai’s debut album, 1993’s Emergency on Planet Earth, will see a reissue on double transparent vinyl - celebrating the foundations that would become the acid-jazz sound that the band became renowned for.

In a retrospective review by Allmusic, they celebrated the album’s conscious messages throughout the album:

“Frontman Jay Kay introduces himself with an environmentally oriented manifesto inside the sleeve, and his lyrics smack of idealist save the planet revolution”.

“But this revolution would be held on the dancefloor if the band’s impressive rhythm section had anything to say about it.”

Pre-order Jamiroquai’s Emergency on Planet Earth from hmv.

Chase and Status - More Than A Lot

More Than Alot, the debut studio album by Chase and Status, will finally be released on 12” vinyl having gone through numerous formats beforehand.

In a contemporary review by former music website Drowned in Sound, they cited that More Than Alot “does not simply contain a fistful of explosive D’n’B hits for you to bounce around to: it is far more adventurous in its scope and vision” in their 9/10 review.

“A mostly dynamic album, one that truly understands how people listen to music in 2008; (we) recommend this one a lot.”

Pre-order Chase and Status’ More Than Alot through hmv.

Nas - Illmatic

Considered one of the most important albums of all time, with its influence felt to the day in both rap music and hip-hop culture as a whole, Nas’s Illmatic has long been celebrated as an iconic piece of East Coast hip-hop.

While reviewing the 20th anniversary release of the album, Q Magazine stated that “At 10 tracks, Illmatic is satisfying lean and cohesive - remarkably so for a hip-hop album with five producers.”

Illmatic will be reissued on transparent marble red 12” vinyl and available for pre-order through