JOHNNY MARR HONOURED AS ​​RECORD STORE LEGEND, AHEAD OF RECORD STORE DAY 2025

PLAQUE UNVEILED AT PICCADILLY RECORDS, MANCHESTER, TO CELEBRATE AHEAD OF THE RELEASE OF JOHNNY MARR’S EXCLUSIVE RECORD STORE DAY 2025 ALBUM RELEASE ‘LOOK OUT LIVE!’ ON ORANGE VINYL

On seeing the plaque, Johnny Marr said,



“Going out to a record store, it’s a nice pastime. It’s a part of the culture, if they were to completely disappear, the high street or the city centre would be a much worse off place. There's something about the presence of a record store. It’s a magical thing. I’ve known the staff in Picadilly Records for 20 years…this plaque is a very nice thing to be associated with.”

Andy McQueen, Piccadilly Records said,

“Johnny Marr is our favourite living artist, and his music has soundtracked our lives for over forty years. To be associated with him in this beautiful way; well, the pleasure, the privilege is ours."

Marr's influence extends beyond his own musical contributions; he actively champions the culture that surrounds record shops, recognizing them as vital music spaces, crucial for supporting and breaking new artists and bringing like-minded music fans together.

The 18th annual celebration of Record Store Day takes place on 12th April 2025 and sees thousands of independent record shops worldwide set to participate with parties, in-store performances and limited-edition releases from over 300 artists.



Johnny Marr celebrates Record Store Day 2025 with an exclusive release Look Out Live!, a double orange vinyl LP encapsulating the magic of his sold-out show at Hammersmith Apollo in London 2024, only in independent record shops on 12th April. The track listing includes live fan favourites, ‘Hi Hello’, ‘Easy Money’ and ‘Somewhere’, The Smiths’ classics' ‘This Charming Man’, ‘How Soon Is Now?’, and Electronic’s ‘Getting Away with It’ (ft Neil Tennant).

Johnny Marr began his prolific career with The Smiths, founding a legacy as one of the most influential songwriters and guitarists in British independent music. Since launching in 2013, his acclaimed solo career has given rise to five UK Top Ten albums - The Messenger (2013), Playland (2014), Call The Comet (2018), Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 (2022) and Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr (2023) - a record that captured the full measure of this extraordinarily prolific period.

Johnny’s solo career has also seen him collaborate with some of the most celebrated artists in contemporary music, including the Talking Heads, Pretenders, Electronic, Modest Mouse, The Cribs, The Avalanches, Hans Zimmer and Billie Eilish, recently recording the score and soundtrack for the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die.



Following sold out headline shows across the UK, US, and major festival appearances on The Spirit Power Tour, Johnny Marr will make a UK 2025 festival exclusive performance at Forever Now on 22 June.