Elegant Slumming - National Album Day 2026

Celebrate National Album Day 2026.

Copies are limited and available to pre-order now, ahead of their arrival in Rough Trade shops on Saturday 17th October 2026. Explore the full National Album Day collection.

Released in 1993, Elegant Slumming was an era-defining release that confirmed M People as one the UK's most successful and distinctive pop acts. Blending house music, soul and sophisticated production and featuring a run of hit singles, the album was a major commercial success in Britain 9winning the Mercury Music prize) while also building a substantial international audience, particularly across Europe and Australia.