genre guide
Essential Metal on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Ten records that trace heavy metal from its Birmingham birth to the masked chaos of the late 90s. The essential metal vinyl worth starting with, straight from our racks.
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Essential Country on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Ten records that map more than sixty years of country music, from Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash to Kacey Musgraves and Zach Bryan. The country vinyl worth starting with, straight from our racks.
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Essential New Wave on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Ten records that map new wave from the CBGB crossover to the synth era: Blondie, the Cars, Talking Heads, New Order, Depeche Mode, and more. The new wave vinyl worth starting with, straight from our racks.
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French House on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
From Homework and Music Sounds Better With You to Justice and the new Paris wave, ten records that map the French touch. The essential French house vinyl to start your collection, straight from our racks.
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Essential Disco on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Ten records that tell disco's whole story, from a Bronx big band and Salsoul percussion to Off the Wall and the Daft Punk revival. The essential disco vinyl to start your collection, straight from our racks.
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Sep 9, 2026
Essential Classic Rock on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Ten essential classic rock records on vinyl, from Hendrix's 1967 debut to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, with the Stones, Zeppelin, Bowie, Queen, and Pink Floyd in between.
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Sep 2, 2026
Essential 2000s Hip-Hop on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
From Supreme Clientele to Tha Carter III, these are the ten essential 2000s hip hop vinyl records that tell the decade's whole story, picked from the racks at our Boston shop.
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Essential Punk on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Ten essential punk records on vinyl, from the Ramones' 1976 debut to Amyl and the Sniffers, with the hardcore, post-punk, and pop punk classics in between.
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Aug 19, 2026
Dub and Reggae Essentials on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
From the Wailers' Island debut to King Tubby's mixing desk, these are the ten essential dub and reggae records on vinyl we hand people first, every one a pressing we carry.
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Film Soundtracks on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
The movies fade but these records keep playing. Ten essential film soundtracks on vinyl, from The Godfather and Jaws to Pulp Fiction and Princess Mononoke, the ones we hand people first.
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Best 90s R&B on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
The best 90s R&B on vinyl, in ten essential albums: hip-hop soul from SWV and TLC, slow jams from Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton, and the neo-soul turn of D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Lauryn Hill.
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Library Music on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Ten doors into library music, the production cues never sold in shops: KPM's synth-funk and crime jazz, France's Tele Music grooves, Italian TV noir, one gloriously fake Japanese pop record, and the Madlib Invazion revival, all on modern pressings we carry.
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