GOOD TASTE Records News Blog
Jan 5, 2026
New Album Releases and Arrivals January 9, 2026
From legendary jazz reissues and iconic rock staples to Japanese city pop grails, modern electronic essentials, and some seriously tempting color variants, this batch feels like a statement: the new year is coming in loud, proud, and analog.
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How To Store Vinyl Records Properly and Why Temperature, Sleeves, And Shelving Matters
Improper storage is the fastest way to permanently damage vinyl records. Warping, surface noise, seam splits, and jacket wear are almost always the result of poor storage — not age.
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Why Vinyl Records Still Matter in 2026
It's a new year and another great year for vinyl records and it's importance to ownership, intentionality. and quality.
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Dec 29, 2025
New Album Releases & Arrivals January 2, 2026
January 2, 2026 is stacked with classic album reissues, long-awaited anniversary editions, soundtracks, Japanese city pop essentials, indie exclusives, and colored vinyl variants that collectors are already circling. We're also back with another START YOUR EAR OFF RIGHT (SYEOR) campaign with Rhino/Warner Records
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Dec 15, 2025
New Album Releases & Arrivals December 19, 2025
December 19 is absolutely stacked with must-have vinyl drops, the kind that make end-of-year lists feel unfinished until you’ve secured a few of these
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Dec 8, 2025
New Album Releases and Arrivals for December 12, 2025
Another week, another stack of wax worth clearing space on the shelf for. December always hits that sweet spot where holiday exclusives, anniversary pressings, and long-awaited reissues collide—and this week is absolutely stacked.
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Dec 1, 2025
New Album Releases & Arrivals for December 5, 2025
December 5 is packed with long-awaited soundtrack pressings, rare reissues, deluxe anniversary editions, color variants, live sessions, and cult classics finally getting the wax treatment
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Nov 24, 2025
RSD Black Friday 2025: In-Store Exclusives Dropping Friday, November 28 — Full Collector’s Guide
RSD Black Friday 2025 is one of the biggest yet, featuring more than 120 exclusive vinyl releases across rock, hip-hop, jazz, punk, soundtracks, indie, and holiday classics. All titles are in-store only on Friday, November 28. Highlights include Prince’s Around the World in a Day boxset, George Harrison’s zoetrope edition, Bad Brains archival sets, Miles Davis’ rare live performance, and Vince Guaraldi’s 60th-anniversary Charlie Brown Christmas. Remaining stock goes online November 29.
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Nov 24, 2025
New Album Releases & Arrivals for November 28, 2025 - Non-RSD list
There's more than just RSD Black Friday arrivals headed into the shop this week. Check out what's coming in alongside the exclusives.
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Nov 19, 2025
RSD Black Friday 2025 Event Details - November 28, 2025
Mark your calendars for RSD Black Friday 2025, happening on Friday, November 28, 2025! This annual event celebrates the culture of independent record stores and offers music lovers a chance to get their hands on limited edition releases just in time for the holidays.
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Nov 17, 2025
The Big Drop Before RSD Black Friday - November 21, 2025
This is the big one as we start to prepare for RSD Black Friday releases next week, here is a TASTE of vinyl coming on November 21, 2025.
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Nov 17, 2025
Soundtrack Vinyl Releases – November 21, 2025
Whether you’re a video game fan or film devotee, this week’s releases offer some of the most collectible soundtrack pressings of the year.
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