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Curtis Mayfield on Vinyl: Where to Start With the Soul Visionary

From Impressions frontman to solo visionary, Curtis Mayfield turned Chicago soul into sharp social commentary. Start with Superfly, Curtis, and There's No Place Like America Today.

Wu-Tang Clan on Vinyl: The Clan and the Solo Classics

Nine MCs out of Staten Island who rewrote the rules by turning one group into a dozen solo careers. Start with Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), then follow the thread out to Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, GZA's Liquid Swords, and beyond.

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.

Nas on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

From the Queensbridge landmark Illmatic to the Stillmatic comeback and the recent Hit-Boy team-ups Magic and Magic 3, Nas has spent three decades setting the bar for New York lyricism. Here is where to start on vinyl and where to go next.

Radiohead on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

Radiohead spent a decade turning alternative rock inside out, from the debut Pablo Honey through OK Computer to the electronic leap of Kid A. Here is where to start on vinyl and where to go next.

Aug 10, 2026

New Album Releases & Arrivals August 14, 2026

Six years is a long time to wait, and this Friday the wait ends: the solo return indie fans have circled all summer lands beside Jungle's sunniest record yet, KATSEYE's WILD, and the first full album from underground rap's longest-running almost-duo. The reissues run from Harlem's sharpest pen to a Lupin composer's murder-mystery score, with an audiophile Superfly in between. All new, all sealed, all in GOOD TASTE.

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.

Madonna on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

Madonna reinvented pop again and again, from the club bounce of Like a Virgin and True Blue to the electronic rebirth of Ray of Light. Here is where to start on vinyl and where to go next.

Michael Jackson on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

From the disco joy of Off the Wall to the pop summit of Thriller and the new jack swing of Dangerous, here is where to start with Michael Jackson on vinyl and where to go next through the records GOOD TASTE Records carries.

Metallica on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

From the thrash blueprint of Kill 'Em All and Master of Puppets to the arena scale of the Black Album and the recent charge of 72 Seasons, here is a clerk's tour of the Metallica catalog on vinyl: where to start, and where to go next.

Beastie Boys on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

From a hardcore punk start in 1981 to twenty-five years of reinvention, the Beastie Boys never stood still. A record-by-record guide to the trio on vinyl, from Licensed to Ill and Paul's Boutique to Hello Nasty and their final album.

The Beatles on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

In barely eight years the Beatles went from Liverpool beat group to the most adventurous band in the studio. A clerk's walk through the catalog on vinyl, from Please Please Me and Rubber Soul to Sgt Pepper's, Abbey Road, and Let It Be.