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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.

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.

Marvin Gaye on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

Marvin Gaye turned Motown soul into visionary, deeply personal music. Our guide starts with What's Going On, Let's Get It On, and I Want You, then points you where to go next.

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

Jun Seba, the Tokyo producer known as Nujabes, turned jazz samples and hip-hop drums into some of the most beloved instrumental music of the century. A guided tour of his catalog on vinyl, from Metaphorical Music and Modal Soul to the Hydeout Productions collections.

A Tribe Called Quest on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

The Queens crew that made rap swing like jazz. Our guide walks through A Tribe Called Quest on vinyl, from the debut People's Instinctive Travels to the classics The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders, and where to go next.

MF DOOM on Vinyl: A Guide to the Villain's Many Faces

Daniel Dumile turned a metal mask into a whole universe, from Operation: Doomsday to Madvillainy and MM..Food. A record clerk's tour of the MF DOOM catalog GOOD TASTE Records carries, from the King Geedorah and Viktor Vaughn aliases to the Metal Fingers instrumentals and his best collaborative projects.

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

Sade turned smooth soul into something timeless: hushed, jazz-flecked, and unmistakably their own. Our clerk's guide to where to start on vinyl, from Diamond Life and Promise to Love Deluxe, and where to go next.