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Aug 17, 2026
James Brown on Vinyl: Where to Start With the Godfather of Soul
The Godfather of Soul invented funk and became its most sampled source. Our guide starts with The Payback, In the Jungle Groove, and Black Caesar, then shows where to go next.
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Aug 15, 2026
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.
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Aug 13, 2026
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.
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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.
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Aug 11, 2026
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.
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Aug 10, 2026
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.
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Aug 9, 2026
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.
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Aug 8, 2026
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.
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Aug 7, 2026
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.
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Aug 6, 2026
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.
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Aug 5, 2026
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.
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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.
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