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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.

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

Prince turned Minneapolis funk into a world of its own. Our clerk's guide to where to start on vinyl, from Dirty Mind and 1999 to Purple Rain and Sign 'O the Times, and where to go next.

David Bowie on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

David Bowie spent five decades refusing to stand still. He arrived as a folk-inflected songwriter at the close of the...

Roy Ayers on Vinyl: Where to Start With the Jazz-Funk Master

Few musicians left a wider footprint on modern groove music than Roy Ayers. Born in Los Angeles on September 10, 1940...