GOOD TASTE Records News Blog
Jun 8, 2026
New Album Releases June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026 is a sharp, specific week built around two big returns: Olivia Rodrigo's intimate third album and Sublime's first new record in 30 years. Around them sits a viral microtonal duo from Quebec, Angine de Poitrine, Mariah Carey's #1s on opaque white, Santana's Supernatural, and a deep run of funk, rock, and soundtrack reissues.
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Jun 1, 2026
New Album Releases June 5, 2026
June 5, 2026 is a week for the deep listeners. The headline releases are real and varied, from Niall Horan's fourth solo album to American Football's first record in nearly seven years, but the heart of this drop is a run of imported video game soundtrack CDs that almost never turn up in a record shop. Around that spotlight: new soul from Jalen Ngonda, a Lee "Scratch" Perry and Mouse on Mars collaboration, Vince Staples, the return of the Spice Girls catalog, and a stack of curated international cassettes.
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May 25, 2026
New Album Releases May 29, 2026
May closes out with a Boards of Canada return thirteen years in the making, Paul McCartney's most personal album yet, Danzig RSD Essentials, and new portable cassette players from We Are Rewind.
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May 18, 2026
New Album Releases May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026 lands in rare territory where the week's biggest moment is a 50-year-old prog-rock concept album. Genesis' Lamb Lies Down On Broadway gets a proper reissue, J. Cole's The Fall Off finally drops, plus Fugees' Blunted on Reality, Deee-Lite 180g, Djo, Bleachers, and Olivia Dean live.
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May 11, 2026
New Album Releases May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026 is the kind of Friday where you have to make hard choices. A landmark 4xLP Smashing Pumpkins remaster of Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness. Three Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters records dropping in a single week, including the album widely considered the first dub record ever made. Two Noah Kahan variants pulling in the indie folk crowd. A Deltron 3030 25th Anniversary splatter pressing for the underground hip-hop heads. And a deep international run threading Brazil, Ghana, Cuba, France, Japan, and Spain through the week.
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May 4, 2026
New Album Releases May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026 lands sharper and weirder than last week's avalanche. Earl Sweatshirt x MIKE x Surf Gang lead the new arrivals, with Muna, Aldous Harding, Kacey Musgraves, Kneecap, Laufey, and a deep current of Iron Maiden remasters and Funkadelic anniversary pressings rolling through.
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Apr 27, 2026
New Album Releases May 1, 2026
May 1, 2026 brings one of the deepest vinyl release weeks of the spring: Dio's Holy Diver reissue, multiple Funkadelic remaster variants, Method Man & Redman's Blackout, the Nas God's Son white marble RSD Italy exclusive, the Devil Wears Prada 20th anniversary swirl, and standout pressings spanning hip-hop, city pop, Brazilian soul, indie rock, and more. Here's your full guide to every release dropping this Friday.
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Apr 6, 2026
New Album Releases & Arrivals April 10, 2026
This week’s upcoming vinyl releases bring together an incredible mix of classic reissues, anniversary editions, indie exclusives, hip-hop essentials, alternative gems, and highly anticipated new pressings from artists across every corner of the musical spectrum.
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Apr 6, 2026
Record Store Day 2026: Best Practices for Getting the Records You Want
If you’re planning to celebrate Record Store Day 2026 on Saturday, April 18, consider this your survival guide.
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Mar 30, 2026
New Vinyl Releases for April 3, 2026: This Week’s Must-Have LPs Before Record Store Day
The April 3, 2026 vinyl releases bring together cult film soundtracks, limited-edition color pressings, underground hip-hop essentials, classic soul reissues, and a few instant collector pieces that are likely to move fast.
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Mar 23, 2026
New Album Releases & Arrivals March 27, 2026
Cult classics and anniversary pressings to fresh hip-hop heat and deep-cut reissues for March 27, 2026. What's not to love?
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Mar 23, 2026
Vinyl Accessories You Actually Need (and What’s a Waste of Money)
Vinyl collecting comes with no shortage of accessories. From brushes and sleeves to record weights and anti-static gadgets, it’s easy to feel like you need a full toolkit just to play a record. But what do you ACTUALLY need?
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