GOOD TASTE Records News Blog
Library Music on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Ten doors into library music, the production cues never sold in shops: KPM's synth-funk and crime jazz, France's Tele Music grooves, Italian TV noir, one gloriously fake Japanese pop record, and the Madlib Invazion revival, all on modern pressings we carry.
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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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Essential Soul on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Soul is the source under almost everything else we sell, and these ten records are where we tell people to start. Sam Cooke, Otis Blue, What's Going On, Hot Buttered Soul, and more, running from gospel-trained beginnings to the Daptone revival. Every pick is a modern pressing we carry, with a word from behind the counter on why each one earns its slot.
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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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Aug 3, 2026
New Album Releases & Arrivals August 7, 2026
August opens with a Friday for R&B heads and crate diggers alike: one of the most anticipated third albums in years finally hits vinyl, joined by a new voice arriving exactly where she means to be. Then it gets gloriously weird: the Indian synth record that accidentally invented acid house, two Massive Attack dub artifacts, a 1978 Star Wars dub curio, and four Kylie Minogue classics at once. All new, all sealed, all in GOOD TASTE.
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Essential Funk on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide
Funk is the foundation under half of what we sell, and these ten records are where we tell people to start. The Payback, Maggot Brain, Mothership Connection, Superfly, and more, running from New Orleans single sides to 80s punk funk. Every pick is a modern pressing we carry, with a word from behind the counter on why each one earns its slot.
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Aug 3, 2026
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.
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Aug 2, 2026
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.
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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.
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Jul 31, 2026
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.
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Jul 31, 2026
Video Game Soundtracks on Vinyl and CD: A Starter's Guide
Game music finally gets the physical editions it deserves, and our shelves prove it. Ten titles, four on vinyl and six on CD, from Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. themes and the four-disc Final Fantasy VII score to Metal Gear Solid and Blue Prince, heavy on the Japanese imports that anchor our game music wall. Whether you arrive through nostalgia or pure curiosity, there is a title here that will make your setup feel like a save point.
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Jul 30, 2026
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...
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