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Flying Lotus on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

From the Plug Research debut 1983 to the jazz-fusion sprawl of Cosmogramma and You're Dead!, a guide to the Flying Lotus catalog on our shelves, plus the Yasuke score and the Brainfeeder story behind it.

Essential Country on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide

Ten records that map more than sixty years of country music, from Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash to Kacey Musgraves and Zach Bryan. The country vinyl worth starting with, straight from our racks.

New Album Releases & Arrivals October 2, 2026

This week the canon gets rebuilt: Rubber Soul remixed from the 1965 four-tracks in five formats, Lex Records reinterpreted by Boards of Canada and Kevin Shields, Goblin re-cutting Tenebre, and Amyl and The Sniffers replaying their catalog as country. Johnny Marr, Victoria Monet, Tinashe, and Larry June bring the new blood, with boogie grail Logg and a lost New York disco private press in the deep end. All new, all sealed, all in GOOD TASTE.

Conway the Machine on Vinyl: Where to Start with the Buffalo Heavyweight

Conway the Machine turned a Buffalo circle into Griselda, and the slur left by a 2012 shooting into one of rap's most recognizable voices. Start with Blakk Tape, Reject 2 and Won't He Do It.

Childish Gambino on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

Donald Glover spent a decade turning a side project into five studio albums, from the confrontational rap of Camp through the Funkadelic worship of "Awaken, My Love!" to the closing Bando Stone and the New World. A walk through the six records we carry.

Blood Orange on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

Dev Hynes has been Test Icicles, Lightspeed Champion, and the writer behind other people's best songs, but Blood Orange is the name that stuck. A walk through the six records we carry, from Coastal Grooves and Cupid Deluxe to Negro Swan and the new Essex Honey.

Alice in Chains on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

Six years, five records, and a locked harmony nobody has matched since. A guide to the Alice in Chains catalog we carry, from Facelift and Dirt through Jar of Flies and both pressings of the 1996 MTV Unplugged set.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on Vinyl: Where to Start in a Catalog This Deep

Melbourne's most restless band has never made the same record twice. A guide to the carried catalog, from the acoustic Paper Mache Dream Balloon and the looping Nonagon Infinity to PetroDragonic Apocalypse and the new Skull X-Ray.

Essential New Wave on Vinyl: A Starter's Guide

Ten records that map new wave from the CBGB crossover to the synth era: Blondie, the Cars, Talking Heads, New Order, Depeche Mode, and more. The new wave vinyl worth starting with, straight from our racks.

Leon Bridges on Vinyl: Where to Start and Where to Go Next

Leon Bridges went from washing dishes in Fort Worth to five albums that refuse to sit still. A guide to the carried catalog, from the 1960s soul of Coming Home through Gold-Diggers Sound to the new Happiness Anytime, plus the Texas EPs with Khruangbin.

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

Beyonce does not repeat herself, and the catalog shows it. A guide to the six Beyonce records on our shelves, from the three-week rush of B'Day and its new 20th anniversary pressing through Lemonade, Renaissance and Cowboy Carter.

New Album Releases & Arrivals September 25, 2026

September goes out counting anniversaries: B'Day at twenty, Buena Vista Social Club at thirty, Plantasia at fifty, and Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged finally on vinyl. Leon Bridges goes coastal with Jungle's producers, KNEECAP's Irish-language debut hits wax, King Gizzard presses a live set onto a skull, and the DC hardcore shelf doubles down, plus everything still in the racks from the month's earlier drops. All new, all sealed, all in GOOD TASTE.