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Hip-Hop Pressings Worth Owning

From Illmatic to Kendrick, Clipse, and De La Soul's long road back to wax — the hip-hop records worth hunting, and how to dodge the bootlegs.

Genre Guides

Vinyl Collector's Guide to Modern Jazz-Funk

From Head Hunters to Thundercat and Kaytranada — the pressings that map jazz-funk's fifty-year groove, and what to know before you buy.

Genre Guides

Vinyl Collector's Guide to Neo-Soul

The essential neo-soul pressings — D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Maxwell — plus the modern wave carrying the torch, and what to know before you buy.

3 Vinyl Picks: Soul, Funk & Afrobeat

Three records that belong in every serious crate: Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, James Brown's The Payback, and Fela Kuti's Zombie — with Discogs links.

Artist Spotlight: David Bowie — The 2026 Reissue Wave

Bowie's 2026 reissue wave is here, led by the Station to Station 50th-anniversary remaster — the crown jewel for collectors.

Vinyl in 2026: The 10 Releases Every Collector Should Know

The 10 vinyl releases collectors should watch in 2026 — Gorillaz, the Bowie reissue campaign, Pharcyde's 30th-anniversary pressing, Blue Note Tone Poets and more.

Vinyl Collector’s Guide to Japanese City Pop

A collector's starter kit for Japanese City Pop: the holy-grail pressings, what obi strips mean, and the reissues finally back in print.

Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally - Harry Styles

Harry Styles' fourth album on 180-gram black vinyl: gatefold jacket, holographic inner sleeve, and a 12-page lyric booklet. Out March 6th.

No Bandwidth LIVE - RAPHAEL SAADIQ

Raphael Saadiq opens his archives for the first time: classic albums reissued exclusively through the new Raphael Saadiq Vinyl Club.

Rose In The Dark - Cleo Soul

Cleo Sol's Rose In The Dark on vinyl — where to find the debut album from the voice of SAULT.

Vinyl Collector’s Guide to Ethio-Jazz

The essential Ethio-jazz starter kit: the Mulatu Astatke, Hailu Mergia, and Mahmoud Ahmed reissues every collector should own — and where to find them.

Anti - Rihanna

Rihanna's ANTI on double vinyl from the official store — the full 2LP tracklist from Consideration to Sex With Me, limited to 4 per customer.

Pressings & Prices

Miles Davis — Kind of Blue on Vinyl: Which Pressing Is Worth It

A 1959 original starts around $25, a modern reissue around $13, and the expensive originals have a speed error the cheap ones fixed. The pressings compared.

Pressings & Prices

De La Soul — Cabin In The Sky on Vinyl: Don't Overpay for This One

Five pressings, $25 to $68, and almost no demand behind the expensive ones. The Discogs numbers say buy the standard LP.

Pressings & Prices

Tame Impala — The Slow Rush on Vinyl: Every Colour Variant Compared

Eight pressings from $21 to $122. The green limited edition is cheaper than the standard, and only one variant has more people wanting it than owning it.

Pressings & Prices

Clipse — Let God Sort Em Out: Every Vinyl Edition Compared

Six pressings of the Clipse reunion album, from $18 to $50. Which variant carries a real premium, and which one is just a different sleeve.

Pressings & Prices

Kendrick Lamar — DAMN. on Vinyl: Which Pressing to Buy

DAMN. sells for anywhere between $4 and $235 depending on which pressing you're holding. Here's what separates them, and which one is actually worth buying.

Reviews

Hip-Hop Pressings Worth Owning

Vinyl Collector's Guide to Modern Jazz-Funk

Vinyl Collector's Guide to Neo-Soul

3 Vinyl Picks: Soul, Funk & Afrobeat

Artist Spotlight: David Bowie — The 2026 Reissue Wave

Vinyl in 2026: The 10 Releases Every Collector Should Know

Vinyl Collector’s Guide to Japanese City Pop

Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally - Harry Styles

No Bandwidth LIVE - RAPHAEL SAADIQ

Rose In The Dark - Cleo Soul

Vinyl Collector’s Guide to Ethio-Jazz

Anti - Rihanna

Miles Davis — Kind of Blue on Vinyl: Which Pressing Is Worth It

De La Soul — Cabin In The Sky on Vinyl: Don't Overpay for This One

Tame Impala — The Slow Rush on Vinyl: Every Colour Variant Compared

Clipse — Let God Sort Em Out: Every Vinyl Edition Compared

Kendrick Lamar — DAMN. on Vinyl: Which Pressing to Buy

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