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My Actual Vinyl Collection (Categorized for Vibes) 🎶
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items A personal tour through my record shelf — from bass-heavy bangers and golden-hour grooves to cinematic gems and moody jazz suites. These albums aren't just for listening — they shape the atmosphere.
🛒 Where possible, I’ve linked to Barnes & Noble or the artist's official store to support the people behind the music — and to avoid defaulting to Amazon unless necessary.
🎧 But first, hit up your local record shop if you have one nearby. They’re the heartbeat of vinyl culture, and nothing beats flipping through crates IRL. Thrift stores are great too.
🔊 At the end, I’ve included a few starter-friendly turntables and speaker setups, plus nice storage options and accessories.
From floor-fillers to focus fuel — this one’s for the music lovers. Enjoy the spin.
This will be one of my Evergreen lists that I will update as my collection grows.
🛒 Where possible, I’ve linked to Barnes & Noble or the artist's official store to support the people behind the music — and to avoid defaulting to Amazon unless necessary.
🎧 But first, hit up your local record shop if you have one nearby. They’re the heartbeat of vinyl culture, and nothing beats flipping through crates IRL. Thrift stores are great too.
🔊 At the end, I’ve included a few starter-friendly turntables and speaker setups, plus nice storage options and accessories.
From floor-fillers to focus fuel — this one’s for the music lovers. Enjoy the spin.
This will be one of my Evergreen lists that I will update as my collection grows.
Sections
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🪩 Sweat & Synth
🌅 Sundown Soul & Slow Burn Grooves
🌌 Deep Feels, Full Focus
🎸 Indie Essentials & Alt Icons
🎥 Movie/TV Magic on Wax
🔊 Spin It Right: Turntables, Speakers, & Accessories
🪩 Sweat & Synth
You cant be a fan of dance music without knowing the roots of some of that 90's/00's French house music. This is such a weird awesome album from start to finish. You've definitely heard too many DJs play songs from this album. Well maybe just Around ...
Daft Punk | Homework | French House - Analog club heat
Such a sick ass remixed album. Flume is such a wild music genius. I miss when he would produce this style of music. He's still making good stuff and every album since this are also worth a grab if you can find them. Looks like this ones a rare find n...
Flume | Deluxe Edition | Future Bass - High beam chaos energy
Damn, you probably dont want to pay $200 for this one, but maybe grab it if you ever see it in the wild. This album is full of insane tracks. Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo has a beautiful Italian brain. I love that this album has such a symphonic flow at so...
The Bloody Beetroots | Romborama | Electro-Punk - Maximalist party crash
Ok this is a pretty sweet exclusive. I actually have the specialty 4xLP, but this is pretty dope too. These guys are some of my favorite hip hop artists, mostly bc I dont usually get too into hip hop. They just have such good beats its hard not to en...
Run The Jewels - RTJ 3 (Target Exclusive) | Hip-Hop - Fight music for your soul
One of my favorite albums, hands down. So many good beats, and iconic collabs. This was such a cool time to be into Kaytra, but his music is timeless, so never too late to discover his roots. He's touring with Justice this year!
Kaytranada | 99.9% | Funky House - Sweat, groove, repeat
Too iconic not to get the vinyl. Anyma is such a rad melodic techno artist. Not a live show to miss. Saw his show at the Vegas Sphere, so epic. The vinyl is clear for my unique wax nerds.
Anyma | Genesys | Clear 2LP Vinyl
🌅 Sundown Soul & Slow Burn Grooves
This song is iconic. He sings it great live, it sounds better on vinyl than streaming. This release is only 4 tracks but definitely worth it. What an epic collab with these funky dope artists.
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | Texas Sun | Psychedelic Soul - Desert highway dreams
Flippin love this album. I could listen to it every day, definitely couldnt put it away after buying it. Motorbike sends me every time.
Leon Bridges | Gold-Diggers Sound | Neo-Soul - Luxe and longing
Bonobo has been one of my favorite music artists. He's always producing some amazing fully orchestrated music. His live shows have always blown me away. This was one of his first more fine tuned albums I think. I remember putting on the C-Side LP eve...
Bonobo | Migration | Downtempo Electronica - Worldly, layered calm
Fucking love this band. I've seen them many times live and they continue to blow me away. This album is a very experimental one, but it flows so well. Funny story about this vinyl, I won a signed copy by all the guys in the band from the public radio...
BADBADNOTGOOD | IV | Jazz Fusion - Cool kid cocktail hour
This one is for the easy listening. I may not listen to this one a lot, but I like his style of piano. You cant go wrong with piano on vinyl.
Chilly Gonzales Solo Piano Instrumental
🌌 Deep Feels, Full Focus
Kamasi is a dope ass jazz artist. This album gives you the deep feels. Another epic live show. I love jazz on vinyl so I had to add this guy to my collection.
Kamasi Washington | Harmony of Difference | Jazz - Spiraling cosmic uplift
I love this album soo much. FKJ always makes me feel so good. I almost like to save him for when I need to boost the feels. Always an iconic live performer. The French dudes always know what to do with that music, no words. Perfect for a Sunday morni...
FKJ | French Kiwi Juice | Chill Funk - Watercolor rhythms
Ok this is just cuz I'm a nerd. I saw there was a freakin Pokemon lo-fi hip hop vinyl and I had to have it. Lo-fi is always great for focus and busy work, so this is easy listening and very nostalgic.
Mikel | Poke & Chill | Lo-fi / Chillhop — 8-bit nostalgia flow
🎸 Indie Essentials & Alt Icons
Ok some of these recs are some interesting finds from the thrifting crates. This is a classic album and I'm pretty stoked to have it. Surprised they still have it online.
Earth, Wind & Fire | All 'n All | Funk / Soul - Brass-heavy joy
Oof this album. This album got me though a lot. It came out while I was finishing high school. Got me through some good times and tough times. Julian Casablancas is iconic.
The Strokes | First Impressions of Earth | Indie Rock — Angular, NYC grit
While not my favorite Interpol album, its still some great work. I would maybe go with one of their earlier albums, but this ones gonna take you places.
Interpol | El Pintor | Post-Punk Revival - Moody and magnetic
I got really excited when I first saw this since it was recorded live at KCRW in LA. I think I might have even heard them broadcast this on the radio. Such a good band and this sets a great spread of their hits.
Two Door Cinema Club | Live at KCRW | Indie Pop - Jangly and kinetic
I definitely have the thrifted option, which is falling apart haha. Definitely recommend this one for the nights when you just gotta get weird with some classic psychedelic rock.
Pink Floyd | Dark Side of the Moon | Psychedelic Rock - Timeless, textured mind trip
🎥 Movie/TV Magic on Wax
I remember leaving the movie theater after seeing this movie when it came out and just being like “I need this soundtrack on vinyl!!”. I was living in a rural town at the time and special ordered it from the local record store. Such an energetic and ...
Baby Driver | OST | Multi-Genre - Fast cuts, killer taste
Not the greatest of music, unless you respect Get Shwifty as real music lol. Mine are a cosmic green! hopefully they are still colored. I may never get tired of Rick and Morty, and this is a cool collectible.
Rick & Morty | OST | Alt / Electronic - Sci-fi chaos jukebox
Such a dope anime, Flying Lotus composed the soundtrack and produced it. Fly Lo continues to impress me with his creative projects. Any of his music albums would also be great additions to any collection.
Flying Lotus | Yasuke | Experimental Beats - Anime noir ambiance
🔊 Spin It Right: Turntables, Speakers, & Accessories
This is the turntable brand I use, but its the only I've ever used so I can't really say I know much else. Definitely want to share the speaker combos. Go for this one if you want good quality.
Audio-Technica: AT-LP60X / Edifier R1280DB / Turntable Package
Ok but this one is pretty dope. Its eco friendly! with bamboo details and some other natural features. This would look great in a lot of rooms. We love the Marleys, definitely good artists to have on vinyl.
Stir It Up Wireless Turntable & Get Together Duo Speaker Bundle
This one is on sale, but I am a bit worried about the online reviews, which can sometimes be the reason why stuff is on sale. The brand isnt a bad one so this would make a great gift or a good starter record player bundle.
Crosley T150A-CG Turntable & Speakers Charcoal Grey (B&N Exclusive)
These needle brushes help out a lot. If you have a lot of dusty albums you'll want this to get the dust off your needles. Life saver. Gotta be careful with maintaining that turntable. Luckily the needles are technically replaceable, but better not to...
Stylus Cleaning Kit | Vinyl Styl
These really help out with that damn dust. I swear every time I take a vinyl out of its sleeve its attacked by dust. These brushes really help.
Record Cleaning Kit Velvet Brush Pad | Audio Technica
This is actually really cool and its on sale! great price at $45 or even original $90. Theres a good chance its a cheapie, but its a nice vertical option for displaying your records and holding your turntable.
5-Tier Record Player Stand w/ Vinyl Display Shelf
This ones a beaut. Loving the walnut. Its pretty big so this ones gonna hold a lot of records and your turntable. I also like that it has a little extra shelf under the turntable shelf for your cleaning kit, or speakers, or trinkets.
Large Record Storage Console | CROSLEY FURNITURE Asheville Walnut