![]() ![]() ![]() We are excited to sign up for their VG++ subscription and will update this post with more details once we do. In all cases, Stan was very willing to correct the mistakes and add an additional record in the next box. While most records met the criteria described on CrateJoy, we did sometimes receive a record that was in the wrong sleeve or outside of the genres we had specified. The VG subscription is a bit like searching through the bargain bin at a record shop, you might find some gems, but their will be some obscure records as well. You’ll work directly with the owner of this service, Stan, who is very responsive and accomodating to requests and feedback. When you sign up, you’ll have the ability to select 3 genres from a broad list of options. This subscription is the lower quality offering featuring Very Good (VG) quality records and so this review reflects only part of what they offer. We subscribed to Endless Spiral Records from August 2019 to November 2019.Ĭost: starts at $26.99 for 6 LPs each monthĬuration/Selection: ability to choose up to 3 genresĪllows Swaps: will replace a record you already own, but ask that you group swaps, rather than 1 at a timeįresh Take: To start, we subscribed to the CrateJoy subscription offering from San Diego Vintage Collectables. If you’re looking for a subscription that sends albums like Dark Side of the Moon and Tommy, this may not be for you, but if you’re looking to deepen your classic rock knowledge and collection, this is the best used record subscription that we’ve found on the market. Even being a classic rock fan, many of the records were from artists I wasn’t as familiar with. From our experience, they specialize mostly in 70s and 80s rock. ![]() Each box comes with 3 used LPs carefully protected and supplemented with a typed insert describing the history and signficance of the record. When you sign up, you will receive an email asking about your music tastes and preferences and they will work to cater to your interests. The 2 friends who started this service are themselves collectors and audiophiles and their care in collecting comes through in their offering. We subscribed to the Trio track from VNYL from June 2019 to November 2019.Įndless Spiral Records “Beautiful copies of Vintage Vinyl Record LP Albums sent to your door each month!”Ĭost: starts at $29.95/month for 3 LPs each monthĬuration/Selection: somewhat catered to your tastesĪllows Swaps: no, policy is not specifiedįresh Take: Endless Spiral Records’ vinyl subscription is the closest experience we’ve found to visiting a vintage record store, but in a subscription format. Most of the curation that we experienced was based on the Vibes we selected over time. Their ability to curate their subscription to our taste was very limited because of this. ![]() VNYL’s selection is much more limited and seems to draw mostly from independent artists & labels. Like Black Box Record Club, VNYL indicates that they will customize your remaining selections to your tastes including a questionnaire and various accounts including Spotify. There are typically 5 - 10 vibes available each month. Each vibe directly corresponds to a specific record, and you can see previous selection in Spotify. Somewhat catered to your tastes.Īllow Swaps: no, will not replace selections once they are sentįresh Take: In the case of the “Trio”, subscribers can choose a #VIBE each month that selects one of the 3 records they will receive. VNYL “Your records should be uniquely you”Ĭost: starts at $22/month for 1 LP each month (or a $39/month for 3 LPsĪt the time of writing, there was a sale for the single record plan for $14.99 per monthĬuration/Selection: ability to select a #VIBE each month from a list of 5 - 10 available choices. We subscribed to Magnolia Record Club from July 2019 to December 2019. Each selection is chosen by a musician, originally by Drew Holcomb and now by an array of other musicians including Brandi Carlile, Rayland Baxter, and Josh Ritter. Magnolia seems heavily influenced by the Nashville music scene and most of their selections come from country, folk rock, and indie rock musicians. Magnolia offers a bit of the curation that you’d expect from Vinyl Me, Please including exclusive editions of records that can’t be purchased elsewhere on the market (e.g. Magnolia Record Club “Curated by artists, not robots.”Ĭost: Starts at $27/month for 1 LP each monthĬuration/Selection: 1 curated track (with option to add-in a monthly “Artist Discovery” LP)Īllow Swaps: Yes, you can swap your subscribed record for another track or any record in their store.įresh Take: Magnolia Record club was started by Drew Holcomb of Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors but was taken over by Dualtone Records in January of 2020. ![]()
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