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The Essentials

The all-time greats, pulled from the big best-albums-ever lists and balanced across genres. If you're building a collection from scratch, start here. Sold-out titles stay on the list so you know what to ask us about.

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Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique CD (Jewel Case)
LP
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus LP (180g)
CD
Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda CD
2xLP
Outkast - Stankonia 2LP
Outkast - Stankonia 2LP
Sale price$36.99
LP
Bad Brains - Rock For Light LP (Original 1983 Mix)
10"
Rage Against The Machine - People Of The Sun 10" (EP, Colored Vinyl)
2xLP
Chet Baker - Sings & Plays 2LP (180g, Gatefold)
CD
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle CD (Poster)
CD
Steely Dan - Aja CD (Remastered, Jewel Case)
LP
Otis Redding - Otis Blue LP
Otis Redding - Otis Blue LP
Sale price$31.99
Cassette
the album cover for Funkadelic - Maggot Brain - 2026 Reissue [Gold]
CD
Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? CD
2xCD
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2CD (Expanded Version)
LP
Cannonball adderley - Somethin' Else LP (Indie Exclusive, Limited Edition, Colored Vinyl, Blue)
LP
the album cover for Art & the Jazz Messengers Blakey - Moanin (blue Note Essentials)
CD
The Strokes - Is This It CD (Jewel Case)
2xLP
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk 2LP (RKTBR25) (Clear Blue Vinyl, Brick & Mortar Exclusive)
CD
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation CD
LP
Otis Redding - Otis Blue LP (180 Gram, Blue VInyl)
LP
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners LP (Limited Edition, 180 Gram Vinyl)
LP
Michael Jackson - Thriller LP (Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc OneStep, 180g, 33rpm)
LP
Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes LP (With CD)
CD
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde CD (Remastered, Reissue)
LP
the album cover for The Beatles - Rubber Soul - Special Edition [180g Deluxe Half-speed Mastered]
LP
Bad Brains - I And I Survive LP (Orange Vinyl, Limited to 1000)
2xLP
Blur - Parklife 2LP
Blur - Parklife 2LP
Sale price$49.99
CD
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted CD
2xLP
the album cover for Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2 [Reissue]
CD
OutKast - Stankonia CD
OutKast - Stankonia CD
Sale price$13.99
CD
Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You CD
CD
Parliament - Mothership Connection CD (Bonus Track)
CD
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions CD (Remastered)
CD
The Clash - London Calling CD (Remastered)
2xCD
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Live 2CD (Digipak)
2xLP
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde 2LP
LP
the album cover for The Beatles - Rubber Soul - Special Edition [180g Half-speed Mastered]
2xLP
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 2LP (O.S.T)
2xLP
T. Rex - Electric Warrior 2LP (Mobile Fidelity, MFSL, 45rpm, 180g, Audiophile)
CD
Portishead - Dummy CD (Japan, Super-High Material CD, Jewel Case)
CD
Pixies - Doolittle CD (Jewel Case Packaging)
LP
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus LP (180 Gram Vinyl, Tip-On Jacket, Cut by Kevin Gray)
2xCD
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die 2CD
2xCD
Pixies - Doolittle 25: B-Sides Peel Sessions & Demos 3CD
LP
Bad Brains - Live Cbgb 1982 LP (Colored Vinyl)
CD
Neil Young - Harvest Moon CD
CD
The Doors - La Woman CD (Bonus Tracks)
CD
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers CD (Remastered, Reissue)
LP
Bad Brains - I And I Survive LP (Black Vinyl)