From the Record Crate

From the Record Crate is about looking back. It’s about reaching into your music collection and pulling out an old favorite, or looking through dollar bins for older CDs you’ve never heard. It’s as much about obscure albums you’ve never heard as it is about albums that are constantly ranked among the all-time greatest.

From the Record Crate: Daft Punk – “Alive 2007”

There’s always been a certain mythic allure surrounding Daft Punk. Clad in shiny helmets, suits,…

From the Record Crate: Modest Mouse – “The Lonesome Crowded West” (1997)

Authentic and raw, though not nearly as intentionally sloppy as This Is a Long Drive…

From the Record Crate: Bee Gees & Various Artists – “Saturday Night Fever” (1977)

About a month before the film debuted in December 1977, the soundtrack to Saturday Night…

From the Record Crate: Lou Reed – “Transformer” (1972)

After his self-titled debut, released just seven months prior, had all but slipped under the…

From the Record Crate: Shania Twain – “Come On Over” (1997)

There are very few albums that you can say definitively changed the face of a…

From the Record Crate: Spice Girls – Spiceworld (1997)

When the Spice Girls brought their debut album Spice into the world, they became an…

From the Record Crate: Prince – “1999” (1982)

1999 has gained poignancy since The Purple One’s death last year. It’s not just the…