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: Bob Dylan – “Nashville Skyline” (1969)

The end of the 1960s sported constant and violent rioting, Nixon, the Vietnam War, and…

From the Record Crate: The Doors – “The Doors” (1967)

On the surface, 1967 was a year of riot and protest, the emergence of discotheques…

From the Record Crate: Madonna – Like a Prayer (1989)

The late ‘80s hadn’t been kind to Madonna. The Queen of Pop experienced quite a…

From the Record Crate: Britney Spears: “…Baby One More Time” (1999)

Before Britney Spears was a pop icon, she was just a girl from Louisiana looking…

From the Record Crate: Ludo – “Ludo” (2004)

On Halloween 2018, pop-rockers Ludo held a reunion show at the Pageant in St. Louis,…

From the Record Crate: Lady Gaga – “The Fame” (2008)

With six studio albums, nine headlining tours, and an upcoming role in the most recent…

From the Record Crate: New York Dolls – “New York Dolls” (1973)

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of this album. Despite racking up less than 500,000…