Not Genre Lists. Vibe Lists.
Four lists. 100 records. Albums organized by how they feel, what they cost, and when to play them.
Genre lists answer “what kind of music?” These answer different questions. Which records justify owning a turntable? Which ones can you grab for less than a burrito? What do you put on when the morning is slow and the coffee is hot?
Four angles on the same collection. Every album is on vinyl, in print, and worth your time. Some show up on multiple lists — that just means they're doing more than one thing right.
— Dexx
100
Albums
85
Artists
12
Genres
4
Lists
1954–2018
Span
Albums by Decade
31
1970s
16
1980s
15
1960s
14
1990s
Sounds Better on Wax
“The gold standard. The heartbeat opening, the alarm clocks on 'Time,' the transition from 'The Great Gig in the Sky' to 'Money' at the side break — this album was *engineered* for vinyl. Alan Parsons mixed it that way on purpose.”
Under $15
“Greatest hits. 'Proud Mary,' 'Bad Moon Rising,' 'Fortunate Son,' 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain.' Almost always under $12 new. The best dollar-per-classic ratio in any record bin.”
The Sunday Morning 25
“The album that sold 27 million copies by sounding like a Sunday morning. 'Don't Know Why' over coffee is a complete experience. Recorded to tape. Sounds like it.”
Debut Albums
“'Purple Haze,' 'Hey Joe,' 'Foxy Lady,' 'The Wind Cries Mary' — all on one debut. Hendrix arrived from another planet, fully formed. Nobody had heard anything like it. Nobody's matched it since.”
How many do you own?
Track your progress across all four foundation lists in the Cratewise app. See what you have, what you're missing, and add albums straight from the list.