album: Humbug
artist: Arctic Monkeys
original release: 2009
Original pressing, gatefold, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: Dangerous Animals, Fire and the Thud, and Pretty Visitors

album: Suck It and See
artist: Arctic Monkeys
original release: 2011
Original pressing, gatefold, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: Black Treacle, All My Own Stunts, and Piledriver Waltz

album: AM
artist: Arctic Monkeys
original release: 2013
Original pressing, gatefold, 1 LP

I know everyone has this one, but I got it when it was new, alright? I still think it's a great album, even if I'm still tired of hearing it.

album: 1962-1966
artist: The Beatles
original release: 1973
1973 Los Angeles pressing, gatefold, 2 LP

My dad's extra copy, given to me out of his collection.

album: 1967-1970
artist: The Beatles
original release: 1973
1973 Jacksonville pressing, gatefold, 2 LP

Also my dad's extra copy—the cover is water damaged and my dad handwrote the tracklist on the inside where it stuck together, which is kind of charming.

album: Phosphene Dream
artist: The Black Angels
original release: 2010
Original pressing, gatefold, 1 LP

This is the kind of record you put on if you get too high and start freaking out a little. I also recommend Interpol's Turn On the Bright Lights for that, which I don't have on vinyl.

album: Attack & Release
artist: The Black Keys
original release: 2008
Original pressing, gatefold, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: I Got Mine, Strange Times, and Remember When (Side B)

album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
artist: David Bowie
original release: 1972
1977 reissue, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: Five Years, Moonage Daydream, and Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

album: Aladdin Sane
artist: David Bowie
original release: 1972
1977 German reissue, 1 LP

I was a little stoned the first time I heard Lady Grinning Soul and I swear it changed the trajectory of my life.

album: Blackstar
artist: David Bowie
original release: 2016
Original release, Barnes & Noble exclusive clear vinyl, gatefold, 1 LP

I've still never heard this album. The record is still sealed. I just think it'll bum me out too much. It's still a prized possession.

album: Safe as Milk
artist: Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
original release: 1967
2003 reissue, 1 LP

The audiophiles on Discogs say this pressing sounds like ass but if you actually want hi-fi audio, play a CD. Favorite tracks: Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do, Zig Zag Wanderer

album: Trout Mask Replica
artist: Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
original release: 1967
1977 Winchester reissue, gatefold, 2 LP

My dad gave this to me out of his own collection. Can't say I have any "favorite tracks" on this one. It's not that kind of record.

album: Viva! La Woman
artist: Cibo Matto
original release: 1996
2016 reissue, orange vinyl, 1 LP

One of my all-time favorite records. Give it a listen if you haven't already.

album: Horehound
artist: The Dead Weather
original release: 2009
Original pressing, gatefold, 2 LP

Favorite tracks: Hang You from the Heavens, Bone House, and No Hassle Night

album: Sea of Cowards
artist: The Dead Weather
original release: 2010
Original pressing, gatefold, 2 LP

I realized a little later in life than some (I was 19) that I liked women when I saw The Dead Weather tour for this album. Favorite tracks: Hustle and Cuss, I Can't Hear You

album: Violator
artist: Depeche Mode
original release: 1990
2014 reissue, gatefold, 1 LP

The exact type of album you should buy on vinyl: no skips. Enjoy the Silence is one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time.

album: Impera
artist: Ghost
original release: 2022
Original pressing, 1 LP

This was the first Ghost album I listened to in its entirety and what got me into them yet it's probably my least favorite in their discography (don't tell Tobias I said that!!!)

album: Skeletá
artist: Ghost
original release: 2025
Original pressing, "violet mist" vinyl, 1 LP

Another no skip album. Frankly, I'm completely obsessed with it and I listen to Lachryma, Satanized, or Umbra almost every day.

album: Wolf's Law
artist: The Joy Formidable
original release: 2013
Original pressing, 1 LP

Bought this at a gig and the band signed it. Ritzy was exceptionally sweet and told me I had a beautiful name. I'm not sure what else she wrote on there, though.

album: Keep On Your Mean Side
artist: The Kills
original release: 2003
2009 reissue, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: Pull a U, Fried My Little Brains, and Wait

album: Midnight Boom
artist: The Kills
original release: 2008
Original pressing, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: Last Day of Magic, Black Balloon, and Sour Cherry

album: Blood Pressures
artist: The Kills
original release: 2011
Original pressing, 1 LP

Perfect album. I gave Alison a small painting after their show and she said she'd hang it in her kitchen. Jamie talked to us about tacos and touring the US with Scarfo.

album: Origin of Symmetry
artist: Muse
original release: 2001
2009 reissue, gatefold, 2 LP

Possibly my favorite album of all time.

album: Black Holes and Revelations
artist: Muse
original release: 2006
Original 2009 pressing, 1 LP

It's either Origin or this one.

album: Simulation Theory
artist: Muse
original release: 2018
2021 reissue, 1 LP

I legitimately like the cover art and it's the only reason I bought this album. I really like Break It to Me, though.

album: Boingo Alive
artist: Oingo Boingo
original release: 1988
Original pressing, gatefold, 2 LP

I think my dad gave this to my sister, who gave it to me. I'm not sure how I ended up with this one. Surely this was a duplicate copy for him.

album: The Game
artist: Queen
original release: 1980
Original Monarch pressing, 1 LP

My mom picked this up at a thrift store for me and shamefully I don't think I've ever sat down and listened to this entire album. I've always liked Play the Game.

album: Queens of the Stone Age
artist: Queens of the Stone Age
original release: 1998
2010 reissue, gatefold, 2 LP

I bought this at Hot Topic, back when they had fixtures for albums. I bought it because it was the only QotSA album I didn't know but then I never listened to it.

album: Hail to the Thief
artist: Radiohead
original release: 2003
2008 reissue, gatefold, 2 LP

This one plays at 45 RPM. At my old job, I can't tell you how many people tried to return this one Ed Sheeran album because it also plays at 45 RPM and no one seemed to get that and thought it was defective.

album: In Rainbows
artist: Radiohead
original release: 2008
Original pressing, 1 LP

I think they make you buy this one when you start a record collection. Favorite tracks: 15 Step, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, and Jigsaw Falling into Place

album: Sonic Mania
artist: Tee Lopes
original release: 2017
Original pressing, clear with multi-colored splatter, 1 LP

Sometimes I play Lights, Camera, Action! in the car. I've never finished a classic Sonic game nor have I ever gotten more than like, five chaos emeralds.

album: Streets of Rage
artist: Yuzo Koshiro
original release: 2015
Original pressing, red translucent vinyl, 1 LP

My sister and I played Streets of Rage a lot together when we were kids. The soundtrack legitimately rips, but it's also turbo nostalgic.

album: Currents
artist: Tame Impala
original release: 2015
First press, violet/translucent amber vinyl, gatefold, 2 LP

I didn't even realize I was buying something special when I picked this up. I was just excited about the new Tame Impala album at the time.

album: Texas Flood
artist: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
original release: 1983
Original pressing, 1 LP

My dad had a few music VHS tapes I used to watch a lot when I was around four years old or so, and a collection of Stevie Ray Vaughan music videos was one of them.

album: The White Stripes
artist: The White Stripes
original release: 1999
2010 reissue, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: Astro, When I Hear My Name, and Screwdriver

album: De Stijl
artist: The White Stripes
original release: 2000
2010 reissue, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl), Hello Operator, and Apple Blossom

album: White Blood Cells
artist: The White Stripes
original release: 2001
2010 reissue, 1 LP

Favorite tracks: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, Hotel Yorba, and Expecting

album: British Rock Classics
artist: Various Artists
original release: 1979
Original pressing, 2 LP

Don't tell my dad, but I stole this from him in 2011 or '12 because it had Telstar by the Tornadoes on it and Matt Bellamy's dad was in that band.