
In his new series, music and vinyl expert Claude Lemaire highlights essential recordingsโand the best pressings to seek outโfor your LP collection, indexed by year of release.

Booker T. & the M.G.โs timeless grooves from โ62โโ74 shine anew on Real Gone Musicโs vibrant red and blue vinyl collections, delivering cherished hits and rare singles in pristine sound, a perfect gift for soul lovers and collectors alike.

From jump blues and Ray Charlesโs boundary-breaking โWhatโd I Sayโ to the polished hits of Motown and gritty grooves of Stax, this sweeping history traces soul musicโs riseโand discoโs rootsโin a racially and musically transformative America.