Vinyl Me Please Monthly Reviews
A running log of the surprise records Vinyl Me Please has sent our way, from Beck's Odelay to Nina Simone.
Get a curated record and a random one — it's the best of both worlds.
Our reviewerA Monthly Dose of Musical Surprise
Vinyl Me Please sends a new record every month, and unlike some subscriptions, the pick is genuinely random rather than curated to a stated taste profile. That's been the fun of logging our monthly deliveries here: December brought the mournful blues of Nina Simone Sings the Blues, November was The Books' The Lemon of Pink, October was a re-release of Beck's 1996 album Odelay, and September introduced us to Glass Animals' How to Be a Human Being.
The randomness is a real trade-off. It's refreshing to be handed something completely outside your usual listening, but it also means not every month's record will land for every subscriber — a risk we think is worth the cost for the discovery factor alone.
For listeners who want the best of both approaches, we'd point to running Vinyl Me Please alongside VNYL, which sends a curated pick instead of a random one. Together they cover both a guided and a surprise listening experience each month, and a refer-a-friend program can knock $10 off the cost of getting started.
Why We Love It
- Introduces genuinely unexpected artists and albums each month
- A refer-a-friend program takes $10 off for new subscribers
- Pairs well with a curated service like VNYL for full coverage
Considerations
- Random selection means some months won't match your taste
What's Arrived So Far
Our monthly unboxings have run the gamut: Nina Simone's blues in December, The Books' The Lemon of Pink in November, a freshly re-pressed Beck's Odelay in October, and Glass Animals' breakout How to Be a Human Being in September — a run that made clear just how wide the random selection can swing.
Random vs. Curated
Vinyl Me Please's pick is random each month, unlike VNYL's curated approach — subscribing to both covers both ends of the discovery spectrum.
We Recommend This To Readers Who:
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Love musical surprises
Every month is a genuine unknown, for better or worse.
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Want full genre coverage
Pairing with a curated service like VNYL balances out the randomness.
A Closer Look
The Bottom Line
Vinyl Me Please won't always send a record you'd pick yourself, but that unpredictability is exactly what makes the monthly delivery worth bookmarking.
