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Vinyl Me, Please Subscription Box Review – June 2017

Eric Cadman
ByEric CadmanJun 26, 2017 | 1 comment

Vinyl Me, Please
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The Vinyl Me, Please mission statement is to “...help people explore, experience, and enjoy music on a deeper level.” They curate an incredible experience around an album each month, and members get access to all sorts of bonus online content throughout the month.

My Subscription Addiction pays for this subscription. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes).

The Subscription Box: Vinyl Me, Please

The Cost: US - $27 per month / $75 per 3 months / $284 per year
International - $44 per month / $120 per 3 months / $450 per year

The Products: A specially selected limited edition vinyl LP, a cocktail recipe to be paired with the music, an original piece of art, access to "The Standard" (VMP's online magazine), access to forums, special deals on other albums

Ships to: Everywhere, cost included in membership

Ships via: USPS

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This month's selection was City Music by Kevin Morby.

You'll get a little intro from one of the Vinyl Me, Please co-founders. It rolls through the ideas around the selection - but not into depth about the artist themselves.

Each Vinyl Me, Please monthly shipment comes with an LP-sized piece of artwork and a cocktail recipe. These are a few fun little extras when you're unboxing and listening!

Kevin Morby City Music

This month brought a selection that I wasn't familiar with at all - but I'm always down for music discovery, so I was really just as excited as past months!

City Music is the 4th album from Kevin Morby - an LA-based artist.

As expected, the packaging and vinyl itself is beautifully done.

The album is very good! His solo work is a nice slow, methodical, 44 minutes - with very catchy songwriting. You can hear different artist style in different songs, ranging from the songwriting/singing style of Lou Reed to the catchy hooks of Kurt Vile. It's a great ride!

It comes with a nice insert booklet to round out the pressing.

Verdict: I really liked this month's shipment! It's always a toss-up when it comes to an album and artist that I know nothing about - but this time, it was a homerun for me!

What did you think of the June 2017 Vinyl Me, Please?

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Eric Cadman
Eric Cadman
Eric is the co-founder of My Subscription Addiction. He's been hooked on geek subscription boxes since 2012 thanks to Loot Crate and Nerd Block. Geek boxes sparked his desire for collecting Funko Pops and comic book statues!

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1 comment

Leslie

Thanks for the review Eric. I like that you mentioned other artists who may have influenced Morby; or who styles you hear coming through this artist’s music. I love both Kurt Vile and Lou Reed.

I have never lost as many tears over an artist’s death as I did for Reed. He was kind of a “watershed person” for me in my young adulthood, who opened my world up to his music and lyrics first and then by researching his interests and obsessions, I fell in love with so much more; art and art history, studied many modern dance choreographers and watched their work, became fascinated with Vaclav Havel’s writing and the events of the Prague Spring, researched sound experiments with John Cage and other talented alumni of Black Mountain College. And of course the literature of many writer’s who inspired Lou Reed. It just takes one person to bring forth connections to multiple fascinating artistic and cultural figures and works to last a lifetime of study and enjoyment. Lou did that for me; and he is sorely missed.

Wow, I digressed. I will be going to Music Millennium today to buy this album!

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