19 Timeless Soul Albums on Vinyl: Marvin Gaye Records, Nina Simone Vinyl & 17 more classics

This week we’re featuring soulful classics from such greats as Marvin Gaye, Bobby Womack, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway. Surf Rock Tunes to get you in the mood for the beach. Chart toppers: John Coltrane, Built to Spill and the Grateful Dead. Plus the perfect tee for any Vinyl Club Member

This week’s Featured Vinyl Collection

20+ Classic Albums to feed your Soul

Time to beef up your collection with songs like ‘Inner City Blues’, ‘Feeling Good’ and ‘Move On Up’. These tracks and albums by the likes of Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone and Curtis Mayfield will bring soul to any turntable.

Vinyl Lover’s Unite

We typically focus on our vinyl catalog in the Merchbar Vinyl Club posts but we couldn’t resist, we’re all getting one of these. Now on sale for $12.09.

Top of the Merchbar Vinyl Chart
Week of April 28th

John Coltrane – Blue Train

Built to Spill – Keep it Like a Secret

Grateful Dead – Skull Roses

Great Finds from the Merchbar Catalog

This Week: Surf USA

The Beach Boys – Endless Summer

The Ventures – Hawaii Five O Soundtrack

The Surfaris – Wipe Out

Merchbar Vinyl Club Volume 4: Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Inductees and Live albums

Merchbar Vinyl Club

Hopefully you’ve all recovered from a successful Record Store Day. This week we’re featuring the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, some Merchbar favorites on the Vinyl Chart and three Live albums from the seventies that you’ll absolutely want to own. Check it out below!

This week’s Featured Vinyl Collection

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Lou Reed, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Green Day, Ringo Starr, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Withers and the 5 Royales saw themselves inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week and we’ve pulled together a selection of their catalogs. Take a look.

Top of the Merchbar Vinyl Chart
Week of April 21st

Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited

Fugazi – 7 Songs

Miles Davis – Bitches Brew

Great Finds from the Merchbar Catalog

This Week: Live Albums

David Bowie – Live in Santa Monica ’72

Available only as a bootleg until 2008 this 1972 recording captures Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust Tour stop at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

Ramones – Live at German Television Musikladen Recording ’78

On September 13th, 1978, the Ramones showed Europe what American Punk Rock was all about. Their intense performance on Musikladen was a breakout hit and this recording captures it all.

Aretha Franklin – Live at the Fillmore West ’71

Taking place at the storied San Francisco music venue Fillmore West; Aretha Franklin captured the mood of the city by including coveres of The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Bread and Stephen Stills as part of her stunning performance found on this incredible live album.