Category Archives: top ten

Top 10: Online Record Shops

Posted on April 21, 2015 by PRESERVEDinWAX

You should always try to support your local, independent record shops whenever you can; but sometimes you have to shop for vinyl online. Many parts of the country are utterly devoid of decent shops, like the area that I live in. … Continue reading →

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Top 10: Frank Zappa Albums

Posted on April 14, 2015 by PRESERVEDinWAX

Frank Zappa is one of the most prolific and challenging artists in music history. His work ranges from exploratory jazz to distorted electric guitar rock to complexly composed classical music and his 62 official albums span over thirty years. That’s … Continue reading →

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Top 10: Banned Album Covers

Posted on April 7, 2015 by PRESERVEDinWAX

Throughout the years, many albums have been banned from radio play or sales in stores. Though more often because of lyrical content, there are also many notoriously banned album covers. Some were pulled from shelves after complaints from customers, others … Continue reading →

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Top 10: Musical Mugshots

Posted on March 31, 2015 by PRESERVEDinWAX

Musicians aren’t exactly known for their ability to adhere to the law, but some of the crimes listed here are outlandish at best. Avoiding some of the more recent or publicized arrests and minor drug infractions, below are some of … Continue reading →

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Record Store Day: A Capitalist’s Fever Dream

Posted on March 24, 2015 by PRESERVEDinWAX

For today’s top ten I had planned to list some Record Store Day releases to look out for this year. I am unable to do this. The more I research, the more that I can’t help thinking that RSD is … Continue reading →

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Top 10: Ten More Bizarre Records

Posted on March 17, 2015 by PRESERVEDinWAX

It’s Tuesday again, and with that comes another Top 10 here at Preserved in Wax. Due to the overwhelming interest in the first list of 10 Bizarre Records, this list compiles another 10 strange releases that you probably weren’t aware of. Organized … Continue reading →

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Top 10: What Were They Thinking!?!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by PRESERVEDinWAX

An album cover usually tends to visually represent the music within and catch the eye of potential listeners, but the following artists took a different approach. Some of these covers are probably tongue-in-cheek, others were changed in subsequent pressings, but … Continue reading →

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