Blackwing Staff Picks: National Vinyl Day Record 2020

Happy National Vinyl Record Day! Here at Blackwing, we love celebrating all things music and especially vinyl records. We asked our staff to share some of the favorite and most coveted albums in their record collection. Here are their picks:

Annie LaRue – Business Development

The Velvet Underground – Self-Titled

Favorite Track: Pale Blue Eyes

Nancy Sinatra – Sugar

Favorite Track: Sugar Town

Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill

Favorite Track: New Style


Alex Poirier – Brand Manager

Have Heart – What Counts

Favorite Track: Lionheart

Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle

Favorite Track: Sprained Ankle

AJJ & Ghost Mice Split EP

Favorite Track: Critical Hit


Nick Sese – Account Services Manager

Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Favorite Track: A Taste of Honey

Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive

Favorite Track: Do You Feel Like We Do – Live

Ceremony – Rohnert Park LP

Favorite Track: Sick

Days N Daze – Show Me The Blueprints.

Favorite Track: My Darling Dopamine


Eric Urbach – Custom Projects Manager

The Clash – Self-Titled

Favorite Track: What’s My Name

Desert Sessions – Vol. 11 & 12

Favorite Track: Noses in Roses, Forever

Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel

Favorite Track: The Lotts

Dreamdecay – Yú

Favorite Track: F.R.A.N.K.


Andrew Nguyen – Marketing Manager

Patti Smith – Horses

Favorite Track: Gloria: In Excelsis Deo

The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead

Favorite Track: Bigmouth Strikes Again

Angel Olsen – All Mirrors

Favorite Track: New Love Cassette


Grant Christensen – General Manager

The Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones, Now!

Favorite Track: Little Red Rooster

The Beatles – Rock n Roll Music

Favorite Track: Money (That’s What I Want)

Jackson Browne – Late for the Sky

Favorite Track: Fountain of Sorrow

Prince and The Revolution – Purple Rain

Favorite Track: When Doves Cry

Lucinda Williams – Self-Titled

Favorite Track: Big Red Sun Blues


Listen to a playlist with some of favorite tracks here or on the player below.