Our pal, Amanda Petrusich, listed our Record of the Month Club and our “We Pick Em” selections in The New Yorker’s holiday gift guide for music lovers!
“The End of All Music’s Record of the Month Club ($325 a year plus shipping, with bonus goodies each month). The End of All Music—which is located in Oxford, Mississippi, and is, for my money, one of the best record stores in America—also offers an excellent “We Pick ’Em” option if you’re looking to send a one-time infusion of new tunes. Venmo or PayPal some cash—anywhere from $50 up, though the shop recommends a budget of around $150 to $200 to allow for a broad selection—let the store know a little bit about what you like and dislike, and have one of their crackerjack employees curate a box of records for you. I’m a fairly obsessive follower of new music, with honed and uncompromising tastes, and, whenever I’m feeling burned out by my own proclivities, I get on the horn with Oxford and demand to be saved from myself.”
