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New monthly subscriptions get you into the grooves

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Fashion1. Vinyl Me, Please

The monthly package includes a members-only special-edition vinyl pressing (various genres and eras), an art print, and a perfectly paired cocktail recipe. A recent featured album was High/Low, Nada Surf's 1996 debut. From $23 per month, VinylMePlease.com

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2. That Special Record

Specializing in outsider and underground house, techno, and ambient music, this monthly record club delivers one LP and one EP each month. Add shipping from Europe to the subscription price. From EUR39 per month, ThatSpecialRecord.com

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3. Feed Bands

The most indie of the bunch, this group presses vibrantly colored, limited-edition records, handpicked from bands around the world. Bonus: The monthly subscription supports the musicians. $24.95 per month, FeedBands.com

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