A smoky listening room with a turntable, saxophone, and warm lamplight.

Melanin & Mane · The Juke Joint

The Record Shop

A little of this room. A place in yours.

Black artistry, deep grooves, and evenings that belong to you. A considered vinyl edit for the shelf, the turntable, and the life you make around them.

Back to the listening room

The vinyl edit · 01

Good company. On wax.

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series · 180g LPs
Prices & availability checked October 24, 2026.
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Jimmy Smith — Midnight Special, official Blue Note sleeve-and-disc product illustration

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Jimmy Smith · 1960 session

Midnight Special

After hours · 180g LP

Hammond organ, unhurried tenor, and a blues pulse that settles into the room. Stanley Turrentine and Kenny Burrell meet Smith in a beautifully spacious quartet.

Pressing & track list

Edition: Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition · 1 LP · 180g
Mastering: All-analog · Kevin Gray · original master tapes
Pressed at: Optimal
Audio format: Stereo
Reissue release date: September 15, 2023
Catalogue number: 5523659
Seller SKU / barcode: 00602455236593

Edition details checked October 24, 2026. Session dates above describe the recording, not this reissue. Runout inscriptions and individual pressing condition are not verified.

A1Midnight Special
A2A Subtle One
B1Jumpin’ the Blues
B2Why Was I Born
B3One O’Clock Jump

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$27.98 USD

Grant Green — Grant’s First Stand, official Blue Note sleeve-and-disc product illustration

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Grant Green · 1961 session

Grant’s First Stand

Easy groove · 180g LP

A guitar-led debut with warmth in every phrase. Baby Face Willette’s organ and Ben Dixon’s drums make a small trio feel generous, intimate, and wonderfully alive.

Pressing & track list

Edition: Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition · 1 LP · 180g
Mastering: All-analog · Kevin Gray · original master tapes
Pressed at: Optimal
Audio format: Not specified by seller
Reissue release date: Not verified for the current listing
Catalogue number: Not verified for the current listing
Seller SKU / barcode: 0602577450617

The seller calls this a Classic Vinyl Edition, but its SKU also appears on the 2019 Blue Note 80 edition. Confirm the supplied edition with Blue Note before purchasing.

Edition details checked October 24, 2026. Session dates above describe the recording, not this reissue. Runout inscriptions and individual pressing condition are not verified.

A1Miss Ann’s Tempo
A2Lullaby of the Leaves
A3Blues for Willarene
B1Baby’s Minor Lope
B2’Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
B3A Wee Bit O’Green

Edition details at Blue Note Release information source

$27.98 USD

Reuben Wilson — Love Bug, official Blue Note sleeve-and-disc product illustration

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Reuben Wilson · 1969 session

Love Bug

Easy groove · 180g LP

Soul-jazz with a knowing smile. Wilson’s Hammond B3 brings Lee Morgan, George Coleman, Grant Green, and Leo Morris together for deep grooves and familiar melodies made fresh.

Pressing & track list

Edition: Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition · 1 LP · 180g
Mastering: All-analog · Kevin Gray · original master tapes
Pressed at: Optimal
Audio format: Not specified by seller
Reissue release date: December 10, 2021
Catalogue number: 3829300
Seller SKU / barcode: 00602438293001

Edition details checked October 24, 2026. Session dates above describe the recording, not this reissue. Runout inscriptions and individual pressing condition are not verified.

A1Hot Rod
A2I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
A3I Say a Little Prayer
B1Love Bug
B2Stormy
B3Back Out

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$27.98 USD

Grant Green — Green Street, official Blue Note sleeve-and-disc product illustration

Blue Note product illustration · not a photograph of an individual pressing.

Grant Green · 1961 session

Green Street

After hours · 180g LP

Just guitar, bass, and drums—and all the space they need. Green’s clear, blues-shaped lines are held gently by Ben Tucker and Dave Bailey. A record for letting the evening exhale.

Pressing & track list

Edition: Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition · 1 LP · 180g
Mastering: All-analog · Kevin Gray · original master tapes
Pressed at: Optimal
Audio format: Stereo
Reissue release date: December 15, 2023
Catalogue number: 5524263
Seller SKU / barcode: 00602455242631

Edition details checked October 24, 2026. Session dates above describe the recording, not this reissue. Runout inscriptions and individual pressing condition are not verified.

A1No. 1 Green Street
A2’Round About Midnight
A3Grant’s Dimensions
B1Green With Envy
B2Alone Together

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$27.98 USD

Lou Donaldson — Alligator Bogaloo, official Blue Note sleeve-and-disc product illustration

Blue Note product illustration · not a photograph of an individual pressing.

Lou Donaldson · 1967 session

Alligator Bogaloo

Easy groove · 180g LP

A little more movement, without losing the ease. Donaldson’s alto saxophone rides a playful soul-jazz groove with Dr. Lonnie Smith, George Benson, Melvin Lastie, and Leo Morris.

Pressing & track list

Edition: Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition · 1 LP · 180g
Mastering: All-analog · Kevin Gray · original master tapes
Pressed at: Optimal
Audio format: Not specified by seller
Reissue release date: Not verified for the current listing
Catalogue number: Not verified for the current listing
Seller SKU / barcode: 00602577596681

The seller calls this a Classic Vinyl Edition, but its SKU also appears on the 2019 Blue Note 80 edition. Confirm the supplied edition with Blue Note before purchasing.

Edition details checked October 24, 2026. Session dates above describe the recording, not this reissue. Runout inscriptions and individual pressing condition are not verified.

A1Alligator Bogaloo
A2One Cylinder
A3The Thang
B1Aw Shucks!
B2Rev. Moses
B3I Want a Little Girl

Edition details at Blue Note Release information source

$27.98 USD

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