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Vinyl Pairings
Pair your tea with vinyl for the full Craft Tea experience! Here are specific records that play well with their respective teas! Grab the pot, drop the needle, and experience high fidelity! To find out what we're spinning, follow the Craft Tea Twitter!
Willie Nelson – Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Pairs Well With: Campfire Companion
Further Listening: Shotgun Willie (1975); Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - S/T (2017)
Miles Davis - On The Corner (1972)
Pairs Well With: Strong Mint
Further Listening: Jack Johnson (1971); Agharta (1975)
Various Artists - The Rza Hits (1999)
Pairs Well With: Shaolin’s Finest
Further Listening: Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep (1994); Gza - Liquid Swords (1995)
Dorothy Ashby - Afro Harping (1968)
Pairs Well With: Up in the Clouds
Further Listening: The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby (1970); Jen Cloher - S/T (2017)
Herbie Hancock - Sextant (1973)
Pairs Well With: Giddy Diddy
Further Listening: Head Hunters (1973); The Headhunters - Survival of the Fittest (1975)
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984)
Pairs Well With: Psycho Kitty
Further Listening: Remain in Light (1980); Brian Eno + David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981)
Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu of Ethiopia (1972)
Pairs Well With: Graffi-Tea
Further Listening: Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Inspiration Information (2009); William Onyeabor – Who Is William Onyeabor? (2013)
Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder (1966)
Pairs Well With: Sauna Iguana
Further Listening: Gabor Szabo Live (1973); The Sorcerer (1967)
The Kinks - Something Else (1967)
Pairs Well With: Bummy Tummy
Further Listening: Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire (1969); Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970)
Booker T. & the MG’s - Melting Pot (1971)
Pairs Well With: Sore Before
Further Listening: Booker T. Jones - The Road from Memphis (2011); Potato Hole (2009)
Purple Moutains - Purple Mountains (2019)
Pairs Well With: High Fideli-Tea
Further Listening: Woods - With Light and With Love (2013); Bill Callahan - Dream River (2013)
David Axelrod - Song of Innocence (1968)
Pairs Well With: Heavy Thinker
Further Listening: Live at Royal Festival Hall (2008); Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping (1968)
Neil Young - On the Beach (1974)
Pairs Well With: Mellow My Mind
Further Listening: Live at Massey Hall 1971 (2007); Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Sleeps With Angels (1994)
The Decemberists - Picaresque (2005)
Pairs Well With: Invasion of the Red Pandas
Further Listening: The Crane Wife (2006); Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (2007)
Tangerine Dream - Encore (1977)
Pairs Well With: The Brain Lifter
Further Listening: Can - Ege Bamyasi (1972); Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
Pairs Well With: Breezy Baby
Further Listening: Phillip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (1982); Laurie Anderson - Big Science (1982)
Kurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013)
Pairs Well With: The Wissahickon Walker
Further Listening: B'lieve I'm Goin Down... (2015); Smoke Ring for My Halo (2011)
John Andrews & the Yawns - Love for the Underdog (2023)
Pairs Well With: John's Yawn Jawn
Further Listening: Bad Posture (2017); Cookbook (2021)
Aimee Mann - Mental Illness (2017)
Pairs Well With: The Ghostwriter
Further Listening: Lost in Space (2002); Magnolia - Music from the Motion Picture (1999)
The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (1972)
Pairs Well With: The Tea Phanatic
Further Listening: Billy Paul - 360° of Billy Paul (1972); Teddy Pendergrass - Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1978)
Megadeth - Rust in Peace (1990)
Pairs Well With: Welcome to Riff City!
Further Listening: Judas Priest - British Steel (1980); GWAR - Scumdogs of the Universe (1990)
Sun Ra - Cosmos (1977)
Pairs Well With: Cosmic Trip
Further Listening: Steve Gunn & Mike Gangloff - Melodies for a Savage Fix (2013); Steve Gunn & Mike Cooper - Cantos de Lisboa (2014)
Fripp & Eno - Evening Star (1975)
Pairs Well With: Deep Sleep 9
Further Listening: Michael Brook with Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois - Hybrid (1985); Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear (1976)
The Pentangle - Basket of Light (1969)
Pairs Well With: Computer Eyes
Further Listening: Sweet Child (1968); Bert Jansch & John Renbourn - Bert & John (1966)
Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003)
Pairs Well With: Walt’s Wild Ride
Further Listening: If You're Feeling Sinister (1996); Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant (2000)
Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love (2017)
Pairs Well With: Gritty Vocals
Further Listening: A Distant Call (2019); Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design (2000)
Ravi Shankar - Improvisations (1962)
Pairs Well With: Class Cat
Further Listening: Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin - West Meets East (1967); Vincent Bell - Pop Goes The Electric Sitar (1968)
The Stooges - Gimme Danger: Music from the Motion Picture (2017)
Pairs Well With: Baked At The Lake
Further Listening: The Velvet Underground - S/T (1969); Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners (1978)
Bombino - Nomad (2013)
Pairs Well With: Travelin’ Light
Further Listening: Tamikrest - Toumastin (2011); Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life (2007)
Donna Summer - On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979)
Pairs Well With: Neon Godiva
Further Listening: Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (2006); Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters (2004)
Grateful Dead - Blues for Allah (1975)
Pairs Well With: Friend of the Devil
Further Listening: Jerry Garcia – Garcia (1972); Lonesome Prison Blues (1982)
Four Tops - Reach Out (1967)
Pairs Well With: Blockbuster Bob
Further Listening: Anthology (1974); The Temptations - Cloud Nine (1969)
Hi-Fi? why try?
You can really feel the music with vinyl. Comparing a record to an mp3 is like comparing a high quality loose leaf tea to one that is low quality, bagged, and CTC.
