Love this subscription! Fun to see new curated music every month and notes from the artists are a nice touch. Worth it.

If there’s anything record collectors want, it’s more records; bonus points if they’re unusual records. And records don’t come much more unusual than these vinyl postcards. Similar to the flexi discs that used to come in boxes of cereal and issues of National Geographic, the vinyl postcard format dates back to Communist-era Poland, when records from the West were scarce, and gray-market pop and rock circulated on postcards embossed with flimsy plastic grooves. Vinyl Post’s subscription series ($5/mo., or $48 annually) has revived the format; every month features a song from a current band engraved in the grooves of a striking postcard. Recent releases have come from Dehd, Husbands, and Somni. Each postcard comes with a spindle hole punched in the center and is ready to play—or drop in the mailbox.

A monthly subscription box that gets you postcards that play as vinyl records. That’s it. That’s the pitch.

The VINYL POST Record Club gets you one limited-edition 5 x 7-inch postcard every month that also plays a single on your turntable. Each postcard also includes a code for a digital download of the track, along with a note on the back from that month’s featured artist.

If all of their playable vinyl postcards are like this first one, this is the best crate ever. New bands who appreciate any support they get. Hand written notes on the back. I plan to go back and get the vinyl I missed. You also get a download of the song if that’s your thing. Can’t miss, especially at this price.