After a tumultuous few months consisting of me trying to figure out what was wrong with my record player, realizing it was probably the motor that needed an overhaul, then resigning to the fact that I would need to just buy a new one, I finally did it. I got a new* turntable and it works better than my other did on its first play. Expect more from The Crate from here on out. First up, revisiting the landmark 1986 record from Paul Simon: Graceland.

*not actually new. We’ll call it recycled.