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Best Music Coffee Table Book
Taschen ‘Art Record Covers’ Coffee Table Book
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Remember album covers? Your music lover does, and with this, they can look at the best whenever they want.
For the Music-Loving Parent
“Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” – A Children’s Lyric Book
Got friends who are trying to instill good musical taste in their kids? Give them a children’s book telling of the greatest song of all time.
For the Pianist
Steinway Upright Piano
An upright piano will be an easier fit for their home, but the heart engravings and fact that it’s a Steinway will show them how much they mean to you.
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A Classic Radio
Hans Gugelot Designed Radio for Braun, 1955
If you don’t buy this Gugelot for Braun radio within the next 24 hours, I’m going to do it.
Best Music History Book
By Questlove ‘Music Is History’
There’s no voice more interesting or informed in American music development—sorry, Ken Burns—than that of the Roots’ iconic drummer. Get this for anyone who wants to dig into the details.
Best Bluetooth Speaker Gift
Marshall Stanmore II
It’s a bluetooth speaker made to look like a Marshall stack, of course they’ll love it.
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Best Gift for Concert Goers
Decibullz Custom Molded Earplugs
If they go to enough concerts, they’ve probably already bought some cheap hardware store earplugs. Give them a much needed custom molded upgrade.
Best Turntable Upgrade
Fluance RT85N High Fidelity Turntable
Are they into vinyl? Probably. We featured this turntable in our Home Design Awards because it really is the best-in-class option.
Best Gift for a Young Audiophile
ELAC ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 Bookshelf Speakers – (Pair) Black
Most music lovers already have their preferred bookshelf speakers set up. But in the case of new to the game audiophiles, you have a great opportunity to get their setup started. This budget pair of bookshelf speakers is affordable for you, but high-quality enough to last them a long time.
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Best Headphones to Gift
AirPods Max
The AirPods Max is Apple’s best product in years. Full stop. They’re comfortable. Their noise-canceling is unparalleled. And their connection never falters. Need me to say more? Read the Esquire review.
Best Luxury Headphone Gift
Bowers & Wilkins Bowers & Wilkins PX8
Or for $150 more, you can get the most luxurious headphones on the market. Premium Nappa leather and memory foam pair with amazing audio for the best listening experience money can buy.
Best Music Style Gift
Amy Winehouse Foundation Printed Lining Zip-Through Jacket
Posthumous collaborations can be icky, but Fred Perry had a famously close connection with Amy Winehouse, and the brand churns out tasteful Amy-inspired offerings, like this Harrington. Plus, the brand has an ongoing collaboration with the Amy Winehouse Foundation. Money from sales goes back to the foundation, which educates young people on addiction and mental health.
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Best Vinyl Storage
George Oliver Meher Record Player Stand and Shelves
The perfect console to house their vinyl setup.
Best Vinyl Storage Upgrade
CB2 Trace Brass Wire Mesh Credenza
But why not go big and get them a vinyl storage console they will treasure for the rest of their life?
Best Karaoke Gift
JBL PartyBox
We all need a karaoke-lover in the group. Someone who loves to belt out a song, and supports you even when you’re out of key. Reward them with their very own karaoke machine.
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Best Beatles Gift
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
See Macca’s genius unspool across the lyric sheets for 150+ of his songs.
Most Heartfelt Music Gift
TheWorldGallery Custom Vinyl Lyrics Poster Personalised Typography Print
The two of you have got a song, right? Put it on their wall.
Best Music Candle Collab
Boy Smells SLOW BURN
Famed singer Kacey Musgraves x famed candle maker Boy Smells, the equation for a perfect gift.
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Best Music History Book
Simon & Schuster Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story
The older real Hip-Hop fans will argue between New York or LA, but for some time now Atlanta has been the genre’s Mecca. Joe Coscarelli does a magnificent job of laying out the city’s hip-hop history. So good in fact, we’d gift this to anyone remotely interested in music history.
Best Gift for a Songwriter
Smythson Soho Notebook in Panama
For the songwriter, a beautiful personalized leather notebook will always be a hit.
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