Elton John, Quincy Jones, George Clinton Among Curators of New Experience Vinyl Subscription Service: Exclusive

The genesis of Experience Vinyl came from founder Brad Hammonds' 2014 blog Desert Albums where musicians such as guitarist Vernon Reid (Living Color) and Regina Carter answered one question: If you you could only listen to 10 albums for the rest of your life, which ones would you pick? Experience Vinyl, which also includes Hammonds' business partner Jake Fishbein, takes the artists’ answers and delivers it to the subscriber’s door.

“Growing up a vinyl fanatic, I’ve had the desire to create a record club for the better part of my adult life," Hammonds tells Billboard. "Experience Vinyl is a different kind of subscription service and a dream for any vinyl lover. It’s a record club where artists handpick not only the records they love, but the ones they couldn’t live without. Who better to send you great music each month than artists themselves? It’s an honor to work with some of the greatest musicians of all time, and we’re excited to share their personal and meaningful picks with all of you.”

Experience Vinyl memberships also include invitations to quarterly concerts and eligibility for giveaways and trips.

While Experience Vinyl declined to discuss the financials of the new venture when asked it they expect to make a profit after releasing or possibly re-releaesing these albums in vinyl, paying royalties to artists, labels and/or publishers and a charitable donation, the company only said that "the business model is designed to make a profit."