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DL-001 / A
Discovery Hunt
Stay close to the brief
A first pick with a clear line back to what you already love.
$25 record budget / $19 curation fee / + shipping
$44
ChooseDispatch / Drop 00125 spots total
You don’t look.
We do.
Tell us what you love.
We'll send you what you're missing.
Drop 001 opens once each month and closes at 25 spots or its posted monthly close. Your record is sourced after your order. Domestic shipping is $7.95 at checkout.
Archive / DL-001Curator dispatch
Hand-
picked.
Brief reviewed.
Record inspected.
Answer concealed.
Curated music / Unseen talent / Real impact
Dispatch procedure
We do the digging.
You give us the evidence. At the monthly close, we make the call, source in consolidated batches, inspect, pack, and dispatch. Please allow up to two weeks after close for that work.
- 01
Brief
Five albums. Five artists. The stuff you cannot stand.
- 02
Budget
Set the record budget and decide how far we should roam.
- 03
Curate
A human curator makes the call from the evidence.
- 04
Dispatch
After the monthly close, we source, inspect, pack, and keep the answer hidden. Please allow up to two weeks.
- 05
Open
One album. One curator card. A new place to start.
Choose your damage
The hunt has a budget.
Your record budget tells us what we can spend finding the right copy. The curation fee pays for the close listen. Shipping stays separate.
02
DL-001 / B
Deep Cut Hunt
Take the less obvious turn
More room for the overlooked, the imported, and the record you missed the first time.
$40 record budget / $19 curation fee / + shipping
$59
Choose03
DL-001 / C
Collector Hunt
Give us the long route
For deep shelves, Discogs links, and a selection worth taking longer to find.
$60 record budget / $29 curation fee / + shipping
$89
ChooseWhat arrives
A small, considered dispatch.
No warehouse box. No filler. Just the record, the evidence behind the choice, and enough protection to get it to you properly.
Curator card / enclosedDL-001
Why we picked this for you
The note that makes the record make sense.
Listen for / specific moments, players, production choices, and the next place to go.
01 / The record
One copy worth owning.
New or excellent-condition used, sourced to fit your brief and budget.
02 / The pack
Protected, labeled, sent.
A sturdy LP mailer, necessary protection, your card, and nothing pretending to be more than it is.
The standard
Worth owning. Not necessarily sealed.
We might send new sealed vinyl, mint or near-mint used copies, older pressings, smart reissues, indie-label editions, and overlooked albums. What we do not send: records with unacceptable playback problems.
You choose the condition. We keep the standard.
- New only
- Excellent-condition used is fine
- Best record wins
Why human curation
You don't need more of what you know.
Algorithms are excellent at giving people more of what they already know. DONT LOOK exists to introduce them to what they are missing.
Real people.
Real taste.
Real records.
No noise.
No hype.
No skips.
Drop 001 / 25 total spots
Customer cash funds customer records.
We release one drop each month. It closes at capacity or at its posted monthly close, then we curate, purchase in consolidated batches, inspect, pack, and dispatch. Please allow up to two weeks after close for that work. That is the point: no warehouse, no pile of guesses, no traditional subscription box.
The first run is deliberately small.
- Monthly close / review profiles
- Curate / purchase in batches
- Receive / inspect records
- Allow up to two weeks / pack and dispatch
Field notes
Questions. Clear answers.
The important parts of a made-to-order record hunt, without the sales pitch.
Good luck.