That said, for my youth nothing beat these guys...
I used to buy these by the metric ton, and my first album play was to make a tape of the album, and put the album away...until the tape deck ate the tape.
I also have hours of radio recordings - some Dr. Demento, especially the Funny Five - that is chiefly a reflection of my poor/cheap youth; I'd call WMMR or WYSP in Philadelphia, request a song I couldn't afford to buy, and keep the boom box on record until I snagged my song.
As I wrote recently, in the interest of promoting commerce AND good music, I'd recommend you skip on over to Bandcamp. It is a very innovative and DIY platform whereby musicians and labels can release content directly to the world. It has a search and listen function where you can decide ahead of time if you like it, and purchasing is very simple.
It's digital, but many of the artists have vinyl. I have no ownership interest in this platform nor to I derive any money from promoting it...other than I want music to grow and thrive, and not die under the weight of vapid new pop and lethargic old people. Good luck.