From Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, to Prince's For You.

What So Not pulled out a gold class of LPs by The Killers, Thundercat, Linkin Park and Jagwar Ma.

We took psychedelic rockers POND record shopping at HUM On King in Newtown and talked about some of the records that have inspired them and influenced their music careers. May contain traces of Outkast, Beyoncé and Prince. 

We took American punk rockers The Regrettes record shopping at Rough Trade East in London and talked about some of the records that have inspired them and influenced their music careers. 

While Fleet Foxes were in Australia, they took us behind the scenes of their music influences while they had a dig through record crates at Title.

To celebrate the release of his stellar album weight_falls, Kim Churchill took us crate diggin' to uncover some gems that have inspired him through the years. While some are expected, there are a couple there that we really couldn't have guessed! Watch below to check out his picks. 

We took Anne-Marie record shopping aka Diggin' In The Crates in Adelaide and found out about a bunch of artists that have helped shape her musical and bad language output over the years.

We took Northern Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance for a spot of record shopping when he was in town late last year and he dug deep in the crates to find a bunch of records that have influenced him throughout his life.

Vinyl pusher man at Rough Trade Records in the UK (and sporadic Cool Accidents contributor) Stan talks us through a bunch of his fave reissues from the year that's been (and almost gone!)

For me most of my vinyl collection was a cool accident. Mainly because I knew a few amazing record selectors at various record stores or labels across Australia who gave me these following gems.