CrateCurator
Illustrated underground vinyl archive with turntable, crates, and curator

Selected vinyl records for collectors and DJs

Sought-after vinyl. Curated without compromise.

Core electronic music alongside essential, highly collectible releases. Graded properly, photographed live, and packed with care.

Selected finds

Fresh arrivals in the crate

No endless bins of filler. No mystery grading. No stock-image fantasy sleeves. Just electronic records chosen with taste and inspected properly.

Drum & Bass
Actual item photo pendingDubplate Pressure

North Bank Operators

Dubplate Pressure

Low Tide Systems / LTS-004

MediaVG+SleeveVG
$92available
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Trance
Actual item photo pendingArc Memory

Solar Return Club

Arc Memory

Blue Room Annex / BRA-019

MediaNMSleeveVG+
$118available
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Downtempo
Actual item photo pendingNight Ferry Sketches

Kahu Station

Night Ferry Sketches

Soft Signal / SS-006

MediaVG+SleeveVG+
$86available
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Collectibles
Actual item photo pendingSouth Island Test Press

Unknown Artist

South Island Test Press

Unmarked acetate series / CC-WL-01

MediaVGSleeveVG
$145available
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Why buy from the crate

One selector. Decades of records. Real buyer feedback.

Crate Curator is not a warehouse, marketplace, or anonymous record dump. It is run by a long-time DJ, producer, collector, and seller choosing records with experience, then photographing, grading, and packing them properly.

Decades in the music

DJ, producer, collector, and crate-digger since the early days of electronic vinyl culture.

Real seller history

Backed by extensive 2500+ reviewed Trade Me feedback from buyers who have already trusted the grading, packing, and service.

Actual item photos

Listings show the real copy that will end up on your shelf, not a borrowed catalogue image.

Careful grading

Condition notes are written for the buyer, not the algorithm.

Proper packing

Records are packed for the journey, not tossed in cardboard and wished good luck.

Curated selection

Mostly electronic. Never random. Other genres appear only when they earn their place.

Curator identity

Built by scene fluency, not catalogue scraping.

Crate Curator is for DJs, collectors, audiophiles, nostalgia buyers, younger retro-discovery heads, and serious music fans who want selected stock without buying blind. It is mostly electronic and dance-led, with room for essential records from elsewhere when they belong in the crate.