retro record*

Explore the hottest hidden gems of LGBTQ music history, uncovering the queer audio archives track by track.

This iconic 9-minute orgasm inspired the opening track on Madonna’s new album

From Donna Summer & a historic cruising spot to Olympics gold: The very gay history of disco classic “MacArthur Park”

This 1992 Madonna deep track is going viral & its lore is unbelievable

This haunting Judy Garland torch song will absolutely wreck you on New Year’s Eve

That time trailblazing queercore band Pansy Division recorded the gayest Christmas song to ever exist

That time Queen tried to get into the Christmas spirit & hardly anyone noticed

The thirstiest holiday song ever is this late-disco gem that should be a gay Christmas classic

LISTEN: Freddie Mercury’s solo album was his ultimate liberation & his peak queer brilliance

The unexpected gay power of Soft Cell’s synth-pop classic “Tainted Love”

Science just proved this lesbian anthem is sonically perfect

The “Gay National Anthem”? Why Connie Francis’ “Where The Boys Are” is a queer classic

How ’80s hit “Bette Davis Eyes” became a queer anthem–from Kim Carnes to Kylie Minogue to JoJo Siwa

A brief history of Broadway show tune & unexpected gay club anthem “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”

This Donna Summer horny rock track about cruising inspired one of ABBA’s biggest hits

How Jill Sobule’s anthem “I Kissed a Girl” changed queer pop forever 30 years ago

That time George Michael & Aretha Franklin joined forces to create a Grammy-winning #1 hit

That time George Michael, Boy George & an uninvited queer star made the yuletide extra gay with this holiday classic

LISTEN: One of Freddie Mercury’s lesser-known final recordings celebrates winter’s beauty & the fleetingness of life

LISTEN: Kylie Minogue’s long-lost collab with Prince finally surfaces 32 years later

With ‘Wicked’ on everyone’s mind, let’s revisit that time Scissor Sisters went on a methy trip back to Oz

How Erasure turned one of Cole Porter’s biggest hits into a powerful rallying cry during the AIDS crisis

How Luther Vandross, cocaine & a campy music video helped make ‘You Spin Me Round’ a huge hit 40 years ago

It’s been 40 years since Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin’ album touched us for the very first time

How The Smiths scored their first bonafide hit with this queer anthem in 1983

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