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The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

The Vinyl Guide

Nate is a record collector, music lover and vinyl maniac. Join him on his journey to discuss, share and review all things related to vinyl records. We feature stories about and interviews with musicians, artists and people of knowledge in the area of vinyl records. Additionally we share information on desirable pressings of records, how to tell a $5 pressing from a $500 pressing and care and maintenance for your cratedigging hobby. Subscribe and share with your record-nerd friends. Cheers!

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Ep380: Riding the Wave with CIVIC

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2023/02/20

CIVIC is on the crest of the next wave of Australian bands about to crash the shores of the US and Europe. Today we talk to Jim McCullough and Lewis Hodgson on the early days of the band, the rare records, making "Future Forecast", "Taken By Force" and what's next for the band. Topics include: Big Jim joins the call, then Lewis Is the band in a healthy place? CIVIC at SXSW - Austin What’s the rarest vinyl pressing of “Taken By Force”? Classified info March 2022 gig at the Sydney Chippo hotel More

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Ep379: Kevin Rutmanis - Cows, Melvins, Tomahawk,...

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2023/02/13

Kevin Rutmanis takes us through his career, rare records, vinyl pressings, working with Melvins, Tomahawk, Cows, AmRep, Ipecac Recordings, his 2 new LPs "Crackpot Whorehead" w Trevor Dunn, "unEat" w Hepa-Titus and more! Topics include: Kevin has many hats Short vinyl runs on his new albums The recording of the new albums How he works with Trevor and other collaborators Putting his projects out in limited vinyl runs/lathe cuts How Kevin and Trevor collaborated across the country The album name

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Ep378: The History of Goth with John Robb

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2023/02/08

John Robb, author, journalist and music fanatic discusses his new book "The History of Goth" by taking us through it's history, rich with art, music and culture. Topics include: Cross continental introductions Goth seems to have permeated all forms of music & art Summarizing the history of Goth starting with the sacking of Rome in 411 AD The tribal nature of Goth and art in general Did John feel the culture of Goth wasn’t understood? Nick Cave being an elder statesman of Goth What were early Goth

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Ep377: Jimi Hendrix - As Experienced by Sister Janie

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2023/02/06

Janie Hendrix shares memories of her brother Jimi, what's in the Hendrix archives, stories of stolen memorabilia, hunting down rare recordings, her new book "Jimi" and more. Topics include: What are in the Jimi Hendrix archives? The early days of pulling together Jimi’s recordings and items Paul Allen of Microsoft funded the family to get the rights for Jimi’s work What happened to Jimi’s records? Lots of Jimi material was stolen Counterfeit Jimi Hendrix memorabilia People coming to visit the

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Ep376: Spike Slawson of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

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2023/01/30

Spike Slawson is the frontman's frontman. Spearheading the supergroup Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Spike talks about forming MFATGG, the early days of the band, the rare records, being hated by The Eagles and more. Topics include: Is Spike a record collector? Describe your record collection How do you shop for records? Who influenced Spike’s frontman persona? Irony within performing covers How do they pick songs for the Gimme Gimmes to cover? The strategy of putting out lots of 45s in the early

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Ep375: Mike Portnoy - Record Collector

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2023/01/23

Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo, ex Dream Theatre) joins us to talk about his record collection, rare vinyl of his career, his approach to his music collection, meeting Beatles, working with legends of music, the new Winery Dogs LP and more. Topics include: Mike’s record room We are not a gossip podcast Did the band know The Winery Dogs III would be made? Mike’s dog Mickey joins the interview Making The Winery Dogs III LP Richie’s vocals are incredible How involved is Mike after basic

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01:13:53

Ep374: Elephant Memories & Third Man Rarities w Ben...

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2023/01/16

Third Man Records co-founder & Official Archivist of The White Stripes Ben Blackwell shares insight on the making and impact of the album 'Elephant', the new MONO mix for TMR Vault #55, rare records in the Third Man universe and much more. Topics include: What was the impact of Elephant on The White Stripes? Early impressions first hearing Elephant Memories of Seven Nation Army Original sequencing of Elephant What’s in TMR Vault 55? First recordings of Elephant / John Peel Vault DVD contents /

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Ep373: Terri Nunn of Berlin

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2023/01/09

Terri Nunn of Berlin discusses the rare and collectable vinyl of her career, growing up in LA, early punk scene, her multiple hits as well as the global #1 smash "Take My Breath Away", auditioning for Star Wars & much more! Topics include: Terri’s record collection Terri’s family owned a few record stores Well known customers who shopped there Hiding records from the public shoppers Growing up in LA, wanting to entertain Social issues with entertainers Records and performers who inspired Terri

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Ep372: Jerry A Lang - Poison Idea, American Leather...

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2022/12/18

Jerry A Lang discusses the rare records and legacy of Poison Idea, the reissues, collectibles and artefacts from the band, as well as his new LP "From The Fire Into The Water" and his autobiographies "Black Heart Fades Blue". Topics include: Jerry's books - "Black Heart Fades Blue" Reissuing Poison Idea recordings Cleaning up the master tapes Anything missing from the PI archive Hand written lyric book for “Kings of Punk” The various labels of Poison Idea Early pressings of “Pick Your King” Status

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Ep371: Joel Selvin - Vinyl, Music History and Sly &...

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2022/12/15

Joel Selvin, writer, music critic and author of many fascinating music history books, joins us to talk vinyl, record collecting, the Bay Area music scene and harrowing tale of Sly & The Family Stone. Topics include: The Sky Stone book is harrowing Joel’s “Basement Record Library” Getting free promotional records Some memorable shows he saw in late 60s Balancing friendships w artists as a music critic Collecting music memorabilia A Christmas present from Steve Miller The vinyl revival didn’t

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Ep370: Pattie Boyd - A Life in Pictures & Music

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2022/12/12

Pattie Boyd's life has been surrounded by music, art and history. Once married to George Harrison, then Eric Clapton, Pattie inspired some of the greatest songs of the 20th century and witnessed key moments in music history. Today we discuss her new book 'A Life In Pictures' and many of her moments that are collective cultural touchstones. Topics include: Sharing her photos in the new book Best practices for her photography Going through all her negatives So many songs written about Pattie Meeting

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Ep369: Keeping Low Key w Brendan Benson

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2022/12/08

Brendan Benson, producer, songwriter & co-founder of The Raconteurs / Saboteurs, joins us to talk records, collectible vinyl, songwriting, smoking herb, his new LP "Low Key" and lots more. Topics include: Brendan smoking weed on the “Low Key” album cover His preference of tape or Pro Tools Brendan’s process for writing songs What inspires Brendan to write Spending too much time on Social Media Brendan’s early records - Parents playing him The Stooges, Bowie, etc Seeing his parents react to music

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Ep368: Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method

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2022/12/05

The Crystal Method co-founder Scott Kirkland discusses the music, vinyl records and rare remixes of the band, as well as the upcoming tour of Australia and memories of the synthesizers of yesteryear. Topics include: Australian tour delayed 3 years Scott loves his vinyl Ability for The Crystal Method to repress vinyl The recent vinyl boxset Scott’s vinyl and music early in life 1st record: Soundtrack to Star Wars Passing out at a record store Records are a communal experience Multiple masters for

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Ep367: Blues Images, Records & more w John Tefteller

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2022/11/28

After 20 years, mega record collector John Tefteller is ending his annual Blues Images calendar series on a high. Today he discusses the 2023 Blues Images calendar, shares many curious blues facts, stories and discusses the future. Plus an amazing extended episode all about John's Marx Brothers history and collection! Topics include: The last Blues Images calendar What’s next for John? The 78 record collecting market during Covid Any new rare-record finds? Pictures of blues musicians The story of

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Ep366: Gerald V Casale - DEVO & Beyond

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2022/11/22

With a new RSD release, Gerald V Casale of DEVO discusses the early days of the band, Booji Boy records, forming alter-egos, the impact of Saturday Night Live and his continuation of the creative spirit to explore make music. Topics include: Recent collaborations are exciting for Gerald DEVO on Saturday Night Live The impact of the SNL show The difficulties of being DEVO in mid 70s The aesthetics and themes of DEVO DEVO made people pick a side History and experimentation of Alter-Egos How the

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Ep365: The Return of the Cassette Tape

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2022/11/21

The Cassette tape audio format is having a minor renaissance with artists & labels turning to the format in the wake of supply chain issues and a thirst for nostalgia. Today we talk to Jean-Luc Renou, CEO of Recording The Masters - RTM - about this phenomenon and how music lovers should think of the cassette tape. Topics include: Why are cassettes being revisited? The history of RTM The arc of cassette sales over recent decades The difference between cassettes of the 80s and now Record Store Day

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Ep364: The Profound Mysteries of Röyksopp

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2022/11/14

8 years since the last album, Röyksopp has a massively ambitious project “Profound Mysteries” which is broken into III volumes, comes as a 6LP boxset and has visuals and even videos for each track. Röyksopp cofounder Svein Berge discusses the long journey of “Profound Mysteries”, the early and collectible records of Röyksopp, the Banksy record and more! Topics include: 8 Years since “The Inevitable End” The band set out to create a double album The lack of constraints for “Profound Mysteries” The

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Ep363: The Vinyl of MxPx w Mike Herrera

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2022/11/07

MxPx is coming up on 30 years of releasing vinyl and have recently announced three reissues of some of their most beloved albums. Mike Herrera talks us through that process, securing the rights, pressing the records and the rarities of the MxPx vinyl catalogue. Topics include: New MxPx Vinyl reissues Challenges of the MxPx Boxset The records of Mike’s youth Acquiring the license for repressing vinyl MxPx and the positive message The role of the Christian faith in MxPx How the band dealt with

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Ep362: Leland Sklar - The Immediate Family

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2022/10/31

Leland Sklar has played on thousands of sessions and hundreds of hit records - from Phil Collins, to Jackson Browne, to David Bowie to Toto and more. Today Leland, along with film director Denny Tedesco, talk records, music stories and the new film "The Immediate Family". Topics include: Leland is punctual Does Leland have a record collection? Denny’s dad Tommy didn’t listen to music at home Leland’s ability to listen for enjoyment The best acoustic hall Leland has played The acoustics of Carnegie

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Ep361: Gavin Rossdale of Bush

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2022/10/28

Gavin Rossdale of Bush joins us for a quick catchup and conversation all about his new LP "The Art of Survival", his record collection, punk records of his youth, rare records of his career, getting the Bush catalog on vinyl and more! Topics include: Gavin likes my blue hair Home in Los Angeles The heaviness of "The Art of Survival" The influence of divorce, pandemic & themes on the new LP Pandemic influenced and post-pandemic art Gavin's record collection His current obsession with Mars Volta

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