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Goldmine's Spin Cycle columnist Dave Thompson discusses this month's picks for music collectors. Two compilations are recommended — one on Mike McCartney's Scaffold and the other centered around the 1960s British psych club Middle Earth — and Record Store Day 2025 vinyl that you should still pick up (if you can). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine Podcast takes a look at Get Hip Records of Pittsburgh, PA, and a recap of Record Store Day 2025 with guest Rev from The Drowns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime Goldmine contributor Dave Thompson picks his latest gems from a pile of review copies of albums and box sets. Joe Meek Tea Chest's Heinz: The White Tornado - The Holloway Road Sessions 1963-1966 box set on Cherry Red Records, Godley & Creme's Parts of the Process box set on Edsel Records and Dub Syndicate's Out Here On the Perimeter 1989-1996 on On-U Sound. It's a fun review discussion am...

Brisbane, Australia’s The Saints are responsible for two of the greatest punk albums of all time, in 1977’s '(I’m) Stranded' and 1978’s 'Eternally Yours.' This November, look for “The Saints ’73-‘78” to be touring North America, featuring original members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay, along with The Birthday Party’s Mick Harvey, the Sunnyboys’ Peter Oxley and Mudhoney’s Mark Arm, in service of original...

Singer-songwriter Justin Hayward of Moody Blues fame talks about his 2025 solo tour titled ‘The Blue World’ Tour,' and the essence of songwriting and the possibility of AI dominating creatively in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The former Blackheart guitarist comes through with a pure rock and roll album that is all New York City driven. Listen to Ricky Byrd discuss his electric new solo album, 'NYC Made,' on this latest episode of the Goldmine podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Martin Popoff comes on the Goldmine Podcast to talk about his picks for the alternate history of Power Pop in 20 albums — an article that he had written for GoldmineMag.com. Read the article here. And listen to the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rev of the Seattle band The Drowns comes on the Record Store Recon episode of the the Goldmine Podcast to talk about one of Seattle's best record stores, Georgetown Records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Goldmine contributor Martin Popoff talks to editor Patrick Prince about his top albums picks that were part studio/part live albums. Martin kept the album picks roughly to the kinds of music Goldmine regularly covers, and then went with reverse rankings, focussing on the quality and quantity and overall substance and value of the studio tracks. Listen to the podcast episode, or view it on our YouT...

Longtime Goldmine contributor Mike Greenblatt is the narrator of the documentary The Jersey Sound. Greenblatt sees himself as the voice of the state itself, explaining the music and artists who made New Jersey proud. As the trailer summarizes it: "The Jersey Sound isn't just a documentary; it's a love letter to the soul of New Jersey's music scene." Listen to the podcast episode. Learn more about...

Bassist Gord Sinclair of The Tragically Hip comes on the Goldmine Podcast to discuss the Canadian band's documentary No Dress Rehearsal,'which won TIFF's People's Choice Award for Documentaries and premieres on Amazon Prime. Also, there is the 40th anniversary of their debut album, Up To Here, which is now being reissued by UMe as a deluxe box set in 4-LP and 3-CD formats. Learn more about your ad...

Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan is the guest on the Goldmine Podcast. The songwriter of such hits as "Alone Again (Naturally)," "Clair" and "Get Down" explains his new album, Songbook, which recorded these classics in a concert hall setting (without an audience). There are quite a few stories shared about these iconic songs, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Photographer Edward Colver comes on the Goldmine Podcast to discuss his entry into punk photography in 1978 — and what started out as a curiosity about a small L.A. scene of punks grew into a lifelong career. L.A. punks embraced Colver and his photography early on but the photographer also talks about getting ripped off by various record companies and musicians. Colver’s work is featured on the Fa...

Goldmine pays a visit to HeadLine Records in Los Angeles, CA, and explains the experience in the Record Store Recon edition of the Goldmine Podcast. HeadLine caters to mostly punk/hardcore music, and they perfect it! Listen to how they do it! You can also get the print issue that HeadLine appears in (which has a vintage photo by famous punk photographer Edward Colver on the cover) at Shop. Goldmin...

Author/guitarist Joe Matera talks about his latest book, Louder Than Words: Beyond the Backstage Pass. It's a follow-up of his first book, Backstage Pass: The Grit and the Glamour, proving once again that touring is so much more than the mythical tales of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Not only is the book a first-hand account, but Matera let's renowned musicians like Bryan Adams, Billy Squier and...

On this episode of Goldmine Podcast's Record Store Recon: Rattleback Records (Chicago) is reviewed thoroughly with special guests Rev from the band The Drowns and Liverpool Neil from the Punk 'Till I Die podcast. Dr. Disc of Goldmine took Rev and The Drowns record shopping at Rattleback and a good time was had by all! Listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Jackson, a representative for the Bon Scott Estate, comes on the Goldmine Podcast to explain what the estate has in store to keep the AC/DC singer’s legacy alive, with concert celebrations, collectibles, merch and more, with his 78th birthday onward. Fans will revel in what's to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Named after a Captain Beefheart song, Ella Guru Record Shop is a gem based in Decatur, Georgia, and Dr. Disc reviews the shop for this podcast episode's Record Store Recon. Hey, if it's used vinyl that you prefer, this is the record store for you! Listen and find out the details! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann comes on the Goldmine podcast to talk about the band's newest album, Humanoid, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Thompson has authored Vinyl Record Collecting For Dummies (Wiley), a comprehensive 338-page guide to the record collecting hobby. A lot covered in Vinyl Record Collecting For Dummies to even make the seasoned collector interested. The discussion will center on different nuances of collecting and how the hobby might evolve. It's a worthwhile podcast episode for collectors, new and old. Learn m...

Coney Hatch's Record Store Day 2024 vinyl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guitarist Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, The Cult, Royal Machines, Camp Freddy, Circus Diablo) talks about his new solo album, The Morrison Project, and all its features (Ozzy et al) and extras (Rock Star Weekend giveaway and more) on this episode of The Goldmine Podcast. The Morrison Project songs are sampled and detailed with Morrison and his guests, Denny Sanders of the music distributor The Label...

On this episode of the Goldmine Podcast, founders of the auction house AnalogR and longtime Beatles collector Tom Fontaine talk about their massive Beatles Experience auction kicking off at the beginning of March. It's a must listen for any Beatles fan and music collector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Goldmine Podcast, editor Patrick Prince, staff contributor Alan Brostoff and Dennis Lyxzen (Refused/Fake Names) engage in a conversation about music and record collecting — sharing experiences, tastes and preferences.  Topics discussed are the importance of not limiting oneself when it comes to listening to music, the thrill of finding particular records and the right record...

This year's RSD Black Friday was more fun than usual. Why? Let the Record Store Recon edition of the Goldmine Podcast explain, as editor Patrick Prince and Recon writer Dr. Disc tell you about their record finds and record store experiences on the biggest retail day of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices