Crate Expectations vinyl podcast

We're back with our second annual year in review featuring a wrap up of the biggest music news of 2022 and our albums of the year - including Pusha T, Domi and JD Beck, Adam Baldwin and King Stingray. The Groovy Guys are also joined by their friends from the Album Nerds podcast to hear their favourite albums of 2022 as well.

In this episode of Introduce Yourself, we catch up with Nate Goyer of 'The Vinyl Guide'. Nate shares the touching story of how the death of a close friend and fellow record collector in 2015 led him to start his podcast and the incredible legacy he has created with his friend’s collection - gifting his records to special guests he has on the pod. Nate also shares some amazing records from his own...

In this episode of Introduce Yourself, Groovy Guy Tom chats to Robert Dimery, General Editor of the epic ‘1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die’ and author of the recently released ‘MusicQuake: The Most Disruptive Moments in Music’. Rob shares why David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane is the best album to introduce himself to listeners and we go on a journey into the chaotic tour life which birthed that a...

Oh what a glorious feeling! The Groovy Guys are singing in the rain, sharing their favourite albums to spin on a rainy day - featuring Wintersleep's Welcome to the Night Sky, Jack Johnson's In Between Dreams, Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska and Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.  The 'hot take' begs the question - who rocks more, USA or England?

Groovy Guy Chris brings to a conclusion the epic saga of Bun Bun and the half-eaten copy of Sam Roberts Band's Chemical City.

In our second instalment of Introduce Yourself, we connect with Australian record collector Michael of @YouCollectVinylNow fame. Michael grew up in a musical household with a father in the orchestra and a mother in the ballet. His Dad even played with Sinatra toward the end of his career. Michael is a huge music fan with an equally massive record collection. Dive into his musical biography as he s...

The Groovy Guys take their first dive into the much revered '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die', each choosing an album from their collections they believe is essential and rightfully sits among the critics' picks. The episode journeys through the decades from proto punk to folk rock and ending at Brit pop - featuring Paul Revere and the Raiders' Midnight Ride, MC5's rebellious live album K...

Picture this... you're on a desert island with plenty of food and water and nothing but time on your hands. A record player washes up on shore.  What record do you wish you had on the island?  The Groovy Guys dig into their collections to find the ultimate desert island albums. Tom almost cuts his hair, with the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young classic 'Deja Vu', Matt tries to signal pas...

In our very first 'Introduce Yourself', we hear from LA-based music photographer Scott Dudelson (@alldayvinyl) about how a $30 thrift store hifi setup and a Jackson Browne album kicks tarted a passion for collecting which has seen him amass thousands of records and build a huge community on Instagram where he shares his passion for vinyl and all things music.

The Groovy Guys take a page out of Spinal Tap's playbook and crank it all the way to 11 for this headbanging romp into albums that are best played LOUD. It's a deep dive into some classic heavy hitters, featuring the hard rockin', top hat wearin' downright dirty grooves of Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction, the somehow both upbeat and downtrodden punk of Toronto band PUP's Morbid Stuff, the ma...

The Groovy Guys kick off 2022 with a shout-out to a much-loved place celebrated by record collectors the world over - Not Papa Bezos’ online emporium, not Marky Mark's funky market, not even Discogs, we’re talking good ol’ fashion, bricks and mortar record stores. From a DJ paradise to a dank dungeon filled with 250,000 slabs of wax, the Guys share their favourite stories and memories and the albu...

The Groovy Guys wrap up season 1 by knocking off the final items left on the hot take wheel - Rogers Waters v David Gilmour, best 90s pop song, best one-hit wonder and a popular band you can't get in to.

The Groovy Guys share their pick for 2021 album of the year, along with some nice additions to their collections.

The Groovy Guys do a deep dive into their most sought after and treasured items - their ultimate Holy Grail records, with appearances by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eminem and The Tragically Hip. They also spend far too much time chatting about 'Get Back', the incredible Beatles documentary by Peter Jackson, and are surprised to hear everyone's choices in an epic hot take which forces them to contemp...

The Groovy Guys share tales of the greatest gift of all… music. It’s a mix of contemporary and vintage, featuring Foo Fighters, Fleet Foxes, The New Basement Tapes and The Beatles. Glenn challenges the group to debate whether coloured vinyl and picture discs are cool, or a gimmick.

The Groovy Guys dig deep into their collections to try and settle on the ultimate Saturday night spins. It's an ecclectic bunch of albums, featuring Kanye West's hit machine 'Graduation', Curtis Mayfield's soulful sophmore album 'Roots', a tribute to the late, great Charlie Watts through the Rolling Stones' 'Exile on Main St.' and a passionate declaration for Dave Brubeck Quartet's timeless classi...

The Groovy Guys got so excited chatting about live music in ep 3, we decided to dedicate a bonus ep to talking about some of our experiences at gigs. We spoke about our first-ever live music experiences, the last gig we went to pre-pandemic, the first we went to ones things opened up and the best and worst we've ever been to.

The Groovy Guys dig into their favourite live albums, featuring Green Day, Neil Young, Cheap Trick and Hunters & Collectors. The hot take wheel dishes up a challenging topic: Greatest ever singer in a band.

The Groovy Guys share the first record to grace their collections, featuring Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Killers and Sam Roberts. Things get volcanic when Glen delivers a divisive 'hot take' topic.

The Groovy Guys attempt to introduce themselves with a record, featuring Australia's Albert Productions, Canadian indie rocker Sam Roberts, an obscure French-Canadian folk singer and American rapper Common. The 'Hot Take' wheel delivers its first deep dive with a look at Led Zeppelin's discography.