The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast

It's Record Store Day 2025! On this weeks episode, Iain talks about how Record Store Day went for him and what he bought from this years list at his local record shop, RPM Music in Newcastle upon Tyne. He takes you through his day and also catches up with owner of RPM Music, Ritchie Lattimer on how the day went for the shop on what is usually the busiest day of the year for an Independent Rec...

On this weeks episode, Iain is joined by his 3 fellow record collecting friends from Leeds having previously set a challenge to them all to pick 5 records to start a record collection with for someone new to record collecting. The collectors, Kev, Ben and Billy along with Iain, discuss which records they have selected and why, over this bumper episode discussing the merits of their choices and dig...

This week, Iain is joined by Steven "Smoove" Moove on The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast for an episode as part of his ongoing Funk and Soul series. Smoove is one half of Funk and Soul band from the North East, Smoove and Turrell but he also makes his own music and DJ's a number of nights around the UK and Europe too.  We discuss his insane record collection, making hi...

The Record Review is back for another month and Iain focuses on the new releases, reissues and vinyl news for a bumper month that was March. With fantastic new releases from the likes of The Lathums, Lottery Winners, Andy Bell, The Horrors and many more, vinyl lovers are spoiled for choice this past month. Reissues and pre-orders are a plenty also, with some great announcements over the last 4 wee...

On this weeks episode of the podcast, Iain is joined by one of the best up and coming singer / songwriters around at the moment, Lissy Taylor.  Shes been gaining media traction over the past year from the likes of BBC Radio 1 and Radio X and has opened for artists like Miles Kane, The Twang as well as being  on festival lineups with the likes of Noel Gallagher and The Vaccines.  Iain and Lissy tal...

On episode 23 of the podcast, Iain is joined by Sunderland music local and lead singer of the band Frankie & the Heartstrings, Frankie Francis.  Frankie is one of the most recognisable faces around the city of Sunderland, not only for being the lead singer of the aforementioned band, but also so for his DJ nights he puts on around the city, being the pitch side announcer for Sunderland Footbal...

Welcome back to “The Record Review”, a monthly segment on The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast where I run through vinyl news and reviews of what has been released and what has been announced over the last month or so.  February was a great month for vinyl releases, and new releases in particular with records dropped from Doves, Manic Street Preachers, Brooke Combe, The Murder Capital...

I am joined on this weeks podcast episode by a notorious record collector, Steve Ellis who, over the last 35 years or so, has amassed a collection of over thirty thousand records, and it's a record collection to rival collections from DJ's like Carl Cox and Questlove! Steve has spun records all over including places like Cafe Mambo in Ibiza, bringing his balearic sounds back from the whi...

Back in 2001, the band Doves were the first live artist that I ever saw and that kick started my love for live music and eventually vinyl records too!  I am incredibly excited about this week's podcast episode as I am joined by the drummer from that band, Andy Williams.  Doves have really been through the ringer over the last couple of years but the band are now back with a new record titled...

The Record Store Day 2025 list is here! Join me as I run through the good and the bad on the list and my initial reactions on what is being released on April 12th 2025 for Record Store Day, both here in the UK and in the USA too. The list is excellent this year with some great diverse titles so grab a coffee, a pen and paper and make a note of what you might be queuing up for outside your local In...

Welcome to “The Record Review”, a new monthly segment on The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast where I run through vinyl news and reviews of what has been released and what has been announced over the last month or so.  I will talk new releases, reissues, pre order news and other vinyl related bits so lets kick off with January’s Record Review! 2025 has had some exciting new releases al...

On this weeks episode of The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast, I kick off another new series as I dip into the world of collecting Psych, Prog and Folk records. My guest this week is a Swedish collector with an incredible collection of the afore mentioned genres, Jonas Samuelsson. Jonas, has been collecting records for around 25 years or so and amassed a collection of first pressings,...

On this weeks episode, I am again on my USA trip and in Portland, Oregon visiting the great city, digging for records and meeting up with some friends. One of whom, is this weeks guest on the podcast, Aaron Draplin. For those that have heard Aaron's name in the design circles, will know how talented he is as a graphic designer but he is also an extremely funny person and very knowledgable abo...

Back in late 2024, I went digging for records (and to see Bruce Springsteen of course) in Canada and the USA for a two weeks trip visiting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland. Whilst I was in Seattle, I was lucky enough to be invited to visit fellow record collector and Beatles maniac, Norman "Mazzy" Maslov. If you've heard of his name, you will have watched his YouTube videos over on t...

On the final part of the 2024 Year In Review series, my guests and I reveal our top 5 favourite records we have found during the year of digging in crates, shops and online as collectors. Personally I have found some incredible records in 2024 and it was tough narrowing it down to a Top 5 but I had to do it! The selections we discuss on this episode are extremely varied across many genres and this...

Welcome to the next part of the Year In Review series, dissecting the amazing year in music that was 2024. Continuing on with the 3 part round table mini series with my guests Kev, Ben and Billy, we discuss our Top 5 favourite vinyl reissues of 2024 across lots of different genres. It's been an amazing year for reissues in 2024 with some long out of print, or never pressed on vinyl, records r...

Welcome to the first in a 3 part mini series as part of the overall 2024 Year in Review series that has been a focus of some of the recent podcast episodes.  As I had stated on those previous episodes, 2024 has been an amazing year for music and records again and in this mini series I am joined by three record collecting friends from Leeds to discuss the year in music in a round table discussion w...

Episode 11 is part 2 of the "2024, A Year in Review" Series where Iain discusses his favourite releases from the second half of the year and the months of July to December. He discusses releases from lots of bands including Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Wunderhorse, Kasabian, Coldplay, Danny & The Champions of the World, Laura Marling and of course, The Cure! The second half of 2024...

This week, Iain kicks off his Funk and Soul series on the podcast and welcomes onto it, notorious Funk, Soul and Reggae collector John Downing. John has collected records all his adult life and whilst he specialises in collecting Funk and Soul stuff, he also digs into other genres too.  Iain and John chat about the genres he collects, where he buys records, digging across the world for rare Funk a...

This weeks episode has been a long anticipated one for Iain as he talks to Neil Bunn, who tours with many different bands around the world looking after their tour merchandise. He has toured with countless bands including some huge artists like Radiohead, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Self Esteem and also my favourite band of the last 10 years, Idles! He has some great tales to tell and a fascina...

In Episode 8, Iain kicks of his "2024, A Year in Review" Series.  The series will be a 4 part episode set where Iain and guests will run through 2024's records released in detail. In the first part of the series, he dissects some of his favourite records in detail from the first half of the year and the months of January to June, with mini reviews of albums from artists including Bi...

This week I’m delighted to welcome a new favourite band of mine onto the podcast, Novablood, from Carlisle here in the UK. The band have just released their new album entitled “Destroy The Magic” on October 4th and have had a number of singles released over the last few months, one of which features as title music on this podcast!  Having been friends with one member of the band, Paolo, for a few...

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast and this weeks guest is author Mark Mcdonald. Mark has just released a vinyl records related book around the genre of Rap records from the late 80s and early 90s. The book, titled “Megablast : The Top 100 UK Rap Records 1987-1993” digs deep into this genre and breaks down the UK Rap scene from this period. We chat about the h...

On Episode 5 of the Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast,  I am joined by an incredibly talented artist and illustrator, Ben O’Brien or better known as Ben the Illustrator.  Ben’s work first caught my eye when he started to produce his “Cover Versions” illustrations of famous record sleeves and that has led him to work with some amazing bands and artists such as The Cure, Tim Burgess and S...

On episode 4 of The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast, Iain talks to two members of the Uk indie band, The Moonlight Parade. Having formed back in 2018, the band from the South Coast have released 4 records and have amassed an obsessive following of hardcore obsessive fans. Their recent record "Strange Times" has just been released in the last couple of months to great acclaim...