The Vinyl Guide - Podcast for Record Collectors

Blag Dahlia of Dwarves discusses band history, collectible records, the challenges of running a label and the balance of art and business, as well as new and reissued Dwarves vinyl. Topic Include: Dwarves should be a record collector's goldmine Blag's early memories of getting record collections Listening to rap, electronic, industrial – not much punk Dwarves records have an inherent collectabilit...

Hugh Cornwell takes us through early records of his life, rare records of the Stranglers, solo materials, analogue recording and more. Topic Include: Aussie tour , New Album Does Hugh have a record collection? Early music in the Cornwell household Hugh's early musical trainings Quitting PhD program to pursue music Formation and evolution of The Stranglers Recollection of the early UK punk scene Ke...

Society System Decontrol (SSD) self-released several landmark hardcore punk records in the early 80s. Out of print for over 4 decades, SSD has only recently reissued their two masterpieces " The Kids Will Have Their Say " and " Get It Away " on vinyl. Today SSD founder  Al Barile takes us through the making of those records. Topic Include: Interview start The continued popularity of SS Decontrol m...

The Saints made history with the record "(I'm) Stranded" in 1976 - nearly 50 years later founder/songwriter Ed Kuepper is revisiting the early Saints material with some old bandmates and new friends, including Mark Arm of Mudhoney. Today Ed and Mark discuss the impact and legacy of The Saints with an upcoming tour and 4LP Boxset . Topic Include: How did Ed and Mark come to work together? How did M...

Jeff & Steven McDonald formed Redd Kross at a pivotal time in the LA music scene, playing their 1st gigs in their early teens and were mentored by Black Flag. Their influences are vast and their appreciation for musical artistry runs deep. Redd Kross is back with a new double album - "The Redd Album" - and we talk to the brothers about some of the music and memories that brought them to this momen...

Guitarist and music-gear mega-collector Joe Bonamassa joins us to talk about his new record label, collecting gear, his appreciation and approach to the art of vinyl records, his new LP "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" on Journeyman records and more. Topic Include: Joe's record label "Journeyman Records" Joe likes mentoring other artists Balancing being a musician and a businessman Joe's appreciates m...

Managing the estate of a legend like Miles Davis requires tremendous coordination, detail and creativity. Vince Wilburn Jr , musician, collaborator and nephew of Miles and co-manager of the Miles Davis Estate discusses the contents, complexities and strategies of managing the Miles Davis Legacy. Topic Include: Uncle Miles – The Chief Reviewing offers / keeping quality high on Miles Davis legacy Go...

Most record collectors use Discogs each day - so what does the data tell us about the state of record collecting? Founder & CEO Kevin Lewandowski and COO Lloyd Starr talk to us about the data and future of this pivotal platform. Topic Include: Introductions – CEO and COO roles A brief history of Discogs Original visions and business model of Discogs Dealing with users that have high expectations C...

The 1971 album "Moon Blood" by Fraction has fascinated record collectors for decades. The perfect intersection between great musicianship, intriguing backstory and supreme rarity, Fraction "Moon Blood" is now getting an official reissue through Riding Easy Records. Dillon Smith ( Noble Records ), Lance Barresi ( Permanent Records ) & Daniel Hall ( Riding Easy ) share the story of the legend. Topic...

9 years since the last album, CJ Ramone and Spike Slawson discuss the new album "Me First & the Gimme Gimmes ¡Blow It…at Madison's Quinceañera!" - the victories and challenges of the band, disgruntled audience members, picking annoying songs to cover and what's next for the band. Topic Include: What is a quinceañera? MFATGG music wasn't familiar to 15 year old girls Traditional Spanish songs in th...

Joe Nelson is co-founder of Trust Records , which specializes in preserving and extending classic punk and hardcore records for future generations including Circle Jerks , 7 Seconds , DFL , SSD and more.  Topic Include: Interview kick off Origin & Mission of  Trust Records Creating a legacy, giving back to community Adding materials to allow new listeners to understand the history Engaging Circle...

Steve Albini, musician, engineer and producer of some of the most memorable records of the 90s up through today. His ears and musical sensibilities were stellar and his wit and attitude made him appreciated and revered by most. RIP Steve Albini. Topic Include: Steve doesn't consider himself an audiophile Steve's turntable and home audio system Taking care of records Favourite record shops Liquidat...

Matt Pike (Sleep) and Coady Willis (Big Business, Melvins) discuss their latest High on Fire album " Cometh The Storm ", the many vinyl variants, touring, winning a Grammy and much more. Topic Include: Coady and Matt fighting with Zoom Great response to the new album When is it time to do a new High on Fire album The process of writing a new album Lessons learnt with Melvins brought to High on Fir...

DEAD and We Empty Rooms regularly releases extremely ambitious vinyl packages and boxsets. Today we speak with proprietor Jem on the making of these collections, the recent " Burn Us Clean " 9-7" boxset, working with Hard-Ons, Melvins and what's next for this creative label. Topic Include: Zoom anxiety / interview start Jem's skills in manufacturing and music Keeping limits of record numbers Varia...

Dweezil Zappa returns to The Vinyl Guide to share stories of Frank, the recordings, Frank's record collection, an unreleased track with Eddie Van Halen, discuss his tour celebrating 50 years of "Roxy & Elsewhere", "Apostrophe'" and more! The changing world of touring 50 years since "Roxy & Elsewhere" & "Apostrophe" Memories of the making of Roxy and Apostrophe "Roxy and Elsewhere" arrangements and...

Michael Cuscuna (1948-2024) spent several decades preserving record label archives and compiling rare recordings, sessions and 'vault material' through Mosaic Records . In theis 2019 interview he discusses this fascinating journey through the vaults of Blue Note , Atlantic, Impulse and more to make this material available to music lovers around the world. Starting his career, joining Atlantic Prod...

Buzz Osborne and Toshi Kasai have been musical collaborators for several decades of Melvins and related releases. They discuss their partnership, history, studio lessons and memories, recording "Tarantula Heart" , future releases and more. Buzz and Toshi met at a Tool recording session Toshi and Buzz have similar humour and work ethic Melvins work on defined time schedules How " Tarantula Heart "...

Drumming legend Chester Thompson has played with many great artists including Frank Zappa, Wayne Shorter, Genesis and more. Today we discuss some career highlights, his new solo LP " Wake Up Call " and more. Chester's music collection Seeing Art Blakey, Elvis Jones and more Being a gigging drummer at 13 years old Recording with O'Donel Levy – 1 st appearance on record Moving to California, playing...

Keith Morris returns to discuss the new Circle Jerks & Descendents EP , new Circle Jerks recordings and vinyl reissues, OFF!'s "FREE LSD" movie , additional acting opportunities, movies & more! Keith is on tour – Circle Jerks , Descendents & Adolescents Growing up with The Descendents Circle Jerks & Descendents covering one another's songs Limited quantities of the EP – on tour Outtakes from the E...

Charlie Benante of Anthrax shares the story of " Chafed GBI ", an RSD2024 release with bandmate Scott Ian and rock icon Dave Grohl, along with sharing stories from his current Pantera tour, his love of Van Halen, his prized collectables and more. The story of " Chafed GBI " – Grohl, Benante, Ian Playing "Monkey Wrench" with the Foo Fighters What makes Studio 606 such a great recording studio? What...

Jack Douglas shares memories of the production and recording of John Lennon & Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy", John Lennon's last day and memorial, unheard studio recordings, the 2010 'Stripped Back' version, Cheap Trick's "Live at Budokan" and more. John Lennon's records Bringing in Cheap Trick for Double Fantasy Rick Nielsen gifts John Lennon a guitar John Lennon wanted to redo "Strawberry Fields Fo...

Jack Douglas has worked with hundreds of artists including Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, The Who, Alice Cooper and produced John Lennon & Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy". Today Jack shares stories and memories of those artists as well as his recent production of Silverplanes' "Airbus" album . Starting up w Jack Getting involved in Silverplanes Geoff Emerick's final album mix Silverplanes "Airbus" LP held ba...

Boner Records never went away, they were just hibernating. Today founder Tom Flynn discusses the label history, early records, Melvins KISS parody EPs, the Lysol lawsuit, having his song covered by Nirvana , the imposter "DUH", the new release of "Antler Family " and more. Tom is not a record nerd Does Boner Records have a website? Creating the "Tapeworm" record – Hermaphrodite Records Forming "Fa...

With "The Algorithm", it's clear Richard Patrick of Filter is not mellowing with age. He discusses his history, smashing instruments, the 2022 reunion with Trent Reznor and NIN, his thoughts on AI music, outtakes and more. "The Algorithm" vinyl direct and in Australia Richard is a fully digital music listener Music around the Patrick house Impactful artists to Richard: The Clash, U2, Skinny Puppy,...

Deniz Tek looks back on 50 years of Radio Birdman, the "Birdman FIVE-O" final tour , discusses vinyl reissues, tracking down master tapes, post Birdman projects " New Race ", " The Visitors ", solo projects, the Top Gun "Iceman" origins and more! Deniz appears not to be aging Looking back on 50 Years of Radio Birdman Sydney shows are likely the last Band lineup for the Five-O shows Prime Minister...