Vinyl Community Podcasts

It's those guys again...SURFACE NOISE is back in the building! This latest trip around the turntable begins with a recap of some current events in our world of vinyl record collecting: (1) The latest 'Vinylphyle' titles are officially announced. What are they? (2) More drip from the "Pittsburgh George" collection on Discogs beginning tomorrow, February 20th. (3) A new IVC (Interscope Vinyl Collect...

Rounding out the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE, these BONUS TRAX focus on another matter of vinyl record finance: when is it ok to over pay for a record? What does it mean to over pay? Who drives the ultimate cost between you bringing your next record home or it staying where you found it.  Plus, you won't hear a man happier about the Ween reissue announcement than John Bong. The passion is into...

The show of record, talking records - SURFACE NOISE - is back to discuss whether vinyl record collecting is becoming too expensive for new collectors. 🤔 First, the dais hits on the latest CURRENT EVENTS in vinyl record collecting before jumping into this sensitive topic of pricing out new collectors. We dive deep into the rising cost of vinyl records, inflated resale prices, limited pressings, an...

For the latest second helping of SURFACE NOISE, this episode of BONUS TRAX is going to hit a nerve (for some).  When it comes to collecting vinyl records, where is the line drawn between "collecting" versus "accumulating"? Are you actually listening to what you are bringing into your collection, or merely creating your own archive of music on wax? Are you buying with intention, or simply buying ev...

The show of record, talking records - SURFACE NOISE - gets deep into the freshly minted Record Store Day 2026 list sharing our first impressions of this annual record collector holiday.  Our selective vinyl connoisseurs dissect the titles that stuck out - the good, the bad, and the ugly - including some "items" that had us scratching our heads at their inclusion. Hello Kitty fans...get ready. Whic...

It's coming....like another Neil Diamond tribute band. It's BONUS TRAX, from the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE. And a fan favorite is back by request: Cheap Heat!. To those out there saying vinyl record collecting is too expensive, we scour the discount bins on the floors of our local vinyl record stores to share some records that can still be found in the wild that won't break your budget. Bewa...

Ever feel that little sting 🐝 when someone shows off a grail you’ve been hunting for years? Yeah… that’s Vinyl Jealousy — and we’re talking all about it on this episode of SURFACE NOISE, the podcast for serious (and seriously obsessed) record collectors.  In the world of vinyl record collecting, it’s not just about music — it’s about rare pressings, first editions, colored vinyl, sealed copies, a...

From one segue to those that need a segway, on BONUS TRAX following the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE, this band of vinylists dive into some popular online sellers on popular selling platforms that have great (and sometimes not so great) reputations. Are some better than others, and why? The crew also discusses shrinkage/theft and share a couple particular cases where the risk didn't outweigh th...

Before you spin that next black circle, let SURFACE NOISE inform, entertain, and complain! For this latest rendition of the program, we go through some current events including updated release dates from Acoustic Sounds on some long awaited Bob Marley titles and a new Beach Boys boxset highly coveted by their fan base (and already sold out on their webstore). Add in a couple other new releases out...

Much more cookin' in the kitchen of SURFACE NOISE with this extra helping of BONUS TRAX to digest! 🍴   Listen to this immersed group of record collectors share what their top 2026 grail target record is, and why they have not been able to obtain it so far in their collecting journeys. 🎯   Concert Buddie shares a couple recent pickups including a rare soundtrack; one that has a certain mythology...

We back! If you know, you know. The show of record, talking records - SURFACE NOISE - is looking at the potential future of our own record collecting journeys. After we hit on some current events in the hobby: Bob Weir's passing (RIP) 🎸 A big jazz collection in Pittsburgh being sold off on Discogs (RIP George) and how to get some rare jazz titles 🎺 News on the remainder of the Atlantic 75 Series...

The tap is back on at Vinyl Community Podcasts as Alex (Beer & Vinyl) returns to the airwaves with an insightful chat with the founder/owner of Colemine Records Terry Cole.  Colemine Records was founded in late 2007 by Terry and Louis Rideout as a way to release music they loved, starting with an album from their own band and evolved into a significant independent soul and funk label, later ex...

If your New Year's resolution was to listen to more Surface Noise, we've got your hookup with the latest BONUS TRAX! Hear our adventurous vinylists discuss a few vinyl-related gifts they each received over the holidays, then they discuss a new app called Vinyl Snap. What is Vinyl Snap? Check in on the next episode as only Arnaldo did the homework (during a trial period).    The show concludes with...

Welcome back to the show of record, talking records - SURFACE NOISE! And we are ready to bring you more vinyl record talk than you can fit in your record room! For the first show of 2026, the panel jumps into some current events in the wacky world including another box set fiasco, a pulse from Vinyl Me, Please, and the Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right (SYEOR) reissue releases are out now in January...

Happy New Year, fellow vinylists! Back with another contribution to Vinyl Community Podcasts, host David Bianco of the YouTube channel Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion shares an interview conducted with the venerable mastering and audio engineer Kevin Gray.  Kevin has mastered music for every major label in every genre, including pop, rock, jazz, classical, adult contemporary, alternative, p...

As we close 2025 here on Vinyl Community Podcasts, the last BONUS TRAX segment of the year features a spirited debate amongst the SURFACE NOISE crew about the greatest (and worst) Christmas/Holiday songs in existence. Dishes were smashed. Names were called. And we find Arnaldo is not a fan of Saint Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime"....like the opposite of big fan. Like hates it, hates it....

For the latest full SURFACE NOISE of 2025, we are taking you back....to the FUTURE! Our dais of (sometimes) disciplined vinyl mercenaries walks through some current events in the wonderful world of vinyl before turning their eyes, ears, and wallets to 2026. What will be some titles reissued in the new year? What trends or macro (or micro) patterns will envelope the hobby? Is this the year the pric...

Buy one, get one: a record collector's dream. In this case, the home office at SURFACE NOISE attempts their own version of that retailer mantra with BONUS TRAX. On this latest edition, the dais starts with a story about pricing gone haywire on some new releases, and how one record store owner made it right (and why you should buy from him if you get the chance).  Following that up, a lengthly disc...

The show of record, talking about records, doesn't care whether you've been naughty or nice, want originals or suffer from reissueitis, or are simply a generous soul, this latest rendition of SURFACE NOISE will have something for the vinyl record enthusiast in your life. 🎁 Even you. After we share some reissue news in the Current Events segment, our applicants for seasoned audiophiledom discuss g...

For the extra session of BONUS TRAX following the latest SURFACE NOISE podcast, we take a trip down mammary lane (pun intended) as we revisit a livestream on YouTube that was key to bringing many of our panelists together - The Rachel's Ghost daily livestream on YouTube.  Brought more into focus via a short documentary from director Greg Elmer, "The TV Show" presents the background into the hostes...

The latest episode of SURFACE NOISE is your vinyl record collecting hookup! 🔐 Our cratedigging gluttons for dollar bin punishment recap the latest current events in vinyl, including a very questionable one-step choice coming soon (Hello...is it me you are looking for), a George Michael reissue that hasn't been done before, and we give respect to the late/great Steve Cropper who left an indelible...

We hope this 'sode finds you in the company of loved ones, good friends, and even better records. For this latest trip around the turntable, we have an off-cycle pod from the SURFACE NOISE crew walking through our picks (and misses) for the 2025 Record Store Day Black Friday releases dropping on Friday, November 28th.  First spin is our "top" choices - the titles that piqued our interest enough to...

It's Monday. You know what that means. 🪗 With all the attention (good or bad) to the entity that is Record Store Day lately, our panel on SURFACE NOISE felt it was high time that we discussed the best releases in the 15+ years of the event(s). For BONUS TRAX, we are walking through the best of their best. Do you own any of these titles? Have you sold any of these titles? Do you remember any of th...

The show of record, talking records - SURFACE NOISE - is back with the latest in vinyl record collecting vitriol discussing the latest goings on in this hobby of ours. First we dive into the latest CURRENT EVENTS including The Beatles Anthology IV hitting stores tomorrow (11/21), the Definitive Sound Series (DSS) of R.E.M's Chronic Town + Murmur, and fresh new Rhino news on their Start Your Ear Ou...

It's Monday. You know what that means... BONUS TRAX is hear to quench your vinyl thirst with our dais of dedicated record collectors talking about records that instantly make your record collection better (if you own them). Any of these titles in your own possession? From there we take a quick turn into the messy situation between the organizers of Record Store Day and YouTube VC'er Too Many Recor...