Don's Basement Tapes

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It started as a tribute to a group of Basement Dwellers in Mayville. Soon, thanks to the late Marty Zivin and Art Porter, it grew into a world-wide celebration of Vintage Rock. And this week, we hit a milestone. The 500th episode of Don's Basement Tapes. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, UFO, Judas Priest, Kansas and more.
Songs that made up the soundtrack of growing up in the 70's. Only this time, it's personal.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Holidays are through, now the due, and it's time to Pay the Man! Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, The Alan Parsons Project, Nazareth, AC/DC and more.

Happy New Year, from the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
If you were to travel back to 1976, and go through anyone's album collection, chances are really good that you would find some, if not all of these Vintage Vinyl treasures that in 2026 will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. They are known as "The Essentials".
And on this show, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Blue Oyster Cult, Rainbow, The Doobie Brothers, Rush and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. If you were to travel back to 1976, and go through anyone's album collection, chances are really good that you would find some or all of these Vintage Vinyl treasures that in 2026 will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. They are known as "The Essentials".
And on this show, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Blue Oyster Cult, Rainbow,
The Doobie Brothers, Rush and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is time to say Farwell and Adieu to those that we lost in 2025. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Supertramp, Whitesnake, Ozzy, Badfinger and more.

From the Acme Studios  in Mayville, Wisconsin. These are the songs that the Hallmark Channel turned down. It's the soundtrack for a Cool Yule. Our annual festive tradition, featuring deep tracks of Holiday Vintage Rock from Queen, Cheap Trick, Eric Clapton, Kansas and more.
On "A Not So Silent".

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
Santa's been checking his list and it's time to see who's been Naughty and who's been Nice.
Songs with good and bad in the title.
With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Bad Company, The Grateful Dead and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that 11 Who fans were killed at a concert in Cincinnati.
Life imitated art as Three Mile Island had a reactor fire.
Alien and The Jerk hit the big screen.
We bought new vinyl from AC/DC, Supertramp, REO Speedwagon and
Bad Company.
It was the year that was...1979.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. When an Artist or Band re-releases albums, they include rarities, live cuts, and remixes. They call these, "Leftovers". This time, I am hand selecting some of my favorites, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Kansas and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. By Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, we are getting you home for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Glenn Frey,
Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, AC/DC, and more. And thank you for listening!