The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Ep438: Tom Flynn of Boner Records


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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 “Fang” – Yukon Fang 45
  • Creating the “Boner Records” record label
  • Fang’s “Landshark” record
  • Expanding Boner Records to take on additional bands
  • Working with Alternative Tentacles on Maximum Rock n Roll compilation
  • The song “The Money Will Roll Right In”
  • Impact of Nirvana covering “The Money Will Roll Right In”
  • Kurt Cobain really liked Fang and Melvins
  • How Melvins came to Boner Records
  • Recording “Ozma” with Mark Deutrom
  • Tom’s role in album artwork for Boner releases
  • Melvins KISS parody solo albums
  • Original artwork for modern reissues
  • The activity of Boner Records in recent decades
  • The Melvins “Lysol” fiasco – lawsuit, fixing album art
  • How they fixed the album covers, cassettes and CDs of Lysol to comply
  • Melvins & Steel Pole Bath Tub Sub-Pop parody
  • Alberti and Rainbo pressing plants going out of business
  • The story of the band “DUH”
  • The imposter “DUH”
  • Did any major labels approach Boner Records to purchase?
  • Why did he pause Boner Records for so many years?
  • Boner Records was largely a 1-man show
  • Recent revival, making “Antler Family” album
  • 250 Antler Family vinyl copies
  • Playing live again – future of Antler Family
  • Another band “Suboptics”
  • Interview wrap up

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