This Goldmine Podcast episode of Record Shop Talk — hosted by editor Patrick Prince and Luna Record Shop's Holden Russiano — looks at the prospect of finding gold after the holidays, focusing on the opportunity of cashing in those gift cards to buy New Year releases like Rhino's “Start Your Ear Off Right” record series, and more.

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Recently, Thompson Twins released the set called Industry & Seduction, a career-spanning collection from the band’s early days as a post-punk band to their '80s global hitmakers with huge songs like "Hold Me Now" and others.

The set covers every era of band members Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie’s music, including the electronic experimentation of their 1990s group called Babble.

Bailey not only talks to us about this newly remastered deluxe set (in 3-CD or 2-LP), but also about his entire career — and if there will be a reunion of the core Twins — Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway and himself.

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Dollar Bin hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (frontman of The Drowns) talk to Bill Linquist from the independent record store ⁠Siren Records (McHenry, IL⁠) who explains what it's like to open and maintain a record store, through good times and bad, emphasizing the community aspect of being a business owner and the ability to ride almost any storm.

Linquist also talks about why vintage audio equipment (which he sells in the store) suits vinyl record collectors the best.

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Dollar Bin hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc) and Rev (frontman of The Drowns) talk to Bill Linquist from the independent record store Siren Records (McHenry, IL) who explains what it's like to open and maintain a record store, through good times and bad, emphasizing the community aspect of being a business owner and the ability to ride almost any storm.

Linquist also talks about why vintage audio equipment (which he sells in the store) suits vinyl record collectors the best.

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Rock and roll frontman Graham Parker discusses his career from its beginning to his latest album, Last Chance to Learn the Twist, released by Big Stir Records in 2023, alongside his band, The Goldtops. He also shares his recent work with author Jay Nachman for the book titled Graham Parker's Howlin’ Wind.

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Hosts Alan Brostoff (Dr. Disc of Record Store Recon) and Rev (frontman of The Drowns) wrap up the year, looking back at the best record releases and the best shows, and the making of the first episodes of Goldmine's Dollar Bin podcast.

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Iveys/Badfinger bassist Ron Griffiths explains the latest Iveys demos release, Miniskirts And Rainbows (Demos: 1966-1969) - The Iveys Anthology Volume 5, and the evolution into the power pop sensation Badfinger (and tidbits about mentors Paul McCartney and — for a short time — Ray Davies).

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This episode of the Goldmine Podcast's "Record Shop Talk" will center on prog rock and, by chance, a little-known British band from the early 1980s called Zed (whose debut 1981 LP was found by the staff in a budget bin for only a few bucks).

Besides wondering about the aforementioned band's brief place in rock history, where does "prog rock" specifically fit in a record shop? In other words, should it have its own record section or bin? Is it a genre that is really that easy to define? Goldmine's editor, Patrick Prince, and Luna Record Shop employee Holden Russiano attempt to get to the root of these questions as two music enthusiasts who have never collected rock records with the term "prog" in mind.

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Brian Bonsall, The Ataris guitarist and former child actor (Family Ties, Star Trek: The Next Generation, etc.), is a guest on Goldmine's Dollar Bin podcast to talk about his lifelong preference for CDs over vinyl when it comes to collecting.

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Tiny Vinyl, a new 4-inch playable record format, is an exciting new product. Tiny Vinyl exec Neil Kohler (a toy industry vet) comes on the Goldmine Podcast to tell everyone why this format works for collectors, in general, and vinyl enthusiasts.

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