In February 2025 Steve Hackett talked to Make a Difference With Records about his first album, Voyage of the Acolyte, which was released in October 1975. This interview is also available in video format on our That's My Vinyl Answer YouTube channel.

Polly has been described as a potentially worthy successor to Joni Mitchell and has supported the likes of Coldplay, Bob Dylan, and Jamie Callum. In Part 2 she discusses both her early and later musical influences, nominates 3 albums for our virtual vinyl vault, and then reveals her "vinyl answer".

Polly has been described as a potentially worthy successor to Joni Mitchell and has supported the likes of Coldplay, Bob Dylan, and Jamie Callum. She discusses her career, her songwriting, and her forthcoming album Wildfires (February 2025 release).

Justine and Sammy from Employed To Serve discuss their musical loves and influences, recommend albums for inclusion on our virtual vinyl vault, and provide their vinyl answer.

Justine and Sammy from Employed To Serve discuss their plans for a new album, their most recent album, Conquering, touring, and their approach to writing metal music. 

Anthony reflects on early musical influences on him personally and Genesis and selects several pieces of music for inclusion in our "virtual vinyl vault", a library of music for anyone in need of mental relaxation, or an uplift, or pure escapism. Anthony then gives his "vinyl answer".

Anthony talks about the 12 string sound he developed with Mike Rutherford which featured on the earlier Genesis albums. He also talks about his latest album The Golden Hour (Private Parts and Pieces XIII) and how he balances his TV and music library work with his more elaborate solo work.

In the second and final part of this May 2024 interview, Amanda Lehmann talks about her musical loves and influences. We discuss the benefits of music in the context of promoting good mental health, and Amanda nominates three albums for different moods. We finish with Amanda’s “vinyl answer”.  Also available as a video on our That’s My Vinyl Answer YouTube channel.

In part one of a two part interview, Amanda Lehmann talks about her formative music-writing years, recording and touring with Steve Hackett, and her ongoing success as a solo artist with the 2021 launch of her well-received album, Innocence and Illusion.  We discuss aspects of mental health, a topic that inspired some songs from that album. Recorded in May 2024 and also available as a video on our That’s My Vinyl Answer YouTube channel.

Tim discusses his many and varied musical influences both as a young man and throughout his distinguished songwriting career. We also discuss music in the context of good mental health. Finally, Tim reveals his "Vinyl Answer". 

Thanks to Matt Johns of Johns Associates for hosting the interview.