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

Henry Rollins dives into the fascinating world of record collecting, sharing insights through his book series "Stay Fanatic!!!" and discussing his passion for preserving & sharing music history.

Topic Include:

• The origin story of "Stay Fanatic!!!"
• Writing about The Stooges
• Learning to scan, archive material
• Telling the stories with early band materials
• Transcribing from handwriting, then speech to text
• Henry doesn't get rid of records
• Acquiring individual and collections of records
• Bands that reinvigorated his interest: OSEES, Ty Segall, etc
• Label out of China – Old Heaven Books
• Seeing Keiji Haino in Tokyo
• Metallica closing a show for Iggy Pop
• Can Henry talk about his new project?
• What is Henry's tolerance for bootleg material?
• Going to "see" David Bowie and Joy Division through their bootlegs
• Aggravation with bad recordings sold on bootlegs
• Understanding band reluctance to put out some recordings
• Stopping releasing spoken word CDs as they end up on YouTube
• Signatures get put on eBay near immediately
• Henry no longer signs things
• Stopping people from bidding on fake signatures
• Henry's routine with Discogs and eBay
• The anxiety of chasing Discogs and eBay alerts
• Missing out on fresh listings of a holy grail
• Buying items that were misstated in the listing
• Educating inexperienced sellers on proper listing
• The 1st world problem of collecting records
• Breaking even on the "Stay Fanatic!!!" Books
• The genius of artists like John Coltrane and The Fall
• Henry's early years – His mother loved books and music
• Road Manager Ward brings a portable turntable on the road
• 15 feet on the unplayed records shelf
• Henry describes his home stereo system
• His system is set – very few changes
• Leveraging experts to work on the setup
• Collecting personal items from musical heroes
• The Adverts, UK Subs clothing are in Henry's collection

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Henry photos by Jacob McCann IG @blokeyoucantrust and Heidi May

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David Yow discusses "RACK", the first Jesus Lizard album in 26 years, his acting career, stage vs. screen, dangerous moments of live performances & more!

Topic Include:

• David Yow meets Skater the cat
• Penny the cat meets Skater
• "Rack" is the first album in 26 years
• Releases on Touch and Go and Ipecac
• Inspiring bands and albums for David
• Being inspired by punk bands in Austin
• Taking inspiration from The Incredible Shrinking Dickies
• Starting with bass then moving to vocals with Scratch Acid
• Coming up in a scene alongside Butthole Surfers
• Avoiding a musical speed trap
• Skater asks David a question
• Mixing the vocals lower in the mix
• Steve Albini's awareness of new album
• Talk of having Steve Albini's ashes in space
• What is David's signature dish?
• Is David a good handyman?
• Does David miss performing in downtimes for his bands?
• Comparing playing live with acting
• An actor's job is to make the director's dream come true
• Good chance of tour dates in Japan and Australia
• Acting in FREE L.S.D. movie
• Does he have a different persona for the stage?
• Preparation for a live show – involves beers
• The most dangerous performance of his career
• The band thought David was dead
• Does David know his limits for performance?
• The Jesus Lizard show at Garden Amp – June 2024
• Any apprehension about extending the Jesus Lizard catalogue with "Rack"?
• The process for song writing for "Rack"
• David isn't the person who tracks the master tapes
• Random find of Scratch Acid tapes in an Oklahoma warehouse
• Engineer/Producer SPOT part of the Austin scene
• Making all Jesus Lizard albums with 4-letter words
• What were alternative titles before "Rack" was decided
• There probably won't be another Jesus Lizard album
• Does David have a record collection? What does he collect?
• "Tonight You Look Like a Spider" Monolith edition
• Making physical items, sculptures
• The cover art of "RACK"
• Holes in the backstory of "Hide & Seek"
• It's good to have mystery in lyrics
• The story of the Nirvana / Jesus Lizard split 7"
• Interview wrap up

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Dimitri Coats dives into the creation of OFF!'s groundbreaking film project "Free LSD". Hear the story behind the band's journey with punk legend Keith Morris and the eight-year odyssey that led to their ambitious cinematic swan song.

Topic Include:

• Interview intro
• The inception of "Free LSD"
• How different is "Free LSD" from the original "Watermelon" plans?
• Learning how to write a script
• Buzz and Dale of Melvins played on some Free LSD demos
• Mario was originally written into the movie
• Early filming at live shows for movie prep
• OFF! almost didn't survive losing the rhythm section
• Dimitri's background in acting
• Greater confidence in acting than music
• Working with Malcolm McDowell
• Managing OFF! prepared him for movie production
• Jonathan P Shaw was attached very early on
• Sculpting the mood and emotion of the film
• Bringing in new fans to OFF! through the movie
• OFF!'s breakup and potential reanimation
• Keith and Dimitri's focus is diverging
• The community of friends that appear in the film
• Working with Jack Black – filming on an iPhone
• How DH Peligro saved "Free LSD"
• The passing of DH Peligro
• Participation of David Yow, Davey Havok, Don Bolles, Zander Schloss
• Coordinating concepts that carry through the album, movie and packaging
• Giving the band permission to try new things
• Retiring the band directly after their most ambitious project
• OFF! is exhausted and ready to move on
• Conflict and evolution of friendship and bandmates of Dimitri and Keith
• Keith and Dimitri helped one another reinvent themselves
• Big contributors to the film, revising the script to budget
• The meticulous details of the film
• The crew following Dimitri's vision
• The challenges during filming the movie
• The process of developing OFF! music
• There was a lot of extra songs/outtakes from the Free LSD sessions
• The Blu-Ray / CD package of "Free LSD"
• Potential additional theatre screenings & Q&A
• The Blu-Ray / CD will be the only place for fans can hear 2 of the outtakes
• Lots of easter eggs, details and additional layers to the movie
• Interview wrap-up

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Blag Dahlia of Dwarves discusses band history, collectible records, the challenges of running a label and the balance of art and business, as well as new and reissued Dwarves vinyl.

Topic Include:

• Dwarves should be a record collector's goldmine
• Blag's early memories of getting record collections
• Listening to rap, electronic, industrial – not much punk
• Dwarves records have an inherent collectability
• Making the various collectible Dwarves records
• Ralph Champagne album was a tough sell for Dwarves fans
• Why hasn't there been a proper Dwarves concept album?
• Blag is an author – lending those skills to a narrative in music
• Who is closer to the real person: Blag Dhalia or Ralph Champagne?
• The Greedy record imprint for Dwarves material
• The Burger Records scandal missed the Dwarves
• Blag is very hands-on with creating records
• He doesn't enjoy running the label – but good help is hard to find
• Being underwhelmed by publicists
• Blag would rather write and record and leave the rest to others
• Dwarves artwork – creating special covers, logos, etc
• Limited parody covers by John at PunkNews.org
• Record collectors love the parody covers
• Time is right for a Dwarves renaissance
• Hard to find a good booking agent
• Did any prior labels push back on the vision of Dwarves?
• Bad feelings about Sub-Pop
• Did Dwarves ever get approached by major labels in the early 90s
• Major labels missed aligning with a songwriter like Blag
• Marilyn Manson has a big budget and industry marketing
• A Dwarves rebirth would require a movie / documentary
• Blag controls majority of Dwarves materials
• Has there been serious discussion of a Dwarves movie?
• The most collectible Dwarves record
• Collectible Dwarves Sub-Pop variants
• Dwarves still do 7" records – not many bands still do
• Interview wrap up

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Tix for upcoming Australian tour

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Hugh Cornwell takes us through early records of his life, rare records of the Stranglers, solo materials, analogue recording and more.

Topic Include:

• Aussie tour, New Album
• Does Hugh have a record collection?
• Early music in the Cornwell household
• Hugh's early musical trainings
• Quitting PhD program to pursue music
• Formation and evolution of The Stranglers
• Recollection of the early UK punk scene
• Keyboards fill in a lot of sound
• United Artists investment in The Stranglers
• Bonus singles in early Stanglers albums
• Does Hugh have masters and tapes for post Stranglers material?
• Making materials available on vinyl
• Remixing and removing keyboards from recordings
• Running digital files to analogue provides improved sound
• Memories and learnings from Steve Albini
• Moments of Madness LP and road testing songs
• Leaving songs to be finished in the recording studio
• Song and lyric writing process
• Hugh's movie Podcast
• Discussion of Silent movies
• Interview wrap up

Hugh Cornwell's Aussie tour info here

Preorder new LP "All The Fun of the Fair" here.

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Society System Decontrol (SSD) self-released several landmark hardcore punk records in the early 80s. Out of print for over 4 decades, SSD has only recently reissued their two masterpieces "The Kids Will Have Their Say" and "Get It Away" on vinyl. Today SSD founder Al Barile takes us through the making of those records.

Topic Include:

• Interview start
• The continued popularity of SS Decontrol music
• Al was a natural leader for the hardcore scene
• Naturally managing risk
• Jumping to an album – no singles for SSD
• 1900 units of "The Kids Will Have Their Say"
• Self-funding the album, selling the initial pressing
• Recording "The Kids Will Have Their Say"
• Was Al happy with the original recordings?
• Al doesn't enjoy listening to "The Kids Will Have Their Say"
• Comparing Trust reissue with original Xclaim
• Issues getting the tapes back from a label
• Original pressing of "The Kids…." goes for > $1k
• Why were there no repressings before the recent Trust reissue
• CD issue of "Power"
• Has Al hung onto his records?
• White cover of "The Kids Will Have Their Say" designed by Bryan Ray Turcotte
• Original concept & artwork for "The Kids Will Have Their Say"
• The difference in recording "Get It Away"
• Was "Get It Away" always envisioned as an EP?
• The cover songs that SSD performed
• Original 4800 copies of "Get It Away"
• Running the X-Claim! label/imprint
• All X-Claim! bands ran their own vinyl pressings
• What is the source of the "Get It Away" reissue
• Will there be reissues of "How We Rock" and "Break it Up"
• Al's health update
• Al wants everyone to get a colonoscopy
• The SSD book "How Much Art Can You Take?"
• Interview wrap up

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The Saints made history with the record "(I'm) Stranded" in 1976 - nearly 50 years later founder/songwriter Ed Kuepper is revisiting the early Saints material with some old bandmates and new friends, including Mark Arm of Mudhoney. Today Ed and Mark discuss the impact and legacy of The Saints with an upcoming tour and 4LP Boxset.

Topic Include:

• How did Ed and Mark come to work together?
• How did Mark originally experience The Saints?
• Prehistoric Sounds didn't make it to the US
• Did Sire get behind The Saints?
• Promo copies of "Eternally Yours" seem to be plentiful
• Choosing "(I'm) Stranded" and "No Time" for the Fatal Records single
• Recording session for "(I'm) Stranded" & "No Time"
• Was there a 2nd mix before making the Fatal records single?
• Master tapes and multitracks have been lost
• Were there test pressings of the Fatal Records single?
• Sending singles around the world, getting 1st reviews
• Getting telegrams from record labels across the world
• Rare contents of the upcoming Saints boxset
• Original mix of the "(I'm) Stranded" LP – test pressings and remix
• The album was recorded in the same studio as the single
• Potential for technology to separate the instruments of the "(I'm) Stranded" single
• EMI's response to the updated album mix
• Mark's feeling good about upcoming tour
• The Saints Paddington Town Hall show recording
• Playful rivalry with Radio Birdman
• Ed and Chris Bailey were on good terms and jointly planning the boxset and reissues
• Present day contact with Kym Bradshaw
• Any discussion of Saints shows beyond the Australian dates?
• Will Mark be singing only or possible guitar as well?
• Hard-Ons version of "Know Your Product"
• The additional photography in the Saints boxset
• The original name of the album was "Erotic Neurotics" with a different cover
• Memories of the photo of The Saints and Nick Cave from Melbourne
• The status of the album cover location and artwork
• Interview wrap-up

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Jeff & Steven McDonald formed Redd Kross at a pivotal time in the LA music scene, playing their 1st gigs in their early teens and were mentored by Black Flag. Their influences are vast and their appreciation for musical artistry runs deep.

Redd Kross is back with a new double album - "The Redd Album" - and we talk to the brothers about some of the music and memories that brought them to this moment.

Topic Include:

• The Redd Album – lots of "red" components
• Memories with meeting Beatles
• Jeff wants to meet Bob Dylan
• Steven's story with George Harrison
• Impressions and moments within the Zappa Universe
• Memories of collecting records in their youth
• Jeff enjoyed finding strange/new music
• Finding music and sharing with others
• Perspectives on Jazz
• Runaways & Ramones were their entry point to punk
• Other young teenagers in the early punk scene
• Police brutality at early punk shows
• Memories of the Polliwog Park show with Black Flag
• Getting Raymond Pettibone artwork for the "Born Innocent" album
• Was Redd Kross ever approached to be on SST or New Alliance?
• Experiencing their music for the 1st time on vinyl
• The early Posh Boy "Red Cross" EP pressings
• The role that flyering played in early career
• Responses to "The Decline of Western Civilization Part II"
• Rare Redd Kross/White Flag single – 100 made
• "Teen Babes from Monsanto" – The Version Especial
• Gasatanka Records label and logo
• Redd Kross master tapes
• Wanting to remix Neurotica
• Modern remixes of classic records
• Creating the "forever" mixes, continuously improving Beatles
• The "Peter Jackson" version of "Raw Power"
• Creating the Redd Album
• Debating and arguing about song sequencing
• Interview wrap up

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Guitarist and music-gear mega-collector Joe Bonamassa joins us to talk about his new record label, collecting gear, his appreciation and approach to the art of vinyl records, his new LP "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" on Journeyman records and more.

Topic Include:

• Joe's record label "Journeyman Records"
• Joe likes mentoring other artists
• Balancing being a musician and a businessman
• Joe's appreciates music on vinyl
• Hearing music as designed by the artist
• Sequencing a record is like sequencing a live set
• The approach to Joe's record collection
• Seeing the record collection of Claude Nobs
• Hard to find many recordings on CD or streaming
• What will happen to Joe's music gear after he's gone
• American built guitars and amps
• How does Joe maintain his collection?
• Joe won't say which guitars he's save
• Who would Joe like to collaborate with?
• Putting himself in the zone for a live show
• Playing the Hollywood Bowl
• Working with an orchestra vs an 8 piece band
• Interview wrapup

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Managing the estate of a legend like Miles Davis requires tremendous coordination, detail and creativity. Vince Wilburn Jr, musician, collaborator and nephew of Miles and co-manager of the Miles Davis Estate discusses the contents, complexities and strategies of managing the Miles Davis Legacy.

Topic Include:

• Uncle Miles – The Chief
• Reviewing offers / keeping quality high on Miles Davis legacy
• Good relationships of team and with former labels
• Are any tapes missing? How much unreleased material?
• Archiving films, stage clothing, instruments
• Miles Davis' record collection, getting records delivered
• Musicians he appreciated in the 80s
• Miles' thoughts on early hip hop
• Creating music on the fly, setting up recording sessions adhoc
• He went through many Sony Walkmans
• Where is Miles' record collection?
• Miles was very supportive of Vince playing music
• The story of "The Man With the Horn"
• Advice Miles gave Vince on being a musician
• Did Miles keep in touch with his Jazz contemporaries?
• Some rare Miles recordings found after his passing
• Recent RSD issues of new Miles recordings
• Ron Carter stories
• What is something people get wrong about Miles Davis?
• Did Miles give any guidance on his legacy?
• Zev Feldman, Kevin Donan connections
• Musicians would visit Miles – Prince would call frequently
• Does the album art exist?
• Upcoming Miles Davis legacy projects
• Memories of being young with Miles
• What's Vince's favourite Miles LP?
• UHQRs are the ultimate Kind of Blue pressings
• Test pressings and original acetates are part of the archive
• Interview wrap up

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