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

Jody Stephens shares memories of Big Star, vinyl & cover art for "#1 Record", "Radio City", "Third", Chris Bell & the master tapes, rare records, the upcoming Australian tour for "Those Pretty Wrongs" and more!

Topics include:

• Jody has never been good with vinyl
• "Those Pretty Wrongs" are coming to Australia
• Continuing to use Ardent Studios
• The Ardent logo and label design introduced with the Big Star debut
• What happened to the neon star from Big Star album cover?
• The cover photo from Big Star's "Radio City" album
• Big Star "Third" multiple album covers
• Finding a new label for Big Star "Third"
• Will vinyl be on the merch table for "Those Pretty Wrongs" Australia shows?
• Pressing 250 Big Star "Third" records to find a new label
• PVC Records release of Big Star "Third"
• An aborted single of "The Ballad of El Goodo"
• Rare Big Star records – Brazil EP
• Mislabelled Big Star singles
• Test pressings of "#1 Record" would have been handled by Chris Bell
• The care and attention for cutting Big Star records
• Inscription in the "#1 Record" runout groove
• 1st pressings of "#1 Record" had a poster
• Why was "O My Soul" in mono?
• Was Chris still working on songs for "Radio City"?
• Chris destroyed the Big Star multitrack tapes – "The India Song" multitrack may have survived
• Chris Bell's motivation for destroying the tapes
• Was Chris Bell aware of the building legend of Big Star before his death?
• Jody spoke to Chris about a Big Star reunion prior to his passing
• Memories of Big Star live shows in early 70s
• Live recordings of Big Star – Rock Writers Convention
• How does Jody look back at the Big Star years?
• Developing songs / material for "Those Pretty Wrongs"
• Chris Stamey is still involved in Jody's music
• Jody's memories of playing in Australia
• Interview wrap up

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After an accidental erasure in 1979, the song "The Second Arrangement" took on mythic status for fans of Steely Dan. Now a near complete version has turned up on a worktape belonging to engineer Roger Nichols. Today we talk to Cimcie Nichols, Roger's daughter, about this incredible rediscovery and lots more about the work of her father.

Topics include:

• Digging through her father's tapes
• The story of "The Second Arrangement"
• Steely Dan attempted to remake "The Second Arrangement"
• Reacting to the picture of the tape on Facebook
• Did Roger know the interest in "The Second Arrangement"?
• The day of the track deletion
• Working w Steely Dan team after finding the tape
• The cassette was from the night before of the deletion
• Roger Nichols clip 1: Driving Lacquer master to Santa Maria
• Did you find many records amongst her dad's possessions?
• Roger Nichols clip 2: Getting rid of the clicks and pops
• There are some records but most are now gone
• Then a DAT was found! What was on the DAT?
• There's a series of backups and versions are unclear
• Will there ever be an official release of "The Second Arrangement"?
• Is Donald Fagan aware of the recent news?
• Sorting through the tapes for a Roger Nichols' archive
• Gary Katz Clip: Mustard on the master tape
• Roger and Frank Zappa were high school friends
• Roger's knowledge of physics gave him a huge advantage as a sound technician
• Ensuring pressing plants had access to high quality source material
• Roger Nichols Clip 3: Master tape mixups on "The Nightfly"
• Interview wrap up

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JD Andrew and Billy Bob Thornton of The Boxmasters join us to talk music, records, making era-themed albums, memories of Captain Beefheart, writing songs on Frank Zappa's couch, playing the Grand Ole Opry & more!

Topics include:

• The Boxmasters history with vinyl records
• Favourite record stores
• Working with and fixing 8 track tapes
• The Boxmasters enjoy the vinyl format
• Making era-themed albums – '66 and '69
• Making albums, not really thinking about singles
• Billy Bob's early records – 1st album
• Discovering the Columbia Record club
• Formative records – British Invasion
• Allman Brothers Live at Filmore East – album cover
• Original Jim Marshall cover photo and story
• When Billy Bob discovered Frank Zappa
• Frank's couch is in The Boxmasters' studio
• Memories of Captain Beefheart
• Billy Bob's history with punk rock
• AJ's musical heritage / The Chipmunks
• AJ's memories of studio mentors
• The Boxmasters playing at the Grand Ole Opry
• The magic on Frank Zappa's couch
• Interview wrap up

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Bär McKinnon and Danny Heifetz recount many tales of their time in Mr Bungle, the rare recordings, vinyl pressings and band folklore, as well as their new project UMLAUT, new music and the future of playing together again.

Topics include:

• Moving to Australia
• Mr Bungle bubble-bath promotion
• Joining Mr Bungle before "OU818"
• Outtakes from the debut album
• "Improv at the Bomb Factory" NFT
• Bass part for "Dead Goon"
• Setlist creation for live shows
• Approach to cover songs
• Early songs dropping off the setlist
• Demos for "Disco Volante"
• Mr Bungle & Warner Brothers
• Danny starts managing the band
• "The Secret Song" hidden vinyl groove
• Bernie Grundman speaks about Mr Bungle
• The Disco Volante Platypus 7"
• Any outtakes from the "California" sessions?
• Sessions of cover songs – tapes found
• Demos for "California"
• Finding time to make "California"
• Learning Mr Bungle was dissolving
• Legacy of Mr Bungle and the 3 early albums
• SMPTE issues while completing "Disco Volante"
• Learning of the 2019 Mr Bungle reunion
• Playing together again in Umlaut
• The new Umlaut song "Every Time"
• New album in the works / Upcoming shows
• Umlaut vinyl in the works
• Interview wrap up

Listen to new Umlaut track here

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Homer Flynn, President of The Cryptic Corporation, discusses the rare records of The Residents, the archive of Ralph Records, limited vinyl pressings, boxsets, the latest pREServed editions and much more!

Topics include:

• Interview intro
• Comparing pREServed editions to original boxset ideas
• Third Reich and Roll boxset
• What's in the Ralph Records archive
• Spare boxes of Residents releases
• Anything missing from the recorded works?
• "Santa Dog" original recordings and tapes
• The story of the WB Album –status of original package
• Early tapes that were stolen from the Cryptic Corporation
• Hardy Fox's 'concentrates'
• The concept and story of Santa Dog
• The challenge of the Santa Dog package
• Mailing records and Nixon refused
• 100 records lost and recovered
• Handmade boxes for remaining "Santa Dog"s
• Recognizing the collectability of Residents records
• How the Residents benefitted from Punk and New Wave
• Creating The Beatles parody for "Meet The Residents"
• Dick Clark's response to "Third Reich and Roll"
• Different pressings of "Third Reich and Roll"
• The power of limiting production units
• "Eskimo" vinyl with white fur on label
• Will we see anything else from Vileness Fats?
• Digitizing and right securing for older recordings
• The Residents UBS – Ultimate Box Set & Mystery Box
• Artists dropping by Grove Street, contributing to recordings
• Touring challenges
• New music is on its way – working title revealed
• Interview wrap up

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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related

Comedian, actor, podcast pioneer and my hero Marc Maron joins us to talk record collecting, music, rare records, vinyl shopping and more.

Topics include:

• Marc doesn't feel he's a record nerd
• Thoughts on Mobile Fidelity records
• Marc compares some records side by side
• Various labels Marc follows
• Light in the Attic, Numero Group, Resonance Records
• Marc's local shops - Permanent Records in LA, Gimme Gimme Records
• How does Marc shop for records
• How are his records organized?
• Records that Marc buys multiple times over
• First pressings don't matter
• Modern Remixes: Pink Floyd Animals 2018 Remix, Beatles Abbey Road, etc
• Boxsets, booklets, outtakes and ephemera
• Jimi Hendrix – Songs for Groovy Children
• What's the most Marc ever paid for a record?
• Records he was sent recently
• Marc still has some high school records
• Formative records of Marc's youth
• When Marc discovered Zappa
• Collecting Krautrock
• McIntosh amp from the Maron TV show
• Gear talk
• Collectability of Marc's vinyl releases
• Fitting a comedy routine on a record release package
• Marc's history with releasing comedy records
• The WTF Live in the Garage record
• Opinions on black, coloured splatter vinyl?
• Discussing blues records & guitarists
• Modern music Earthless / OFF!
• John Lee Hooker – Serve You Right to Suffer
• Interview wrap up

Marc does his thing on Twitter, Instagram and WTF Pod

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Tommy Prine, son of singer songwriter John Prine, was raised around music and has forged his own artistic path for his new LP "This Far South".

Topics include:

• Discovering Tommy would be an artist
• Was Tommy always playing guitar?
• Tommy's teenage rebellion
• Sharing music with his parents
• John Prine's music collection
• What was the music listening routine in the house?
• Tommy's first record / Discovering Outkast
• Tommy brought some records – Tyler Childers "Live on Red Barn Radio"- Al Green's Greatest Hits – A Tribe Called Quest "Midnight Marauders" – Marvin Gaye "You're The Man"
• How does a Tommy Prine song come together?
• Writing is like therapy
• Did Tommy's father hear his songs?
• Parents reaction to Tommy becoming an artist
• Tommy's influences in the album "This Far South"
• Is Tommy already writing the follow-up record?
• The story of "Cash Carter Hill"
• Touring and promotional plans
• Interview wrap up

Tommy Prine vinyl and tour dates available here

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Ray Ahn and Peter Black of Australian punk band The Hard-Ons discuss the early days of the band, the records, the band name, career choices, music catalogue, artistic evolution, the new LP "Ripper 23" and more.

Topics include:

• Ray's record room
• Record shopping, Miles Davis
• Ray's early history with music/vinyl
• The Hard-Ons love vinyl, large album cover art
• Blackie always thinks like an album
• The 1st records Ray and Blackie bonded over
• Record shopping around Sydney as youths
• Discovering Australian punk
• The Sex Pistols taught Blackie he can start a band
• Ray joins the band
• History of the name "The Hard-Ons"
• Benefits & challenges of the band name "The Hard-Ons"
• Making the "Surfin' On My Face" EP
• Being approached by Virgin Records
• Conversations with Epitaph records
• Ownership of The Hard-Ons catalogue
• The complexities to self-release music & back catalogue
• "Ripper 23" cover art
• The Hard-Ons continuing to evolve
• Shifting members and the future with Tim Rogers
• Parallel project of Nunchukka Superfly
• Multiple bands make a musician better
• The Hard-Ons Doublethink records single
• Ordering vinyl for "Ripper 23"
• Interview wrap up

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Neil Fallon discusses the rare records of Clutch, the formation of "Weathermaker Music", the rewards and challenges of running a record label, the Clutch catalogue and the latest entry - "Sunrise on Slaughter Beach - The Complete Edition" 7" vinyl boxset.

Topics include:

• Sunrise on Slaughter Beach 7" set
• Boxset planning and supply chain
• Clutch benefitted from file sharing
• Weathermaker Music is another creative outlet
• The backstory of Weathermaker Music
• Learning curves of running a record company
• Owning the errors of the supply chain
• Designing The Obelisk box set
• Artwork of the Sunrise on Slaughter Beach 7" set
• Clutch and conceptual continuity
• How does a typical Clutch track come together?
• What did teenage Neil Fallon's record collection look like?
• Early hardcore shows in the DC area
• Integrity and respect for the fanbase
• The work ethic of the band and label
• Which Clutch albums do and do not control
• The Pitchfork single and reissue
• Non-involvement in the Music on Vinyl reissues
• 1st recording of The Elephant Riders
• A hidden "Easter Egg" on Robot Hive / Exodus
• Sunrise on Slaughter Beach 7" hand pressed vinyl
• Interview wrap up

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Ed Kuepper shares the story of The Saints landmark single "(I'm) Stranded", an upcoming boxset and alternate album mix of their debut LP, forming Laughing Clowns. Prince Melon Records and the reissue plans for his solo catalogue.

Topics include:

• Is Ed a record collector?
• Reissuing "Electrical Storm" & "Honey Steal's Gold" on vinyl
• Going into "Electrical Storm" 1st solo LP
• Discovering an unreleased album
• The master tapes were safe
• How The Saints made "I'm Stranded" on Fatal Records
• The master tape of "I'm Stranded" no longer exists
• Power Exchange Records release of "I'm Stranded"
• The cost of shipping records to magazines around the world
• What did The Saints think would happen with the 1st record?
• Getting initial reviews, global feedback on record
• The breadth of the Power Exchange agreement
• Upcoming reissue of The Saints "I'm Stranded" single August 2
• "I'm Stranded" boxset and alternate mix
• The story of the album cover of "I'm Stranded"
• How does Ed look back on those early Saints albums?
• Background on the name "Fatal Records"
• Forming Laughing Clowns and Prince Melon Records
• Inspiring other bands to create their own records
• The collectability of the original single
• "Character Assassination" white vinyl
• Blowback from the Sex Pistols EMI feud
• Being on the Harvest record label
• Was "Prehistoric Sounds" a struggle to release?
• Signed to Sire – Did The Saints tour the US?
• Any material difficult to reissue?
• Ed has a stack of Yellow Fontana label records
• Interview wrap up

Order Ed's solo album reissues at EdKuepper.com or RemoteControlRecords.com.au

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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related