Vinyl Ventures

By John Wheeler & Jason RichLeisure Music Music Commentary Hobbies

Vinyl Ventures episodes

June 11, 2020 Vinyl Ventures #7 - Exploring a family vinyl collection that keeps growing
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Seph Hatley grew up in the South, in North Carolina before ending up in Indiana. His family always listened to music and had a multi generational vinyl collection. Seph was the next one in line to inherit the collection. At first Seph didn't even have a turntable, then gradually the vinyl became a part of life again.

"These are my books, they speak to me." - Seph Hatley
1 hr 37 min
April 20, 2020 Vinyl Ventures #6 -The Pandemic, Shelter-in-Place, what records are getting you through?
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Jason and John stay 6 feet apart and talk about the albums and music getting them thru the pandemic. Weird times indeed.
58 min
March 21, 2020 Vinyl Ventures #5 - Celebrity singers, picture discs and more
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Jason and John visit with a fellow collector, Don Garner, who brings in some very interesting vinyl to chat about, everything from celebrity albums to forgotten singers from the pre-Beatles era to scented vinyl (a real thing) to picture discs. Each discovery has a story.
1 hr 26 min
February 23, 2020 Vinyl Ventures #4 - Pressing Discoveries and Pink Floyd
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Jason and John interview a collector Kevin Stout, who also sells records. Kevin's favorite album of all time is Dark Side of the Moon. His love of Pink Floyd runs deep. A Police Synchronicity pressing discovery and the varied cover designs take the guys by surprise.
1 hr 10 min
February 17, 2020 Vinyl Ventures #3 - Karma Records
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One of Indianapolis's oldest surviving record stores is Karma records, longtime store manager Doug Bauerle talks about where the record store business has been and where it is going in the future. Along the way the gang gets derailed plenty of times to talk about concerts and other music tidbits.

50 min
January 23, 2020 Vinyl Ventures #2 - Record Store Day and Hype Stickers
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John and Jay are vinyl record collectors, crate diggers and overall music fanatics.
Each episode they share record lore, little known vinyl discoveries, and collecting stories from past and present, featuring weekly guests who share their musical passions in the midst of this vinyl gold rush.
55 min
January 17, 2020 Vinyl Ventures #1 - Vinyl Record Discoveries
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John and Jay are vinyl record collectors, crate diggers and overall music fanatics.
Each episode they share record lore, little known vinyl discoveries, and collecting stories from past and present, featuring weekly guests who share their musical passions in the midst of this vinyl gold rush.
57 min

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