REGGAE!  Sweltering heat waves call for tropical sounds.  Join us as we nerd out on our favorite sounds from Jamaica, with resident Vinyl Junkies reggae nerd Shane Hartman.  We’ll review the latest round of Vinyl Me, Please reggae reissues from The Silvertones, Toots & The Maytals, and Desmonk Dekker. Also discussed is a skanking new release by David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven.  PLUS: Reggae 101 tips to some great compilations and more.

Ep. 49: REGGAE (Spotify Playlist) WIN A 4 ALBUM REGGAE PRIZE PACK!

Silvertones – Silver Bullets Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Action! Toots & The Maytals – Sweet And Dandy David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 – The Giver

 

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SHOW NOTES Silvertones – Silver Bullets
LISTEN     BUY Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Action!  (180g Hot Pink Vinyl, LTD to 1,000, first time reissue)
LISTEN     BUY David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 – The Giver
LISTEN     BUY Horace Andy – Say Who
LISTEN     BUY Clancy Eccles – Freedom
LISTEN     BUY Hepcat ‎– Right On Time John Holt – 1000 Volts of Holt
LISTEN     BUY Massive Attack – Mezzanine
LISTEN     BUY Toots & The Maytals – Sweet And Dandy (Orange Vinyl, LTD to 1,000)
LISTEN     BUY Bob Marley & The Wailers –  Uprising
LISTEN     BUY Jacob Miller ‎– Tenement Yard
LISTEN     BUY Symarip ‎– Skinhead Moonstomp
LISTEN     BUY Bunny Wailer – Blackheart Man
LISTEN     BUY Various Artists – The Harder They Come (Soundtrack)
LISTEN     BUY Various Artists –  Rockers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
LISTEN     BUY   Watch: The Harder They Come (Full Movie 1972)

READ: Reggae 101 Part 1: Chronology And Sub-Genres
Part 2: The Record Labels
Part 3: The Dirty Dozen WATCH/LISTEN Ep. 48: Soul Train & Other Funk Nuggets
Ep. 47: Metal! (2018 So Far)
Quality Vinyl Records Matter: Getting It Right   VINYL 101: 7 Easy Tips to Help Improve The Sound Of Your Turntable
Getting Your Fix : A Newbie’s Guide to the Art of Crate Digging

Funk n’ Soul n’ R&B, oh my! Sam and Kym share their love of Soul Train while delving into its history. Also, Childish Gambino leads the conversation deeper into funk and hip hop related music nerdery. If you watch/listen to the end, there is talk of Gino Vanelli’s trouser snake. Thundercat’s love of all things Gino may have started with Soul Train, seems plausible at least! Ohio Players, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and more! A complete list of artists and albums can be found below, including listen and buy links. Vinyl picks for those who need a fix.  Dig in!

 

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• Vinyl Junkies Ep. 47: Metal! (2018 So Far)
• Quality Vinyl Records Matter: Getting It Right
• VINYL 101: 7 Easy Tips to Help Improve The Sound Of Your Turntable

 

  Artists/Albums

 

Average White Band – Average White Band LISTEN     BUY Black Panther: The Album (Various Artists) LISTEN     BUY David Bowie – Young Americans LISTEN     BUY Childish Gambino –  Awaken, My Love! LISTEN     BUY Funkadelic – Maggot Brain LISTEN     BUY The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds – The Black Motion Picture Experience LISTEN     BUY Michael Jackson – Off The Wall LISTEN     BUY Curtis Mayfield – Superfly LISTEN     BUY   The Meters – Struttin’ LISTEN     BUY The O’Jays – Back Stabbers LISTEN     BUY Ohio Players – Pain LISTEN     BUY Shalamar – Second Time Around/ Dead Give LISTEN     BUY Sly & The Family Stone – There’s A Riot Goin’ On LISTEN     BUY SZA –  CTRL LISTEN     BUY Kamasi Washington – Heaven & Earth LISTEN     BUY         Barry White – Love Unlimited Orchestra: 20th Century Records Singles (1973-1979) LISTEN     BUY     Show Notes/Links

Soul Train – The Hippest Trip in America

Atlanta (FXX TV Series)

Gino Vanelli’s trouser snake, on Soul Train!

 

WINNERS!

Congratulations to Justin Ringle and Jeff Rozier, our winners for this week.  Keep sharing, subscribing, and commenting.  We’ll keep picking winners.  See you next week!

Quality Counts! What matters most to you, when buying new vinyl records? What frustrates you most? We asked, and you told us, the poll results are in!
Billy Fields and I will discuss standards in vinyl manufacturing. Let us know your thoughts and join us

SHARE/COMMENT/LIKE this broadcast for a chance to win a GREAT vinyl prize pack, courtesy of RunOut Groove.

PRIZE PACK
- Baby Huey: The Baby Huey Story (2lp, RSD 2018 Exlusive) SOLD OUT (Long Ago)
- The Beau Brummels: Bradley's Barn (2lp, RSD 2018 Exlusive)
- Golden Smog: Down By The Old Mainstream (2lp)
- RunOut Groove cork Slipmat
- RunOut Groove T-Shirt

In this week's episode, Sam and Kym raise horns and discuss all things Metal. 2018 has already delivered a lot of great Metal records including two stellar albums from Sleep - "The Sciences" and from Yob - "Our Raw Heart". We also discussed the results from the Vinyl Junkies Facebook poll: Which bands would you choose in your "Original Big Four" of Doom? The results were pretty interesting! Also covered in this episode: Earthless, Alice Coltrane, Judas Priest, Nails, Wight and so much more. Join in the fun and leave some comments on the video!

Vinyl Junkies Ep. 47: The Metal Show! (2018 So Far):


-VINYL SHOOTOUT!
Sleep: The Sciences: A head to head comparison of both pressings
Also, Earthless, Judas Priest, Nails, more!

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Artists/Albums

Anthrax
LISTEN     BUY

 

Black Sabbath - Born Again
LISTEN

 

Boris
LISTEN     BUY

 

Brant Bjork
LISTEN     BUY

 

Candlemass
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Cathedral
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Church of Misery
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Alice Coltrane
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Deep Purple
LISTEN

 

The Eagles
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Earth - Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version
LISTEN

 

Earthless - Black Heaven
LISTEN     BUY

 

Electric Wizard
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Eyehategod
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High On Fire
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Judas Priest - Firepower
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Kyuss
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Megadeth
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Melvins
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Metallica
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Motörhead - No Remorse
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Nails - Abandon All Life
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Neurosis
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OM
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Pallbearer
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Pentagram
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Saint Vitus
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Slayer - Reign In Blood
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Sleep - The Sciences
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Sunn O))))
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Swans
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Trouble
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Wight
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Yob
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  Extra Stuff

• Metal by Numbers (Metal Injection article)
• Southern Lord (Label)
• SST (Label)
• Psycho Las Vegas (Doom/Music Festival)

 

Such Hawks Such Hounds. This is the best documentary about the Doom scene:

 

Sleep (The Dopesmoker Story). Great clip about the famous album:

This week on the video podcast, we discuss the results from the Vinyl Junkies Facebook poll deciding the favourite Replacements album in the group, the magnificence of Grace Jones, the new box set of Guru's Jazzmatazz Vol. 1 and finally we delve into the fascinating story of Pannonica Rothschild (the Baroness of Jazz) and her relationship with the legendary Thelonious Monk.

 

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Show Notes - Albums/Artists

A Place To Bury Strangers - Pinned
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GG Allin
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Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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The Cure - Head On The Door
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Depeche Mode
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Duran Duran
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Dr. Octagon - Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation
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Curtis Fuller
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Guru - Jazzmatazz Vol.1 (Box set)
LISTEN     BUY

 

Juliana Hatfield
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The Jesus and Mary Chain
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Grace Jones - Warm Leatherette (Deluxe edition)

LISTEN     BUY

King Diamond
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KISS - Love Gun
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MC Solaar
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MF Doom - Special Herbs bundle
LISTEN     BUY

 

Charles Mingus
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Joni Mitchell - The Summer of Hissing Lawns
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Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
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Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
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Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross
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Lee Morgan
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Charlie "Bird" Parker
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Prince - Controversy
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Prince - Dirty Mind
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The Replacements - All Shook Down
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The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul
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The Replacements - Hootenanny
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The Replacements - Let It Be
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The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me
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The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash
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The Replacements - Stink
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The Replacements - Tim
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Roxy Music
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Slayer - Vinyl Conflict (box set)
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Smiths
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Thundercat - Drunk
LISTEN     BUY

 

TV On The Radio
LISTEN     BUY

 

Frank Zappa
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Additional Information

• Pannonica Rothschild biography (Guardian article)
• Baroness Kathleen Annie Pannonica de Koenigswarter Rothschild (Wikipedia)
• The Baroness: The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild (Book)
• Grace Jones documentary (Pitchfork article)

This week we cover the importance of cartridge alignment, vintage vs. new gear, and other aspects regarding audio equipment. We'll have a Vinyl 101 video here on the website soon to delve into cartridge alignment and set-up in greater detail. While we are all about vinyl here, sometimes you need other media for listening to music so we also discuss streaming services, ripping and converting vinyl to MP3s, and Spotify playlists. Sam & Kym nerd out about Johnny Cash, Wrekmeister Harmonies, The Damned and Killing Joke, ZZ Top, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Lady Saw, The Replacements, other bands, and the issue with reissues :) SHARE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE for your chance to win vinyl records!

 

 

 

Show Notes - Albums/Artists

David Bowie - Hunky Dory
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Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
LISTEN     BUY

 

John Coltrane - The Atlantic Years in Mono (box set)
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
LISTEN     BUY

 

Iggy & The Stooges
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Killing Joke - Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
LISTEN     BUY

 

Lady Saw
LISTEN     BUY

 

Joni Mitchell - The Summer of Hissing Lawns
LISTEN     BUY

 

Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Monks
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Replacements - All Shook Down
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Replacements - Hootenanny
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Replacements - Let It Be
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Replacements - Stink
LISTEN     BUY

 

The Replacements - Tim
LISTEN     BUY

 

Wrekmeister Harmonies - Light Falls
LISTEN     BUY

 

Wrekmeister Harmonies - Then It All Came Down
LISTEN     BUY

 

ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
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  Cool Videos/Movies/Documentaries

The Replacements - "Bastards of Young":

 

Johnny Cash - "Hurt" (possibly the greatest cover song AND the greatest music video of all time):

 

The Damned documentary "Don't You Wish That We Were Dead" official trailer:

Noisey's three part documentary series "One Man Metal"
Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

 

Additional Information Audio/Hi-Fi Equipment:

• Mobile Fidelity Geo Disc (audio gear)
• Kanto speakers (audio gear)
• U-Turn Audio (audio gear)
• Thorens (audio gear)
• Marantz (audio gear)
• Technics (audio gear)

Audiophile websites worth checking out:

• Stereophile (website)
• Audiophile Review (website)
• The Absolute Sound (website)
• CNET's The Audiophiliac (website)
• Part-time Audiophile (website)
• HiFi Pig (website)

This week we delve into the great rock and roll stories and legends of Black Sabbath's "Born Again" album. We also cover the greatness of Toots & The Maytals "Funky Kingston" album, and other Reggae greats like Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley. Kym nerds out on Post-Punk bands Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets and Poptone. Sam nerds out on the Psychedelic Samba sounds of Marcos Valle. Join us for the fun, we want to hear your input! Share/Comment/Subscribe for your chance to win vinyl records.

   

Show Notes - Albums/Artists

Bad Brains LISTEN     BUY   Bauhaus LISTEN     BUY   Black Sabbath - Born Again LISTEN   Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell LISTEN     BUY   Black Sabbath - Mob Rules LISTEN   Black Uhuru LISTEN     BUY   Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures (3xLP) LISTEN     BUY   The Clash LISTEN   Jimmy Cliff LISTEN   Deep Purple LISTEN   Electric Wizard LISTEN     BUY   Fela Kuti LISTEN     BUY   Fleetwood Mac - Rumours LISTEN     BUY   The Harder They Come - Soundtrack (Various) LISTEN     BUY   Love and Rockets LISTEN     BUY   Mad Professor LISTEN     BUY   Bob Marley and the Wailers - Catch A Fire LISTEN     BUY   Miriam Makeba LISTEN     BUY   Metallica LISTEN     BUY   Steve Moore - The Mind's Eye Soundtrack LISTEN     BUY   Neurosis LISTEN     BUY   Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters LISTEN     BUY   Poptone - Poptone LISTEN     BUY   Rainbow LISTEN     BUY   Siouxsie and The Banshees - A Kiss In The Dreamhouse LISTEN   Sleep - The Sciences LISTEN     BUY   This Is Spinal Tap - Soundtrack LISTEN     BUY   Tones on Tail LISTEN   Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston LISTEN     BUY   Marcos Valle - Previsão Do Tempo LISTEN     BUY   Whitesnake LISTEN     BUY   Yob LISTEN     BUY  

Cool Movies

The Harder They Come (DVD)     Watch the trailer for this awesome movie and buy the soundtrack, you won't be disappointed!   This Is Spinal Tap (DVD)   One of the funniest mockumentaries every made. Check out the famous Stonehenge clip which was based on the Black Sabbath Born Again Tour:  

Additional Information

• Island Records (label)
• Chris Blackwell founded Island Records and he's worth reading about (Wiki)
• Light In The Attic (label)
• Cleopatra Records (label)
• Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab aka MoFi (label)
• Toots & The Maytals - Do The Reggay (music link)