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

Peter Hook shares stories & anecdotes about the rare records & recordings of Joy Division, the artwork of "Unknown Pleasures", unheard Joy Division tapes, Sex Pistols Manchester Free Trade Hall show & more. Peter is recovering from Covid New Order Substance was made for Tony Wilson’s car Burying grief immediately after Ian Curtis’ death Band-financing “An Ideal for Living” record The 45 single sounded dreadful New Order didn’t want to play Joy Division The popularity of Joy Division so many years later What could have been on Joy Division’s 3rd LP Did Ian hear or see the "Closer" album package? The band’s music activity in the days after Ian’s death What was the plan for “An Ideal for Living”? Changes for “An Ideal For Living” 12” repress Band changing name from “Warsaw” to “Joy Division” FAC-02 compilation & other early records “Licht Und Blindheit” single from France Band involvement with record artwork The image for “Unknown Pleasures” artwork The popularity of “Unknown Pleasures” artwork / Disney The fractures within the band members in later years Status of Joy Division master tapes Additional/unheard Joy Division music Ian Curtis’ daughter & personal mementos Ticket stubs from the Sex Pistols Manchester show Memories of the Sex Pistols Free Trade Hall show Buying his 1st bass guitar When the Sex Pistols returned to Manchester Did Peter’s parents ever see him play live? The runout groove of FAC-40 – Joy Division “Still” Interview wrapup Peter Hook & the Light play Joy Division & New Order "Substance" Albums - Tour Dates Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

John Corabi of The Dead Daisies discusses his history with records, the collectibility of his music catalogue on vinyl, his recent book "Horseshoes & Hand Grenades", moments of with the likes of Nirvana, Eddie Van Halen & more. Returning to The Dead Daisies Relationship with former members Is The Dead Daisies the best gig in rock and roll? Why did he leave TDD originally? Can he balance The Dead Daisies with his solo work? John’s sorted past, growing up with records John is buying records again but doesn’t have a turntable The collectability of John’s vinyl history – Motley Crue, Brides of Destruction, solo work Writing his book “Horseshoes & Hand Grenades” Blowback because of the book Audition for Quiet Riot in the late 80s Meeting up with Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl Nirvana helped clear out the copy-cat bands John’s memories of the shift in musical tastes John’s favourite 15 years of music Multiple genres on radio Memories of Eddie Van Halen, backyard party The Howard Hughes of rock and roll The tape library in 5150 studio Interview wrap up Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

Doug Martsch of Built To Spill discusses stories behind the rare records, recordings, record label challenges, successes of Built To Spill, Treepeople, upcoming tour of Australia & more. Vinyl is a primary form for “Built to Spill” Reissues of “Built to Spill” & “Treepeople” music Working with Warner Brothers on licensing and reissues Awareness of master and multitrack tapes “Built to Spill” reissues generally happen without Doug’s participation Some highly collectable “Built to Spill” LPs Joining his favourite band “State of Confusion”, transforming to “Treepeople” Memories of making “No Mouth Pipetting” Memories of making “Important Things” 7” Message in the runout groove “Silence” records & zine Working with Jack Endino In the Sub-Pop orbit but not on the label “Guilt Regret Embarrassment” record label Issues with CZ Records Locked groove on “Just Kidding” record Recording “Ultimate Alternative Wavers” in the early 90s “Ultimate Alternative Wavers” vinyl hasn’t been reissues in nearly a decade Rights reverting back to Doug Reception of the album in 1993 The album cover of “Ultimate Alternative Wavers” Hand-made singles of “Car/Girl” 3 early singles of “Built to Spill” Signing to Warner Brothers / Health care The recording mishaps of “Perfect From Now On” Original pressings of “Perfect From Now On” sold by Up Records Modern reissues are usually done without Doug knowing “You Were Right” lyrical rights “Built to Spill Play the Songs of Daniel Johnson” The packaging and extras with “Built to Spill” albums Recording cadence for Built to Spill albums Upcoming tour of Australia Unique setlists for each show Interview wrap up Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

Romanus Records is known for producing beautiful and extrodinarily innovative vinyl records. Chris Banta, founder of Romanus, shares how he approaches his craft and continues push the boundaries and assumptions of the vinyl record format. Emmy Award winning Video of "My Weird Life" featuring Chris & Romanus Records. Topics include: Is Romanus Records a label? The early experimentation of Romanus Stuff he’s put into records – bullets, glitter, blood/fluid, real scorpions, shredded money, razor blades, etc Making a working guitar pedal in a record Chris’ skillset and background – Vinyl Jawa Typical Romanus release bundles Special limited records are all hand made Who presses the records? The recent challenges of vinyl supply chain King Gizzard bootleg model The community around King Gizzard Polygondawanaland paid for his son’s surgery Creating the Holographic effect on vinyl Balancing the visual effects and sound quality Green glow in the dark records seem to have more quality issues How does he create Romanus’ hand-made filled records Focused on innovation and high quality How do we care for liquid-filled records? Early liquid-filled records – Disney was the first Jay Millar’s blood records w The Flaming Lips Making records for well known artists – Fall Out Boy –‘tear-infused records’, Slime Language Importance of getting credit for doing special records for other artists What lead time do you need for creating a special hand-made record? The largest order he had to fulfill – challenging logistics Thoughts from Chris on how to find the right career path Persistence is required for doing anything you’re passionate about If you’re being adventurous, you’re going to suck for awhile Salty Dog Records, Private Function Interview wrap up Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

In memory of Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez, here is the full Vinyl Guide interview from 2018 discussing music, records, recordings and more. Rest in Peace Mr Rodriguez. Topics include: Interview start / greetings Music on vinyl and digital Memories of Australia and New Zealand Rodriguez was surprised by a large fanbase in Australia Writing the songs on “Cold Fact” & “Coming From Reality” The accident that took part of his finger The “I’ll Slip Away” single on Impact records What the “Sugarman” character someone he knew? Did his style change between the two LPs? Fighting injustice in the music industry What is the one message Sixto would like to give the world? Will we see another Rodriguez album? Honorary PhD / Dr Rodriguez Did Sixto continue to play music during the years after he made his records? Is he familiar with Blue Goose record label out of Australia? Do you know where the master tapes of “Cold Fact” and “Coming From Reality” are? Touring the world with local musicians Taking inspiration from his family who served in military How did you choose the path of being an artist? What does he want to accomplish in his remaining years? The King of Thailand came to his show Rodriguez still studies music Social commentary on global cultures What music, lyrics does he feel are still relevant today? End of interview Pls support our podcast at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

Bay Area thrash legend Craig Locicero returns with many tales of record collecting and the rebirth of Forbidden. Topics include: Craig’s vinyl collection is growing There’s no pit at a Porcupine Tree show The Locicero family record collection Record shops Craig enjoys Rediscovering Beatles, Genesis, What albums annoy your wife? Revisiting Rush and Iron Maiden on vinyl The sound of vinyl crackle is comforting Does the collectability of records matter? Does Craig do boxsets? Craig loves Amyl & the Sniffers & King Gizzard Discussing bands – The Chats, Cosmic Psychos, PigsX7, IDLES, Slift, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, C.O.F.F.I.N., These New South Whales, Private Function, Neptune Power Federation Reforming/rebirthing “Forbidden” Getting the approval of Russ Anderson for reviving Forbidden Working with Norman Skinner on vocals Receiving offer for the Alcatraz Festival Filling in for Anthrax Writing for a new Forbidden album Future Forbidden reissues on vinyl Band members and songwriting credits What’s happening with “Dress The Dead”? Joining and playing on “The Boneless Ones” LP / vinyl Interview wrap up Extended, High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

Kevin Rowland of Dexys shares stories of his early days with records, "The Killjoys" single, forming "Dexy's Midnight Runners", the making of "Geno", "Come On Eileen", his new LP "The Feminine Divine" and more. Topics include: Kevin doesn’t have a record player Buying records as a kid Elvis & The Beatles were a big influence Joining his brother’s cover band Discovering punk, forming “The Killjoys” Making the 7” single “Johnny Won’t Get To Heaven” Kevin and band still haven’t seen a penny for that record Disintegrating “The Killjoys”, forming "Dexy’s Midnight Runners" Alternative names for “Dexy’s Midnight Runners” Involvement with Bernard Rhodes 2 single deal Oddball records via EMI The story of “Dance Stance” single and mix Multiple mixes of “Geno”, switching to the band favoured mix Recognizing the popularity of “Geno” Parlophone missed the option making Dexy’s free to move labels The pressure going into “Too-Rye-Ay” Memories of the making of “Come On Eileen” Recent remix of “Too Rye-Ay (As It Should Have Sounded)” Remastering of “Don’t Stand Me Down” Dexy’s appearance on “The Young Ones” Recent burst of Dexys in recent years The new album “The Feminine Divine” is a personal album Kevin’s journey and revisiting learnings from his youth Some people aren’t comfortable with the evolution of Dexys Kevin has always bucked trends in the music industry Interview wrap up Extended, High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

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 See "Those Pretty Wrongs" in Australia, tickets & details are here. High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

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 Extended, high-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide 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

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 Get vinyl and live tickets for The Boxmasters here. Extended, high-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide 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