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

John Robb, author, journalist and music fanatic discusses his new book "The History of Goth" by taking us through it's history, rich with art, music and culture. Topics include: Cross continental introductions Goth seems to have permeated all forms of music & art Summarizing the history of Goth starting with the sacking of Rome in 411 AD The tribal nature of Goth and art in general Did John feel the culture of Goth wasn't understood? Nick Cave being an elder statesman of Goth What were early Goth songs in modern music? What constitutes a Goth song? Industrial bands (Skinny Puppy, Front 242) being inspired by Goth The geographical trends of Goth culture The US producing Ramones and The Cramps The impulsiveness of The Cramps The impact of format of vinyl records on Goth culture How did John research and create the History of Goth? Goth in present day mainstream art (Wednesday, Tim Burton movies, etc) What about Goth is misunderstood? John thinks records will continue to rise in value. I don't. The remaining records of John's collection Meeting, interviewing Nirvana and Fugazi New bands that John enjoys Interview wrap up Order "The History of Goth" book 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

Janie Hendrix shares memories of her brother Jimi, what's in the Hendrix archives, stories of stolen memorabilia, hunting down rare recordings, her new book "Jimi" and more. Topics include: What are in the Jimi Hendrix archives? The early days of pulling together Jimi's recordings and items Paul Allen of Microsoft funded the family to get the rights for Jimi's work What happened to Jimi's records? Lots of Jimi material was stolen Counterfeit Jimi Hendrix memorabilia People coming to visit the Hendrix family after Jimi's passing Jimi's gold albums were stolen from the family in 1986 There are many other recordings still unaccounted for Is there a recording of Jimi's early appearance at the Apollo Jimi communications while on the road When "Jimmy" became "Jimi" Any recordings from the Sue Records period? Any recordings from his Café Wha? gigs? How the family learned of Jimi's popularity in the UK The partnership with Jimi and Eddie Kramer Jimi and Zappa / Mothers Cover Working w Dweezil Zappa on Atmos mixes Recordings in the archive Finding & restoring the tapes and video for the Miami Pop festival Unique items in the archive Janie's memories of Jimi in 1970 Janie and Jimi's Cosmic Promise The next projects of the Hendrix Estate The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at the Los Angeles Forum The various international covers of Hendrix LPs Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix covering one another Any lost recordings and collaborations with Jimi Interview wrap up The new book "Jimi" 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

Spike Slawson is the frontman's frontman. Spearheading the supergroup Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Spike talks about forming MFATGG, the early days of the band, the rare records, being hated by The Eagles and more. Topics include: Is Spike a record collector? Describe your record collection How do you shop for records? Who influenced Spike's frontman persona? Irony within performing covers How do they pick songs for the Gimme Gimmes to cover? The strategy of putting out lots of 45s in the early days Involving lots of labels besides Fat Wreck Music from Spike's youth & household The first records Spike bought w his own money Did Spike always want to be a performer? Spike's friends who influenced his musical tastes Impact of Dead Kennedys "Fresh Fruit" LP Shocking his music teacher w Husker Du Moving from Pittsburgh to San Francisco Spike's first bands & performances Rough stories from early punk clubs Becoming aware of Fat Wreck Spike was a really bad employee Getting moved from Shipping/Receiving to Lead Singer Fat Mike & Joey Cape invited Spike to lead the Gimmes Cover bands can skip song writing and go straight to performance Early shows of the Gimme Gimmes Artists that didn't like the cover of their song Response from Eagles Who he'd like to hear the cover Bands/artists that East and West coasts dislike A strong dislike of Fleetwood Mac and associated fashion Being influenced by John Waters and Hee-Haw The upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour Interview wrap up Tix/info on Me First & the Gimme Gimmes 2023 Aus/NZ Tour 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

Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo, ex Dream Theatre) joins us to talk about his record collection, rare vinyl of his career, his approach to his music collection, meeting Beatles, working with legends of music, the new Winery Dogs LP and more. Topics include: Mike's record room We are not a gossip podcast Did the band know The Winery Dogs III would be made? Mike's dog Mickey joins the interview Making The Winery Dogs III LP Richie's vocals are incredible How involved is Mike after basic tracks are done? When is the vinyl version coming out? Why Mike separates old records from new ones Mike collects different formats – 8-track talk Mike's listening preference is MP3s The most precious records of Mike's collection Mike's autographed vinyl records Mike met Paul and Ringo Having a conversation with Paul McCartney Mike loves his boxsets What's the most Mike ever paid for a record? Where does Mike shop for records? Mike's conversations with Kevin Gilbert The collectability of The Winery Dogs vinyl Will the prior Winery Dogs albums be reissued on vinyl? Working with Storm Thorgerson on album covers Dream Theatre logo changed for the Storm Thorgerson album covers Earliest bands - Mike's band "Rising Power" The Winery Dogs 2023 tour Mike's vinyl videos on YouTube Does Mike get vinyl deliveries all the time? The rarest record of Mike's career What records of his career is he missing? Interview wrap up 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

Third Man Records co-founder & Official Archivist of The White Stripes Ben Blackwell shares insight on the making and impact of the album 'Elephant', the new MONO mix for TMR Vault #55, rare records in the Third Man universe and much more. Topics include: What was the impact of Elephant on The White Stripes? Early impressions first hearing Elephant Memories of Seven Nation Army Original sequencing of Elephant What's in TMR Vault 55? First recordings of Elephant / John Peel Vault DVD contents / Shooting video for The Hardest Button to Button The various global covers of Elephant The Australian LP is the hardest to find More activities for Elephant in 2023 The White Stripes eligible for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023 The Elvis "My Happiness" acetate The Upholsterers "Your Furniture Was Always Dead…" single How many Upholsterers singles have been found? The "Freedom at 21" Flexi-disc helium balloon stunt 3" pressing of "The Denial Twist" Meg White "Icky Thump" picture disc What can be shared about Meg in recent years? Third Man Pressing and expansion of other pressing plants What percentage is Third Man Pressing focused on Third Man projects? Trends of the recent growth of the vinyl industry Third Man reissuing materials from major labels Numbers of TMR Vault subscribers Looking up MONO "Icky Thump" on Discogs The Jack White singles cover art tapestry Strange requests for song licensing Ben's personal record collecting hobby Temptation while at TMR Pressing Interview wrap up Sign up for the Third Man Records Vault #55 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

Terri Nunn of Berlin discusses the rare and collectable vinyl of her career, growing up in LA, early punk scene, her multiple hits as well as the global #1 smash "Take My Breath Away", auditioning for Star Wars & much more! Topics include: Terri's record collection Terri's family owned a few record stores Well known customers who shopped there Hiding records from the public shoppers Growing up in LA, wanting to entertain Social issues with entertainers Records and performers who inspired Terri Discovering the punk community Getting into Electronic Music 1st album is all Prophet V and TR-808 Memories of making "A Matter of Time" private press single "Pleasure Victim" initially on MAO Records Moving from Enigma to Geffen Memories of working w David Geffen The pressure going into "Love Life" Challenges with Terri being focal point of band Working w Georgio Moroder on Top Gun theme Recording of "Take My Breath Away" Life changes after having a global #1 hit John rejoining band and communicating about prior challenges The collectable records of Berlin & Terri's career Terri's involvement in cover art, videos The concept of cover of "Pleasure Victim" Terri's "Star Wars" audition Berlin's "Strings Attached" vinyl Interview wrap up Berlin's "Strings Attached" on vinyl 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 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

Jerry A Lang discusses the rare records and legacy of Poison Idea, the reissues, collectibles and artefacts from the band, as well as his new LP "From The Fire Into The Water" and his autobiographies "Black Heart Fades Blue". Topics include: Jerry's books - "Black Heart Fades Blue" Reissuing Poison Idea recordings Cleaning up the master tapes Anything missing from the PI archive Hand written lyric book for "Kings of Punk" The various labels of Poison Idea Early pressings of "Pick Your King" Status of the "Pick Your King" artwork Making the Poison Idea lettering logo "Pick Your King" test pressing w Reagan photo Is Jerry a record collector? Tom collecting The Fix Vengeance single from club promo packs Early demand for "Pick Your King" How were records sold / early merch tables What happened to Tom's guitars? Poison Idea's recording consistency Making "Feel The Darkness" Poison Idea's music publishing Jerry and the legacy of Poison Idea New Poison Idea track "The Butcher" Other potential Poison Idea outtakes Plans for American Leather Records Tom's record collection The new album "From The Fire Into The Water" Does Jerry Miss being in a band or playing live? What is Jerry listening to these days? Upcoming releases on American Leather Records "Feel The Darkness" reissue w Tiny Tim's cease & desist letters Interview wrap up Get Jerry's LP "From The Fire Into The Water" on vinyl here Get Jerry's Autobiographies "Black Heart Fades Blue" 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 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

Joel Selvin, writer, music critic and author of many fascinating music history books, joins us to talk vinyl, record collecting, the Bay Area music scene and harrowing tale of Sly & The Family Stone. Topics include: The Sky Stone book is harrowing Joel's "Basement Record Library" Getting free promotional records Some memorable shows he saw in late 60s Balancing friendships w artists as a music critic Collecting music memorabilia A Christmas present from Steve Miller The vinyl revival didn't surprise Joel Why vinyl sounds better Joel's reaction to CDs and Napster Ever been threatened or made an enemy from reporting? Pissing off Sammy Hagar Taking on the Sly & the Family Stone book Getting in touch with all the main Sly & the Family Stone characters The involvement of Hamp 'Bubba' Banks Former band members eventually revealing the trauma The poor sound quality of "There's a Riot Going On" Status of the Sly Stone recording tapes Rare Sly Stone records, The Stewart Four 78 record Joel's conversations with Sly The cultural loss of talent of Sly Stone Upcoming autobiography and documentary of Sky Stone Interview wrap up Get Joel Selvin's "Sly & The Family Stone: An Oral History" 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

Pattie Boyd's life has been surrounded by music, art and history. Once married to George Harrison, then Eric Clapton, Pattie inspired some of the greatest songs of the 20th century and witnessed key moments in music history. Today we discuss her new book 'A Life In Pictures' and many of her moments that are collective cultural touchstones. Topics include: Sharing her photos in the new book Best practices for her photography Going through all her negatives So many songs written about Pattie Meeting George Did she know much about The Beatles prior to meeting George George asking Brian Epstein about getting married Pattie's participation in a few Beatles recordings Talking to George about music The records that George and Pattie enjoyed Watching Frank Sinatra record "My Way" Meeting Elvis George sharing the song "Something" with Pattie Pattie would hear Beatles demos as they were doing them Pattie's memories of Magic Alex Meeting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Recalling the moment of hearing of Brian Epstein's death Moments and Memorabilia from the Beatles Recollections of The Beatles breakup John & Yoko talking George back into the band Pattie's perspective of Yoko in the studio Did George miss being in The Beatles? The Beatles received a large financial offer to reform Wearing disguises in public The original Derek & the Dominos / Layla painting Many photographs for potential subsequent books Pattie left a lot of her Beatles white label promos with Eric Interview wrap up Order a signed Pattie Boyd book 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 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

Brendan Benson, producer, songwriter & co-founder of The Raconteurs / Saboteurs, joins us to talk records, collectible vinyl, songwriting, smoking herb, his new LP "Low Key" and lots more. Topics include: Brendan smoking weed on the "Low Key" album cover His preference of tape or Pro Tools Brendan's process for writing songs What inspires Brendan to write Spending too much time on Social Media Brendan's early records - Parents playing him The Stooges, Bowie, etc Seeing his parents react to music Brendan's 1st record - The Cars debut His old record collection was slowly stolen Does he play his records regularly? The challenge of record manufacturings "Low Key" sounds very good on vinyl Some music didn't sound great on CD Theory of smooth sine waves v digital How Brendan collected records The physical collecting world isn't as important now Brendan chose between music and painting Does Brendan distance himself from his early work? His earlier work is expensive on vinyl Challenges w getting masters of his earlier recordings Can he repress some of his earlier works? The Raconteurs are the Saboteurs in Australia The "Help Us Stranger" 'Butcher-Cover' album The Upholsters singles, Brian Muldoon Early days as The Bricks - playing at the Gold Dollar The recording of "Low Key" during the pandemic Albums that Brendan loves Will Brendan tour the new album? Interview wrap up Order Brendan's new LP "Low Key" on vinyl 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 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