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

In 1997 Failure had it all; a growing legion of fans, a community of supportive artists and a fantastic creative effort in the album "Fantastic Planet".

Then....they broke up. 

Nearly 20 years later …

Van Halen were the most powerful band in the world in 1984, this is the story of that journey along with an in-depth discussion with album artist Margo Z Nahas.

If you like records, just starting a…

You've seen them at yard sales, you've noticed them in 2nd hand shops, you may have actually owned or listened to them in the past, but do you know the history of the 8 track tape? It's pretty fascin…

Concrete Blonde was a phenomenal Southern California band who had great songs and lucky enough to be recognized for their work; hits like "Joey", "Heal It Up", "Caroline", "Tomorrow Wendy", "God Is a…

On December 4, 1971 the worlds of Deep Purple, Frank Zappa and Claude Nobs collided in Montreux Switzerland. What was almost a massive tragedy turned into one of the most popular and enduring songs …

In 1969 the MC5 released their debut album "Kick Out The Jams" and, although the band was relatively short-lived, this release set the pace for future punk rock and garage bands around the world. Tod…

Pt 2 of 2: John Tefteller scours the world for some of the rarest records; his collection of Blues 78s is unmatched, many of them the only copies in existence! John hunts for these records, spends a…

John Tefteller scours the world for some of the rarest records; his collection of Blues 78s is unmatched, many of them the only copies in existence! John hunts for these records, spends a remarkable…

Audio mastering engineer Cameron Henry takes a break from mastering records for the studio "Welcome to 1979" to speak with us and share the science behind a good sounding record. We start at the basi…

We're on the road, this time to Japan which is a cratedigger's version of heaven, without all that annoying harp music. We visit Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima for an unprecedented record roadtrip…

Guns & Roses had some controversial ideas for their debut album cover and the one they selected caused issues with several record stores worldwide. Today we discuss the artwork from renown artist Ro…

This week we speak to Tesco Vee, founder of Touch & Go fanzine, record label and lead singer of the band The Meatmen. Tesco tells us his history, shared stories from the early days of punk in the US…

What will happen to your body when you die? Jason at AndVinyly.com has an option; get your ashes pressed into vinyl records to be enjoyed by your loved ones. Hear his interview as well as some discus…

In the 1990s there were 2200 independent record shops in the UK. By 2012 there were just 269. Graham Jones documented this demise in the book and DVD "Last Shop Standing", available at www.lastshops…

Still down-under for the 2nd part of our 2 part cratedigging expedition through Melbourne Australia. In this episode Steve from Greville Records in Prahran shares tales of Monster Magnet, Metallica …

This week we're in glorious Melbourne Australia connecting with some of the best record shops of the city! We visit Heartland Records in North Melbourne to hear the history of one of Melbourne's gre…

Jay Millar, record dude for Sundazed Music & Modern Harmonic, shares his stories, opinions and experiences working in United Record Pressing plant, the largest vinyl pressing plant in the United Sta…

The Amen Break is the most popular, most used, most sampled drum beat in history, and it's appeared on over 2000 separate recordings and spawned new music genres. Hear the story of the song, the tra…

Eric Spitznagel goes on a journey to find the old record collection. Not copies of the records, the exact ones! The story is detailed in his new book "Old Records Never Die" and he shares some of th…

John Lennon inadvertently plagiarized a Chuck Berry song that was owned by a mobster and hatched a plan with Phil Spector to correct it. What could go wrong? As it turns out, quite a lot! This is th…