Cameron Schaefer's guest appearances

Cameron Schaefer

How To Fix The Music Business

Vinyl Emergency

Billy Fields

Jason Isbell

Amanda Shires

Sheryl Crow

Aaron Draplin

Rosanne Cash

Stephen Colbert

Ben Carter

John Oates

Frank Turner

Justin Perkins

Chuck Berry

Billy Bragg

Ben Gibbard

Tony Thaxton

OwlTail

Instead of a typical Best Of recap episode at year's end, I thought it'd be fun for Cameron Schaefer -- partner and head of music at Vinyl Me, Please -- to return to the show to look back at each of VMP's 12 albums of the month for 2016 and talk about why each record was chosen, the reactions to each release from subscribers and other vinyl fanatics, and what challenges or unexpected awesome surprises awaited them during the process. From Nada Surf to Nina Simone, Big Bill Broonzy to Beck and everything in between, this is a great way to learn more about the how's and why's of the selection process for Vinyl Me, Please which continues to wow long-time collectors and first-time spinners year after year. If you'd like more info on VMP's back story and Cameron's own relationship with vinyl, don't forget to go back to episode 19 of Vinyl Emergency, when he made his first guest spot!     SPONSORS: Pinwheel Records, 1722 W. 18th St. in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood; Vinyl For A Cause, promoting charitable good, one record sale at a time; Table-Turned, a new vinyl subscription service giving you your choice of genre for as low as about $12/album.   Follow @VinylEmergency on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Show questions and feedback are always welcomed at vinylemergency@gmail.com. Sign up to be a part of our LIVE audience Sat., Jan. 14th in Chicago at vinylemergency.com!

Instead of a typical Best Of recap episode at year's end, I thought it'd be fun for Cameron Schaefer -- partner and head of music at Vinyl Me, Please -- to return to the show to look back at each of VMP's 12 albums of the month for 2016 and talk about why each record was chosen, the reactions to each release from subscribers and other vinyl fanatics, and what challenges or unexpected awesome surprises awaited them during the process. From Nada Surf to Nina Simone, Big Bill Broonzy to Beck and everything in between, this is a great way to learn more about the how's and why's of the selection process for Vinyl Me, Please which continues to wow long-time collectors and first-time spinners year after year. If you'd like more info on VMP's back story and Cameron's own relationship with vinyl, don't forget to go back to episode 19 of Vinyl Emergency, when he made his first guest spot!    SPONSORS: Pinwheel Records, 1722 W. 18th St. in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood; Vinyl For A Cause, promoting charitable good, one record sale at a time; Table-Turned, a new vinyl subscription service giving you your choice of genre for as low as about $12/album.   Follow @VinylEmergency on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Show questions and feedback are always welcomed at <a>vinylemergency@gmail.com</a>. Sign up to be a part of our LIVE audience Sat., Jan. 14th in Chicago at <a href="http://vinylemergency.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">vinylemergency.com</a>!

Episode 42: Vinyl Me, Please Year In Review with Cameron Schaefer

They say you can’t sell music as a product anymore. Nobody wants CDs. Download sales are tanking as streaming grows in popularity. People don’t have the attention span to listen to a whole album, we’re in singles world now. Cherry pick my favorites, put them in a playlist, hits of the 90’s, workout jams, I don’t need artwork, I don’t want to know who played on the record, or who wrote the songs. Shuffle it up and fire it into my head like musical Pez, one sweet little brick at a time. Zero footprint. That’s what they say. But what about the resurgence of vinyl? Our guest on the show today is Cameron Schaefer from Vinyl Me Please, a record club that is all about bringing vinyl to their members that will transport them into the present moment and delight them. Cameron is a partner and Head Of Label Relations at Vinyl Me Please and yes, he does have one of the best jobs in the world. We’re going to talk about what vinyl means to the future of the music industry, and yeah we geek out a bit. Vinyl Me, Please http://vinylmeplease.com/ Cameron's music recommendations: Colin Blunstone: http://www.colinblunstone.co.uk/ The California Playboys:  https://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/trying-to-become-a-millionaire Angel Olsen: http://angelolsen.com/#/my-woman Devendra Banhart: http://www.devendrabanhart.com Preoccupations: http://preoccupationsband.com

They say you can’t sell music as a product anymore. Nobody wants CDs. Download sales are tanking as streaming grows in popularity. People don’t have the attention span to listen to a whole album, we’re in singles world now. Cherry pick my favorites, put them in a playlist, hits of the 90’s, workout jams, I don’t need artwork, I don’t want to know who played on the record, or who wrote the songs. Shuffle it up and fire it into my head like musical Pez, one sweet little brick at a time. Zero footprint. That’s what they say. But what about the resurgence of vinyl? Our guest on the show today is Cameron Schaefer from Vinyl Me Please, a record club that is all about bringing vinyl to their members that will transport them into the present moment and delight them. Cameron is a partner and Head Of Label Relations at Vinyl Me Please and yes, he does have one of the best jobs in the world. We’re going to talk about what vinyl means to the future of the music industry, and yeah we geek out a bit. Vinyl Me, Please <a href="http://vinylmeplease.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vinylmeplease.com/</a> Cameron's music recommendations: Colin Blunstone: <a href="http://www.colinblunstone.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.colinblunstone.co.uk/</a> The California Playboys: <a href="https://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/trying-to-become-a-millionaire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/trying-to-become-a-millionaire</a> Angel Olsen: <a href="http://angelolsen.com/#/my-woman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://angelolsen.com/#/my-woman</a> Devendra Banhart: <a href="http://www.devendrabanhart.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.devendrabanhart.com</a> Preoccupations: <a href="http://preoccupationsband.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://preoccupationsband.com</a>

The Beautiful Contradiction of Vinyl with Cameron Schaefer of Vinyl Me, Please

Vinyl Me, Please has been supplying record lovers with exclusive album presses each month -- whether they be well-known classics, brand new releases or long-buried gems -- since January 2013 as a subscription-based service. Today, VMP's head of label relations Cameron Schaefer and I discuss their growth over the last three years, the feedback they get from their subscribers, how each Album of the Month is chosen and what it was like to hold the original UK master tapes of The Beatles' "Abbey Road," when he visited Capitol Records' extensive archives! We also discuss his youth in rural Wyoming and his career as a pilot in the Air Force prior to joining VMP. Visit vinylmeplease.com for more info on how to subscribe, and follow @VinylMePlease on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow Cameron on Twitter and Instagram, @cjschaefer. Be sure to listen as well for details on our Everclear vinyl giveaway this week -- courtesy of Intervention Records -- and follow @VinylEmergency on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also write the show at vinylemergency@gmail.com!

Vinyl Me, Please has been supplying record lovers with exclusive album presses each month -- whether they be well-known classics, brand new releases or long-buried gems -- since January 2013 as a subscription-based service. Today, VMP's head of label relations Cameron Schaefer and I discuss their growth over the last three years, the feedback they get from their subscribers, how each Album of the Month is chosen and what it was like to hold the original UK master tapes of The Beatles' "Abbey Road," when he visited Capitol Records' extensive archives! We also discuss his youth in rural Wyoming and his career as a pilot in the Air Force prior to joining VMP. Visit <a href="http://vinylmeplease.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vinylmeplease.com</a> for more info on how to subscribe, and follow @VinylMePlease on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow Cameron on Twitter and Instagram, @cjschaefer. Be sure to listen as well for details on our Everclear vinyl giveaway this week -- courtesy of Intervention Records -- and follow @VinylEmergency on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also write the show at vinylemergency@gmail.com!