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Vinyl Emergency

Interviews and anecdotes with musicians, album collectors, LP manufacturers and beyond about our connection to vinyl records.

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Episode 24: Josh Caterer of the Smoking Popes (Exclusive Live Performance)

Episode 24: Josh Caterer of the Smoking Popes (Exclusive Live Performance)

Chicago's Smoking Popes are one of my seminal favorite bands, having released several crucial albums of lovelorn power-p... Read more

1 Jul 2016

1hr 36mins

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Episode 101: Aaron Draplin

Episode 101: Aaron Draplin

You'd be hard-pressed to find a more diverse client base than that of Portland, Oregon's Draplin Design Co. From corpora... Read more

5 Mar 2019

1hr 42mins

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Episode 29: Matthew Sweet

Episode 29: Matthew Sweet

This year marks the 30th anniversary of alternative guitar-pop hero Matthew Sweet's debut album. His stretch of critical... Read more

19 Aug 2016

1hr 13mins

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Episode 67: TW Walsh (Lo Tom / Pedro the Lion)

Episode 67: TW Walsh (Lo Tom / Pedro the Lion)

As one of indie-rock's busiest mastering engineers, TW Walsh has tackled almost 1,000 different projects, including rele... Read more

18 Aug 2017

1hr 18mins

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Episode 83: Record Store Day Discussion + Vinyl Me, Please reissues William Bell

Episode 83: Record Store Day Discussion + Vinyl Me, Please reissues William Bell

In 1962, soul vocalist and songwriter William Bell was sharing stages with Jackie Wilson and Gladys Knight, before a pho... Read more

13 Apr 2018

2hr 46mins

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Episode 36: Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Episode 36: Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Benmont Tench, founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has played on nearly every Petty album over the yea... Read more

14 Oct 2016

1hr 17mins

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Episode 64: Rosanne Cash

Episode 64: Rosanne Cash

2017 marks a big vinyl year for veteran singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash: Written primarily about the lives and deaths of ... Read more

21 Jul 2017

1hr 12mins

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Episode 85: Discogs CEO Chad Dahlstrom

Episode 85: Discogs CEO Chad Dahlstrom

A daily must-visit for record collectors everywhere, Discogs.com launched in 2000 with the lofty goal of cataloging ever... Read more

11 May 2018

1hr 18mins

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Episode 118: Jimbo Hart (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)

Episode 118: Jimbo Hart (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)

Bassist and Alabama native Jimbo Hart has been holding down Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit's low end for over a decade ... Read more

17 Dec 2019

1hr 35mins

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Episode 49: Allen Epley of Shiner and The Life & Times

Episode 49: Allen Epley of Shiner and The Life & Times

Kansas City, MO quartet Shiner are seen as giants of the indefinable mathy/space-rock scene, having built a rabid cult f... Read more

17 Mar 2017

56mins

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Episode 115: R.E.M.'s "Monster" Turns 25

Episode 115: R.E.M.'s "Monster" Turns 25

Today, we focus on R.E.M.'s polarizing yet passionate ninth album from 1994, Monster. Craft Recordings just released a 2... Read more

5 Nov 2019

1hr 32mins

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Episode 55: Andrew Winistorfer (Senior Editor of Vinyl Me, Please)

Episode 55: Andrew Winistorfer (Senior Editor of Vinyl Me, Please)

Not only has record subscription service Vinyl Me, Please been supplying record lovers with exclusive album presses each... Read more

28 Apr 2017

1hr 38mins

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Episode 48: Ted Leo

Episode 48: Ted Leo

From highly-influential albums like 2001's "The Tyranny of Distance" and 2003's "Hearts of Oak" to his collaboration wit... Read more

3 Mar 2017

1hr 29mins

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Episode 41: Jimmy Pardo

Episode 41: Jimmy Pardo

Pioneer of podcasting and stand-up comedy veteran Jimmy Pardo joins me this week to discuss his memories of vinyl growin... Read more

16 Dec 2016

1hr 44mins

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Episode 113: Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters

Episode 113: Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters

As a member of Foo Fighters for the last twenty years, guitarist Chris Shiflett is regarded as one of the most consisten... Read more

8 Oct 2019

55mins

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Episode 38: Pearl Jam's Yield with The Great Albums Podcast

Episode 38: Pearl Jam's Yield with The Great Albums Podcast

Here's something a little different this week! I recently guested for the second time on The Great Albums podcast -- a f... Read more

28 Oct 2016

2hr 5mins

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Episode 60: Mastering engineer Ed Brooks (R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, Pearl Jam)

Episode 60: Mastering engineer Ed Brooks (R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, Pearl Jam)

Seattle-area native Ed Brooks has engineered, mastered or lent a hand on some of the biggest indie records of the last t... Read more

16 Jun 2017

1hr 24mins

Ranked #18

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REPOST: Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (October 2016)

REPOST: Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (October 2016)

The recent, sudden passing of Tom Petty has been rough for all who knew him and adored his music, so this week we're rer... Read more

17 Nov 2017

1hr 17mins

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Episode 34: Levi Seitz of Black Belt Mastering

Episode 34: Levi Seitz of Black Belt Mastering

If you heard my recent chat with Rocky Votolato, you may remember us discussing a new 7" he appears on as part of the Li... Read more

30 Sep 2016

1hr 27mins

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Episode 46: LIVE 1st Anniversary with Bob Nanna and Chris Broach of Braid

Episode 46: LIVE 1st Anniversary with Bob Nanna and Chris Broach of Braid

Recorded in front of a live audience at Pinwheel Records in Chicago, we celebrate Vinyl Emergency's first birthday with ... Read more

3 Feb 2017

1hr 35mins

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