18 episodes

“There are only two sides to a disk but there are many sides to the story of the vinyl record,“ says the producer and host of Vinyl Snob, Dave Whitaker. But we hasten to add: you don’t have to be a snob; you can be a connoisseur, or just someone who never got rid of their records...or a new convert, someone who just bought their first vinyl LP. All are welcome to the One True Church of the Turntable. If you are a vinyl acolyte, then this podcast is a must-listen, with strong production values and lots of analysis and insight. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.

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    • 5.0 • 11 Ratings

“There are only two sides to a disk but there are many sides to the story of the vinyl record,“ says the producer and host of Vinyl Snob, Dave Whitaker. But we hasten to add: you don’t have to be a snob; you can be a connoisseur, or just someone who never got rid of their records...or a new convert, someone who just bought their first vinyl LP. All are welcome to the One True Church of the Turntable. If you are a vinyl acolyte, then this podcast is a must-listen, with strong production values and lots of analysis and insight. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.

    The Metallica Report: Trailer

    The Metallica Report: Trailer

    The Metallica Report is coming!
    Keep up with all things Metallica by going straight to the source for your news. This weekly report is hosted by Steffan Chirazi, long-time rock scribe and editor of the band’s online mag, So What!, and Renée Richardson, a well-known Bay Area radio personality who now oversees the band’s foundation, All Within My Hands.  
    Steffan and Renée will keep you in the loop each week with updates, features, and interviews. They’ll also get YOUR questions answered by those in the know. It’s your quick, weekly fix covering our most relevant topics of the day.
    The first report drops this Wednesday July 26!
    http://metallica.lnk.to/TheMetallicaReport
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    • 3 min
    American Prankster: The Trailer

    American Prankster: The Trailer

    American Prankster is a deep dive with the iconic Wavy Gravy, unfolding his fascinating,historic and hilarious lifestory as an original Beatnik, comedy pioneer, hippie icon and pioneering activist who uses humor as a weapon.  
    Sharing stories that even he’d forgotten with producer/host, Rainbow Valentine, of Disorganized Crime: Smuggler’s Daughter, Wavy gets down to the very nit of the grit and reminds us what it means to be human.
    From Ben and Jerry’s ice cream to Woodstock to the Acid Tests and running a pig for president, Wavy Gravy is an essential part of American counter culture history and more. 
    You will hear stories of his childhood, teen, army, college and beatnik years with Bob Dylan, Tiny Tim, Martha Graham plus tales of his comedy life with Lenny Bruce, Del Close, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and his friendships with music icons like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mama Cass, Joan C. Baez and more! 
    Wavy shares absurdist yarns from his lifelong activism using humor as a weapon, along with pals, Abbie Hoffman, Jackson Browne, the Yippies and traveling roadshows of hippies. Plus how psychedelic globetrotting led to the SEVA Foundation and Camp Winnarainbow.  Wavy’s 8+ decades of embodying American Pranksterism, inspiring millions down the tie-dye colored path of life and spreading his ethos of Basic Human Needs, is a fundamental part of American, comedy, activist, music, food and global history. Plus he’s hilarious and a born storyteller.
    "When you get to the very bottom of the human soul, when the nit is slamming into the grit and you are sinking but you reach down to help someone else, that is when everyone gets high and you don't even need LSD to do that...and that's when I passed the acid test." – Wavy Gravy, American Prankster
    "He's like our Rabbi..." - Trixie Garcia
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    • 5 min
    Record Store Day Drop Dates and Speaker Shopping

    Record Store Day Drop Dates and Speaker Shopping

    In Episode 16 we hear from Carrie Colliton with Record Store Day about how events of 2020 have changed this popular event and when the much anticipated special releases will be available. And in the quest to complete his ultimate stereo system, Dave returns to North Coast Audio and demos speakers with Chris Larsen. Dave also invites Vinyl Snob studio chief engineer and speaker skeptic, his brother Jerry, on the program to review his purchase. And with businesses slowly reopening, we talk with Barry Lazarus Of Red Devil Records in San Rafael, California, about what that will look like for record stores.
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    • 40 min
    Confessions Of A Vinyl Addict - Amoeba's Tom Lynch

    Confessions Of A Vinyl Addict - Amoeba's Tom Lynch

    In our third segment of Confessions of a Vinyl Addict, producer Dana Berry speaks with Tom Lynch, longtime record buyer at Amoeba Music in San Francisco. Tom has some great stories about growing up in the music hotbed of Detroit, continuing his vinyl odyssey to the West Coast and landing at the mecca of used records. Continuing our Vinyl News discussion of the tragic Apollo Masters fire, Dave speaks with Gus Elg of Sky Onion Mastering, to get his insight on the loss of one of only two lacquer manufacturers, the other being MDC in Japan. In our store segment, we visit Jonathan Sandler, owner of Village Vinyl & Hifi in Brookline, MA.
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    • 53 min
    HiFi Stereo Store

    HiFi Stereo Store

    A good stereo store is hard to find these days, but in Dave Whitaker's interview with Chris Larson at Northcoast Audio in Eureka, CA., you'll see why it's worth it to seek out your nearest brick and mortar store. In Vinyl News we have a double whammy of not-so-great news for the vinyl industry. Dave catches up with Steve Sheldon of the recently closed Rainbo Records pressing plant and gets more information on the impact of the Apollo Masters fire from Ron McMaster, long-time mastering engineer at Capitol Records. And in our indie record store segment, we visit Ian Clark at Record City in Brooklyn, NY.
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    • 45 min
    The Vinyl Dream - Part 2

    The Vinyl Dream - Part 2

    Producer Dana Berry continues his vinyl odyssey with part 2 of The Vinyl Dream. After approving the Night Herons test pressings, Dana ventures down to Los Angeles to witness the actual pressing of the record at Rainbo Records. Returning with a carload of fresh vinyl, Dana visits buyers at Open Mind Music, Econo Jam Records and Amoeba San Francisco to find out how one goes about selling their records. In Vinyl News, host Dave Whitaker talks about Jerry Goldsmith vinyl releases with Vinyl Snob theme composer and contributor, Cameron Robbins. And in our store segment, we visit Neal Becton at Som Records in Washington, D.C.
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    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

General Syd ,

Interesting show

Really enjoyed the show! Well done!

KW_77 ,

Hi-quality

Love this podcast. Dave talks to a wide variety of people all over the music industry. I especially like his interviews with record manufacturers, recording technicians and hi-fi experts. I have learned a lot about what to look for in audio gear, the differences in record pressing techniques and the general history of different audio formats. Not to mention getting to find out about cool record shops all over the country.

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