Tales Vinyl Tells-”stories record albums convey”

Brian Hallgren
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Tales Vinyl Tells is my podcast that evolved into my radio show that airs weekly on RadioFreeNashville. I had quite a few LPs that I collected in the late 60s and 70s and I always knew the magic of the albums of that era of album-oriented rock brought back memories of times, people, smells, tastes and feelings. I hope it does for you too. Back-stories and album liner notes tie the tunes together. I’m your host Brian Hallgren and you should hear the Tales Vinyl Tells!

  1. 6d ago

    Episode 76: From Jan 7, 2023: Christine McVie Salute

    Episode 76: From Jan 7, 2023: Christine McVie Salute September 28, 2026 Looks like we made it to a new year. I was beginning to wonder. Last year had some good, some sad but the best thing is that is ended. I had a Covid Christmas, lost a couple really good people, like my 30 year old niece, my 62 year old friend, had a melanoma on my head and it was just a weird year. I did though get my chance to bring Tales Vinyl Tells to RadioFreeNashville and the world. Now a chance to regain momentum. Here we have a salute to Christine McVie and her time in public performance. She had a distinctive voice, you could probably tell the songs she penned and she brought life to the rock world. She is missed. One tune she did in her time with Chicken Shack in 1968 is here and I think you’ll recognize it. All in all, here’s some great music to kick the year off with. My goal is to explore the vinyl LPs of the 60s & 70s, with some exceptions, and provide some backstories and liner notes of some of the best album rock of the ages. Since December 2019, there now over 200 hour-long episodes to enjoy with minimal repeats. Oh sure, there are some and that's because those are some great ones. Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime. PLAYLIST: 76.1 Baby Batter-Harvey Mandel 76.2 Badge-Cream 76.3 Break Up Song-Greg Kihn Band 76.4 Be Free-Loggins & Messina 76.5 Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding-Elton John 76.6 I’d Rather Go Blind-Chicken Shack w/Christine McVie 76.7 Eveerywhere-Fleetwood Mac 76.8 Songbird-Fleetwood Mac 76.9 Spare Me A Little of Your Love-Fleetwood Mac 76.10 Dreams-The Cranberries 76.11 Song and Dance-Heads, Hands and Feet 76.12 Willin’-Little Feat

  2. Sep 21

    Episode 65 Great Guitarists You Don't Hear Much & #6 Best-Selling LP

    Episode 65 Great Guitarists You Don't Hear Much & #6 Best-Selling LP Progressive rock radio stations of the 60s, especially, exposed many great and long-lasting tunes and LPs that would endure more than a half century. I try to play as many as come from my personal collection and memory, and there are many that seem to fly under the radar because they don’t have commercial appeal but a curious music lover wants to hear the wide range of acoustic players and singers you just don’t hear these days. This episode I wanted to highlight some of those, like: Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Tommy Emmanuel and you’ll also hear Arlo, Graham Nash and quite a few more. Twelve spins today. Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime. Download them and listen anytime, even when you’re primitive camping. Thanks for listening! Playlist: 65.1 Road Gravy Chase-Cowboy 65.2 Coming into LA-Arlo Guthrie 65.3 Used to be a King-Graham Nash 65.4 King of Nothing-Seals & Crofts 65.5 Younger than Yesterday-The Byrds 65.6 Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace on King Phillip XIV of Spain-John Fahey 65.7 Bron y aur Stomp-Led Zeppelin 65.8 Day of Celebration-Santana 65.9 Elenore-The Turtles 65.10 Mr. Fonebone-Leo Kottke 65.11 Home Again-Batdorf & Rodney 65.12 Houston-Cowboy 65.13 Lewis and Clark-Tommy Immanuel

  3. Sep 14

    Episode 212 Sometimes We All Feel Like An Alien, Like We Don't Belong.

    Episode 212 Sometimes We All Feel Like An Alien, Like We Don't Belong. September 14, 2026 This was episode 64 from about this time in 2022. It took some editing to prepare it for radio re-broadcast on stations around the country. They allow about 58 minutes. Hope you enjoy this one! We start today with one of the greatest guitarists of our time who had an early death by wheels, a multi-award winning female Canadian artist who sold over 100 million albums that we haven’t played but once before here, Phoenix and more. As fall comes to us, I’m so glad. Maybe the heat will now only come from the smoking’ LP cuts from the 60s and 70s I play. Of course, if you need heat in your house by all means turn it on. You can listen live at 5 central time around Nashville at 103.7 and 107.1 FM, you can tell Alexa, "Alexa, play radio free Nashville" after teaching her the radio free Nashville online skill, and you can stream it live at RadioFreeNashville.org. You can hear the replays of all the Tales Vinyl Tells podcasts at StudioMillsWellness.com when you click on the Tales Vinyl Tells podcast tab. You can also hear the replays on Apple podcasts and at Podbean. Wearing headphones when you listen enhances your musical journey. I wear them all the time in the studio when I'm on the air. What's that you say? PLAYLIST: 212.1 Memphis Underground-Herbie Mann 212.2 Hot ‘Lanta-Fillmore East Allman Brothers Band 212.3 Trouble No More-Eat a Peach Allman Brothers Band 212.4 Hey Jude-Wilson Pickett 212.5 When-Shania Twain 212.6 For What It’s Worth-Extended version- Buffalo Springfield 212.7 Deal-Jerry Garcia 212.8 Henry/Panama Red-New Riders of the Purple Sage 212.9 Phoenix-Wishbone Ash 212.10 Alien-Atlanta Rhythm Section

  4. Sep 6

    Episode 63: From 4 Years Ago. Sept 18, 2022. Chris Hillman, Journey, Zeppelin, Jesse Colin Young(Bloods)

    Episode 63: From 4 Years Ago. Sept 18, 2022. Chris Hillman, Journey, Zeppelin, Jesse Colin Young(Bloods) September 6, 2026 The ‘60s and ‘70s brought some happy/sad/high/low/up/down/sweet/sour/yin/yang things. We were evolving as a country, coming out of post-WWII and Korean War times and heading into wars, the age of Aquarius and of the computer. For me, the music drove me. The Summer of Love in San Francisco and The Summer of Soul in NYC changed everything in our culture. The music of that time is what I try to capture in this fast-moving hour of album-oriented-rock (AOR). It started with Robert Johnson and Jimmie Rodgers. Listen in, listen anytime to Tales Vinyl Tells. All 210 episodes are on Studio Mills Wellness.com and are downloadable as are the episodes on Apple Podcasts and Podbean.com, where I post them first. Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime. PLAYLIST: 63.1 Steamer Lane Breakdown-Doobie Brothers 63.2 Safe at Home-Souther, Hillman, Furay Band 63.3 Summer Wind-Desert Rose Band 63.4 The Fuse-Jackson Browne 63.5 Downhill From Everywhere-Jackson Browne 63.6 Send Her My Love-Journey 63.7 Down by the Seaside/Friends-Led Zeppelin 63.8 Sunlight-Youngbloods 63.9 Sailin’-Jo Mama 63.10 Fancy Colors-Chicago 63.11 Sagebrush Serenade-Poco 63.12 If You Gotta Go-Flying Burrito Brothers

  5. Aug 17

    Episode 9: Number 9! Featuring Nina Simone, John Martyn, Doors, Peter Green

    Number 9, number 9. Yes, it’s our ninth episode of Tales Vinyl Tells, from 2020, Covid time and an election year. I’m Brian and I’ll be sharing some more LP cuts from the 60s & 70s today and will grab a few from elsewhere, so buckle up . Today we have Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Joni Mitchell, Jim Morrison and The Doors, Bob Dylan and many more songs that you might remember or might not. My album collection’s history was told in previous episode. You might want to listen to all of the previous podcasts if you want the truth. Thanks to my longtime friend, David D, these 50+ year old LPs have been saved. Some are pristine, some are scratchy, but all are signs of those times. Enjoy as we hear today’s Tales Vinyl Tells. Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime. PLAYLIST: 9.1 What About Me?-Quicksilver Messenger Service 9.2 At The Chime of the City Clock-Nick Drake 9.3 All That You Dream-Little Feat 9.4 Brown Eyes-Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green 9.5 You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere-Dylan/Byrds 9.6 What Am I Living For?-Mark Almond 9.7 Listen to Her Heart-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 9.8 Roadhouse Blues-Doors 9.9 Trouble Child/Twisted-Joni Mitchell/Cheech/Chong 9.10 Solid Air-John Martyn (not on radio edit) 9.11 Feelin’ Good-Nina Simone

  6. Aug 10

    Episode 6: Great Replay From 2020! Boss, Mark Almond, Shuggie, Journey, Flying High

    Episode 6: Great Replay From 2020! Boss, Mark Almond, Shuggie, Journey, Flying High August 10, 2026 Hello and welcome back! This is Tales Vinyl Tells, I’m Brian. How are you? I hope you like this show for you today and I hope you’ll stay with us for the whole show. Can you believe this was Episode 6? A miracle and now up to 210! Today’s playlist includes Mark Almond, Shuggie Otis, The Brothers Johnson, and The Byrds. There’s another installment of Tales Brian Tells, which could stir up some good memories or make some new ones. When you hear a song here, I hope you’ll maybe say “I remember the first time I heard that song. It was the first time I ________”.( you fill in the blank). I want to say hello and thanks for listening to you listeners who have downloaded this program from Apple, Safari, Chrome and Lavf, on Mac OSX, Linux, iOS, Windows and Android platforms, in the US, Singapore, Mexico, Hong Kong, Canada, Germany, Croatia and the Netherlands, in that order from top down. Glad you like! Any ideas? Suggestions? Email thoughts to me at TalesVinylTells@gmail.com. Thanks for listening today. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime. PLAYLIST: 6.1 Rosalita-Springsteen and The E Street Band 6.2 One Way Sunday-Mark Almond 6.3 Strawberry Letter 23-Shuggie Otis/Brothers Johnson 6.4 Bell Bottom Blues-Derek and The Dominoes 6.5 Take the Money and Run-Crosby & Nash 6.6 Long Time Gone-CS&N 6.7 Love Me Do-Beatles 6.8 Lights-Journey 6.9 Eight Miles High-The Byrds

  7. Aug 3

    Episode 5: The Nickel Show-Featuring Tales Brian Tells. Starship, Eagles, Boz

    Episode 5: The Nickel Show-Featuring Tales Brian Tells. Starship, Eagles, Boz Hello again and thanks for tuning in, whether it’s your first time or you’re a returning fan of the album rock of the late 60s &70s here on Tales Vinyl Tells. Yes! This is the fifth show of the program, released in 2020. Musically, this program starts off playing a piece of the Richie Havens song, “No opportunity necessary, no experience needed”, from 1970s “Time and a Word” LP from Yes, before the Yes album, and followup with Roundabout from Fragile. Jon Anderson, Chris Squire,Peter Banks and Tony Kaye. These are some of the cuts I have repeated even though I think there’s such a ginormous library available to me that repeats are kept to a minimum. Hope you enjoy it! Let me know where you are and let me know who your favorites are from that era and I may just throw it into the file and play it soon. Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime. PLAYLIST: 5.1 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed/Roundabout-Yes 5.2 Love Song-Lesley Duncan/Elton John 5.3 I’m a Man-Spencer Davis Group/CTA 5.4 Fast Buck Freddie-Jefferson Starship 5.5 Playing in the Band-Grateful Dead 5.6 Train Leaves Here This Morning/Midnight Flyer-Eagles 5.7 Spanish Moon-Little Feat 5.8 Space Cowboy-Steve Miller Band 5.9 Only Time Will Tell-Asia 5.10 Baby’s Calling Me Home-Boz Scaggs/Steve Miller Band

  8. Jul 27

    Episode 195: Celebration Of Life In The Present. It Is A Gift, After All.

    Hi again and welcome to another Tales Vinyl Tells.  This is an ear-pleasing excursion into the great music from the albums of the 60s & 70s. Sometimes outside those decades too.  and we’re celebrating life more these days with some tunes that might describe my ways …or not…maybe they do yours too.  Each of these songs from my Celebration of Life playlist have a connection with me.  It’s a playlist for my celebration of life service, whenever that times comes and it is inevitable.  And sure, there are some that are just great tunes, like Affinity’s version of All Along the Watchtower with the really nice keyboard action from Lynton Naiff.  Even Green Day to-day. This is episode 195, I’m Brian Hallgren and in this hour, we’ll share “some” of the Tales Vinyl Tells, celebrating life every day.  I’m glad you’re here.  I’m glad I’m here. Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime. PLAYLIST: 195.1 All Along the Watchtower-Affinity 195.2 Laughing-Guess Who 195.3 I’m a Man-Chicago/Spencer Davis Group 195.4 Every Breath-Police 195.5 Couldn’t Love You More-Sade 195.6 We May Never Pass This Way Again-Seals & Crofts 195.7 All Along the Watchtower-Affinity 195.8 Into the Mystic-Van Morrison 195.9 Good Riddance-Green Day 195.10 Last DJ-Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 195.11 Lookin For The Summer-Chris Rea 195.12 Lies-Clapton/John Mayer 195.13 Third Rate Romance-Amazing Rhythm Aces

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Tales Vinyl Tells is my podcast that evolved into my radio show that airs weekly on RadioFreeNashville. I had quite a few LPs that I collected in the late 60s and 70s and I always knew the magic of the albums of that era of album-oriented rock brought back memories of times, people, smells, tastes and feelings. I hope it does for you too. Back-stories and album liner notes tie the tunes together. I’m your host Brian Hallgren and you should hear the Tales Vinyl Tells!

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