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. 2d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Jul 21

    Episode 193: Replay From 6.6.25: Salute To Brian Wilson And Sly Stone

    On this hour-long Tales Vinyl Tells Album Club podcast of some of the best album rock of the 60s & 70s, it's Episode 193: Replay From 6.6.25: Salute To Brian Wilson And Sly Stone. July 21, 2026 I have been working on a new series of these shows for a little while now and I’ll tell you about that in a few minutes. And it will affect everyone of us in our lifetime. Don’t be scared, don’t fret, there’s lots of great album cuts from the 60s and 70s in the next hour and maybe even some unexpected songs. Today we salute a couple music geniuses who entered the room next door recently and we acknowledge their place in and between our ears. Brian Wilson and Sly Stone aka Sylvester Stewart will be heard to eternity and I’m Brian Hallgren, this is Tales Vinyl Tells, and I hope you’ll enjoy what’s in store today and on every Tales Vinyl Tells. they’re all FREE and available on your favorite podcast app and the podcasts are usually a little longer and contain important information. So here are today’s stories that long playing albums convey, these are the 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: 193.1 Heroes and Villains-Beach Boys 193.2 Our Prayer/Heroes and Villains-Brian Wilson and Friends Live 193.3 If You Want Me to Stay-Sly and The Family Stone 193.4 She’s a Mystery To Me-Lovin’ Spoonful 193.5 Stealin’-Uriah Heep 193.6 Dance to the Music/Higher/Music Lover-Sly and The Family Stone at Woodstock 8/69 193.7 God Only Knows/Feel Flows/Warmth of the Sun/Cali Girls-Beach Boys 193.8 Mood Indigo-Four Freshmen

  6. Jul 14

    Episode 17: From 1.21.21 A Love Episode

    Episode 17: This is a love episode, suggested by Linda and approved by me. You’ll hear tunes about good love, lost love and I can think of a few that could make a 2nd love episode possible. Hear Arthur Lee and LOVE, Pure Prairie League, Chamber Brothers, Beatles and more. Listen loud, listen often. Replays are a treat too! 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: 17.1 All You Need Is Love-Beatles 17.2 Fallin’ In and Out of Love/Amie-Pure Prairie League 17.3 Love, Peach and Happiness-Chamber Brothers 17.4 Me and Bobby McGee-Janis Joplin and Full Tilt Boogie 17.5 Kiss of Life-Sade 17.6 She Comes in Colors-LOVE with Arthur Lee 17.7 She’s a Rainbow-Rollin’ Stones 17.8 Alone Again-LOVE with Arthur Lee 17.9 Crazy Mama-JJ Cale 17.10 Heart of the Night-Poco 17.11 Still the One-Shania Twain 17.12 Still the One-Orleans 17.13 Baby, It’s You!- Smith

  7. Jul 6

    Episode 126: Letting It All Hang Out!

    Episode 126: Letting It All Hang Out! July 6, 2026 Do you remember “Let it (all hang) out” by The Hombres? I dug it up and play it today. The Memphis band released that in 1967 (how old were you?) and the song has been redone by David Lee Roth and John Mellencamp among others. It was let out in the beginning of the psychedelic era. You’ll also hear my spotlight on Chris Hillman, who was a Byrd, played with The Flying Burrito Bros, Stephen Stills’ Manassas, Desert Rose Band, JD Souther and Richie Furay and had success as a solo act. He’s a player, for sure. There’s even a pair from The Beau Brummels. Get your instrument ready for our first JimJam on this episode. We play The Stones’ Lady Jane together. The story behind this segment is in a previous blog 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: 126.1 The Rock-The Who 126.2 Heading For the Light-The Travelin’ Wilburys 126.3 Want to Tell You-Beatles 126.4 Let It All Hang Out-The Hombres 126.5 Multicolored Lady-Gregg Allman 126.6 Landslide-Fleetwood Mac 126.7 Just a Little-Beau Brummels 126.8 Laugh Laugh-Beau Brummels 126.9 Break-Aphrodite’s Child 126.10 Every Little Thing-Yes 126.11 Lady Jane-Rolling Stones 126.12 You Belong-Chris Hillman 126.13 Bells of Rhymney-The Byrds 126.14 It Doesn’t Matter-Manassas 126.15 She Don’t Love Nobody-Desert Rose Band 126.16 Somebody Must Be Wrong-John David Souther 126.17 Hot Burrito #2-Flying Burrito Brothers

  8. Jun 30

    Episode 10:From 2020, "Truth" Is The Theme. Liar, Fresh Garbage.

    Episode 10:From 2020, "Truth" Is The Theme. Liar, Fresh Garbage.  June 30, 2026 The original hour was recorded in late 2020 during Covid. It was a big election year, ending Trump's first term, when Covid was running wild because leadership didn't seem to care to stop the wildfire. So this is a show with songs about lying, cheating, crying and drinking. Don't be mistaken! It is a program about the great rock albums of the 60s and 70s. Episode 10: Let’s call this the second season opener. It’s about truth. It’s about honesty…in all things. I’m working on it and see some holes in my life. This one rocks quite a bit with Derek and the Dominoes, Liar, Jeff Beck, Journey and more. Happy listening! Join the Tales Vinyl Tells Album club and get notice of every episode upload. 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: 10.1 Maxoman-Foreplay 10.2 Tell the Truth-Derek and The Dominoes 10.3 Beck’s Bolero-Jeff Beck 10.4 Liar-Capability Brown 10.5 Bluebird-Hookfoot 10.6 Coconut-Harry Nilsson 10.7 Tequila Sunrise-Eagles 10.8 Fresh Garbage-Spirit 10.9 Who’s Crying Now?- Journey 10.10 Go Back Home-Stephen Stills

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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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