The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds Nate Goyer, Record Collector, Music Fan, Vinyl Maniac

Buzz Osborne and Toshi Kasai have been musical collaborators for several decades of Melvins and related releases. They discuss their partnership, history, studio lessons and memories, recording "Tarantula Heart", future releases and more.
Buzz and Toshi met at a Tool recording session Toshi and Buzz have similar humour and work ethic Melvins work on defined time schedules How “Tarantula Heart” was recorded Melvins have to re-learn the songs from Tarantula Heart Potential relation to “Plan D” recording approach Making the 20 minute track “Pain Equals Funny” How to approach playing “Tarantula Heart” tracks live Melvins activity during the pandemic Recording session with Melvins & Napalm Death Lots of Melvins unreleased material What has Buzz Learned from Toshi? Buzz would like to re-record the Atlantic albums What has Toshi learned from Buzz? How will Buzz approach the next album? Constraints during recording Trying to not overthink material Examples of sessions that were not successful Husker Du’s “Data Control” was recorded multiple times before the Helms Alee version Upcoming HAZEXXL remix of “Pain Equals Funny” / Boris split Melvins recent vinyl reissues “(A) Senile Animal” vinyl screwup Any preparation for the end of Melvins? Upcoming projects, albums Interview wrap up Order "Tarantula Heart" at Ipecac or Blixt Merchandise
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Drumming legend Chester Thompson has played with many great artists including Frank Zappa, Wayne Shorter, Genesis and more. Today we discuss some career highlights, his new solo LP "Wake Up Call" and more.
Chester’s music collection Seeing Art Blakey, Elvis Jones and more Being a gigging drummer at 13 years old Recording with O’Donel Levy – 1st appearance on record Moving to California, playing for Frank Zappa Recording “Roxy & Elsewhere” w Ralph Humphrey Playing with multiple drummers Frank was very fair paying musicians for all output Steering clear of the Los Angeles lifestyle Joining Weather Report, working with Wayne Shorter Recording “Black Market” Playing with Jaco Pastorius / Columbia Records supportive of fusion Playing with a Broadway show, getting the gig with Genesis 1st tour with Genesis / evolving style to play Phil’s tracks Chester’s perspective of the evolving music of Genesis The growth of Genesis / expanding fanbase The recent discussions of Genesis reunions with Peter Gabriel The biggest shows / Memories of The Prince’s Trust Approaching solo material Making the album “Wake Up Call” Writing with drums first before melody The reasons for title “Wake Up Call” Some drummers needing to relearn technique Upcoming plans for live gigs Getting involved in ProgRock.com label Is Chester surprised by the vinyl revival? Interview wrap up Get the vinyl version of "Wake Up Call" here.
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Keith Morris returns to discuss the new Circle Jerks & Descendents EP, new Circle Jerks recordings and vinyl reissues, OFF!'s "FREE LSD" movie, additional acting opportunities, movies & more!
Keith is on tour – Circle Jerks, Descendents & Adolescents Growing up with The Descendents Circle Jerks & Descendents covering one another’s songs Limited quantities of the EP – on tour Outtakes from the EP The story of Black Flag’s “White Minority” “Hope” is Keith’s favourite Descendents song Any special combination of bands on the tour? Potential FLAG performance? Keith has to pee – First time Balancing the various projects (OFF!, The Bronx, etc) What’s happening with OFF! The impact of “The Sparks Brothers” documentary on the band Video of Sydney OFF! Show mixed by “Party Dozen” drummer Keith’s preparation for acting in “FREE LSD” movie Upcoming acting opportunities / future movies and projects Keith’s autobiography “My Damage” has been optioned for a movie Upcoming Circle Jerks recordings – D.O.A. and Gun Club covers New Circle Jerks album is going to happen Working with Trust Records Upcoming reissues of “Golden Shower of Hits”, “Wonderful” and more Legal issues with older materials When will we see the new Circle Jerks album? What’s happening with Keith’s hat / Punk Rock Museum Interview wrap up Keith has to pee – again Circle Jerks announcement for Australia Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide
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Charlie Benante of Anthrax shares the story of "Chafed GBI", an RSD2024 release with bandmate Scott Ian and rock icon Dave Grohl, along with sharing stories from his current Pantera tour, his love of Van Halen, his prized collectables and more.
The story of “Chafed GBI” – Grohl, Benante, Ian Playing “Monkey Wrench” with the Foo Fighters What makes Studio 606 such a great recording studio? What other songs were considered aside from “The Regulator”? Making it a charity single for members of Bad Brains Arranging it for a Record Store Day release Description of the vinyl & etching Full record vs multiple EPs for new Anthrax Bringing Pantera’s music back to live arena Did Vinnie ever talk about playing Pantera music again? Charlie and Vinnie and their love of Van Halen Meeting Eddie at Dimebag Darryl’s funeral - Bumblebee guitar in Darryl’s coffin Van Halen changed everything Playing songs the original Pantera didn’t play live Potential live recordings of Pantera tour Any unfinished Pantera songs? Charlie is a collector of toys, movie memorabilia Getting a Beatles Butcher Cover The Jaws barrel Charlie loves the original Jaws – not the sequels Getting singed Funko characters Hunting for items around the world Keeping collectibles sealed Charlie’s Charvel guitar he’s written most Anthrax songs on Feeling the presence of Darryl and Vinnie on the Pantera Tour Taking items from Darryl and Vinnie to each show How the Pantera celebration came together Charlie got a Krusty the Clown tattoo in Australia Looking forward to the Australia shows Interview wrap up Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide
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Jack Douglas shares memories of the production and recording of John Lennon & Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy", John Lennon's last day and memorial, unheard studio recordings, the 2010 'Stripped Back' version, Cheap Trick's "Live at Budokan" and more.
John Lennon’s records Bringing in Cheap Trick for Double Fantasy Rick Nielsen gifts John Lennon a guitar John Lennon wanted to redo “Strawberry Fields Forever” Were there any elements of Double Fantasy John or Yoko wanted to redo? Making “Walking on Thin Ice” John Lennon’s last day John wanted to create a musical platform for Yoko Recording the orgasm for “Kiss Kiss Kiss” The plans for a John Lennon / Yoko Ono World Tour The album name “Double Fantasy” The two “Beautiful Boy(s)” songs Records and video from the “Double Fantasy” sessions The recording of John’s final day was destroyed The private memorial with John’s studio tapes Yoko distanced herself from Jack The “Double Fantasy” royalty lawsuit The 2010 “Double Fantasy” stripped back version Revisiting the Record Plant for transferring “Double Fantasy” tapes Jack’s thought watching John on “Get Back” series John was constantly drawing, making art Discovering Cheap Trick, early albums Making “Live at Budokan” – using Osaka tapes The overdub for “Live at Budokan” Making Aerosmith’s “Live Bootleg” album The Record Plant radio station for mixdowns Jack produced Silverplanes' LP "Airbus", enjoy it here!
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Jack Douglas has worked with hundreds of artists including Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, The Who, Alice Cooper and produced John Lennon & Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy". Today Jack shares stories and memories of those artists as well as his recent production of Silverplanes' "Airbus" album.
Starting up w Jack Getting involved in Silverplanes Geoff Emerick’s final album mix Silverplanes “Airbus” LP held back for 5 years New record labels – Make Records and Confidential Records Jack’s production involvement with Silverplanes Jack’s early career – working with The Who on “Who’s Next” How Jack works with eccentric creative people Getting the best performance from creative people John Lennon was the easiest creative person Jack worked with Recollections of the “Fame” session with John Lennon and David Bowie John’s reaction to the Aerosmith cover of “Come Together” Working with George Martin in London Working on “Grow Old With Me” with Ringo The John Lennon demo tapes for Double Fantasy What was John hoping to accomplish with Double Fantasy Cheap Trick was originally considered as the backup band for John Lennon Earl Slick was the wildcard of the “Double Fantasy” sessions The end segment and dreamscape on “Watching the Wheels” John tells Jack why he selected him to produce “Double Fantasy” Ensuring Yoko’s tracks were more commercially viable than past works The secrecy around the “Double Fantasy” sessions What was John’s record collection like in The Dakota? John listened to rap, reggae and was curious about punk The New York Dolls recording sessions Connecting up with Aerosmith John was aware of Aerosmith The recording of “Double Fantasy” Making Quadraphonic mixes of Aerosmith and other artists Sequencing records for the constraints of vinyl John’s final session was the final mix of “Walking on Thin Ice” Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide
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