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4 days ago

Surface Noise | Critical Mass! Are Record Collectors Too Critical?

4 days ago

Before you spin that next black circle, let SURFACE NOISE inform, entertain, and complain!

For this latest rendition of the program, we go through some current events including updated release dates from Acoustic Sounds on some long awaited Bob Marley titles and a new Beach Boys boxset highly coveted by their fan base (and already sold out on their webstore). Add in a couple other new releases out this weekend, and consider the "inform" box checked! ✅

The panel then delves into a conversation about whether record collectors today are too critical - expectations in quality, value, and sound just scratch the surface (pun not intentional). Does a critique often become misconstrued as being critical? And should we always be critical in evaluating what we are bringing into our collections, and why we collect?

So many questions! Grab the oven mitt, 🔥 takes are a plenty on the latest SURFACE NOISE!

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Monday Jan 19, 2026

Surface Noise | Bonus Trax: Top Targets for 2026, A Vinylphyle Dud?

Monday Jan 19, 2026

Much more cookin' in the kitchen of SURFACE NOISE with this extra helping of BONUS TRAX to digest! 🍴

Listen to this immersed group of record collectors share what their top 2026 grail target record is, and why they have not been able to obtain it so far in their collecting journeys. 🎯

Concert Buddie shares a couple recent pickups including a rare soundtrack; one that has a certain mythology BUSTED in real time from the chat. 🐺

The dais also shares their thoughts on the recent announcement of the next release in the "Vinylphyle" reissue series: "Frampton Comes Alive". Will there be a mad rush to procure this piece of music decadence? To quote a certain cooler from the Double Deuce - opinions vary. 🃏

There's still gold in the crates (if you look hard enough). Proven once again here, on BONUS TRAX!

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For more on host Concert Buddie:

IG: @concertbuddie

For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):

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https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion

For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):

Please join David every Monday on his YouTube channel for "The Audio Quest", a livestream discussing the latest news in gear, releases, and topics keen to the auditorily inclined.

For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):

IG: @thegrooveseeker

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Thursday Jan 15, 2026

Surface Noise | Future Shock!

Thursday Jan 15, 2026

We back! If you know, you know.

The show of record, talking records - SURFACE NOISE - is looking at the potential future of our own record collecting journeys. After we hit on some current events in the hobby:

Bob Weir's passing (RIP) 🎸
A big jazz collection in Pittsburgh being sold off on Discogs (RIP George) and how to get some rare jazz titles 🎺
News on the remainder of the Atlantic 75 Series from Acoustic Sounds 👂🏻
Plus a few new releases announced in the Rhino Reserve catalog. 🚨

From there we discuss the use of apps during our own vinyl pursuits, including a (better) POV on a new contender: Vinyl Snap. Does a mere picture of an album cover, record label, or bar code give all the keys to collecting success at our fingertips? Or is this another pretender to the Discogs throne? 👑 Find out what our panel thinks!

Before you spin that next black circle, let SURFACE NOISE inform, entertain, and complain!

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For more on host Concert Buddie:

IG: @concertbuddie

For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):

IG: @fidelios_frequency

For more on Jason Roxas:

https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion

For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):

Please join David every Monday on his YouTube channel for "The Audio Quest", a livestream discussing the latest news in gear, releases, and topics keen to the auditorily inclined.

For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):

IG: @thegrooveseeker

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Wednesday Jan 14, 2026

Beer & Vinyl | The Economics of an Indie Record Label: Terry Cole of Colemine Records

Wednesday Jan 14, 2026

The tap is back on at Vinyl Community Podcasts as Alex (Beer & Vinyl) returns to the airwaves with an insightful chat with the founder/owner of Colemine Records Terry Cole.

Colemine Records was founded in late 2007 by Terry and Louis Rideout as a way to release music they loved, starting with an album from their own band and evolved into a significant independent soul and funk label, later expanding with his brother Bob in the form of the independent shop Plaid Room Records in Loveland, OH in 2015.

Colemine has released amazing vinyl contemporary soul, funk, and indie pop from arists like Durand Jones & The Indications, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Monophonics, as well as artists like Neal Francis and Kendra Morris.

This conversation focuses on about the economics of running a label like Colemine, the impact of streaming on the business, the importance of physical media to what they do, and MORE! Empty that glass and pour another, and don't forget to tip the bartender - only on Vinyl Community Podcasts!

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For more information on host Alex (Beer & Vinyl):

IG: alexdudek1

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Monday Jan 12, 2026

Surface Noise | Bonus Trax: Vinyl Gifts, Vinyl Snap, Vinyl Surprises

Monday Jan 12, 2026

If your New Year's resolution was to listen to more Surface Noise, we've got your hookup with the latest BONUS TRAX! Hear our adventurous vinylists discuss a few vinyl-related gifts they each received over the holidays, then they discuss a new app called Vinyl Snap. What is Vinyl Snap? Check in on the next episode as only Arnaldo did the homework (during a trial period).

The show concludes with a few vinyl surprises, including a famous rapper and his new album being advertised as "limited" and a "one of one", but we put on our detective hats to research those claims, and a brief discussion of yet another variant of a recent "Wish You Were Here" Pink Floyd anniversary reissue. If you like it loud and with some interruptions to your listening experience, then we have the copy for you!

That and more vinyl madness only found from the Surface Noise Crew here in BONUS TRAX!

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For more on host Concert Buddie:

IG: @concertbuddie

For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):

IG: @fidelios_frequency

For more on Jason Roxas:

https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion

For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):

Please join David every Monday on his YouTube channel for "The Audio Quest", a livestream discussing the latest news in gear, releases, and topics keen to the auditorily inclined.

For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):

https://www.instagram.com/thegrooveseeker

IG: @thegrooveseeker

For more on the immortal Jose Moreno Rahn (aka John Bong):

For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:

Don't forget to visit FOTS (friends of the show) Vinyl Storage Solutions for the BEST sleeves to protect your best records (and your worst). Save 10% using the code(s) below: CONCERTBUDDIE

Thursday Jan 08, 2026

Surface Noise | Record Show Radar for 2026

Thursday Jan 08, 2026

Welcome back to the show of record, talking records - SURFACE NOISE! And we are ready to bring you more vinyl record talk than you can fit in your record room!

For the first show of 2026, the panel jumps into some current events in the wacky world including another box set fiasco, a pulse from Vinyl Me, Please, and the Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right (SYEOR) reissue releases are out now in January (and who ordered any).

From there we share some of the key record shows on our radar for 2026. Will we see you at any? Austin? Vinyl Con(s)? Chicago? The Surface Noise crew is excited to explore new record shows for 2026, and hope to see our fellow vinylists all across the globe!

Add in a few John Bong F bombs, and we are off to the races!

This...is SURFACE NOISE.

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For more on host Concert Buddie:

IG: @concertbuddie

For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):

IG: @fidelios_frequency

For more on Jason Roxas:

https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion

For more on David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):

Please join David every Monday on his YouTube channel for "The Audio Quest", a livestream discussing the latest news in gear, releases, and topics keen to the auditorily inclined.

For more on Chris (Groove Seeker):

https://www.instagram.com/thegrooveseeker

IG: @thegrooveseeker

For more on the immortal Jose Moreno Rahn (aka John Bong):

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