
Putting the COMMUNITY Back in the Vinyl Community
Listen to vinyl? So do we (a lot). We are members of the Vinyl Community ("VC") and we share our love of analog on YouTube, Instagram, and places in between. This consortium of content creators is pleased to offer this podcast channel as a gateway to take these conversations - wherever they may go - on the go, to listen on your favorite podcast platform. If you love music + record talk, you are in the right place. Dust off that turntable, cue the lever, and listen to a litany of podcast contributors now!
Episodes

Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Spinz Vinyl | The Jason Elwood Show: 2024 Tone Poet Lineup Preview
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Fresh off the launch of his own podcast (link below), Jason Elwood (Spinz Vinyl) logs into Vinyl Community Podcasts to share his thoughts on the recently announced 2024 Tone Poet list. We are excited to share some of his programming here for you today!
From the man himself: Not every Tone Poet coming in 2024 is must-have, so I’m giving you my honest review and grade of each and every one. Which am I picking up and which am I avoiding?
Click ahead to try this spin on for size!
For more information on Jason (Spinz Vinyl):
https://www.youtube.com/@spinzvinyl?sub_confirmation=1
Direct link to his exciting new podcast:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-elwood
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com/

Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Grab your guitar cases, Buddies! We have a bonafide musician on the pod today. For this latest 'sode of Vinyl Community Podcasts, we chat with Mark Anthony K of Projekt Gemineye. The only thing matched by his love of music (and collecting it) is making his own music via his band Projekt Gemineye. We talk about the origins of the project, and how he finds the inspiration to create new music. His output is quite prolific, as evidenced by a glance at his Bandcamp page. Why is it important his music is made on vinyl? Who creates the splendid artwork for these albums? What other projects can we look forward to on his label Reficul Records? Will Projekt Gemineye hit the road in 2024? Answers to these questions (and MORE) coming up here on Vinyl Community Podcasts!
For more information on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
For more information on Projekt Gemineye:
https://projektgemineye.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.projektgemineye.com/
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com

Monday Dec 04, 2023
Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion | Keeping Music in The Groove
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
For this latest episode on Vinyl Community Podcasts, David Bianco of Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion shares a primer in how to optimize your listening experience on vinyl. Fresh off his recent publication in the latest issue of Record Collector News, David outlines four key investments for optimizing your gear and making your vinyl listening experience better than ever! And just in time for Christmas...
Fasten those seatbelts and ease your tray tables back for this latest AUDIO EXCURSION here on Vinyl Community Podcasts!
For more information on host David Bianco:
https://www.youtube.com/@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com/

Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Concert Buddie | Behind the Music: Cicely Balston of AIR Studios
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
New treat for you Buddies on this latest 'sode of Vinyl Community Podcasts. On our 100th episode of VCP, we feature a conversation taking us behind the music: specifically, I'm speaking with Cicely Balston of AIR Studios in London. Earlier this year Cicely was awarded the 2023 Music Producer's Guild "Mastering Engineer of The Year" honor - and for good reason! With over a decade in the field, she began to develop her trade back in 2013 at Gearbox Records, an all-analog shop known for cutting on a vintage Skully lathe. She moved on to AIR Studios in 2016, with a detour at Alchemy Mastering (later acquired by AIR) in between her return to Sir George Martin's enterprise in 2020. She's been involved in some terrific releases of late courtesy of Vinyl Me Please, including the exciting recent release of Chalino Sanchez' "15 Exitos 15". She's been part of working on projects from artists like David Bowie, to Young MC, Busta Rhymes, Witch Fever, Sun Ra and a litany of artists across many genres and styles. We touch on that, as well as navigating mastering from digital files and analog both for today's hungry vinyl consumers. As the "vinyl resurgence" continues to go full speed ahead, the mastering side of things is in great hands with Cicely and other mastering engineers taking the baton from their predecessors. This episode has it all: science, music, laughs, and some name dropping (mostly by me). Let's jump into this terrific conversation now on Vinyl Community Podcasts!
For more information on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
For more information on guest Cicely Balston c/o AIR Mastering (London):
https://www.airstudios.com/cicely-balston/
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com/

Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Vinyl Community! I am The Record Spinner and I am so excited to unveil the ninth episode of a series I will be host exclusively here on Vinyl Community Podcasts called "Current Rotations." This series will be all about the records I have recently been spinning on my turntable. On this episode, I will be discussing some notable pickups from my recent travels to the West Coast!
For more information on The Record Spinner (Dylan):
https://www.youtube.com/@TheRecordSpinner
https://www.facebook.com/TheRecordSpinner
https://www.twitter.com/Record_Spinner
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com/

Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Something different for you with this one, Buddies. For this latest 'sode on Vinyl Community Podcasts, I'm joined by Chad and Drew from Vintage Media Grading (VMG). The guys were kind enough to inform and share what their business is about: namely, introducing a new way to collect vinyl into the marketplace. Taking cues from other collectible spaces like sports cards, comic books, etc., VMG offers third party grading services on vinyl records, including "slabbing", which is commonplace in those aforementioned hobbies. As VMG has been gaining awareness in the hobby, there's some natural questions that come from this new way to collect vinyl records. Listen ahead to learn more about this alternative to traditional vinyl collecting, additional services VMG offers (the "V" doesn't mean "vinyl" for a reason), and also the origins of this new company (hint: we have some fellow record collectors in our midst). All this and more on this latest installment of Vinyl Community Podcasts!
For more information on host Concert Buddie:
https://www.youtube.com/@ConcertBuddie
For more information on Vintage Media Grading:
(Website) www.vmgvinyl.com
(IG) https://www.instagram.com/vintagemediagrading
(Podcast) https://www.buzzsprout.com/2254245
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
www.vinylcommunitypodcasts.com

Monday Nov 20, 2023
Surface Noise | FREESTYLE (The Long and Ever Winding Road)
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Buddies! Kicking off this holiday week in the US with the latest presentation on the pod: the FREESTYLE portion following the latest episode of SURFACE NOISE. Joined by a few surprise guests (Mazzy, George Borden), our panelists tackle more topics not for the faint of heart, the timid of time, and basically lots of potty mouths (sprinkled in with some fun). What did we talk about? Find out by listening to his latest B-side of the SURFACE NOISE - FREESTYLE EDITION!
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com/

Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Jazz Bums | Our Top 5 Favorite Analogue Productions’ Prestige Titles
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Welcome back fellow Jazz Bums! For this latest installment on Vinyl Community Podcasts, please join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite titles from Analogue Productions’ Prestige series.
For more information on The Jazz Bums:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JazzBums
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jazzbums
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/yy4n2x8UnZ
For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:
https://vinylcommunitypodcasts.com/