Vinyl Community Podcasts

For more on Jose Moreno Rahn:

https://auroracentralrecords.bandcamp.com

For more information on Vinyl Community Podcasts:

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

Monday Jul 15, 2024

Beer & Vinyl | Interview with Frank Secich (Blue Ash, Stiv Bators, Deadbeat Poets)

Monday Jul 15, 2024

For his latest pour on Vinyl Community Podcasts, Alex (Beer & Vinyl) is back with an interview with musician Frank Secich.

Here's quick bio:

Frank Secich (born June 14, 1951) is an American rock musician, songwriter, author and record producer. He was the bass player and founding member of the group Blue Ash from 1969 to 1979 and guitarist and bassist for the Stiv Bators band from 1979 until 1981. He played in the Cleveland-based group Club Wow with Jimmy Zero of the Dead Boys from 1982 to 1985 and produced the Ohio band the Infidels from 1985 to 1990. He is currently the rhythm guitarist for the Deadbeat Poets who were formed in 2006 in Youngstown, Ohio. Frank Secich's autobiography "Circumstantial Evidence" was published by High Voltage Publishing of Australia in 2015. His second book "Not That Way Anymore" was published in November 2023 by High Voltage Publishing. His current band, The Deadbeat Poets are on Pop Detective Records, which is owned by Mark Hershberger.

In 1973, Youngstown, OH Band Blue Ash released their debut record "No More, No Less" to critical acclaim. (Alex note: not only do I critically acclaim it, I put it up there with one of the best Power Pop records of the 70s and all time!). We hope you enjoy this fun conversation here on Vinyl Community Podcasts!

For more on Alex (Beer & Vinyl):

To learn more about Frank's projects:

BOOKS:

Not That Way Anymore (2023): https://www.amazon.com/Not-That-Anymo...

Circumstantial Evidence (2018): https://www.amazon.com/Circumstantial...

MUSIC:

Deadbeat Poets (CD and Vinyl): https://gethip.com/?s=deadbeat+poets&...

Blue Ash (CDs and Vinyl): https://gethip.com/?s=blue+ash&post_t...

And for more on Vinyl Community Podcasts:

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

Friday Jul 12, 2024

Surface Noise (B-Side) | Are We in the "Junk Wax" era? Plus, Two Truths and a Lie!

Friday Jul 12, 2024

Surface Noise is back!!! And we are flipping the disc once again for another B-Side edition! Remember the so called "Junk Wax" era during the '90s sport's card boom? We do, and the current vinyl economy is beginning to look and quack a lot like a duck. But does that make it a duck? Plus we discover surprising facts about our panelists that you never knew you needed to know with Two Truths and a Lie, vinyl collector edition! Let's Gooooo, BABYYYYY!!!!!

For more on host Spinz Vinyl (Jason):

For more on Jason Roxas:

For more on Jose Moreno Rahn:

https://auroracentralrecords.bandcamp.com

For more on Concert Buddie:

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Monday Jul 08, 2024

Concert Buddie | The Price to Be an Audiophile

Monday Jul 08, 2024

Welcome back, Buddies! Hitting the ground running here with a mini 'sode talking about my own walk in the premium reissue market - namely UHQR - and how that series and the aims of other labels under the "audiophile" banner are pushing our vinyl appetites (and wallets) into places that require some real examination about the long term viability of those efforts. Based on some smaller direct conversations I've had with others in the community at large, I'm not alone in wondering what some of these labels are thinking, and I share some thoughts here only on Vinyl Community Podcasts!

For more information on Concert Buddie:

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Wednesday Jul 03, 2024

Concert Buddie | Mind of The Record Collector: Ari Crane

Wednesday Jul 03, 2024

Buddies! I had the great fortune to befriend the latest guest on "Mind of The Record Collector' during my latest visit to the Austin Record Convention in May. Ari Crane has been collecting records for several decades, traversing the country in search of the obscure, the unusual, and the rare pieces of wax many of us only hear about. A fixture on the record show circuit, the stories Ari shares here are GOLD (just like the ones he shared in Austin with me during our first meeting). He's been a record store owner, served as Consignment Director of Vinyl Records and Music Memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and now leads his latest endeavor - Vinyl4Vets.com - putting vinyl and means to listen to it into the hands of the heroes who serve this country. It's a wide-ranging talk, including why Ari believes encapsulation (ie "slabbing") will move a section of the hobby forward in a way similar to sports cards, comics, etc., and he may even pull out some mega rare records in his own collection that he's decided to archive in this fashion. All this and MORE, here on Vinyl Community Podcasts and "Mind of The Record Collector"!

For more information on host Concert Buddie:

For more information on Vinyl4Vets:

https://vinyl4vets.com

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Plus, save 10% today and every day at Vinyl Storage Solutions using the following code:

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Monday Jul 01, 2024

Surface Noise | Latest Freestyle (A-Side Edition)

Monday Jul 01, 2024

Embark with us on the journey of sheer insanity that is the Surface Noise: FREESTYLE. After the lights dim, the panel discussed the IVC (Interscope Vinyl Collective), guests arrived with liquor and leather jackets, and sibilance was a big topic of contention. Well, some of that happened. Find out what, only on the latest FREESTYLE (A-Side Edition)!

For more on host Concert Buddie:

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

For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):

For more on Jason Roxas:

(catch his Sunday morning - US - dj streams)

Returning from the void, Jose Moreno Rahn:

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

Returning from Colorado, David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):

For more information on guest Kevin (Me, Myself, and My Vinyl):

https://www.youtube.com/@memyselfmyvinyl894

For more information on Depeche Commode (Chris):

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

For more on Vinyl Community Podcasts:

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Plus, save 10% today and every day at Vinyl Storage Solutions using the following codes:

CONCERTBUDDIE or

VCP10

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Friday Jun 28, 2024

Surface Noise (A-Side) | Anyone Here Speak Karate?

Friday Jun 28, 2024

Join us for the latest in utter nonsense talking the hobby of record collecting for SURFACE NOISE! Topics include: (1) Do hype stickers add/hold value/mean anything when looking at used vinyl to buy? (2) Is VMP fatigue real? Curation snags/Pressing Plant woes/etc now seeing more and more VMP titles in the used sections of local stores (3) What are you mad about this week in record collecting?

All that and MORE on the latest SURFACE NOISE: A-Side Edition.

Join us back on the A-Side as SURFACE NOISE talks the latest/greatest/not-so greatest about the hobby of record collecting. Topics on the table include: (1) Easiest $20 (or less) record you'd recommend (2) Best (and worst) reissue release you've bought lately? (3) Reissue labels - Top Tier, Mid Tier, or Bring You to Tears (trademarks pending....kind of). All this and more, only on SURFACE NOISE!

For more on host Concert Buddie:

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

For more on Arnaldo (fidelios_frequency):

For more on Jason Roxas:

(catch his Sunday morning - US - dj streams)

Returning from the void, Jose Moreno Rahn:

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

Returning from Colorado, David Bianco (Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion):

For more on Vinyl Community Podcasts:

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

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Plus, save 10% today and every day at Vinyl Storage Solutions using the following codes:

CONCERTBUDDIE or

VCP10

https://vinylstoragesolutions.ca

Wednesday Jun 26, 2024

Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion | Colorado's First Record Pressing Plant is Ready to Press!

Wednesday Jun 26, 2024

Join us for the latest Audio Excursion courtesy of David Bianco and his channel Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion. David recently traveled to Colorado to get some details behind the first vinyl pressing plant to open in Colorado - Paramount Pressing - and learn more about what's next for this brand new facility. Much of the Vinyl Community has been interested to hear about this project; namely after the recent news with the folks at Vinyl Me Please and their involvement in this project. David sits down with Jilliann Parker - Head of Operations - for the new plant and Gary Salstrom who has been literally on the ground floor of standing the new facility up. Get ready to learn about this terrific new pressing plant, only on Vinyl Community Podcasts!

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

Video companion to this series of interviews:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZGMlWDo510

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