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Adventures In Vinyl
Todd Ward
86 episodes
1 month ago
Album reviews from a different perspective. Two long time friends discuss popular and not so popular albums, and other music related items.
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Album reviews from a different perspective. Two long time friends discuss popular and not so popular albums, and other music related items.
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Adventures In Vinyl
Greenday - Dookie
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 3rd studio album and major-label debut released in 1994.  That band is Greenday and the album is Dookie.

Song of the Week!
Closer - Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva) - Green Day - International Superhits

Stump The Barron!
Cotton Candy High - Catherine - Hot Saki And Bedtime Stories



Greenday-Dookie
Genre:  Punk
Release Date:  February 1, 1994
Studio(s):  Fantasy (Berkeley), Music Grinder (LA)
Producer(s): Rob Cavallo, Greenday
Label:  Reprise
Length: 39:35
Number of Tracks:  14

And just like that we are at the close of another episode of Adventures In Vinyl.  For more information on the band Coldplay you can check out their website at www.greenday.com.  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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1 month ago
39 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Coldplay-Parachutes
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the debut studio album released in the year 2000 and as of July of this year has sold over 17 million copies worldwide.  That band is coldplay and the album is parachutes.

Song of The Week!

Nothing As It Seems - Pearl Jam - Binaural
Future Says Run - Tonic - Sugar


Stump The Barron!
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

Coldplay-Parachutes
Genre:  Alternative
Release Date:  July 10th, 2000
Studio(s):  Matrix/Wessex/Orinoco (London), Parr Street (Liverpool), Rockfield (Rockfield)
Producer(s): Ken Nelson, Coldplay, Chris Allison
Label:  Parlophone, Nettwerk
Length: 41:25
Number of Tracks:  10



For more information on the band Coldplay you can check out their website at www.coldplay.com. .  If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.    If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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2 months ago
43 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fifth studio album and first major label release which transitioned this bands sound from hardcore punk to a style that would later be known as alternative.  That band is Husker Du and the album is Candy Apple Grey.

Song of the Week!
Hyper Enough - Superchunk - Here’s Where the Strings Come In
Helpless - Sugar - Copper Blue
Blue Monday - New Order


Stump The Barron!
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead


Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey


Genre:  Alternative
Release Date:  March 17, 1986
Studio(s):  Nicollet Studios (Minneapolis, MN)
Producer(s): Bob Mould, Grant Hart
Label:  Warner Bros.
Length: 37:04
Number of Tracks:  10


If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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2 months ago
49 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
The Ataris - So Long, Astoria
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fourth studio album whose title song alludes to the 1985 film The Goonies.  That band is The Ataris and the album is So Long, Astoria.

Song of the Week!

Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show - O.C.M.S.
The Boys of Summer - Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast

Stump The Barron!


Dirty Little Secret - All American Rejects - Move Along

The Ataris - So Long, Astoria

Genre:  Pop Punk
Release Date:  March 4, 2003
Studio(s):  Ocean (Burbank), Grandmaster (Hollywood), Orange Whip (Santa Barbara)
Producer(s): Lou Giordano, Thom Flowers, Elissa Melhsner, Eric Palmquist
Label:  Columbia
Length: 48:55
Number of Tracks:  13 or 15


For more information about the band The Ataris  you can check out their website at https://theatarisband.com/ If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.    If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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2 months ago
50 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Soundgarden-Superunknown
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fourth studio album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 310,000 copies in it’s opening week.  That band is Soundgarden and the album is Superunknown.

Song of the Week!
Man On A Mission - The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers
Gremmie Out of Control - Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs


Stump The Barron!
John the Fisherman - Primas - Frizzle Fry

Soundgarden - Superunknown
Genre:  Grunge
Release Date:  March 8, 1994
Studio(s):  Bad Animals (Seattle, Washington)
Producer(s): Michael Beinhome, Soundgarden
Label:  A&M
Length: 70:13
Number of Tracks:  15

If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.    If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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2 months ago
37 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.  We dig into ten of his most iconic solo tracks.  From the stadium-Shaking Opener “Crazy Train” to the orchestral eeriness of “Diary of a Madman” Come along and enjoy the ride.

Song of The Week!
Autopilot - Dexter and The Moonrocks
Claws - Liquid Mike - Claws EP

Stump The Barron!
Whitesnake - Still of the Night - Whitesnake.

A Tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne
  1.  "Crazy Train"
  2. "Mr. Crowley"
  3. "No More Tears"
  4. "Bark at the Moon"
  5. "Mama, I’m Coming Home"
  6. "Shot in the Dark"
  7. "Over the Mountain"
  8. "Diary of a Madman"
  9. "I Don’t Know"
  10. "Flying High Again"
And just like that we are at the close of another episode of Adventures In Vinyl. If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage.  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

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3 months ago
32 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Top 10 July 4th Songs for Gen X
On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I ask Chat GPT for the top 10 pool side songs for Generation X!


Song of The Week!
Babygirl - The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers
Cry - Dexter and The Moonrocks - Happy To Be Here

Stump The Barron!
For Me This Is Heaven - Jimmy Eat World - Clarity

Top 10 Pool Side Songs for Gen X 
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey (1981)
Summer of ‘69 – Bryan Adams (1984)
Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes (1983)
Take On Me – a-ha (1985)
Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard (1987)
Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles (1986)
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) – Beastie Boys (1986)
Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears (1985)
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses (1987)

If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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4 months ago
28 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss this 1985 debut studio album, considered a landmark recording due to its influence on the shoegaze genre.  That band is The Jesus and Mary Chain and the album is Psychocandy.

Song of The Week!
Here’s The Thing - Fontaines D.C. - Romance
(No) Reason to Believe - Spanish Love Songs - Losers (Single)

Stump The Barron!
The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Genre:  Alternative
Release Date:  November 18, 1985
Studio(s):  Southern Studios, Wood Green, LondonP
roducer(s): The Jesus and Mary Chain
Label:  Blanco y Negro
Length: 38:55
Number of Tracks:  14

For more information on the band The Jesus and Mary Chain you can check out their website www.themarychain.com . If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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4 months ago
42 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
The Police - Synchronicity
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss an album whose title was inspired by Arther Koestl’ers book The Roots of Coincidence.  Nominated for 5 grammy’s in 1984.  That band is The Police and the album is their 5th and final studio album Synchronicty.



Song of The Week!
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel - So
I Broke My World - Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?


Stump The Barron!
Legs - ZZ Top - Eliminator

The Police - Synchronicity
Genre:  Pop Rock
Release Date:  June 17, 1983
Studio(s):  AIR (Salem, Montserrat), Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Canada)
Producer(s): The Police, Hugh Padgham
Label:  A&M
Length: 39:40
Number of Tracks:  10


Knowing that the band will never reunite to tour you can get the latest news about new remasters or other releases of the Police’s catalog of albums at their website www.thepolice.com. It is a shame Adam that the band can’t find common ground.  With the re-emergence of bands touring there is a lot of money these guys are leaving on the table.  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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5 months ago
38 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss an album that won two Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package.  That band is Chicago’s own Wilco and the Album is 2005s A Ghost Is Born.

Song of The Week!
Graveyard Shift - Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
Drown - Son Volt - Trace


Stump The Barron!
Wake Up - Arcade Fire - Funeral


Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Genre:  Indie Rock
Release Date:  June 22, 2004
Studio(s):  Sear Sound (NYC), Soma EMS (Chicago)
Producer(s): Wilco, Jim O’Rourke
Label:  Nonesuch
Length: 67:26
Number of Tracks:  12


For more information on the band Wilco visit their website is www.wilcostore.com  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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5 months ago
40 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Todd and I discuss the eleventh studio album by one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time. An album originally aimed at beating the Beatles’ Rubber Soul, and their inspiring Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album, it has since taken its place as one of the greatest and most influential Albums in music history by a band that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. That band is the Beach Boys, and the album is Pet Sounds.

Song of The Week!

Handshake Drugs - Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses (Self Titled Debut Album)

Stump The Barron!

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals - Animal Tracks

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Genre:  Progressive Pop
Release Date:  May 16, 1966
Producer(s): Brian Wilson
Label:  Capitol
Length: 35:57
Number of Tracks:  13

For more information on the band The Beach Boys visit their website is www.thebeachboys.com .  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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6 months ago
47 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss yet another debut studio album by a band whose name was derived from a british nursery rhyme called “One for Sorrow”.  That band is Counting Crows and the album is August and Everything After.

Song of The Week!
At the Stars - Better Than Ezra - How Does Your Garden Grow
That Prince - Cloud Nothings - Final Summer

Stump The Barron!
Careless Whisper (feat, Kenny G.) - Train - Greatest Hits

Counting Crows - August and Everything After
Genre:  Alternative Rock
Release Date:  September 14, 1993
Producer(s): T Bone Burnett
Label:  Geffen
Length: 51:42
Number of Tracks:  11


For more information on the band Counting Crows visit their website is www.countingcrows.com. If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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6 months ago
46 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Bruce Springsteen - Born in The U.S.A.
On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 7th studio album that featured 7 singles.  The artist is New Jersey’s own Bruce Sprinstenn and the album is Born in The U.S.A.

Song of The Week!
Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins - Top Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Enough Is Enough - The Hives


Stump The Barron!
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Kill Me - U2 - Batman Forever (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Bruce Springsteen - Born in The U.S.A.

Genre:  Rock
Release Date:  June 4, 1984
Studio(s):  Power Station and Hit Factory (New York City)
Producer(s): Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steven Van Zandt
Label:  Columbia
Length: 46:41
Number of Tracks:  12

For more information on the Bruce Springsteen his website is www.brucespringsteen.net .  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at ww.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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7 months ago
43 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon
On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the debut album of a band that was officially formed in the year 2000 in a basement in Merrick, New York.  That band is Brand New and the album is Your Favorite Weapon.


Song of The Week!

Anna Begins - Counting Crows - August and Everything After
The Poet - Ryan Bingham - Junky Star

Stump The Barron!
Grace Too - The Tragically Hip - Day For Night

Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon

Genre:  Punk Rock
Release Date:  October 9th, 2001
Studio(s):  Magic Shop Recording Studios (Manhattan), Tom and Andy Nada Studios (New Windsor), Sapone Productions (New York)
Producer(s): Mike Sapone, Brand New
Label:  Triple Crown
Length: 41:27
Number of Tracks:  12

For more information on the band Brand New  you can check out their website at www.fightoffyourdemons.com .  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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7 months ago
40 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this former Canadian Duo’s 2nd studio album released in 2012.  That band is Japandroids and the album is Celebration Rock.

Song of The Week!

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads - Talking Heads:77
Take Me With You - OK Go - And the Adjacent Possible

Stump The Barron!

Sex and Dying in High Society - X - Los Angeles

Japandroids - Celebration Rock
Genre:  Punk Rock
Release Date:  June 5, 2012
Studio(s):  The Hive Creative Labs (Vancouver)
Producer(s): Japandroids
Label:  Polyvinyl
Length: 35:10
Number of Tracks:  8

For more information on the band Japandroids  you can check out their website at www.japandroids.com .   IF you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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7 months ago
33 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
INXS - Kick
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this Austrian band's 6th studio album and most successful release.  That band is INXS and the album is Kick!

Song of The Week!
The Great Salt Lake - Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
Don’t Change - Spanish Love Songs - Single


Stump The Barron!
Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car - Billy Ocean - Tear Down These Walls

INXS - KICK
Genre:  Pop Rock
Release Date:  October 19, 1987
Studio(s):  Rhinoceros (Sydney), Studio De La Grande Armee (Paris)
Producer(s): Chris Thomas
Label:  WEA - Mercury - Atlantic
Length: 39:50
Number of Tracks:  12


For more information on the band INXS  you can check out their website at www.inxs.com .  If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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7 months ago
42 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss this Irish-English Rock band’s 2nd studio album released on November 4th 1991.  That band is My Bloody Valentine and the Album is Loveless.

Song of The Week!
Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
City Girl - Kevin Shields - Lost In Translation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)


Stump The Barron!
Here’s Where The Story Ends - The Sunday’s  - Reading, Writing And Arithmetic

My Bloody Valentine  - Loveless
Genre:  Shoegaze
Release Date:  November 4th, 1991
Producer(s): Kevin Shields - Colm O Closoig
Label:  Creation (UK) - Sire Records (US)
Length: 48:31
Number of Tracks:  11

For more information on the band My Bloody Valentine and Kevin Shields  you can check out their website at www.mybloodyvalentine.org.   If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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8 months ago
39 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Radiohead - OK Computer
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I discuss the 3rd studio album by this English Rock band that won a grammy for Bester Alternative Music Album in 1998.  That band is Radiohead and the album is Ok Computer.

Song of The Week!
Call Me - St Paul & The Broken Bones - Half the City
The Shakes - The Menzingers

Stump The Barron
Ocean's Avenue - Yellowcard - Ocean's Avenue

Radiohead - OK Computer
Genre:  Alternative
Release Date:  May 21, 199
7Studio(s):  Canned Applause (Didcot, England), St Catherine’s Court (Bath, England), Church (Crouch End, England)
Producer(s):  Nigel Godrich, Radiohead Label:  Parlophone - Capitol
Length: 53:21
Number of Tracks:  12


For more information on the band Radiohead you can check out their website Radiohead Public Library at www.radiohead.com.  IF you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.

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8 months ago
42 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Tripping Daisy - I Am An Elastic Firecracker
On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl Adam and I continue looking at the DFW music scene of the 90s by discussing the 2nd studio album from this band that suddenly disbanded in 1999 and just reformed in 2024.  That band is Tripping Daisy and the album is I Am an Elastic Firecracker.

Song of The Week!
Happiness - Hagfish - Rocks Your Lame Ass
White Bikes - Thursday - White Bikes (Single)

Stump The Barron!
Another Way To Die - Disturbed - Asylum

Tripping Daisy:  I Am An Elastic Firecracker
Genre:  Grunge/Alternative
Release Date:  June 20,1995
Studio(s):  Water Music Recording Studios (Hoboken, NJ)
Producer(s): Ted Niceley, Tripping Daisy
Label:  Island
Length: 54:29
Number of Tracks:  12

For more information on the band Tripping Daisy you can check out their website at https://www.trippingdaisy.com/ .  IF you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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8 months ago
37 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
The Toadies-Rubberneck
On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl we again visit the year 1994 and talk about this platinum album  by this Fort Worth, Texas band.  That band is the Toadies and the album is of course Rubberneck!

Song of The Week!
Beautiful Night - Burden Brothers - Buried in Your Black Heart
Just Like Heaven - The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me


Stump The Barron!
Clear My Head - Wool - Budspawn

The Toadies - Rubberneck

Genre:  Hard Rock
Release Date:  August 23, 1994
Studio(s):  Record Two Mendocino (Comptche, CA), T
he Sound Factory (Hollywood, CA)
Producer(s): Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf
Label:  Interscope
Length: 36:21
Number of Tracks:  11

For more information on the band The Toadies you can check out their website at http://www.thetoadies.com .  IF you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website at www.adventuresinvinyl.com where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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9 months ago
44 minutes

Adventures In Vinyl
Album reviews from a different perspective. Two long time friends discuss popular and not so popular albums, and other music related items.