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Kevin Rutmanis takes us through his career, rare records, vinyl pressings, working with Melvins, Tomahawk, Cows, AmRep, Ipecac Recordings, his 2 new LPs "Crackpot Whorehead" w Trevor Dunn, "unEat" w Hepa-Titus and more!
Topics include:
Kevin has many hats
Short vinyl runs on his new albums
The recording of the new albums
How he works with Trevor and other collaborators
Putting his projects out in limited vinyl runs/lathe cuts
How Kevin and Trevor collaborated across the country
The album name “Crackpot Whorehead”
The term “unEat”
Hat Change #1
Kevin understands music collecting
Kevin spent a lot of money on White House records
Kevin likes movie soundtracks
Memories of recording Hostile Ambient Takeover
Cows “Taint Plurbius Taint Unum”
Cows getting involved with Treehouse Records
Some Cows have been reissued, some haven’t
The HAZEXXL pressing of Sexy Pee Story
Tom Hazelmyer is awesome
The story of “Daddy Has a Tail”
Kevin does know where the Cows master tapes are
Does Kevin reflect much?
Moving from Cows to Melvins
Recording “Electro Retard” / Mans Ruin label vinyl
Recording the Trilogy (“The Maggot”, “The Bootlicker”, The Crybaby”)
Hat Change #2
Hepa-Titus & Mickey Mouse artwork
Memories of Melvins joining Ipecac
Joining Tomahawk
Reissues of Tomahawk vinyl – where’s “Mit Gas”?
Kevin just wants his music out there, free or not
How does Kevin find out about new music?
LA record shops
Kevin lost a lot of records
Hepa-Titus hand drawn covers for an art show
Discussion of rare records of Hepa-Titus
Is Gina / Mow Skwoz do art inspired by the music?
DIY record packaging and shipping
Hat Change #3
How to order the new LPs
Will Kevin return to live shows?
Matthew Barney soundtrack
Cosmic Psychos memories
Interview wrap up
Order Kevin's new LPs here: "Crackpot Whorehead" w Trevor Dunn | "unEat" w hepa-Titus
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About The Vinyl Guide
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.