The legend of Sixto Rodriguez is well known from the movie “Searching For Sugarman”, however that’s not the full story. Today, in this ‘Patron-Only’ episode, Mr Rodriguez joins us to talk about his history, his perspective, his early vinyl records and more.

Daptone Records has a unique sound that reflects on great soul classics of another era, yet reaffirms that good music is timeless. Daptone co-founder Neal Sugarman discusses the label history, ethos, recording strategy, making vinyl records and recording some of the greats like Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley & Amy Winehouse. A very special guest for episode 150 of The Vinyl Guide podcast.

Royce da 5'9" is one of the world's most respected hip-hop artists and has a new highly personal album "Book of Ryan". Today he shares his story, the challenges of his youth, the methods he uses to write rhymes, his collaborations with Eminem and answers listener questions. Enjoy!

Will Calhoun is best known as the drummer of Living Colour, however his musical building blocks were from jazz legends like Art Blakey & Elvin Jones. Today Will talks about the records of his life, his influences and the advice he had the pleasure of receiving from the jazz legends first hand.

The band Failure has witnessed major transitions within the world of analogue & digital recording and the re-ignition of the vinyl record format. With their new album, "In The Future Your Body Will Be The Furthest Thing From Your Mind", Chief Cosmonaut Ken Andrews takes us through the history of Failure recordings, their vinyl history and some of the interesting stories and rare-records of their past, as well as some glimpses of things to come.

50 years ago The Beatles formed Apple Records and recorded The White Album. Noted Beatles historian Bruce Spizer tells the tale of that amazing year with details that music fans and record collectors will enjoy.

Before Black Flag, Chuck Dukowski formed Würm, a highly revered & influential band to the Los Angeles punk scene. Now Chuck is re-releasing the Würm catalogue for Record Store Day Black Friday and today share tales of the band, stories from his music career and discusses the rare records of his time with Black Flag.

Today we get a 'State of the Vinyl' update from Eric Astor, the President & CEO of one of America's largest record pressing plants, Furnace Manufacturing. Eric addresses current pressing capacities, how Furnace selects raw materials for quality control, anecdotes on major box sets, advice and wisdom from a life of experience pressing records and heaps more. Enjoy!

Mark Evans played bass for AC/DC through their formative years, across the albums "TNT", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Let There Be Rock". Today he shares stories of those albums, making those records, some wild tales of Bon Scott and his current gig with Rose Tattoo.

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The Misfits have gone from a dedicated cult following to legendary status, filling stadiums when they choose to play, and their early records are highly collectible. Today we discuss the singles, LPs and misc collectables of The Misfits with uber-collector Fredrik, co-creator of the "On Earth As It Is In Hell" discography guides.

Klaus Voormann has lived the life of an artist, befriending the Beatles in Hamburg, creating the artwork for 'Revolver', then going on to become a collaborator on their many solo works and beyond. Enjoy a conversation full of stories, memories and insight from the epicentre of the greatest band in history during their most colourful times.

Kraftwerk is considered one of the most innovative and influential groups in music history, yet rarely give interviews. Today Wolfgang Flür shares stories of his time in the band, the recordings, the tours, the personalities and his solo career with Yamo and Musik Soldat. Plus a new track for the Vinyl Guide audience to enjoy.

It's an Anthrax double-header! First we speak w Scott Ian, guitar hero of the legendary big 4 thrash band about everything from guitars and music to spoken word performances and beard maintenance. Then we chat w Shawn Franklin, audio restoration engineer and chief sculptor of the State of Euphoria 30 year reissue. Enjoy!

Deniz Tek is the founder of Radio Birdman and, in the course of two albums, redefined music for the youth of Australia. Hear his stories of the early days, the DIY rare records, the breakup, his multiple careers, the new documentary ‘Descent Into The Maelstrom’, his new solo LP ‘Lost For Words’ and the return rise of popularity for Radio Birdman.

Tom Timony had held many roles in the music industry and, at one point, led the team at Ralph Records, home of the avant-garde act The Residents. Today Tom shares stories from inside Ralph Records, The Residents, the rare and legendary records and more. Plus a track from The Scallions to enjoy!

In part 2, Craig discusses his time working w Chuck Schuldiner of Death, working w Rick Rubin on Manmade God's debut album and his new band 'Dress The Dead', plus a new track to enjoy.

As guitarist of Forbidden and now Dress The Dead, Craig Locicero was at ground zero during the early days of the Bay Area thrash metal scene. Today he shares his history and stories from those times, including the writing and recording of "Forbidden Evil" and "Twisted Into Form".

In Part 2, Brain tells of his time with Guns & Roses; from joining to nearly losing the gig, the indulgence of recording 'Chinese Democracy', to touring around the world and all that time waiting for shows to start. This is part 2 of a 2 part series (part 1 can be found here).

In Part 1, Brain shares his history and experience drumming for Primus, Limbomaniacs, Praxis, Tom Waits, Buckethead and more!

Greg Puciato, former frontman of the Dillinger Escape Plan, shares his history, approach and process on physical format media and how his band The Black Queen is making the release of 'Infinite Games' special for all vinyl fans.