Vinyl Ventures

23/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from the whole crew!
We have a lot for which to be thankful, not the least of which is guests like our most recent one, legendary guitarist, Jay Jay French!
So, before the tryptophan starts kicking in, now would be a great time to head on over to our YouTube channel to check it out.
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Jay Jay French is a connoisseur of music...a lot of different music. He's been there and done that. From forming Twisted Sister 50 years ago, to becoming a ...

22/11/2023

What a weekend!
RSD Black Friday, then the best darned record show in Indy is happening Sunday!
We’ll be there, shooting “What’s In Your Bags” and generally tomfooling around.
So come out and spend your Sunday worshipping at the Church Of Vinyl with us, won’t you?

"Best One Day Shop In Indiana"
Records, 45s, CDs, DVDs, Cassettes, Posters, Stereo Equipment, and Music Memorabilia
2100 E. 71st St. Indianapolis, Indiana

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21/11/2023

Today we’re beyond stoked to release our episode with Twisted Sister’s . He couldn’t have been more gracious with his time to get this show recorded.
Jay Jay is a legend from a legendary band, and believe us when we say, we are extremely thankful this holiday season, to be able to welcome folks like Jay Jay to the show.
We’d also like to say a heartfelt “thank you” to everyone who has come along on this wild podcast journey with us. It’s taken a lot of help from a whole lot of people to get to 59 episodes. To all our previous guests, and everyone who has listened to the show or shared it on their social media pages… thank you! What started as a whim has blossomed into a huge and fulfilling part of our lives. Without all the help we’ve gotten, we would t have made it this far.
Special thanks to Keith Toombs and Jacob Hansen for all of their efforts to make the show look as fantastic as it does.
We also have to thank for introducing us to Jay Jay. The show would not have happened without him.
Lastly, we’d like to thank our families for being supportive of what is not a cheap, nor convenient hobby. It means the world to us to be able to continue our journey through the “sickness” that is record collecting.
Enough of our yappin’…enjoy our talk with !
And don’t miss Jay Jay’s podcast The Jay Jay French Connection everywhere you get podcasts.

Jay Jay French is a connoisseur of music...a lot of different music. He's been there and done that. From forming Twisted Sister 50 years ago, to becoming a ...

18/11/2023

New Short! Do it!
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10/11/2023

New short! Please SUBSCRIBE, like, comment and share. Do it!

07/11/2023

Another South Bend What’s In Your Bag!
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Ready for round 2? Jay continues asking the ever important question at SouthBend Record Show. Let's see which goodies people were able to get their hands on!...

03/11/2023

Time

01/11/2023

Our newest, freshest episode is up, and it’s a colorful one! If you dig into your records, you may discover a lot of colors popping up. In this episode, we lean into that and explore the Colors of Our Collections.
Fun things are down this rabbit-hole!
Give it a listen.
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We couldn’t do this without you all.
Thank you!

Didn't you know music could be in color? It's not just your fancy television set, music can be colorful too! Join John and Jay this episode as they talk abou...

30/10/2023

Check out a few interviews from our trip to the recent South Bend Record Show. Great discussions!
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Hop in and fasten your seatbelts because John and Jay are getting behind the wheel to check out record shows! This time, we make our way to the South Bend Re...

27/10/2023

Wheels Reviews Album Art!

25/10/2023

People being great on bikes

24/10/2023

Watch Jay tear into the recently-(ish) released UHQR version of the landmark Miles Davis album "Kind Of Blue"!
Is it all buzz or is there something to these new audiophile releases?
Watch the video and find out!
Don't forget to subscribe, like, share, and comment on what other records you'd like to see us open. Enjoy!

Kind Of Blue is the best selling jazz album of all time. It's been re-released countless times since its release in 1959, and many collectors have strong fe...

19/10/2023

How’s about a peek into a couple of bags at the recent ?
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What's this? A new record show location? That's right, it's time for another WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG! This time Jay flies solo as he talks to YOU, asking the ques...

16/10/2023

Radio

The Gilligan's Island radio was actually NOT a prop. It was a working radio...Packard Bell model AR-851 table-top AM radio...previously purchased by show creator Sherwood Schwartz to listen to Dodger games in his office. Schwartz didn't like the black radio used in the pilot...thought the white radio would show better. (He had the prop department add the handle and antenna for effect). When the show wrapped after the 3rd season, Schwartz took the now iconic TV prop back to his office, plugged it back in, and continued to listen to Dodger games on it for decades....

15/10/2023

Vinyl Ventures out picking records

13/10/2023

We have a lot of fun shooting this show. And we couldn’t do it without co-conspirators and Jacob Hansen.
You may not see them, but their fingerprints are all over everything we do. So, here’s to them and all the laughs we have creating .

Clips from Ep 52 Nice Package

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10/10/2023

We always say the newest episode is "Awesome", but this time, we REALLY mean it. Will Foster, (a REAL life Australian) joins us to share the Aussie bands he adores, that you've likely never heard of.
Give it a listen, and then check out the playlist that Will made, just for you, to check these bands out with your own eyes and ears! (link in the comments).
International...and STILL don't cost nuthin'.

John and Jay venture down under, to the land of Wil Foster, as he guides them through a journey of Australian music and vinyl. Kick back, strap in, and gra...

06/10/2023

Day 2 of John being creeped out by Jay while working their other jobs.

05/10/2023

Jay doing his other job. I think he is scaring John a little.

03/10/2023

Cake unboxing. Watch and subscribe.

Originally released in 2011, Showroom of Compassion was CAKE’s first album of new material since 2004's gold-selling Pressure Chief. Charting at #1 on the Bi...

02/10/2023

Nico

Part lost Velvet Underground album and part baroque-folk pop-art experiment, Nico's 'Chelsea Girl' is a classic on its own terms.

01/10/2023

We’re going to be at this show tomorrow!
Come buy some records, show us what’s in your bag, and visit with Jay and Keith.
Be there, or be a round hype sticker!
See you at the South Bend Record Show!

29/09/2023

“Here I Go Again”, with another Friday’s 45 in :45!
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26/09/2023

Check out What’s in Wheels’ Bag!
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It is a fan favorite from the August Crossroads Music show.... WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? The next time you see the VV crew be sure to share What's in Your Bag.(Rec...

23/09/2023

New short Feature!
Leonard Pinth-Garnell reviews Album Art.
Take 30 seconds or so to watch and tell us what you think. And don’t forget to subscribe, like, share and comment.
Happy Weekend!

Another new segment?! This time John reviews the album art from Van Halen's 51:50. Is he overthinking this? Maybe. Are we going to stop him? We can't.Hear ou...

20/09/2023

Our freshest episode is up for your ears and eyes to enjoy. Give it a look/listen.
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John and Jay explore the records that brought bands back into the spotlight they used to bask in. Just... don't tell LL Cool J we used THAT word in the title...

17/09/2023

Zeppelin

🔴 WHEN LED ZEPPELIN FAKED A PERFORMANCE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Led Zeppelin’s live performances were just as good as their studio recording. If anything, the live setting allowed the legendary rock band to showcase their talents for improvisation, mainly the lengthy guitar and drum solos of Jimmy Page and John Bonham, respectively.
Whilst several of Zeppelin’s live shows have been highly-acclaimed, including Celebration Day and The Song Remains the Same, the latter actually has a small piece of controversy surrounding its authenticity. The Song Remains the Same concert film was released in 1976, although it was recorded three years prior in the summer of 1973, across three dates in July at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
Zeppelin had initially hired Joe Mascot to direct the concert film. However, they later found that much of what Mascot had captured of the three shows was of low quality and needed to be more functional, could not be spliced together and was sometimes out of sync. Mascot was quickly fired and replaced by Peter Clifton.
Mascot had admittedly captured some great shots during his time on the project, and Clifton had initially been unsure of going ahead with the work. However, he eventually came up with an ingenious idea of reshooting Madison Square Garden. However, how were Zeppelin to play those three shows again?
What Clifton suggested was to recreate the Madison Square Garden stage at Shepperton Studios in London. So much of what we see on The Song Remains the Same is actually Zeppelin playing to an empty room. The band were shown on screen in the prior Mascot-captured footage and could position themselves and move around accordingly.
During the re-recording, Clifton primarily focused on shooting close-ups and medium-distance shots that could be edited together with Mascot’s original footage of long-distance shots and those featuring the crowd. However, a problem arose in the fact that John Bonham had a different haircut to the actual concerts, and Robert Plant had had his teeth fixed, so Clifton had to carefully consider his shots so as to not give the re-staging away.
Jimmy Page once opened up on the re-filming at Shepperton. He said: “I’m sort of miming at Shepperton to what I’d played at Madison Square Garden, but of course, although I’ve got a rough approximation of what I was playing from night to night, it’s not exact. So the film that came out in the ‘70s is a bit warts-and-all.” So whilst The Song Remains the Same, the concert does not!

15/09/2023

It’s FRIDAY! You know what that means…
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Happy Weekend errbody.
A 45 in :45 - Bon Jovi Wanted - Wanted Dead or Alive

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15/09/2023

E.C.
If you haven’t listened to *The Juliet Letters“, you should.

‘It’s been translated into different languages, there’s a version for a cabaret band – and the songs have been covered many times. Björk’s version of Why? is better than mine!’

12/09/2023

What a treat it is to be there when Wheels opens a record!
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P·U·L·S·E - is the third live album by Pink Floyd. It was released mid-1995. Both the CD and Video debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts. The video original...

08/09/2023

It’s that day of the week when we highlight a :45. Enjoy Wheels sharing a single from one of our favorite bands…The Cult. Link to video is in the bio! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel!

08/09/2023

Friday= a 45 in :45…The Cult!
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Enjoy the weekend!

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05/09/2023

New “What’s In Your Bag” from the recent Crossroads Music Show!
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John and Jay are BACK at the Crossroads Music show in August 2023! They only want to know one thing... WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG?(Recorded at the Crossroads Music S...

04/09/2023

Please join me in wishing Wheels a Happy Vinyl Ventures Birthday!
Vinyl Ventures wouldn’t be what it is without you!

02/09/2023

R.I.P. Jimmy. Come every Monday, we’ll sure miss you.

The singer-songwriter behind “Fins,” “Come Monday” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise” became a shrewd businessman while always radiating beach-friendly cool

07/07/2023

Happy Friday! Have a 45!

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05/07/2023

Happy Fourth!
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02/07/2023

Sunday morning 45 in :45…

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