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Mining the layers of long players. We focus on great albums in their entirety and believe every album tells a story. We take a deep dive into the history of the artist and the album while discussing the merits of the music within the grooves. We are highly opinionated and outspoken and hope to provoke you into sharing your own opinions on albums. If you are serious about great music, this is your podcast. www.tappingvinyl.com
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- 3 days ago2h 18m
SE 6, EP 12: Al Stewart - Year of the Cat
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of This Is Vinyl Tap, we take a listen to the 1976 album by Al Stewart, Year of the Cat. Al Stewart had had success before this album, but Year of the Cat was the Al Stewart LP that made him a household name on both sides of the pond. It is regarded by many as one of the best sounding albums ever made. The playing is superb and the production is a lesson in production in itself. And like most of his catalog, the songs are completely unique. But it also ...
- Oct 3, 20262h 12m
SE 6, EP 11: Rockpile - Seconds of Pleasure with Special Guest Mike Middleton
Send us Fan Mail On this "very special episode" of This Is Vinyl Tap, we bring in special guest Mike Middleton to talk about Seconds of Pleasure by the band Rockpile. Mike is a Austin drummer who was a member of Mojo Nixon's band the Toadliquors. He has also played with Junior Brown, Rosie Flores, Dave Alvin, John Doe, Beaver Nelson, and members of the Beat Farmers (just to name a few). Mike brings his unique perspective to our discussion of what is considered one of the greatest ...
- Sep 13, 20261h 9m
Se 6, EP 10: Goodbye, Dolly
Send us Fan Mail On this very special episode, we honor the memory of one of music's biggest icons, Dolly Parton, who passed away August 25, at age 80. Visit us at www.tappingvinyl.com.
- Aug 26, 20262h 5m
SE 6, EP 9: The Velvet Underground - Loaded
Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, we dive into Loaded, the fourth LP by the Velvet Underground, and the last one to feature founding member Lou Reed, who left before the album was released. Loaded is roundly regarded as the Velvets at their most accessible. After leaving MGM/Verve for Atlantic, the band was "encouraged" by their new label to focus on making hits (hence the title, alluding to the album being "loaded" with hits). Reed gave up some the reigns of the band...
- Jul 24, 20262h 19m
SE 6, EP 8: Cotton Mather - Kontiki
Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, we discuss 1997's Kontiki, by Cotton Mather. Produced by the band's songwriter and lead singer Robert Harrison and recorded on 4-track cassettes and ADAT, Kontiki is a low-fi sonic masterpiece that has garnered comparisons to the Beatles and Big Star. Originally released in 1997, Kontiki was not an initial commercial success. A re-release in the UK in 1999 breathed new life into the album and led to Noel Gallagher of Oasis to praise the album i...
- Jun 22, 20262h 6m
SE 6. EP 7: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk about the historic seventh studio album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Having proved their worth with a hit cover of the Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mister Bojangles," the Dirt Band and were given the go ahead to work on an unusual yet inspired project: an album of old county and bluegrass tunes where the Dirt band would act as a supporting a cast for several legendary bluegrass and country artists, such as Roy Acuff, M...
- May 23, 202656 min
SE 6, EP 6 A Game of Connectiions with Beaver Nelson
Send us Fan Mail As long-time listener's know, as a part of all of our discussions, we have a segment called Connections, where we connect the artist and album we are currently talking about to artists and albums we have discussed on previous episodes. For our interview with singer-songwriter Beaver Nelson, we played an extended version of Connections with him. Beaver has worked with a ton of people in the music industry, and as a result, he came prepared to show us what a real game of ...
- Apr 16, 20261h 56m
SE 6, EP5: Violation Podcast: An Interview with Beaver Nelson
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of This Is Vinyl Tap, we do something a little different from our typical fare and interview Austin singer-songwriter Beaver Nelson. Beaver Nelson has been on the Austin scene since before he graduated from high school. His talent as a songwriter was almost immediately recognized by some of the finest singer-songwriters at the time, which gave him the opportunity to perform and record with some of the biggest names in the Austin music scene at the time. ...
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Mining the layers of long players. We focus on great albums in their entirety and believe every album tells a story. We take a deep dive into the history of the artist and the album while discussing the merits of the music within the grooves. We are highly opinionated and outspoken and hope to provoke you into sharing your own opinions on albums. If you are serious about great music, this is your podcast. www.tappingvinyl.com
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