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The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music NerdsAuthor: The Vinyl Guide
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Ep566: Chad Channing - Love Buzz, Bleach & Early Nirvana
Episode 566
Monday, 28 September, 2026
Original Nirvana drummer Chad Channing shares stories from the Bleach era, Love Buzz single & other collectables, getting knocked out by Chris's bass and digging through his rare vinyl. Topics Include: Chad's prized find: an original Australian Dirty Deeds from a rummage sale Hunting a Bill Evans record, and why jazz demands clean vinyl Dad played LA jazz bass; Mom once sang with Chet Baker How jazz quietly shaped his "drummer for the song" philosophy Describing his drumming style in one word: adaptive Nirvana's only instruction when he joined: powerful but simple Coming from a math rock band with 13-part songs The one time Kurt openly praised his drumming: In Bloom How "About a Girl" got its name from Chad Kurt finishing Bleach lyrics in a notebook while driving to the studio Shelved songs, lost tapes, and Chad's forgotten cassette in the box set Owning Love Buzz single #3; Kurt had #1, Chris #2 His blank-label Bleach test pressing, housed in a homemade cover Nate authenticates Chad's Australian Waterfront blue vinyl live on air The ultra-rare purple Waterfront pressing and why most were destroyed Swirled Sub Pop variants, and why he's never played some Knocked out by Chris's bass at the Bleach cover photo show Tracy Marander's undeveloped rolls of never-seen Nirvana photos Sub Pop steering early decisions while the band went along Packed European shows: the moment they realized something big was happening The Blew EP and its gynecologist-chair cover he never chose Hiding under the drum riser with Kurt as bottles flew Stuck alone in a broken Manchester elevator for half an hour His European tour posters, including the coveted Lush show poster Could his beat-up distortion pedal be Kurt's missing Astoria pedal? A gifted Mustang, his kit at MoPOP, and heirlooms for his kids Smart Studios sessions, and Dave Grohl keeping his drum parts Here She Comes Now, Sappy, and becoming a Nirvana fan afterward MS, a childhood leg injury, and a memoir about 73 moves The wonderful photo by Rosetta Greek High resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Apple: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon Support the show at Patreon.com/VinylGuide
