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The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music NerdsAuthor: The Vinyl Guide
Nate is a record collector, music lover and vinyl maniac. Join him on his journey to discuss, share and review all things related to vinyl records. We feature stories about and interviews with musicians, artists and people of knowledge in the area of vinyl records. Additionally we share information on desirable pressings of records, how to tell a 5 pressing from a 500 pressing and care and maintenance for your cratedigging hobby. Subscribe and share with your record-nerd friends. Cheers! Language: en Genres: Music, Music History, Music Interviews Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ep565: Coop - Poster Boy, Record Collector
Episode 531
Monday, 21 September, 2026
From teenage Flaming Lips flyers to Nirvana and Soundgarden posters and record covers galore, Coop shares art-creation stories and the chaos of his record collection. Grab one of Coop's "Poster Boy" books here! Topics Include: Introduces Poster Boy, his massive new career-spanning art book Kickstarter (via Zoop) already blew past $40k raised Coop admits he's "too much" of a record collector Closing in on 10,000 records, out of shelf space 3,000-4,000 are 45s he actively spins as a DJ Recalls chasing UK punk records early in his Discogs days Loves Jamaican 45s for their rough, charming pressings Tells story of scoring a stash of 60s garage 45s Traces another haul to a Miami DJ's Jamaica trips Confesses completist streak for The Fall, Guided by Voices Owns up to buying every Bandcamp vinyl color variant Prefers Bandcamp since money goes straight to the band Talks Austin's record fair and reconnecting with old LA dealers Describes current obsession hunting weird beatnik novelty 45s Buys mostly on vibes and wild, bizarre label artwork Explains how he broke into art through poster connections Credits Greg Shaw and Long Gone John's Sympathy label Became a top poster artist alongside Frank Kozik Poster work opened the door to major record covers Tells the wild origin story of the Lords of Acid cover Discusses keeping Discogs updated for his family's future Shares recent grails: a Beefheart 45, rare beatnik pressing Explains his (mostly) organized system for shelving and DJ crates Talks trading doubles, then wraps with a final Poster Boy plug 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
