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21 SEP 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the 3rd studio album and major-label debut released in 1994. That band is Greenday and the album is Dookie.
Song of the Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/closer/290302885?i=290302928
https://music.apple.com/us/album/j-a-r-jason-andrew-relva/1160990427?i=1160990982
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/cotton-candy-high/311381895?i=311381909
https://music.apple.com/us/album/dookie/1160081985
Genre: Punk
Release Date: February 1, 1994
Studio(s): Fantasy (Berkeley), Music Grinder (LA)
Producer(s): Rob Cavallo, Greenday
Label: Reprise
Length: 39:35
Number of Tracks: 14
And just like that we are at the close of another episode of Adventures In Vinyl. For more information on the band Coldplay you can check out their website at http://www.greenday.com/If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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6 SEP 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the debut studio album released in the year 2000 and as of July of this year has sold over 17 million copies worldwide. That band is coldplay and the album is parachutes.
Song of The Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/nothing-as-it-seems/688730679?i=688730685
https://music.apple.com/us/album/future-says-run/1443797577?i=1443797579
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-bet-you-look-good-on-the-dancefloor/111153953?i=111153391
https://music.apple.com/us/album/parachutes/1122782080
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: July 10th, 2000
Studio(s): Matrix/Wessex/Orinoco (London), Parr Street (Liverpool), Rockfield (Rockfield)
Producer(s): Ken Nelson, Coldplay, Chris Allison
Label: Parlophone, Nettwerk
Length: 41:25
Number of Tracks: 10
For more information on the band Coldplay you can check out their website at http://www.coldplay.com/. . If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage. If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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29 AUG 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fifth studio album and first major label release which transitioned this bands sound from hardcore punk to a style that would later be known as alternative. That band is Husker Du and the album is Candy Apple Grey.
Song of the Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/hyper-enough/429746342?i=429746343
https://music.apple.com/us/album/helpless/1786199850?i=1786199866
https://music.apple.com/us/album/blue-monday/1530256325?i=1530256511
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/there-is-a-light-that-never-goes-out/1257810218?i=1257810949
https://music.apple.com/us/album/candy-apple-grey/282973113
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: March 17, 1986
Studio(s): Nicollet Studios (Minneapolis, MN)
Producer(s): Bob Mould, Grant Hart
Label: Warner Bros.
Length: 37:04
Number of Tracks: 10
If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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24 AUG 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fourth studio album whose title song alludes to the 1985 film The Goonies. That band is The Ataris and the album is So Long, Astoria.
Song of the Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/wagon-wheel/1771036383?i=1771036395
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-boys-of-summer-remastered-2024/1761230483?i=1761230752
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-little-secret/1440778250?i=1440778267
https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-long-astoria/197887813
Genre: Pop Punk
Release Date: March 4, 2003
Studio(s): Ocean (Burbank), Grandmaster (Hollywood), Orange Whip (Santa Barbara)
Producer(s): Lou Giordano, Thom Flowers, Elissa Melhsner, Eric Palmquist
Label: Columbia
Length: 48:55
Number of Tracks: 13 or 15
For more information about the band The Ataris you can check out their website at https://theatarisband.com/ If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage. If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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18 AUG 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss the fourth studio album that debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 310,000 copies in it’s opening week. That band is Soundgarden and the album is Superunknown.
Song of the Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/man-on-a-mission/1811897147?i=1811897310
https://music.apple.com/us/album/gremmie-out-of-control/527179977?i=527180291
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/john-the-fisherman/927510481?i=927510763
https://music.apple.com/us/album/superunknown-20th-anniversary/1440811129
Genre: Grunge
Release Date: March 8, 1994
Studio(s): Bad Animals (Seattle, Washington)
Producer(s): Michael Beinhome, Soundgarden
Label: A&M
Length: 70:13
Number of Tracks: 15
If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage. If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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10 AUG 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I pay tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne. We dig into ten of his most iconic solo tracks. From the stadium-Shaking Opener “Crazy Train” to the orchestral eeriness of “Diary of a Madman” Come along and enjoy the ride.
Song of The Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/autopilot/1752583550?i=1752583553
https://music.apple.com/us/album/claws/1825216752?i=1825216758
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/still-of-the-night/1270802806?i=1270803205
A Tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/crazy-train/1531535089?i=1531535287
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/mr-crowley/1531535089?i=1531535291
- "https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-more-tears/1585398360?i=1585398549
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/bark-at-the-moon/192826907?i=192826926
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/mama-im-coming-home/209694881?i=209695192
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/shot-in-the-dark/158711389?i=158711416
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/over-the-mountain/437515100?i=437515108
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/diary-of-a-madman-40th-anniversary-expanded-edition/1592004303
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-dont-know/1531535089?i=1531535104
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/flying-high-again/437515100?i=437515112
And just like that we are at the close of another episode of Adventures In Vinyl. If you like the music featured on this episode please check out today’s episode you can get links on this episode's webpage. If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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4 JUL 2025 · On this episode of Adventures In Vinyl, Adam and I ask Chat GPT for the top 10 pool side songs for Generation X!
Song of The Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/babygirl/1811897147?i=1811897303
https://music.apple.com/us/album/cry/1808811306?i=1808811310
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/for-me-this-is-heaven/718997679?i=718998088
Top 10 Pool Side Songs for Gen Xhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-stop-believin-2024-remaster/169003304?i=169003415
https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-stop-believin-2024-remaster/169003304?i=169003415
https://music.apple.com/us/album/summer-of-69/1676125918?i=1676125928
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qDGiRmeH8gmlwmEEqbuxbMuLbp8UJqISMwItKs_PRY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.lggk5kobqm5g
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qDGiRmeH8gmlwmEEqbuxbMuLbp8UJqISMwItKs_PRY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5m7wz86xalu5
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qDGiRmeH8gmlwmEEqbuxbMuLbp8UJqISMwItKs_PRY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.m0ojnefk7cax
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qDGiRmeH8gmlwmEEqbuxbMuLbp8UJqISMwItKs_PRY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.x1eezprla09y
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qDGiRmeH8gmlwmEEqbuxbMuLbp8UJqISMwItKs_PRY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.8zmxjf6t2b85
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qDGiRmeH8gmlwmEEqbuxbMuLbp8UJqISMwItKs_PRY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.trr5pzjr9tt7
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qDGiRmeH8gmlwmEEqbuxbMuLbp8UJqISMwItKs_PRY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.fg47vqb9o62d
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qDGiRmeH8gmlwmEEqbuxbMuLbp8UJqISMwItKs_PRY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.b12dz1x6794e
If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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21 JUN 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss this 1985 debut studio album, considered a landmark recording due to its influence on the shoegaze genre. That band is The Jesus and Mary Chain and the album is Psychocandy.
Song of The Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/heres-the-thing/1803604510?i=1803604712
https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-reason-to-believe/1799147194?i=1799147200
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-killing-moon/251006541?i=251006874
https://music.apple.com/us/album/psychocandy/1676759774
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: November 18, 1985
Studio(s): Southern Studios, Wood Green, LondonP
roducer(s): The Jesus and Mary Chain
Label: Blanco y Negro
Length: 38:55
Number of Tracks: 14
For more information on the band The Jesus and Mary Chain you can check out their website http://www.themarychain.com/ . If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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14 JUN 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss an album whose title was inspired by Arther Koestl’ers book The Roots of Coincidence. Nominated for 5 grammy’s in 1984. That band is The Police and the album is their 5th and final studio album Synchronicty.
Song of The Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/sledgehammer/987872541?i=987872731
https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-broke-my-world/1795051777?i=1795051780
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/legs-edit/1728071480?i=1728071594
https://music.apple.com/us/album/synchronicity-remastered-2003/1440673959
Genre: Pop Rock
Release Date: June 17, 1983
Studio(s): AIR (Salem, Montserrat), Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Canada)
Producer(s): The Police, Hugh Padgham
Label: A&M
Length: 39:40
Number of Tracks: 10
Knowing that the band will never reunite to tour you can get the latest news about new remasters or other releases of the Police’s catalog of albums at their website http://www.thepolice.com/. It is a shame Adam that the band can’t find common ground. With the re-emergence of bands touring there is a lot of money these guys are leaving on the table. If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
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8 JUN 2025 · On this episode of Adventures in Vinyl, Adam and I discuss an album that won two Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package. That band is Chicago’s own Wilco and the Album is 2005s A Ghost Is Born.
Song of The Week!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/graveyard-shift/751667482?i=751667596
https://music.apple.com/us/album/drown-2015-remastered/1050409948?i=1050409954
Stump The Barron!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/wake-up/1249417623?i=1249418625
https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-ghost-is-born-expanded-edition/1776909354
Genre: Indie Rock
Release Date: June 22, 2004
Studio(s): Sear Sound (NYC), Soma EMS (Chicago)
Producer(s): Wilco, Jim O’Rourke
Label: Nonesuch
Length: 67:26
Number of Tracks: 12
For more information on the band Wilco visit their website is http://www.wilcostore.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast be sure to check us out at our website athttp://www.adventuresinvinyl.com/ where you can find links to our episodes and through our support section you can find a place to order you very own adventures in vinyl T Shirt.
Album reviews from a different perspective. Two long time friends discuss popular and not so popular albums, and other music related items.
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| Author | Todd Ward |
| Organization | Todd Ward |
| Categories | Music Commentary |
| Website | www.adventuresinvinyl.com |
| ward@adventuresinvinyl.com |
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