The Vinyl Experience

The Vinyl Experience - 07/19/13

VE 183 Midsummer Songs Led Zeppelin: Dancing Days Style Council: Long Hot Summer The Who: Sea And Sand Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Even The Losers Sweet: California Nights Patti Smith: Redondo Beach Neil Young: Long May You Run Paul McCartney: Heart Of the Country REM: Gardening At Night The Guess Who: No Time B52s: Summer Of Love Dave Loggins: Please Come To Boston Big Audio Dynamite: E=MC2 Bee Gees: You Should Be Dancing Eddie Cochran: Sumertime Blues

The Vinyl Experience - RCA - 07/12/13

Inside the birthplace of some of the great rock albums of the 60s--RCA in Hollywood, with rare versions of classic songs recorded there by The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane and more.  A preview of the new Pearl Jam LP coming this fall.  And remembering a "Good Rat" as Long Island music legend Peppi Marcello passes. VE 182 Arcade Fire: Sprawl 2 Bright Eyes: Four Winds Mountain Goats: Harlem Roulette Byrds: Eight Miles High Rolling Stones: 19th Nervous Breakdown Mike Nesmith: Listen To The Band Jefferson Airplane: Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit Nilsson: Everybody's Talkin' Pearl Jam: Mind Your Manners Little Green Cars: The John Wayne Dead Weather: Are Friends Electric Heartless Bastards: Got To Have Rock And Roll Good Rats: Don't Hate The Ones Who Bring You Rock And Roll

Vinyl Experience - Great American Stories - 07/05/13

7 Great American Stories In Song (For Independence Day) Van Morrison: Almost Independence Day The Doors: LA Woman Tom Waits: Burma Shave Marvin Gaye: Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Bob Dylan: Joey Bruce Springsteen : 4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy) The Band: Acadian Driftwood

The Vinyl Experience - 06/28/13

The first half of this show features a conversation with sound engineer Mario McNulty who was part of the team that put together David Bowie's acclaimed comeback album The Next Day. Part 2 salutes the penultimate season of AMC's Mad Men with records featured throughout Season 6, all from 1968. VE 180 David Bowie: The Next Day The Stars Are Out Tonight Heat Where Are We Now Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra: Love is Blue Sergio Mendes & The Brazil 66: Going Out Of My Head Lou Johnson: Always Something There To Remind Me Friend & Lover: Reach Out Of The Darkness Mitch Ryder & The Detriot Wheels: Baby Jane Mamas & The Papas: Words Of Love Janis Joplin: Piece of My Heart Blue Sandalwood Soap: Friends I Haven't Met Yet Judy Collins: Both Sides Now

The Vinyl Experience - Solstice! - 06/21/13

VE 179 Summer Solstice Miles Davis: Summertime The Band: Time To Kill XTC: Season Cycle Ray La Montagne: For The Summer B52s: June Bug The Kinks: Wonderboy Love: The Good Humor Man Lovin Spoonful: Rain On the Roof Small Faces: Itchycoo Park Tony Bennett: Lazy Afternoon Pink Floyd: Grantchester Meadows Wilco: Sky Blue Sky Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town Today on the VE--celebrating the summer solstice with songs to roll out the season

Vinyl Experience - Seventeen - 06/14/13

Today on the VE A salute to the magical rock and roll age of 17, with a reference in each song, and in tribute to the arrival in the northeast of the Peroidical Cicada, dormant for 17 years, now emerging in a late spring mating frenzy that is one of nature's weirdest spectacles. As are some of the songs on today's show. Stevie Nicks: Edge Of Seventeen Stray Cats: Sexy + 17 Jackson Browne: Running On Empty Bruce Springsteen: The River Sound Of Music Original Cast: Sixteen Going On Seventeen Beatles: I Saw Her Standing There ABBA: Dancing Queen Kings Of Leon: Seventeen Rod Stewart: Young Turks Janis Ian: At Seventen Frank Sinatra: It Was A Very Good Year Jonathan Richman: Hey There Little Insect Bob Dylan: Day of The Locusts

The Vinyl Experience - 06/07/13

Mona Lisa smiles, Mercury and Bowie's grace Under Pressure Queen with David Bowie: Under Pressure Queen: Message Of Love David Bowie: Cat People Kinks: Living On A Thin Line John Wesley Harding: Like A Prayer Jefferson Airplane: Pretty As You Feel Grateful Dead: Eyes of the World Marvin Gaye: Come Get To This Michael Franks: Eggplant Elton John: Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Bob Dylan: Visions Of Johanna Nat Cole: Mona Lisa

The Vinyl Experience - 05/31/13

RIP Mulgrew Miller, gentle giant of jazz piano Steely Dan: Time Out Of Mind Daft Punk Featuring Todd Edwards: Fragments of Time Jimmy Cliff: You Can Get It if You Really Want Fitz & The Tantrums: Breakin' The Chains Of Love Jackie Wilson: Whispers (Gettin' Louder) Rita Coolidge: Higher And Higher Booker T & The MGs: Hip Hug-Her Mulgrew Miller Trio: Paul McCartney: It's Now Or Never Beatles: Devil In Her Heart Willy Mason & Brendan Benson: Waiter At The Station Lloyd Cole & The Commotions: Mr. Malcontent Two Door Cinema Club: Sleep Alone Shelby Lynne: How Can I Be Sure

Vinyl Experience - For Ray Manzarek - 05/24/13

The Doors: Light My Fire (mono LP Version) The Doors: Ships With Sails X: Soul Kitchen Echo & The Bunnymen: People Are Strange The Ramones: Take It As It Comes Siouxsee & The Banshees: You're Lost Little Girl The Doors: Spanish Caravan The Doors: Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) Nico: The End The Doors: Touch Me (stereo single alternate mix) The Doors: Riders On the Storm (Quad GH LP alternate mix)

The Vinyl Experience - Grab-Bag - 05/17/13

Today, on the VE: A grab bag of fun eithties things that fell between the cracks, plus some secular songs with a strong gospel influence. Tom Chacon: Ain't Gonna Take Us Alive Steve Forbert: Say Goodbye To Little Jo The Decemberists: I 4 U & U 4 Me Danny Wilson: Mary's Prayer The Church: Under The Milky Way The Yardbirds: Still I'm Sad REM: Untitled (from Green) Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons: Gimmie Little Sign Shades Of Blue: Oh How Happy Friend & Lover: Reach Out In the Darkness Edwin Hawkins Singers: Oh Happy Day George Harrison: My Sweet Lord U2 (with New Voices Of Freedom) I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Rolling Stones: Shine A Light Dorothy Norwood & The Combined Choirs of Atlanta GA: Wrapped Up In Jesus' Arms