Episode 016 - Vinyl Mastering with Scott Stratton

Join us for our 5th annual Best Records of the year. We pick our top 5 out of the new releases, reissues and compilations of 2022, as well as list our Honorable Mentions.  Playlist of our combined Top 5: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fFbQuQbXrCeueD1KwkFNQ?si=d15623dd1d1844dd

Friend of the pod and Bernie Grundman Mastering's own Scott Stratton returns to the show to help us review the 2022 reissue of Pink Floyd's classic studio album, "Animals". 

Join us as we go deep into the long-awaited vinyl release of TOOL's most recent album, Fear Inoculum.

Josh Klinghoffer is a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and a true music fanatic. Join us as Josh stops by the pod to talk with us about growing up in the San Fernando Valley, his many music projects, his record collection and much, much more. 

We're excited to feature our first guest on the show, engineer Scott Stratton of the world-renowned Bernie Grundman Mastering facility in Los Angeles. Join us as we talk with Scott about vinyl record production, lathe-cutting, the mastering process, music "loudness wars" and the history of Bernie Grundman's studio itself, in a wide-ranging discussion.  

Little late getting this one posted--time for our FOURTH ANNUAL Best Records of the Year. You can check out all of our choices on this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YKmpKytCohrDD1SsFCCkh?si=70e32f4fcead4390

On this episode of Vinylism, we examine one of our all-time favorite records that just recently turned 30, the classic 1991 debut by Swervedriver, "Raise". We also discuss the 2021 RSD Black Friday list, and give a few recent listening recommendations. 

On this installment of Vinylism, we cover the important news topics of today centering around the world of vinyl. Items we investigate in this episode include:    - Record Sales Increase - RSD 2021 Drops - NFT’s - Venues reopening - The new Mars Volta box set - Streaming dip during lockdown - Fast Food Vinyl

On this installment of Vinylism, we take a deep dive into all things Space Rock. What is it? Who are the major Space Rock bands, past and present? And what is the future of Space Rock? Join us as we attempt to answer these questions and much more. 

Pop some champagne and join us once again for our third-annual Best Records Of The Year episode.