I have added thousands of items to my Discogs Collection over the past 15 years, from vinyl records to CDs to cassettes. This is how I go about finding the exact variant and pressing of items with hundreds of versions. 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: ✓ […]
“How is it that I could come out to here and be still floating?” Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. My thoughts on The Byrds’ starting shot of psychedelia, Fifth […]
In early 1995, Slowdive released an album so misunderstood that it effectively ended their career. But today, Pygmalion is hailed by some as a masterpiece. How did something so ahead of its time fail so spectacularly? This is the story of that ill fated album and why it ultimately led […]
Believe in me as I believe in you. Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. This week we celebrate Smashing Pumpkins’s defining moment, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, released 30 […]
In 1985, The Smiths released “Meat is Murder,” an album that connects the dots between various forms of violence that perpetuate our society. This is the story of that album and why it still matters today. 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: ✓ “Suffer Little Children” https://youtu.be/tgrWNyeTfek […]
“Fake Plastic Trees” is one of Radiohead’s most heartbreaking songs. But what does it mean? And how did Thom Yorke come up with those lyrics? This is the REAL history and meaning behind the classic song off Radiohead’s sophomore album The Bends, how they recorded it, and how it became […]
In January 2005, Bright Eyes released two albums, among them the widely acclaimed “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning.” This is the complete history of that album, a look at where frontman Conor Oberst was in his career at that time, and some of the events that led up to the […]
Released in March 1965 as a US and Canada only compilation, is “Kinks-Size” The Kinks’ forgotten album, or was it just a label cash grab? This is the story of that album, why it was released, and how it sizes up today. 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH […]
Are The Kinks a MOD band? When you look at The Kinks’ early work from the mid 1960s, they seem to fit the part. Sharp suits, R&B influences. But it’s not as simple as that. Today, we break it down, defining what a MOD band is, and sharing the arguments […]
The bus came by and I got on, that’s when it all began… Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. My thoughts on the Grateful Dead’s most ambitious (and chaotic) project, […]
