This month’s case study is dedicated to the age-old debate: vinyl vs. digital! The vinyl market continues to grow, for some very good reasons. But is it truly a better way of listening to music than digital files and CDs? Let’s find out once and for all! (The answer may […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the 7-inch single for Keep on Shining b/w Cast Away by Curtis Harding on Burger Records. This 7-inch single was released on black vinyl (this copy) and gold vinyl, and these are actually reissues of a highly limited edition […]
“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 […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the 2022 vinyl pressing of Maida Vale Sessions by Broadcast on Warp Records. The album includes four rare BBC sessions recorded 1996 to 2003, including one Evening Session and three Peel Sessions, one sessions finding home on each side […]
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 […]
Did Marianne Faithfull really inspire Mick Jagger to pen “Wild Horses” off The Rolling Stones’ 1971 album ‘Sticky Fingers?’ In this video, we look at the lore and the legend of one of the hottest It Couples of the Swinging Sixties, and how the song may (or may not) have […]
Originally released in 2015, I take a look at one of the coolest pieces of vinyl in my collection: a 2021 reissue of Sprained Ankle by Julien Baker (of boygenius fame) that was limited to just 110 copies on 6131 Records. This is from the 8th pressing of the album, […]
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 […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the debut 7-inch single from 2003 of The Start of Something b/w Dirty Version by Voxtrot on Cult Hero and The Bus Stop Label. In addition to doing a quick unboxing video on the album, he shares his story […]
