This is Vinyl Tap
Mining the layers of long players. We focus on great albums in their entirety and believe every album tells a story. We take a deep dive into the history of the artist and the album while discussing the merits of the music within the grooves. We are highly opinionated and outspoken and hope to provoke you into sharing your own opinions on albums. If you are serious about great music, this is your podcast. www.tappingvinyl.com
This is Vinyl Tap
Latest Episodes
SE 6, EP 8: Cotton Mather - Kontiki
On this week's episode, we discuss 1997's Kontiki, by Cotton Mather. Produced by the band's songwriter and lead singer Robert Harrison and recorded on 4-track cassettes and ADAT, Kontiki is a low-fi sonic masterpiece t...
SE 6. EP 7: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
On this episode we talk about the historic seventh studio album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Having proved their worth with a hit cover of the Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mister Bojangles," the Dirt B...
SE 6, EP 6 A Game of Connectiions with Beaver Nelson
As long-time listener's know, as a part of all of our discussions, we have a segment called Connections, where we connect the artist and album we are currently talking about to artists and albums we have discussed on previous episodes. For our ...
SE 6, EP5: Violation Podcast: An Interview with Beaver Nelson
On this episode of This Is Vinyl Tap, we do something a little different from our typical fare and interview Austin singer-songwriter Beaver Nelson. Beaver Nelson has been on the Austin scene since before he graduated from ...
SE 6, EP 4: Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Safe as Milk
On this episode we tackle the LP that introduced the world to Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band: 1967's Safe as Milk. Captain Beefheart, né Don Van Vliet, is best known for having recorded one of the most heralded rock a...
Fan Mail
I just discovered your podcast and wanted to reach out and tell you I love it! I've listened to the Pretty Things and Guy Clark episodes and am currently checking out the Nick Lowe episode. It's similar in format, if not premise, as another podcast I enjoy, 1001 Album Complaints, but I like that it's more family-friendly, and covers some albums that won't get covered on that podcast. I'm sure I'll have more to say as I listen more to the back catalog, but still thought I'd drop a line with a word of appreciation. Keep up the good work!
Hayward, California