
The Record Player
Shuffling music has its rewards, but there's still nothing like listening to a good old-fashioned album, start to finish — and that's what The Record Player is all about. With every episode, we'll dig into the music of and story behind a single LP, with co-hosts Jeff Giles and Matt Wardlaw ("1991: The Year AOR Ate Itself") and special guests acting as your guides.
Podcasting since 2021 • 144 episodes
The Record Player
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John Sebastian - John B. Sebastian (1970)
The great John Sebastian celebrates his 81st birthday today as we're posting this. We had the good fortune to have a lengthy conversation with John this past fall to discuss
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Season 1
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Episode 143
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The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
In picking her favorite album, author K.L. Doty let us know up front that she couldn't settle on just one -- something which we're all familiar with as music fans, right? So we talk about a lot of different...
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Season 1
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Episode 142
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56:40

Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away (1981)
You might know Brian Wecht as Ninja Brian. Or maybe you know him as Trey Magnifique. P...
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Season 1
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Episode 141
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59:14

Bonus Track: Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip)
Rob Baker of The Tragically Hip joins Matt to discuss the 35th anniversary of the band's 1989 debut, Up to Here, which is being celebrated with a lavish box set featuring a wealth of previously unreleased content. The box set is availa...
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Season 1
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Episode 140
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