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The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast
A conversations podcast talking to music guests from around the world featuring record collectors, record shops, musical artists and music obsessives.
Born out of two successful coffee table books centered around interviewing vinyl collectors around the world, host Iain Wakefield digs even deeper into peoples obsessions with music, vinyl records and digging for vinyl.
Episodes
30 episodes
Episode 29 - Danny George Wilson (Danny & the Champions of the World)
This weeks episode of the Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast is a special one as it features an artist that host Iain, has been working to get onto the podcast for a while. But, the stars aligned when the band, Danny &...
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Episode 30
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53:59
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Episode 28 - Record Store Day 2025
It's Record Store Day 2025!On this weeks episode, Iain talks about how Record Store Day went for him and what he bought from this years list at his local record shop, RPM Music in Newcastle upon Tyne.He takes you through his day a...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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34:39
Episode 27 - Round Table Challenge | Five Records To Start A Collection
On this weeks episode, Iain is joined by his 3 fellow record collecting friends from Leeds having previously set a challenge to them all to pick 5 records to start a record collection with for someone new to record collecting.The collect...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:23:15
Episode 26 - Smoove (Smoove & Turrell)
This week, Iain is joined by Steven "Smoove" Moove on The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast for an episode as part of his ongoing Funk and Soul series.Smoove is one half of Funk and Soul band from the North East, Smoove and Tu...
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Episode 27
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31:34
Episode 25 - The Record Review | March
The Record Review is back for another month and Iain focuses on the new releases, reissues and vinyl news for a bumper month that was March.With fantastic new releases from the likes of The Lathums, Lottery Winners, Andy Bell, The Horror...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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21:51
Episode 24 - Lissy Taylor
On this weeks episode of the podcast, Iain is joined by one of the best up and coming singer / songwriters around at the moment, Lissy Taylor. Shes been gaining media traction over the past year from the likes of BBC Radio 1 and Rad...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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32:12
Episode 23 - Frankie Francis (Frankie & the Heartstrings)
On episode 23 of the podcast, Iain is joined by Sunderland music local and lead singer of the band Frankie & the Heartstrings, Frankie Francis. Frankie is one of the most recognisable faces around the city of Sunderland, not onl...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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39:07
Episode 22 - The Record Review | February
Welcome back to “The Record Review”, a monthly segment on The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast where I run through vinyl news and reviews of what has been released and what has been announced over the last month or so. F...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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25:57
Episode 21 - Steve Ellis
I am joined on this weeks podcast episode by a notorious record collector, Steve Ellis who, over the last 35 years or so, has amassed a collection of over thirty thousand records, and it's a record collection to rival collections from DJ's like...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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48:09
Episode 20 - Andy Williams (Doves)
Back in 2001, the band Doves were the first live artist that I ever saw and that kick started my love for live music and eventually vinyl records too! I am incredibly excited about this week's podcast episode as I am joined by the d...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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30:36
Episode 19 - Record Store Day 2025 | The List Reveal
The Record Store Day 2025 list is here!Join me as I run through the good and the bad on the list and my initial reactions on what is being released on April 12th 2025 for Record Store Day, both here in the UK and in the USA too.Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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39:36
Episode 18 - The Record Review | January
Welcome to “The Record Review”, a new monthly segment on The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast where I run through vinyl news and reviews of what has been released and what has been announced over the last month or so. I...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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23:33
Episode 17- Jonas Samuelsson
On this weeks episode of The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast, I kick off another new series as I dip into the world of collecting Psych, Prog and Folk records.My guest this week is a Swedish collector with an incredible col...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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35:10
Episode 16 - Aaron Draplin
On this weeks episode, I am again on my USA trip and in Portland, Oregon visiting the great city, digging for records and meeting up with some friends. One of whom, is this weeks guest on the podcast, Aaron Draplin.For those that have h...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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47:21
Episode 15 - Norman "Mazzy" Maslov
Back in late 2024, I went digging for records (and to see Bruce Springsteen of course) in Canada and the USA for a two weeks trip visiting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland.Whilst I was in Seattle, I was lucky enough to be invited to visi...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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34:05
Episode 14 - 2024 | A Year In Review | Finds of the Year
On the final part of the 2024 Year In Review series, my guests and I reveal our top 5 favourite records we have found during the year of digging in crates, shops and online as collectors. Personally I have found some incredible records in 2024 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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42:53
Episode 13 - 2024 | A Year In Review | Reissues of the Year
Welcome to the next part of the Year In Review series, dissecting the amazing year in music that was 2024.Continuing on with the 3 part round table mini series with my guests Kev, Ben and Billy, we discuss our Top 5 favourite vinyl reis...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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37:27
Episode 12 - 2024 | A Year In Review | Records of the Year
Welcome to the first in a 3 part mini series as part of the overall 2024 Year in Review series that has been a focus of some of the recent podcast episodes. As I had stated on those previous episodes, 2024 has been an amazing year ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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51:23
Episode 11 - 2024 | A Year In Review | Part 2
Episode 11 is part 2 of the "2024, A Year in Review" Series where Iain discusses his favourite releases from the second half of the year and the months of July to December.He discusses releases from lots of bands including Nick Cave &am...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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32:17
Episode 10 - John Downing
This week, Iain kicks off his Funk and Soul series on the podcast and welcomes onto it, notorious Funk, Soul and Reggae collector John Downing.John has collected records all his adult life and whilst he specialises in collecting Funk an...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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26:14
Episode 9 - Neil Bunn
This weeks episode has been a long anticipated one for Iain as he talks to Neil Bunn, who tours with many different bands around the world looking after their tour merchandise.He has toured with countless bands including some huge artis...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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48:16
Episode 8 - 2024 | A Year In Review | Part 1
In Episode 8, Iain kicks of his "2024, A Year in Review" Series. The series will be a 4 part episode set where Iain and guests will run through 2024's records released in detail.In the first part of the series, he dissects ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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38:53
Episode 7 - Novablood
This week I’m delighted to welcome a new favourite band of mine onto the podcast, Novablood, from Carlisle here in the UK. The band have just released their new album entitled “Destroy The Magic” on October 4th and have had a number of singles ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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27:49