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The podcast for audiophiles who love to collect and spin music on vinyl, hosted by two lifelong vinyl addicts, Joey and Pete.

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    • Feb 28, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 42: Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power [The 30th Anniversary Show]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 106:00


    Pete and Joey discuss their thoughts on Pantera's game changing second major label album released 30 years ago on February 25, 1992 among other things related to the history of the band. We also feature 4 tracks from the album as we compare 2 different vinyl pressings from Pete's vinyl collection: the 2010 Rhino Records 2 LP 180 GM black vinyl set & the 2021 limited edition single LP white & true metal gray marbled vinyl. 

    Episode 41: Black Friday Record Store Day 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 160:56


    Pete and Joey discuss their picks from Black Friday Record Store Day 2021. Which took place on November 26, 2021. We also feature tracks from all of Pete's picks. Plus more discussions about all things vinyl & music. 

    Episode 40: KISS Round Table Discussion #6 (Killers & Creatures Of The Night)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 129:15


    On today's episode, Pete is joined by Ron Valdes, Joe Milazzo, Vincent LaRussa and for the first time participating in the Kiss Roundtable discussions, Steve Milone joins us for Part 6 of the I Am Vinyl Podcast KISS round table discussion. 

    Episode 39: Iron Maiden "Senjutsu" [Album Review]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 118:25


    Pete & Joey discuss & review the latest album released by Iron Maiden on September 3, 2021 [“Senjutsu”]. Along with playing 5 tracks from Pete's copy of the Amazon Exclusive Three LP 180 GM Silver & Black Marbled Vinyl Edition. 

    Episode 38: Primus - Sailing The Seas Of Cheese [The 30th Anniversary Show]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 45:00


    Fire it Up, man! On today's episode, Pete is acknowledging the 30th Anniversary of the release of Primus's second full length album & their first major label debut release – “Sailing The Seas Of Cheese”. Along with spinning 5 favorite tracks from the Plain Recordings 180 gram vinyl pressing from 2008. So sit back, break out those nachos & cheese and enjoy the show! It's sure to be…….STEAMY!!  

    Episode 37: Record Store Day Drop 2021: Day 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 127:35


    On today's episode, Pete and Joey discuss their picks from Record Store Day Drop 2021: Day 2. Which took place on July 17, 2021. Featuring tracks taken from all of Pete's picks.

    Episode 36: Record Store Day Drop 2021: Day 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 90:15


    On today's episode, Pete and Joey discuss their picks from Record Store Day Drop 2021: Day 1. Which took place on June 12, 2021. Featuring tracks taken from all of Pete's picks. 

    Episode 35: It's The 45th Anniversary Of The Debut Album By The Ramones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 35:18


    On today’s episode, Pete is honoring the 45th Anniversary of the release of the debut album by The Ramones. While spinning some tracks from 3 various vinyl pressings. In true Ramones fashion, this episode is just as short as most albums by The Ramones. You can check out this episode and other recently released episodes on YouTube at The I Am Vinyl Podcast network. 

    Episode 34: KISS Round Table Discussion #5 (Music From The Elder)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 116:42


    On today’s episode, Pete is joined once again by Ron Valdes, Mike Scondotto, Joe Milazzo & Tommy Lombardozzi and for the first time participating in the Kiss Roundtable discussions, Pete’s brother Vincent LaRussa joins us for Part 5 of the I Am Vinyl Podcast KISS round table discussion.

    Episode 33: The Clash - Sandinista! [Our 40th Anniversary Discussion & Single LP Scenario]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 97:00


    WHAT HAVE WE GOT!!!?? Magnificence! On today’s episode, Pete and Joey discuss the triple album that is “Sandinista!” by The Clash. Which turned 40 years old back on December 12, 2020. We also discuss a “Could it have been a Single LP?” scenario & play our sequenced version of a Single LP. Which is taken from Pete’s 180 GM Remastered triple LP vinyl edition from 2013.

    Episode 32: The Vinylversary Edition - Vol. 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 173:15


    On today’s episode, Pete and Joey are acknowledging various records that have recently hit milestone anniversaries since Vol. 4 was released on November 6, 2020.

    Episode 31: Black Friday Record Store Day 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 141:52


    Pete and Joey discuss their picks from Black Friday Record Store Day 2020. Which took place on November 27, 2020. We also feature tracks from Pete’s picks and discuss some more recent vinyl purchases in our return & a new beginning for the show in 2021.

    Episode 30: Record Store Day Drop 2020: Day 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 43:13


    Pete spins & features tracks from his handful of picks from Day 3 of the 2020 Record Store Day Drop, which took place on October 24, 2020.

    Episode 29: The Vinylversary Edition - Vol. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 133:18


    On today’s episode, Pete is acknowledging various records that have recently hit milestone anniversaries since Vol. 3 was released on September 23, 2020.

    Episode 28: KISS Round Table Discussion #4 (Dynasty & Unmasked)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 118:59


    On today’s episode, Pete is joined once again by Ron Valdes, Mike Scondotto, Joe Milazzo & Tommy Lombardozzi for Part 4 of the I Am Vinyl Podcast KISS round table discussion.

    Episode 27: A Tribute To Eddie Van Halen (Featuring 2 Roundtable Discussions)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 125:58


    On today’s episode, we pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen with 2 roundtable discussions. First, with the Kiss Roundtable team: Ron Valdes, Mike Scondotto, Joe Milazzo & Tommy Lombardozzi. Followed by a discussion with Joey from the Rock Strikes Ten podcast and Pete’s brother, Vincent LaRussa (joining us for the first time on this podcast). Throughout the episode, Pete also spins some tracks from his Van Halen vinyl collection.

    Episode 26: Record Store Day Drop 2020: Day 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 35:53


    Pete spins & features tracks from his handful of picks from Day 2 of the 2020 Record Store Day Drop, which took place on September 26, 2020.

    Episode 25: The Vinylversary Edition - Vol. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 131:19


    On today’s episode, Pete is acknowledging various records that have recently hit milestone anniversaries since Vol. 2 was released on June 25th.

    Episode 24: Record Store Day Drop 2020: Day 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 35:02


    Pete spins & features tracks from his handful of picks from Day 1 of the 2020 Record Store Day Drop, which took place on August 29, 2020.

    Episode 23: A Tribute To Martin Birch & Pete Way [A Discussion With Joey]

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 121:07


    Joey from the Rock Strikes Ten podcast joins Pete in a discussion as they pay Tribute to the legendary engineer & producer, Martin Birch.

    Episode 22: The Van Halen - Japanese Singles Box Set [1978 - 1984] : An Interactive Top 13 Countdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 67:55


    HAAAAAAAAAAH YEAH! On today’s episode, it’s our first Interactive show as Pete is counting down the Top 13 songs from the Van Halen: Japanese Singles Box Set [1978 – 1984] that were requested to be heard out of 26 total tracks contained in this box set and as voted by friends & listeners of The I Am Vinyl Podcast.

    Episode 21: The Vinylversary Edition - Vol. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 73:51


    On today’s episode, Pete is acknowledging various records that have recently hit milestone anniversaries since Vol.1 was released on April 17th.

    Episode 20: Another Random Set Of 25 Songs (The April 2020 Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 173:13


    On today’s episode, Pete spins another random set of 25 songs.

    Episode 19: The Vinylversary Edition – Vol. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 92:38


    On today’s episode, Pete is acknowledging 15 albums that have recently hit milestone anniversaries between February 22nd and April 17th.

    Episode 18: Twisted Sister?? What Is That?? (A Best Of: The Atlantic Records Years – 3 LP Scenario)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 123:58


    On today’s episode, Pete is stepping into a “What If?” role as an employee of Rhino Records with the scenario of being asked to put together a “Best Of” 3 LP compilation set for Twisted Sister.

    Episode 17: KISS Round Table Discussion #3 (Double Platinum & The Solo Albums)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 170:09


    Pete is joined once again by Joe Milazzo, Ron Valdes & newcomer to the panel, Tommy Lombardozzi for Part 3 of the I Am Vinyl Podcast KISS round table discussion.

    Episode 16: Guns N' Roses "Use Your Illusion" 1 & 2 (What if it was just one Illusion?) – Pete's 2 LP Version

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 91:56


    A long debated discussion by hard rock & heavy metal fans. What if Guns N’ Roses hadn’t released “Use Your Illusion” as two separate album sets? Pete presents his scenario & sequence of the album had it been released as 1 CD, 1 long playing cassette and as a Double Vinyl set. Taken from the 2008 Back To Black 2 LP sets of “Use Your Illusion” 1 & 2.

    Episode 15: Another Random Set Of 25 Songs (The February 2020 Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 159:08


    Pete spins another random set of 25 songs. Based on some recent spins, some recent additions to his collection and some recent & notable anniversaries. Along with Pete’s Top 5 Favorite Albums of 2019.

    Episode 14: A Tribute To Rush & Neil Peart (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 111:19


    Pete pays tribute to Rush & Neil Peart while spinning tracks from all 19 studio albums along with some live tracks from his Rush vinyl collection along with some personal stories told along the way.

    Episode 13: A Tribute To Rush & Neil Peart (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 114:40


    Pete pays tribute to Rush & Neil Peart while spinning tracks from all 19 studio albums along with some live tracks from his Rush vinyl collection along with some personal stories told along the way.

    Episode 12: KISS Round Table Discussion #2 (Destroyer, Rock And Roll Over, Love Gun & Alive II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 146:14


    Episode 11: The 2019 Black Friday Record Store Day Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 105:46


    Pete talks about his 2019 Black Friday Record Store Day experience and spins selections from all 14 of his picks of the day.

    Episode 10: Pink Floyd - The Wall (The 40th Anniversary Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 96:41


    It's the 40th Anniversary of Pete's favorite record, Pink Floyd's "The Wall". To celebrate this achievement, Pete spins the full album from its various pressings over the years.

    Episode 9: Another Random Set Of 25 Songs (The November 2019 Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 141:33


    Another Random Set Of 25 Songs (The November 2019 Edition)

    Episode 8: Pearl Jam's "Ten" In The Battle Of The Mixes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 59:46


    It's the battle of the mixes on the 28th Anniversary of Pearl Jam's debut album, "Ten"

    Episode 7: Another Random Set Of 25 Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 143:05


    Pete spins some new additions to his collection as well as some old favorites that celebrated recent anniversaries.

    Episode 6: Nirvana's "Nevermind" is almost 30??

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 136:22


    On its 28th Anniversary, Pete looks back on "Nevermind" and the impact it had on him and others. There is a ton of archival audio featured as well as some bonus b-sides from the 4 LP collection.

    Episode 5: KISS Round Table Discussion #1 (Self Titled Debut, Hotter Than Hell, Dressed To Kill & Alive!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 159:25


    The First KISS Vinyl Roundtable covering the first 3 studio albums plus Alive!

    Episode 4: Pete spins recent additions recent spins from the collection and a little bit of 1989!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 125:09


    Episode 4: Pete spins recent additions recent spins from the collection and a little bit of 1989!

    Episode 3: Jerry Farley Discusses Sick Of It All’s “Wake The Sleeping Dragon”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 148:05


    Episode 3: Jerry Farley Discusses Sick Of It All’s “Wake The Sleeping Dragon”

    Episode 2: Who Am I? Joey’s Vinyl Roots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 59:53


    Episode 2: Who Am I? Joey’s Vinyl Roots

    Episode 1: Who Am I? Record Store Day 2019 & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 87:07


    Episode 1: Who Am I? Record Store Day 2019 & More

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