Classic Vinyl Podcast

This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast, Justin, Austin, and Tyler take a look at Boston and their song “Something About You” from the band’s massive 1976 debut album. We’ll talk about Tom Scholz’s painstaking studio approach, the layered guitars and soaring harmonies that helped define Boston’s sound, and how this deeper album cut fits alongside some of the biggest rock songs of the ’70s. Along the way, we’ll dig into the recording, the musicians behind it, and why “Something About You” is another great example of just how strong that first Boston album really was.

In the third and final part of our Brian Epstein series, Justin, Austin, and Tyler follow the story into its most difficult chapter. As The Beatles leave the road behind and begin changing at a remarkable pace, Epstein finds his role increasingly uncertain. We look at his final years, his sudden death in 1967, and the enormous void he left behind as The Beatles entered one of the most creative—and unstable—periods of their career.

This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast, Justin, Austin, and Tyler take a look at the early days of Scorpions and their song “I’m Going Mad.” Long before the arena-rock anthems that would make them international stars, the German band was experimenting with a darker, heavier, and more psychedelic sound. We’ll talk about where “I’m Going Mad” fits into the Scorpions’ beginnings, the band’s early musical direction, and how this unusual track offers a glimpse at a group that was still discovering the sound that would eventually make them famous.

Brian Epstein — Part 2: From Liverpool to the WorldBy the time Brian Epstein took on The Beatles, they were a popular Liverpool band. Within a few extraordinary years, they were the biggest musical phenomenon in the world.In Part 2, Justin, Austin, and Tyler follow Brian through the whirlwind — pursuing a recording contract, helping reshape the group’s professional image, navigating the rapidly growing business surrounding them, and trying to manage something for which there was really no blueprint: Beatlemania.We’ll look at Brian’s successes, his mistakes, his relationship with John, Paul, George, and Ringo, and the enormous pressure that came with being the man expected to keep the biggest band in the world moving forward.Behind the screaming crowds and unprecedented success was a manager trying to hold together something that was becoming bigger than anyone could have imagined.This is Part 2 of Brian Epstein: The Man Behind The Beatles.

This week on Classic Vinyl Podcast Justin and Tyler head north to Winnipeg for The Guess Who's jazzy 1969 classic "Undun." It started life as the B-side of "Laughing" and became a hit in its own right. The guys dig into Randy Bachman's jazz chords, Burton Cummings' smoky vocal and that haunting flute, and ask why this song still sounds like nothing else from its era. Drop the needle and come unravel it with us.