The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast

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 artists like Radiohead, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Self Esteem and also my favourite band of the last 10 years, Idles! He has some great tales to tell and a fascinating back story of how he got into this job.Neil is also a keen record collector himself and has b...

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 some of his favourite records in detail from the first half of the year and the months of January to June, with mini reviews of albums from artists including Bill Ryder-Jones, Bernard Butler, Shed Seven, Pet Shop Boys and many other great artists that have dropped reco...

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 Your Magic” on October 4th and have had a number of singles released over the last few months, one of which features as title music on this podcast! Having been friends with one member of the band, Paolo, for a few years after his appearance in the first Record Collectors Book, it’s a welcome return for hi...

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast and this weeks guest is author Mark Mcdonald.Mark has just released a vinyl records related book around the genre of Rap records from the late 80s and early 90s. The book, titled “Megablast : The Top 100 UK Rap Records 1987-1993” digs deep into this genre and breaks down the UK Rap scene from this period.We chat about the history of the UK Rap scene, key records released in this scene around the era that Mark's book is f...

On Episode 5 of the Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast, I am joined by an incredibly talented artist and illustrator, Ben O’Brien or better known as Ben the Illustrator. Ben’s work first caught my eye when he started to produce his “Cover Versions” illustrations of famous record sleeves and that has led him to work with some amazing bands and artists such as The Cure, Tim Burgess and Sparks. We talked about the art of creating record sleeves, music tastes, records (o...

On episode 4 of The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast, Iain talks to two members of the Uk indie band, The Moonlight Parade. Having formed back in 2018, the band from the South Coast have released 4 records and have amassed an obsessive following of hardcore obsessive fans.Their recent record "Strange Times" has just been released in the last couple of months to great acclaim from fans and critics, further cementing their reputation as one of my favourite bands of the past decade.I...

On this weeks podcast episode, Iain speaks to world famous Oasis obsessive and collector, Brian Garcia from Los Angeles.Brian's collection of Oasis memorabilia, records and rare items has to be seen to be believed but it currently spans into the thousands of items. Even Noel and Liam themselves are aware of this collection having signed numerous pieces for Brian when he's met them both.We talk about how his collection started, favourite pieces, rare items and of course, dig into the recent ne...

On this weeks episode, Iain talks to Grant Decker, the owner of Vinyl Shakedown Records in Hinckley. Having collected records most of his adult life and also DJ'd for a number of years using vinyl, Grant started to buy and sell vinyl using his house as a base.He outgrew the house and in 2023, opened Vinyl Shakedown Records which has gone from strength to strength and is now in it's second location locally. Iain and Grant talk about opening a record shop and the details, time and effort t...

Welcome to The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast.A new podcast series that centres around the vinyl record collecting and music world and focuses on conversations with record collectors, record shops, artists, bands and music obsessives all over the world.

On the first episode of The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast, host Iain Wakefield is joined by Johnny Marr and James super fan, Laura Dean from Warrington. Laura is a music fan, gig goer and writes regularly for a number of music publications online sharing her thoughts and reviews on live music gigs and new album releases. She has followed Johnny Marr and James around both the UK and recently the world seeing them play their incredible music to live audiences. We chat a...