Back with a blast as the whole TRS crew sit-in to talk about estate sells, holy grails, and proud father moments (and much more) in the first of many episodes together for season 4 (four) of the best podcast about black, vinyl, music, The Record Spinner Podcast. Email us at therecordspinnerpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

Episode 66 TRS crew sit down with Tony from Tone Deaf Records in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, Il. Tony and crew chop it up on his store origins and the importance of music of vinyl as a community-shaping force for good, and much more. Check out Tone Deaf Records if you are in the Chicago area and check out the Discogs page. As always leave your thoughts with us via email at therecordspinnerpodcast@gmail.com   ..read more

Don’t call it a come back quite yet… TRS episode 65, Leon and Ryan discuss the price of vinyl and try to uncover who is to blame for it, positive or negative. TRS also sends prayers and condolences to the family’s and friend’s of our music legends: Bill Lee Ahmad Jamal Tina Turner And any person(s) we may have left out… This episode was originally recorded in  March, sometime.  Find us on IG at therecordspinnerpodcast ..read more

Episode 64 of TRS, Leon sits down with award-winning and renown Musicologist, Pianist, Composer, Educator, and Historian, Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, who is the author of the recently released book of essay's "Who Hears Here?: On Black Music, Pasts and Present" (2022) Leon and the good Doctor chop it up about black music, vinyl, and details on Dr. Ramsey's work and focus with black music. Hit play! Friend's of TRS: TiedNotes IG Ramsey Music IG TRS IG ..read more

Ep 62 of TRS, Leon goes at it solo and gives some general updates (shoutout to the Williamsburg Music Center, in Brooklyn, NY), gives some thoughts on a Brooklyn based Record shop, cues a new question for listeners and future guest of TRS and also talks about an upcoming festival in DC that you should attend if you are in the area. Press play and stay tuned for more from the TRS Family!   NEXTFest Lineup and General Info Ramsey Lewis Article (NYT, not WaPo) Vinyl Recommendations: Spring, 1969 People Get Ready, 1967 Social TRS IG ..read more

Record Spinner's welcome back co-host, Tara as TRS crew chop it up about vinyl trends, content creation, and of course the various approaches to collecting and listening to music on vinyl. Hit play!  S/O to Bruce Phillips and his awesome playlist. Check that out here: https://www.mixcloud.com/BrucePhillips/  Email: therecordspinnerpodcast@gmail.com IG: Tarasturntable IG: Rebirthofthecool ..read more

Record Spinners, welcome Ryan Clarin, our resident technical guy back to the podcast. Episode 60 features updates from the crew and a little perspective of the Mobile Fidelity issue that has the vinyl world buzzing. Leon (formerly Noel) and Ryan also give vinyl recommendations and small talk about everything vinyl and black music. Press play and get updates from the TRS crew. Please email us and let us know what your thoughts are about any of our discussions.  Mofi Interview with Mike from The In Groove Record Peace!   ..read more

Record Spinner's Rejoice! We back! Longest break ever but we have lots to update you on involving the record spinner and the TRS community. Hit play and say hi (and welcome back)! Lots of awesome stuff on the way. Thank you for sticking around... Home Rule Music Foundation: https://www.homerulemusicandfilm.com/   ..read more

In Episode 58 Noel talks to the creator and founder of Black Girls Love Vinyl, Alexandria Sadé about the process and the purpose of highlighting black women record collectors. We also discuss Alexandria’s record collecting beginnings and some of her holy grails.  Check out Black Girls Love Vinyl and support the movement. Press play and always feel free to email us at therecordspinnerpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

In episode 20, we get political with the homie, G, the Rebel of the Millennial Logic podcast. This interview is part 1 of a two-part series exploring some of the recent happenings in American politics and how it affects black folk. Thanks to G for stopping by. Please let us know what you think about our discussion. As always, feedback is STRONGLY encouraged, and submit any questions, topics, compliments, and complaints to therecordspinnerpodcast@gmail.com and don’t forget to visit the website and SIGN UP for the forum on therecordspinner.com ..read more