Ep461: Henry Rollins Stays Fanatic!!! Pt 1 of 2

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds - A podcast by Nate Goyer, Record Collector, Music Fan, Vinyl Maniac - Luni

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Henry Rollins dives into the fascinating world of record collecting, sharing insights through his book series "Stay Fanatic!!!" and discussing his passion for preserving & sharing music history. Topic Include: The origin story of “Stay Fanatic!!!” Writing about The Stooges Learning to scan, archive material Telling the stories with early band materials Transcribing from handwriting, then speech to text Henry doesn’t get rid of records Acquiring individual and collections of records Bands that reinvigorated his interest: OSEES, Ty Segall, etc Label out of China – Old Heaven Books Seeing Keiji Haino in Tokyo Metallica closing a show for Iggy Pop Can Henry talk about his new project? What is Henry’s tolerance for bootleg material? Going to “see” David Bowie and Joy Division through their bootlegs Aggravation with bad recordings sold on bootlegs Understanding band reluctance to put out some recordings Stopping releasing spoken word CDs as they end up on YouTube Signatures get put on eBay near immediately Henry no longer signs things Stopping people from bidding on fake signatures Henry’s routine with Discogs and eBay The anxiety of chasing Discogs and eBay alerts Missing out on fresh listings of a holy grail Buying items that were misstated in the listing Educating inexperienced sellers on proper listing The 1st world problem of collecting records Breaking even on the “Stay Fanatic!!!” Books The genius of artists like John Coltrane and The Fall Henry’s early years – His mother loved books and music Road Manager Ward brings a portable turntable on the road 15 feet on the unplayed records shelf Henry describes his home stereo system His system is set – very few changes Leveraging experts to work on the setup Collecting personal items from musical heroes The Adverts, UK Subs clothing are in Henry’s collection Order "Stay Fanatic!!! Vol 4" here Henry photos by Jacob McCann IG @blokeyoucantrust and Heidi May Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

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