Record Collector and Vinyl Ambassador Michael Fremer joins us to talk record collecting, discuss the state of the vinyl industry, the relaunch of Tracking Angle and lots more.

Topics include:

• Interview start
• Current process for purchasing records
• The guilt of having so many records
• Absorbing and reviewing records
• Restarting Tracking Angle & YouTube Channel
• Hanging onto originals vs reissues
• Does he sell records?
• Special records in Michael’s collection
• Paul McCartney’s ‘Flaming Pie’ limited vinyl
• A letter from Brian May
• What happens to his collection after he dies?
• Are we in a vinyl bubble?
• Buying, selling, then re-buying records
• Records we regret passing up
• What’s the most Michael has spent on a record?
• What will the vinyl industry look like after the supply chain catches up?
• Vinyl benefits fuelling the vinyl resurgence
• New pressing plant investments around the world
• What is the current weak link in the vinyl production supply chain?
• Key suppliers for record stylus manufacturing
• Comparing record production from the ‘golden age’ and today
• Michael’s thoughts on HD Vinyl
• The long-term vinyl impacts of the Universal Music Fire
• DMM equipment and the Church of Scientology
• Recalling vinyl quality over time
• Are early pressings in a stamping cycle sold at a premium?
• Interview wrap up

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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related