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The Vinyl Guide

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. Nate is a 40+ year vinyl collector, owns some of the most highly desired titles and enjoys them thoroughly. The Vinyl Guide is his journey through the history of music to speak with the artists and technicians who made music history and get the stories behind the records.

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Ep439: Jack Douglas - Producer Part 1

Mar 4, 2024

Jack Douglas has worked with hundreds of artists including Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, The Who, Alice Cooper and produced John Lennon & Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy". Today Jack shares stories and memories of those artists as well as his recent production of Silverplanes' "Airbus" album.

  • Starting up w Jack
  • Getting involved in Silverplanes
  • Geoff Emerick’s final album mix
  • Silverplanes “Airbus” LP held back for 5 years
  • New record labels – Make Records and Confidential Records
  • Jack’s production involvement with Silverplanes
  • Jack’s early career – working with The Who on “Who’s Next”
  • How Jack works with eccentric creative people
  • Getting the best performance from creative people
  • John Lennon was the easiest creative person Jack worked with
  • Recollections of the “Fame” session with John Lennon and David Bowie
  • John’s reaction to the Aerosmith cover of “Come Together”
  • Working with George Martin in London
  • Working on “Grow Old With Me” with Ringo
  • The John Lennon demo tapes for Double Fantasy
  • What was John hoping to accomplish with Double Fantasy
  • Cheap Trick was originally considered as the backup band for John Lennon
  • Earl Slick was the wildcard of the “Double Fantasy” sessions
  • The end segment and dreamscape on “Watching the Wheels”
  • John tells Jack why he selected him to produce “Double Fantasy”
  • Ensuring Yoko’s tracks were more commercially viable than past works
  • The secrecy around the “Double Fantasy” sessions
  • What was John’s record collection like in The Dakota?
  • John listened to rap, reggae and was curious about punk
  • The New York Dolls recording sessions
  • Connecting up with Aerosmith
  • John was aware of Aerosmith
  • The recording of “Double Fantasy”
  • Making Quadraphonic mixes of Aerosmith and other artists
  • Sequencing records for the constraints of vinyl
  • John’s final session was the final mix of “Walking on Thin Ice”

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