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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.

Jun 27, 2022

L7 are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the LP "Bricks Are Heavy" with as reissue and tour. Today co-founder, guitarist, songwriter Donita Sparks shares the journey across several decades & multiple record labels to celebrate this record and many more.

Topics include:

  • The 30th anniversary of “Bricks are Heavy
  • Reissues of albums with band cooperation
  • Nearly burning her neighbourhood during the cover of “Bricks Are Heavy” photoshoot
  • Different versions of the Bricks reissue
  • The state of the L7 master tapes
  • The story of Yoko Ono on Wargasm
  • The story of the name “L7”
  • The various labels of L7
  • The live L7 albums on Easy Action
  • Memories of “Yummy Yummy” on the SST compilation
  • How L7 ended up on Epitaph records
  • The varying cover crops of the L7 debut LP
  • Does Donita recall the runout groove etchings?
  • L7 joining up with SubPop Records – Shove/Packin A Rod single
  • Recording Shove, Packin a Rod & Smell the Magic w Jack Endino
  • Why was Smell The Magic an EP, not an LP?
  • Bootleggers selling L7 recordings
  • L7 moving from SubPop to Slash
  • Memories from the early days of Subpop
  • L7 band members have ephemera collections
  • Recording Bricks are Heavy w Butch Vig
  • The impact of Nirvana breaking on Butch Vig and L7
  • L7 making gold records of “Bricks Are Heavy
  • Who inspired the writing of the song “Shitlist”?
  • Vinyl status of “Omaha to Osaka” on Man’s Ruin Records
  • Comic Book and vandalism stencil inside “Slap Happy”
  • When did the band recognize the large fanbase that missed L7
  • The L7 documentary “Pretend We’re Dead
  • The issues of “Scatter The Rats” on Pledge Music
  • 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