Tales Vinyl Tells-”stories record albums convey”

Episode 190: What Should I Name This One?

Episode 190: What Should I Name This One?
June 8, 2026
I hope I caught you at a good time. After all, this is a program about the great album cuts of the 60s and 70s. This is Tales Vinyl Tells and I am Brian Hallgren. Today we continue to feature a lot of the songs from the year 1969, in particular. These cuts may not be what you expect to hear from the album and we’ll hear from the Kinks, The Mothers of Invention, Simon and Garfunkel and more this time. I’m glad you’re here and I hope you’ll stay with me for this hour of some of the greatest music ever recorded.
And thanks for listening today.  My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com.  If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org, we do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST:190.1 She’s so heavy (nibble), You Never Give Me Your Money-Abbey Road Yummies190.2 Absolutely Free-The Mothers of Invention190.3 Fakin’ It-Simon and Garfunkel190.4 Last of the Steam Powered Trains-The Kinks190.5 Pretty Polly-The Byrds190.6 Chest Fever-The Band190.7 Astral Weeks-Van Morrison190.8 Nowhere Man-Beatles190.9 Rainy Day, Dream Away-Jimi Hendrix Experience190.10 Mr. Moonshine- Fat Mattress w/Noel Redding, Hendrix’ bassist190.11 No Expectations- Rolling Stones190.12 Sally Go ‘Round The Roses- Pentangle190.13 Dark Eyed Woman-Spirit

Episode 189: One Of The Main Musical Topics Of The 60s: Protest!

 
One nonviolent way to show one’s displeasure/disgust/disagreement is to protest. In a letter to the editor, written in a blog, by contacting your lawmakers, taking it to the streets and there are many other ways. Pete Seeger was known for his songs protesting mistreatment of workers and war itself, and over time there has been a great abundance of songs and actions of protest. Marvin Gaye, CCR, Nina Simone, Dylan, Lennon and many others wrote and performed their protest songs from What’s Goin’ on?, Blowin’ in the Wind to Fortunate Son, Give Peace a chance and Strange Fruit. In the future you’ll hear an episode of Tales Vinyl Tells dedicated to protest songs. Please send your ideas to me at TalesVinylTells@gmail.com and yours may well be included. And when you email me, please be sure to let me know who and where you are. I mention protest songs because we kick off with a real kicker from Quicksilver Messenger Service and include Petty, Joni, Cheech, Chong, Nick and more. Thanks for listening.
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST:
189.1 What About Me?-Quicksilver Messenger Service189.2 At The Chime of the City Clock-Nick Drake189.3 All That You Dream-Little Feat189.4 Brown Eyes- Fleetwood Mac w/Peter Green189.5 You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere-Dylan and The Byrs189.6 What Am I Living For-Mark Almond189.7 Listen to Her Heart-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers189.8 Roadhouse Blues-The Doors189.9 Trouble Child/Twisted-Joni Mitchell/Cheech & Chong189.10 Here Comes The Sun-Nina Simone

Episode 184: Some Of The Vinyl Goodies From 1969

Episode 184: Some Of The Vinyl Goodies From 1969
Hello and welcome!  It’s another Tales Vinyl Tells, an excursion into the great album cuts of our vinyl records of the 60s & 70s.  Today we’re tuned into some of the 1969 releases that rocked and changed the consciousness of the world. Tommy, the Who’s Rock Opera came out in 69. So did the Stones’ Let It Bleed, Santana’s first,  The Stooges debuted with Iggy Pop and the first two Zeppelin LPs came out in that year. So did Abbey Road.  And “The Band” LP, with Cripple Creek and The night they drove old dixie down.  Yeh!  It was a great musical year, 1969.   I’m Brian Hallgren.  I’ve been doing this podcast since December 2019 and the radio program since January of 2022.  And here’s today’s episode, #184, exposing some of the Tales Vinyl Tells. Welcome to the camp.Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.

Episode 183: Remembering Marianne Faithfull, Jesse Colin Young And Roy Ayers, Jr. + More

Episode 183: Remembering Marianne Faithfull, Jesse Colin Young And Roy Ayers, Jr. + More
May 18, 2026
Replaying from March 2025. Welcome back to this hour that we call Tales Vinyl Tells.  It’s your chance to hear some of the great album rock from the 60s and 70s mostly.  We’ve been doing these programs since late 2019 and have covered lots a ground.  You know and I know that we’ve just scratched the surface of recorded rock, so the new shows keep coming.  The reruns aren’t bad either.  They can be heard on your favorite podcast app.  Just search for Tales Vinyl Tells.
Today we’re going to say thanks and farewell to Marianne Faithfull, Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods and vibraphonist Roy Ayers Jr. The music under me is Roy Ayres with Herbie Mann at the 1969 Harlem summer of soul extravaganza with a song cowritten by Isaac Hayes. Those three have entered the room next door, as Henry Diltz coined the phrase. You also get some of the blues with Boz Scaggs and Duane Allman, together. So these are the stories that songwriters and artists want to convey to you. These are the Tales Vinyl Tells.
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST:
183.1 Hold On, I’m Comin’-Roy Ayers and Herbie Mann183.2 Guardian Angel-The Stills-Young Band183.3 She’s My Girl-The Turtles183.4 Something Better (Live)-Marianne Faithfull183.5 As Tears Go By-Marianne Faithfull183.6 Sweet Tears-Roy Ayers Ubiquity183.7 Toast to Freedom (Long Version)-Amnesty International (Carl Carlton, Larry Campbell, others)183.8 The Only One I Know-The Charlatans183.9 Codine Blues-Amazing Charlatans183.10 I Scare Myself-Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks183.11 Darkness, Darkness-The Youngbloods183.12 Get Together-Jesse Colin Young183.13 Loan Me A Dime-Boz. Scaggs & Duane Allman

Episode 210: Brand New! Country Joe & Dave Mason Salute, Barefoot Jerry, CDB, Elvin, Kooper & More!

 
Hello and welcome again, to an hour of Tales Vinyl Tells as we dig into the great album rock and important music from the LPs of the 60s and 70s that spun and still spin today on turntables around the world.  I’m Brian Hallgren and it’s my blast to be bringing you the Tales Vinyl Tells since 2019.  This is episode 210 and today we salute Barefoot Jerry’s guitarist Mac Gayden, Country Joe McDonald and the superb Dave Mason.  They’ve all left us recently (or have they?) You need to stay for the entire hour!  It’s a good one! 
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. You can hear a Tales Vinyl Tells radio program when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST: 210.1 That’s ok, he’ll be your brother someday-Barefoot Jerry210.2 You can’t get off with your shoes on-Barefoot Jerry210.3 Joe Walsh-Days Gone By210.4 Still in Saigon -CDB210.5 Struttin’ my stuff, y’all-Elvin Bishop210.6 Everlasting Love-Carl Carlton210.7 Not so sweet Martha Lorraine, Fish Cheer, Feel Like I’m Fixin to die rag- Country Joe210.8 World in Changes live,  Sad and Deep As You,- Welcome to the Canteen, All Along the Watchtower210.9 All you fascists bound to lose-Billy Bragg and Wilco210.10 Al Kooper-I stand alone210.11 Can’t Quit Her-Blood Sweat & Tears

Episode 182: The Final Vinyl That Sold More Than 15 Million Units! Buffy, Bob, Jakob, Cat!

Episode 182: The Final Vinyl That Sold More Than 15 Million Units! Buffy, Bob, Jakob, Cat!
May 4, 2026
I hope you're having a good day. I'm going to play the final vinyl of the 29 albums of all time that sold more than 15 million copies and this one is not the biggest selling LP, but stayed on the charts for 1,716 weeks! That's the equivalent of 33 years! Also, one in 14 Americans own or have owned a copy of this album. I have the album as well as had the eight track and I even remember where the tracks changed, in fact I played the eight track on the school bus I drove in the early 70s. On this episode of Tales Vinyl Tells you'll also hear Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cat Stevens and many more.
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST:182.1 Breathe-Pink Floyd182.2 Money Honey-Ry Cooder182.3 On The Dark Side-John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band182.4 Pink Floyd “Dark Side” Medley182.5 Carry It One-Buffy Sainte-Marie182.6 One Headlight-The Wallflowers182.7 Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine-Bob Dylan182.8 Another Day- Paul McCartney182.9 Rosalinda-Billy Joel182.10 Oh Very Young-Cat Stevens

Episode 181: More Of The Best Selling LPs, Alanis! Traffic! Bowie!

Episode 181: More Of The Best Selling LPs, Alanis! Traffic! Bowie!
April 28, 2026
It’s another adventure into that great album rock of the 1960s and 1970s. In fact we are continuing to wind down the 29 best selling albums of all time that sold more than 15 million copies as of July 22, 2022 and listed by insider.com. We’re down to number two and there’s more great music ahead today from the 60s and 70s and beyond. Today you’ll hear Cream, in a few minutes we’ll play a cut from one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, David Bowie, Traffic and a lot more.
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. If you want to hear a Tales Vinyl Tells when it streams live on RadioFreeNashville.org and here.  We do that at 5 PM central time Wednesdays. The program can also be played and downloaded anytime at podbean.com, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells anytime.
PLAYLIST:181.1 Agua de Beber-Twist of Jobim, asstd artists181.2 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl-Ten Years After181.3 Moonage Daydream-David Bowie181.4 Crossroads-Cream181.5 Bad Love-Eric Clapton181.6 Ironic-Alanis Morissette181.7 Hand in My Pocket-Alanis Morissette181.8 Three Little Birds-Bob Marley and The Wailers181.9 Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys-Traffic181.10 Scarborough Fair-Sea Level181.11 World Turning-Fleetwood Mac

Episode 180! Here In Gator Landing, Fla There's No Time To Lose!

Episode 180! Here In Gator Landing, Fla There's No Time To Lose!
April 20, 2026
Today’s hour is a visit to the radio program of November 2022 on RadioFreeNashville.org and is a salute to the spirit of Nicolette Larson and her work as a successful solo artist and her work with The Doobies, Neil Young and many of the artists that Ted Templeman produced.I’m here for a short while longer near the Atlantic, and when I look way out on the horizon of that great ocean, first there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
I’ve had two roommates from long ago recently pass away and I hope you will let people know how you feel about them, unless you don’t like them and in that case, do what’s right.
There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
PLAYLIST:180.1 Les Brers in A Minor--Allman Brothers Band180.2 Don’t Bring Me Down-Eric Burdon and The Animals180.3 Give A Little-Nicolette Larson180.4 Out in the Woods-Leon Russell180.5 Real Love-Doobie Brothers w/Nicolette180.6 Lotta Love-Nicolette Larson180.7 13 Questions-Seatrain180.8 Long May You Run-Stills-Young Band180.9 One of These Things First-Nick Drake180.10 There is a Mountain/Mountain Jam(edited)-Donovan/Allman Brothers

Episode 209: Absolutely NEW! Except For The Tunes. They've Been Around And Round Many Times.

Episode 209: Absolutely NEW! Except For The Tunes. They've Been Around And Round Many Times.
April 13, 2026
Hello again.  This hour, it’s another Tales Vinyl Tells, a sojourn into a lot of the album cuts from the 60s & 70s mostly.  The music is jam packed today and I hope we get to all that I’ve chosen for today’s show.  We’re going to honor and say thanks to a couple major players in the music of the 60s & the 70s.  These two artists have influenced and entertained so many other artists and especially us , the listeners.  Both John Hammond Jr. and Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts entered the room next door recently.  You’ll also hear some Seger, Outlaws and more.  You can email me at talesvinyltells@gmail.com.  The tune under me is Tree of Life from Dash Crofts.  The Doors are next.
There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
PLAYLIST:209.1 Tree of Life-Dash Crofts209.2 People are strange-Doors / Kit Sebastian-1st209.3 No man’s land-Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band from Against the Wind209.4 Moonlight Mile-Rolling Stones209.5 I’m Tore Down-Push Come to Shove-2007 John Hammond Jr 209.6 Crosscut Saw- 1968 John Hammond Jr 209.7 Give Me a 32 20- John Hammond Jr209.8 Crying Eyes- JJ Cale209.9 Lions-Dire Straits-1st album209.10 Your mind is on vacation-Mose Allison209.11 High on a Mountain-Seals and Crofts209.12 Thunderfoot Live-Seals and Crofts209.13 Hurry sundown-Outlaws

Episode 101/144:Joni, Dave, John David, Dan, Tim. They’re All Here!

Episode 101/144:Joni, Dave, John David, Dan, Tim. They’re All Here!
April 6, 2026
Hope you’ve been enjoying those Tales Vinyl Tells. As you can see, this was prerecorded so I could take an amazing adventure , with my gal and her sister. Places we visited include Istanbul, Athens, Rome and Cannes. There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts of the radio program(many times extended versions) can be listened to anytime, anywhere at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, on podbean.com, Apple podcasts, iHeart podcasts, Player FM podcasts, Listen Notes podcasts and many other podcast places.
 
Playlist:
101.1 Winners-Delicate Steve101.2 Chelsea Morning-Joni Mitchell101.3 Sun’s Still Shining-Moody Blues101.4 Do I look Worried-Tedeschi Trucks Band101.5 Chelsea Morning-Dave Van Ronk and The Hudson Dusters101.6 You Don’t Know Me-New Riders of the Purple Sage101.7 Kind Woman-Buffalo Springfield101.8 Kite Woman-John David Souther101.9 Ticket to Ride-Beatles101.10 Power of Gold-Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg101.11 Are you experienced-Hendrix Eperience101.12 Time Won’t Let Me-The Outsiders101.13 Woman-Peter & Gordon (written by Paul McCartney, aka Bernard Webb)101.14 I Love to Watch a Woman Dance-Eagles101.15 Moonshine Whiskey-Van Morrison