Tales Vinyl Tells-”stories record albums convey”

On this hour-long Tales Vinyl Tells Album Club podcast of some of the best album rock of the 60s & 70s, it's Episode 193: Replay From 6.6.25: Salute To Brian Wilson And Sly Stone.July 21, 2026I have been working on a new series of these shows for a little while now and I’ll tell you about that in a few minutes. And it will affect everyone of us in our lifetime. Don’t be scared, don’t fret, there’s lots of great album cuts from the 60s and 70s in the next hour and maybe even some unexpected songs. Today we salute a couple music geniuses who entered the room next door recently and we acknowledge their place in and between our ears. Brian Wilson and Sly Stone aka Sylvester Stewart will be heard to eternity and I’m Brian Hallgren, this is Tales Vinyl Tells, and I hope you’ll enjoy what’s in store today and on every Tales Vinyl Tells. they’re all FREE and available on your favorite podcast app and the podcasts are usually a little longer and contain important information. So here are today’s stories that long playing albums convey, 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:193.1 Heroes and Villains-Beach Boys193.2 Our Prayer/Heroes and Villains-Brian Wilson and Friends Live193.3 If You Want Me to Stay-Sly and The Family Stone193.4 She’s a Mystery To Me-Lovin’ Spoonful193.5 Stealin’-Uriah Heep193.6 Dance to the Music/Higher/Music Lover-Sly and The Family Stone at Woodstock 8/69193.7 God Only Knows/Feel Flows/Warmth of the Sun/Cali Girls-Beach Boys193.8 Mood Indigo-Four Freshmen

Episode 17: This is a love episode, suggested by Linda and approved by me. You’ll hear tunes about good love, lost love and I can think of a few that could make a 2nd love episode possible. Hear Arthur Lee and LOVE, Pure Prairie League, Chamber Brothers, Beatles and more. Listen loud, listen often. Replays are a treat too!
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:
17.1 All You Need Is Love-Beatles17.2 Fallin’ In and Out of Love/Amie-Pure Prairie League17.3 Love, Peach and Happiness-Chamber Brothers17.4 Me and Bobby McGee-Janis Joplin and Full Tilt Boogie17.5 Kiss of Life-Sade17.6 She Comes in Colors-LOVE with Arthur Lee17.7 She’s a Rainbow-Rollin’ Stones17.8 Alone Again-LOVE with Arthur Lee17.9 Crazy Mama-JJ Cale17.10 Heart of the Night-Poco17.11 Still the One-Shania Twain17.12 Still the One-Orleans17.13 Baby, It’s You!- Smith

Episode 126: Letting It All Hang Out!
July 6, 2026
Do you remember “Let it (all hang) out” by The Hombres? I dug it up and play it today. The Memphis band released that in 1967 (how old were you?) and the song has been redone by David Lee Roth and John Mellencamp among others. It was let out in the beginning of the psychedelic era. You’ll also hear my spotlight on Chris Hillman, who was a Byrd, played with The Flying Burrito Bros, Stephen Stills’ Manassas, Desert Rose Band, JD Souther and Richie Furay and had success as a solo act. He’s a player, for sure. There’s even a pair from The Beau Brummels.
Get your instrument ready for our first JimJam on this episode. We play The Stones’ Lady Jane together. The story behind this segment is in a previous blog here.
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:
126.1 The Rock-The Who126.2 Heading For the Light-The Travelin’ Wilburys126.3 Want to Tell You-Beatles126.4 Let It All Hang Out-The Hombres126.5 Multicolored Lady-Gregg Allman126.6 Landslide-Fleetwood Mac126.7 Just a Little-Beau Brummels126.8 Laugh Laugh-Beau Brummels126.9 Break-Aphrodite’s Child126.10 Every Little Thing-Yes126.11 Lady Jane-Rolling Stones126.12 You Belong-Chris Hillman126.13 Bells of Rhymney-The Byrds126.14 It Doesn’t Matter-Manassas126.15 She Don’t Love Nobody-Desert Rose Band126.16 Somebody Must Be Wrong-John David Souther126.17 Hot Burrito #2-Flying Burrito Brothers

Episode 10:From 2020, "Truth" Is The Theme. Liar, Fresh Garbage. 
June 30, 2026
The original hour was recorded in late 2020 during Covid. It was a big election year, ending Trump's first term, when Covid was running wild because leadership didn't seem to care to stop the wildfire. So this is a show with songs about lying, cheating, crying and drinking. Don't be mistaken! It is a program about the great rock albums of the 60s and 70s.
Episode 10: Let’s call this the second season opener. It’s about truth. It’s about honesty…in all things. I’m working on it and see some holes in my life. This one rocks quite a bit with Derek and the Dominoes, Liar, Jeff Beck, Journey and more. Happy listening! Join the Tales Vinyl Tells Album club and get notice of every episode upload.
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:
10.1 Maxoman-Foreplay10.2 Tell the Truth-Derek and The Dominoes10.3 Beck’s Bolero-Jeff Beck10.4 Liar-Capability Brown10.5 Bluebird-Hookfoot10.6 Coconut-Harry Nilsson10.7 Tequila Sunrise-Eagles10.8 Fresh Garbage-Spirit10.9 Who’s Crying Now?- Journey10.10 Go Back Home-Stephen Stills

Episode 192! New And Improved! Lots Of LPs To Hear. So Little Time.
Hello and welcome to another Tales Vinyl Tells. Our trek into the great album rock of the 1960s and 70s is what we focus on here. The albums that came out during that time carried at least one maybe two really great numbers and my mission is to dig some of those hidden gems out and share them with you. I’m Brian Hallgren and these are the Tales Vinyl Tells. Looking over our playlist today we’ve got some J.J. Cale, one from the Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow, the  Kinks, Joe Walsh, the Dukes of September and if we have the time we’re gonna slip one in from Stevie Wonder. If you’re listening on the radio or online but not in podcast form you might want to check the Podcasts out because they contain usually more music and messages that you want to hear. Or not. Regardless, these are the stories that songwriters and artist wanted to tell 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: 192.1 Boureé-Jethro Tull192.2 Hymn 43-Jethro Tull192.3 Coyote-Joni Mitchell192.4 The Pretender-Jackson Browne192.5 Ride the River-Clapton and JJ Cale192.6 She Has Funny Cars-Jefferson Airplane 192.7 Someday Soon-Judy Collins192.8 Well Respected Man/Come Dancing-The Kinks192.9 Turn to Stone/ Meadow- Joe Walsh192.10 Pretzel Logic-Dukes of September ( Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, Donald Fagen)192.11 Bluebird-Buffalo Springfield192.12 I Was Made to Love Her-Stevie Wonder

Welcome back to the 60s and 70s….music, that is.  It’s Tales Vinyl Tells!  Today we jump into the time machine and re-visit 1966, Woodstock and what’s that smell?  There’s Something in the air.  I’ve got a cut from Ummagumma, even Deep Purple.  My name’s Brian Hallgren and this is my trip, Tales Vinyl Tells, since 2019.  Some of the best album rock of the 60s & 70s.  Starting off today with The Boss, captured Live in Dublin, Ireland.
Thanks for listening today. My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. 
PLAYLIST:191.1 Don’t Want You No More-ABB Debut LP191.2 It’s Hard to be a Saint in the City-The Boss191.3 Strange Brew-Cream191.4 If I were a Carpenter-Tim Hardin at Woodstock 8/69191.5 The Narrow Way Pt 3-Pink Floyd from Ummagumma191.6 Something in the Air-Thundercap Newman191.7 Pushin’ Too Hard-The Seeds191.8 Have You Ever Loved a Woman-Derek and the Dominoes191.9 I’m So Afraid-Fleetwood Mac191.10 Strange Kind of Woman-Deep Purple191.11 Kosmic Blues-Janis 191.12 Don’t Want You No More-ABB reprise

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

 
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
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
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