Tales Vinyl Tells-”stories record albums convey”

Episode 5: The Nickel Show-Featuring Tales Brian Tells. Starship, Eagles, Boz
Hello again and thanks for tuning in, whether it’s your first time or you’re a returning fan of the album rock of the late 60s &70s here on Tales Vinyl Tells. Yes! This is the fifth show of the program, released in 2020. Musically, this program starts off playing a piece of the Richie Havens song, “No opportunity necessary, no experience needed”, from 1970s “Time and a Word” LP from Yes, before the Yes album, and followup with Roundabout from Fragile. Jon Anderson, Chris Squire,Peter Banks and Tony Kaye. These are some of the cuts I have repeated even though I think there’s such a ginormous library available to me that repeats are kept to a minimum. Hope you enjoy it! Let me know where you are and let me know who your favorites are from that era and I may just throw it into the file and play it soon.
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:
5.1 No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed/Roundabout-Yes5.2 Love Song-Lesley Duncan/Elton John5.3 I’m a Man-Spencer Davis Group/CTA5.4 Fast Buck Freddie-Jefferson Starship5.5 Playing in the Band-Grateful Dead5.6 Train Leaves Here This Morning/Midnight Flyer-Eagles5.7 Spanish Moon-Little Feat5.8 Space Cowboy-Steve Miller Band5.9 Only Time Will Tell-Asia5.10 Baby’s Calling Me Home-Boz Scaggs/Steve Miller Band
 
 
 
 
 

Hi again and welcome to another Tales Vinyl Tells.  This is an ear-pleasing excursion into the great music from the albums of the 60s & 70s. Sometimes outside those decades too.  and we’re celebrating life more these days with some tunes that might describe my ways …or not…maybe they do yours too.  Each of these songs from my Celebration of Life playlist have a connection with me.  It’s a playlist for my celebration of life service, whenever that times comes and it is inevitable.  And sure, there are some that are just great tunes, like Affinity’s version of All Along the Watchtower with the really nice keyboard action from Lynton Naiff.  Even Green Day to-day. This is episode 195, I’m Brian Hallgren and in this hour, we’ll share “some” of the Tales Vinyl Tells, celebrating life every day.  I’m glad you’re here.  I’m glad I’m 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:195.1 All Along the Watchtower-Affinity195.2 Laughing-Guess Who195.3 I’m a Man-Chicago/Spencer Davis Group195.4 Every Breath-Police195.5 Couldn’t Love You More-Sade195.6 We May Never Pass This Way Again-Seals & Crofts195.7 All Along the Watchtower-Affinity195.8 Into the Mystic-Van Morrison195.9 Good Riddance-Green Day195.10 Last DJ-Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers195.11 Lookin For The Summer-Chris Rea195.12 Lies-Clapton/John Mayer195.13 Third Rate Romance-Amazing Rhythm Aces

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