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Episode 208: Are We On A Collision Course With Ourselves?

Episode 208: Are We On A Collision Course With Ourselves?
February 23, 2026
Hello and welcome to an hour of some great album cuts, mostly from the 60s & 70s. Man, we’re now on episode 208 of TVT and I’m in our southern studio, better known as the clothing inventory room.  Hope you like the tunes I’ve hand picked for you today.  Spencer Davis, Lizzy and the Triggermen, Charley Crockett, If.  Lots of questionable things happenin’ around here.  What it is aint exactly clear. Everybody look what’s goin’ down here.
OK.  This is Tales Vinyl Tells, I’m Brian Hallgren.  Starting on TT 2 today.  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers here on TVT.
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:
208.1 Road to hell instrumental208.2 Out in the cold-Tom Petty208.3 Keep on runnin’-Spencer Davis Group208.4 When that man is dead and gone - Lizzy and the Triggerman https://youtu.be/UM1Rn3PD3Z0?si=BG4W_KZqub6dgx_8208.5 Evil ways-Santana208.6 Enter the young-The Association208.7 Your city is falling-If2208.8 Road to hell-Chris Rea Live at NEC Birmingham-1991208.9 Power of Love-Huey Lewis & The News208.10 Destroyed-Charley Crockett208.11 Entrance/Fire and Ice-Edgar Winter208.12 Indian Summer-Chris Botti

Episode 93: Nostalgia: “A Sentimental Longing Or Wistful Affection....”

Episode 93: Nostalgia: “A Sentimental Longing Or Wistful Affection....”
February 17, 2026
…for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations”. Yeh man! Like the 60s & 70s! Playing for Change remakes songs with musicians from all over the world with sometimes odd instruments. Did you enjoy Joy of Cooking? Not the book, but the band. They’re here with a few nostalgic pieces just for you and our silly nostalgia. I’m in the present and love a lot of things about the past. The Doors and Zeppelin on windowpane. Allmans and shrooms. I do hope these tunes today will make you smile and encourage you to be grateful for all you are, here, now.
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:
93.1 “In” Crowd-Ramsey Lewis93.2 Cool Night-Paul Davis93.3 Kamikaze-Copperhead93.4 Who Do You Love?-Quicksilver Messenger Service93.5 Tennessee Rise-Carlile, Morris, Howard, Shires, Emmylou, et al93.6 Good Shepherd-Jorma Kaukonen93.7 Doctor My Eyes-Playing for Change band with Jackson Browne93.8 JIM JAM-Ripple-Grateful Dead93.9 Wrapped around your finger-Rufus Wainwright and Sting93.10 Did you go downtown?/A Thousand Miles -Joy of Cooking

Episode 91: Third Leg Of The 2020 TVT World Tour. Mayall, Dusty, Carlos, Paul!

Episode 91: Third Leg Of The 2020 TVT World Tour. Mayall, Dusty, Carlos, Paul!
February 10, 2026
Thanks for tuning in today. This hour was originally episode 25 going back to late 2020 when we were getting ready to inaugurate a new president. Remember back that far? I’m gonna sit with ya today and we’re gonna mind-travel because we’re on the third leg of our 2020 TVT World Tour and after a few whatevers, we’re going to the continent of Africa and on the Europe, getting a taste of their culture and music, with tunes today from Dusty to Paul, Sun and Sonny to Mayall and mix in some Toto, I think you’re gonna really like this episode.
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:91.1 Love will find a way-Pablo Cruise91.2 LA woman-Doors91.3 Light my fire-Little Brown91.4 Africa-Toto91.5 Under Africa skies-Paul Simon91.6 You don’t have to say you love me-Dusty Springfield91.7 Europa-Santana/Gato Barbieri91.8 I me mine-Beatles91.9 The laws must change-Mayall, Mark, Almond91.10 The cage-Elton John91.11 United we stand-Brotherhood of Man (Sonny & Sue)

Episode 207: Snow And Ice. And The Mail Still Got Delivered. Snow Suite And More.

Episode 207: Snow And Ice. And The Mail Still Got Delivered. Snow Suite And More.
February 2, 2026
Hello again and thanks for joining me for more of those Tales Vinyl Tells.  Well, it’s been snowy and icy here in middle Tennessee, just a wee bit outside music city, and yesterday I scraped 2” of ice off 3 cars and it was lots of fun.  I took lots of time to finish up episode 206 and knew I had the juice for another new episode, so here it is. I’m Brian Hallgren saying hello to all of you, from many parts of the world listening these programs. Including Singapore, Norway, Netherlands, Lithuania, Finland, the UK.  Tell me where you’re hearing Tales Vinyl Tells.  My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com. Today we have some White trash, a first electric album, dreaming about the golden bear state and dreading the white stuff still on our ground.  I’ve even got a snow suite for you today.  Do you ever feel like you’d like to crawl in a hole and hibernate?  Maybe you have the Subterranean homesick blues.
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:207.1 California Dreamin’-George Benson207.2 Subterranean homesick blues-Dylan207.3 California Dreaming- Bobby Womack207.4 Waiting for a star to fall-Boy Meets Girl207.5 Snowblind friend-Steppenwolf and John Kay207.6 The Pusher-Steppenwolf207.7 Hazy shade of winter-Simon and Garfunkel207.8 Snow blind-Styx207.9 Snow hey oh-Red Hot Chili Peppers207.10 Under the ice- Nazz- Todd Rundgren 207.11 Save the planet-Edgar Winter & Edgar Winter’s White Trash207.12 Another Man Down-Heartsfield

Episode 206: Salute To Bob Weir And The Dead, "Morning Maniac Music.. It's A New Dawn"

Episode 206: Salute To Bob Weir And The Dead, "Morning Maniac Music.. It's A New Dawn"
January 27, 2026
Welcome back to another Tales Vinyl Tells, our 3rd new episode for 2026.  Today, we have a salute to Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead, he was also a very successful solo artist and toured with Dead and Company and the Wolf Brothers.  We have a 5-song set to honor Bob later in this hour. I have Pop, Nilsson, Palmer and a lot more.  Also, a short word about the effect that the rock of the 60s has had on world culture and politics.  I’m Brian Hallgren with episode 206 and I hope your ears will appreciate today’s Tales that Vinyl albums Tell.  My email is talesvinyltells@gmail.com.  Supertramp is my music under me and here’s more from Supertramp shifting this thing into gear.
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:206.1 Cannonball-Supertramp206.2 The Logical Song-Supertramp206.3 Punkrocker-Teddy Bears w Iggy PopGrace Slick at Woodstock206.4 Early in the morning—Harry Nilsson206.5 Ghost towns-Blue Mountain 206.6 China Cat Sunflower-=Dead206.7 Scarlet Begonias-Dead206.8 Deal-Live at Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 5/8/77.206.9 Cassidy-from first solo LP “Ace”206.10 Good Morning-Beatles206.11 Early in the morning-Robert Palmer206.12 “”—Bad Company206.13 “”-Vanity Fare206.14 “”-Jr Wells Chicago Blues Band206.15 Cannonball-Supertramp

Episode 8: From 3-1/2 Years Ago, QMS, Super Session, Donovan. Oh Yeh. This Is Good!

Episode 8: From 3-1/2 Years Ago, QMS, Super Session, Donovan. Oh Yeh. This Is Good!
January 20, 2026
Here…..have another hit…..of Fresh Air is how we start this one with Quicksilver-Dino Valenti and John Cippolina. There’s one song titled “2 Songs for the Señorita”, how about some SRC? All I want for you is Love, Peace and Happiness. And I remember hearing Season of the Witch on my Craig 8 track player, written and performed by Donovan and we also have Al Kooper with Stephen Stills. There’s a story about a firefall and we hear from them too. This and all the TVT episodes are downloadable and the live radio version of Tales Vinyl Tells can be heard most Wednesdays on RadioFreeNashville.org and at 103.7 and 107.1 FM at 5 Central.
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:8.1 Fresh Air-Quicksilver Messenger Service8.2 You Aint Goin Nowhere-Byrds8.3 2 Songs for the Señorita-Game8.4 Love, Peace and Happiness-Chambers Brothers8.5 Living Aint Living-Firefall8.6 Hall of the Mountain King-SRC8.7 Looking for a Love-J Giels8.8 Hissing of Summer Lawns-Joni Mitchell 8.9 Wouldn’t Want to be Like You-Alan Parsons Symphonic Project8.10,11 Season of the Witch-Donovan, Super Sessions ( Mike Bloomfield, Stephen Stills, Al Kooper)

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EPISODE 205: Salute To Steve Cropper And So Much More
January 13, 2026
Ready for another hour of some of that great album rock from the 60s and 70s?  Here it is!  Tales Vinyl Tells, established Dec 2019 and now, this is episode 205 and we continue to learn about the artists that made that era of music so great are passing on and entering into the room next door, according to photographer Henry Diltz.  We just saw that the Grateful Dead’s cofounder and leader has also passed.  More with Bobby Weir in a soon episode.  I’m Brian Hallgren and we got notice that some others won’t make this show.  Like Jackson Lamb, Carol Sturka, Cosmo Kramer nor Vincent Furnier.  They don’t know what they’ll be missing but you’ll know if you hang with me this hour as we salute the great Steve Cropper.  What a history this guitarist leaves behind!! Hopefully the psychotic reaction will be only on wax.  We may cry.  It’s ok.  This life goes on.  Booker T and the MGs is the music under me.  That’s Steve Cropper on guitar.  Let’s go!  Today’s Tales Vinyl Tells is already rolling.  Glad you’re with me!
PLAYLIST:
205.1 Something-Booker T and the MGs205.2 Get it while you can-Janis205.3 Soul Man-Blues Brothers  205.4 Big Brother-Stevie Wonder205.5 Conquistador-Procol Harum205.6 Tin Pan Alley-SRV and Dbl Trouble205.7 Tomorrow never knows-Beatles Revolver205.8 Time was-Canned Heat 205.9 Strange game-Jagger205.10 You give me all I need-Cropper, Felix Cavaliere205.11 Knock on wood-Eddie Floyd205.12 Psychotic reaction-Count Five205.13 Til it shines on you-Crosby Pevar Raymond 205.14 Time is tight-Booker T & the MGs

Episode 204: Old Year Ending With These Movers And Groovers

Episode 204: Old Year Ending With These Movers And Groovers
January 1, 2026
Greetings and hellos to you and you and you, once again or for the first time.  This is Tales Vinyl Tells, a weekly adventure into the great (and sometimes not so great) but mostly great album rock that was on our LPs of the 60s & 70s.  I hope you’re well and nice today.  I’m Brian Hallgren and this has been my trip since December 2019.  Covid first reared its ugly head in China in mid-December 2019 and the first episode of Tales Vinyl Tells was released that month.  Now we’re on episode 204 and it’s another hour of some really good tunes, including Wet Willie with Jimmy Hall, Desmond Dekker, Tom Morello with the Boss, an excellent Warren Zevon cut and lots more.  There’s been a lot of talk about the here and now so hear now the Tales Vinyl Tells.
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.

Episode 171: December Holiday Songs

Episode 171: December Holiday Songs
December 18, 2024
There are many holidays in the month of December and you might hear of some that you didn’t know about on today’s Tales Vinyl Tells. I do love the old rockin’ Christmas tunes (Ronettes, Beach Boys and the like) as well as those from Tull, Greg Lake and Dan Fogelberg. Sit back and relax, have a cup of cheer and a good holiday month.You know, 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 and many other podcast places. And of course you can count on hearing the Tales on studiomillswellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells.

Episode 203: The Stylus Is In The Groove And We're Spinning In Circles

Episode 203: The Stylus Is In The Groove And We're Spinning In Circles
December 15, 2025
A list had accumulated of tunes for a Tales Vinyl Tells program and it finally came time to reveal that list. It was……just the right time. So, there’s Renbourn, Winchester, Lake, The ‘Tramp, even Michael Stanley with a cooker, backed by some pros, like Joe Walsh, Sanborn, Deja vu ppl and a really great group. I’ll put into print here what I mentioned in the show, this tune, Let’s Get The Show on the Road, is on YouTube when they played on Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert.
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.