Tales Vinyl Tells-”stories record albums convey”

Tales Vinyl Tells is my podcast that evolved into my radio show that airs weekly on RadioFreeNashville. I had quite a few LPs that I collected in the late 60s and 70s and I always knew the magic of the albums of that era of album-oriented rock brought back memories of times, people, smells, tastes and feelings. I hope it does for you too. Back-stories and album liner notes tie the tunes together. I’m your host Brian Hallgren and you should hear the Tales Vinyl Tells!

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Tales Vinyl Tells

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Episodes

Sunday Oct 13, 2024

We are probably all, in my opinion anyway, a friend, maybe even a hero to someone but we can’t all be famous. And that may well be a good thing. In the meanwhile, we can keep the fires burning, the love-light burning and the circle turning. Maybe even keep the desires yearning.
Here are some memory-joggers, just some of the great music we had and heard on LP from the 60s and 70s.
If you want to support this podcast, my story is at patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport. Thanks for listening and contributing.

Saturday Oct 05, 2024


I want to begin this podcast teaser with a plea for your generous donation to my good friend, Jessica, who lost her home in the Asheville, NC flood.  Her gofundme page (link below) tells some of her story.  The trauma, heartbreak and sadness of that weather event can leave marks on a person forever.  If you can, I'd rather you donate to her than me and see how good that feels.  When you donate, you'll be able to keep up with the power of the human spirit when updates are posted and see what love can do! Thanking you, in advance. https://gofund.me/10ebc396
“ I believe ‘21’s gonna be a good year”. That’s where we started this episode as we continued our World Tour 2020 and led into 2021. Today we recreate this program as we travel to Asia with Asia and Lorde, then to the land down under with one of Australia’s national anthems and Little River Band, not to mention an old one about a kangaroo, which was on episode 26 but didn’t have time for it here.All our podcasts are recorded and uploaded in stereo, so if you can, listen on stereo equipment. You’ll get some clicks and pops, but full effect. Enjoy! And have a great safe year.
You can financially support this podcast and be greatly appreciated by going to Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport and pledge as little as $5 a month, which will help pay the bills and keep the lights on. Thank you for supporting the great music of the 60s and 70s, mostly, and things that are deemed appropriate.
Tales Vinyl Tells has been alive since December 2019. We survived Covid and snow…and plan on keeping on. Hear the show as it airs on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 central time and hear all the craziness back to episode 1 on your favorite podcast app, Podbean.com, iHeart, PlayerFM and most of all at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, where it all began.
Thanks for listening!

Friday Sep 27, 2024


In this 3rd leg of the 7 Continent Tour of 2024, it’s a visit to the African continent and a jump to Europe. Music from the group Africa, Paul Simon, John Mayall and more than enough to fill your ears with an hour of the great LP cuts from the 60s and 70s mostly. Enjoy!Your support is so appreciated and goes toward paying the expenses that it takes to put this program on the web. More information is available at Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport. Thank you who provide monthly support.
Since December 2019, some of the best album tracks of the 60s and 70s have played in these programs. You can hear all of the episodes anytime, on your favorite podcast app, at StudioMillsWellness.com and you can catch the radio airing Wednesdays at 5 PM central time on RadioFreeNashville.org. Tune in and turn it up!

Sunday Sep 22, 2024


On December 20, 2019, I released episode 1 of Tales Vinyl Tells so when this episode was released, you might say was our First Birthday. That has me thinking, “If TVT was born on 12/20/19, wouldn’t this be the 2nd birthday?” Regardless, we’re up and away with the 2nd leg of our World Tour 2020 as we buzz around the US including Kentucky. I want to honor my friends (and they’re sisters), Karen and Kim, some mighty kind and fun Kentucky women. Next stop is Brazil with a classic and some new ones. Cuba’s nice to visit and the Caribbean is hurricane-free for right now, so a good time to visit. I bet you will hear at least one song today that you’ve never heard before and one that rings a bell but not loudly. Many are classics and it’s all fun! Hope you’ve enjoyed these so far and had as much fun as I have in putting them together for you.

Sunday Sep 22, 2024


This is the first leg of the 7 Continents World Tour that actually played on podcast episode 23 in January of 2020. At that time, I posted on StudioMillsWellness.com, “Sure, it’s imaginary but it’s safe and healthy and has some pretty good music in it. Climb aboard! The upcoming episode or more will include visits to Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and now you can name the other continents. Today, we hear coast to coast, to Canada and Mexico. Hope you enjoy what you hear. Remember, its in stereo so don’t be afraid to listen well and volume it up.”
Catch up on all the episodes of Tales Vinyl Tells on the above page and on most podcast apps. You could even financially support this podcast at Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport. With that, I say a ginormous “thank you”!

Saturday Sep 07, 2024

Episode 155: How Long Has It Been Since You've Heard These? Ever?
September 7, 2024
In a recent conversation with my friend Bonnie, she said how hearing a certain tune brought back memories of a time long ago, who she was hanging out with, what music he was listening to (and the B-52’s Rock Lobster was driving her crazy). He played it over and over, saturating his beloved partner. But she smiled as she said some of the things she hears on Tales Vinyl Tells stir up some good memories. So there it is, folks. The album rock of the 60s & 70s was some memorable stuff. Just think about the bell bottoms, the John Lennon-type glasses with purple lens, psychedelic headbands, pungent smells in the air covered by sandalwood or nap champa incense, beads hanging in doorways instead of doors. Oh sure, it’s all very nostalgic. Great songs fill this and every hour of Tales Vinyl Tells. If you appreciate this podcast a whole lot or even just a little, you can show your love by supporting it when you check out Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport. I tip my hat to all who have already signed up. Thank you, friends.
All of the 134 episodes of Tales Vinyl Tells can be heard and downloaded at StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells, podbean.com and many podcasting apps. The live radio show is at 5 PM Central time Wednesdays on RadioFreeNashville.org.
The JimJam this time is Gordon Lightfoot’s Early Morning Rain, why not play along? And you’ll also catch Dhani Harrison doing a George song, a Deja vu song that shows the terrific harmonies of CSN&Y, a Reggae set with some New Zealand artists and more. Hope your ears will get happy listening.

Monday Sep 02, 2024

Episode 154: A Little Fame, Some Little Moon Tunes
August 31, 2024
This is the last day of August and another hot MF but I’m starting to see some, no kidding, color changes in some dogwoods and maples, way out on the tips. I’m certain the temps will chill a bit, soon. We have had some nice weeks this summer where the temp didn’t get to 90, and the past week we saw 102 in Nashville. Even with some time off and away, the music rolls on. This one is no exception. The recent blue supermoon was worth celebrating and we have 3 more supermoons this year! So there are some moon tunes here and speaking of blue, we’ll hear from The Blue Flames with their leader, Georgie Fame. You know there’s so much more.I’ve been on a get out the vote jag for years and I encourage you to be sure you’re registered, you know what’s on the ballot and you know where to vote and when. Info is at your county elections board or commission or you can check your state’s Secretary of State’s website.
To the many faithful lovers of this era of album rock that has not been repeated and have said “YES” to supporting this program, I say a BIG Thank You! You can show your love for this fantastic era of rock financially by signing on to be a Patron of Tales Vinyl Tells. Find out more at Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport.
Ways to listen to the great album cuts of the 60s & 70, as provided by Tales Vinyl Tells radio programs and podcasts:1. Play them yourself, on your turntable2. Hang out with people who will share the music, not the albums, on their turntable3. Stream Tales Vinyl Tells and I’ll play them on our/my turntablesa. On RadioFreeNashville.org, Wednesdays at 5 PM central time, online or on FM at 103.7 around Nashvilleb. Listen to/download replays on your favorite podcast app, including Apple, Google, iHeart, PlayerFM, Podbean.com, etc orc. On our original spot, StudioMillsWellness.com/tales-vinyl-tells
Thank you so much for listening, commenting, liking, sharing etc!!

Friday Aug 23, 2024

Episode 153: Well, Toot My Flute! Court Is In Session. Nostalgia Abounds Here.
August 23, 2024
In case you wonder what’s in this podcast episode, I can only tell you that I think you’ll dig it from the front end to the back end. Have you heard of the group who needed a cover name to avoid contractual problems and decided to take the name of a crater on the moon? Yeh, things like that today in this hour. There’s also a jazzy one from Spirit. Randy California could really rip! It’s all a champagne jam.You can enjoy the company of others listening to Tales Vinyl Tells Wednesdays at 5 PM Central on RadioFreeNashville.org and of course you can catch all the 150+ episodes on your favorite podcast app as well as on StudioMillsWellness.com.
If you’d want to financially support this project of preserving and sharing the great rock from the 60s & 70s, go ahead to Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport and you’ll have a better day. Thank you!
Here’s a link to Tales Vinyl Tells on Apple podcasts.

Tuesday Aug 06, 2024

TALES VINYL TELLS PODCAST AND RADIO PROGRAM:Episode 151: Some Of This Music Causes Sensual ExcitementAugust 6, 2024Suppose that gets your attention. It’s true though, don’t you think? Haven’t you heard a song here on Tales Vinyl Tells or somewhere else and your brain just carries you back to a person, an event, an aroma, an experience? The goal on this podcast and radio program is to allow you to just dig the music from the albums of the 60s &70s and do what you want with it. I’m enjoying rediscovering the classic rock, a lot of it hidden behind the hits on an LP, and hearing things I’ve not heard before (and there are lots of them). One of those I’ve never heard before and on this show today is Arzachel, a group who also called themselves Uriel. Backstory is here. There’s a jazzy Spirit one, we’re gonna have us a Champagne jam and a few about San Francisco.Thanks to new financial supporters of Tales Vinyl Tells, including JP, John, Amy, Gecko and yes, I’m gonna keep ‘em spinning. If you’ve been telling yourself, “I want to be a part of this” or “been meaning to do this for some time”, check out Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport. I am grateful for all who have said “yes”. You can hear the weekly radio program on RadioFreeNashville.org at 5 PM Wednesdays and at 1 AM Wednesdays on Glacier City Radio, KEUL, Girdwood, Alaska.Podcasts from the radio program can be heard on Podbean.com, Apple, iHeart, Player FM and many good podcast apps. And of course, our flagship, StudioMillsWellness.com.Glad you’re out there! Share, comment, like, join, vote!

Saturday Jul 20, 2024

Episode 149: Quite The British Lineup And Sure, There Are The Temptations And Delaney & Bonnie...
July 9, 2024
Continuing to play a lot of the music from the first 37 episodes. There’s lot of great stuff. Like Blue Jays, Buddy Guy, The Strawberry Hill Boys. Who? Just listen.
Ways to hear Tales Vinyl Tells: StudioMillsWellness.comRadioFreeNashville.org 5PM Central time WednesdaysWherever you get your podcasts, Apple, Podbean, PlayerFM, iHeart and more
Your financial support is so appreciated. Will you take a moment and pitch in? Thank you very much. Details at Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport.

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