Tales Vinyl Tells-”stories record albums convey”

Episode 199: Fall Faves, Salute To Mark Volman

Episode 199: Fall Faves, Salute To Mark Volman
September 19, 2025
Here’s another Tales Vinyl Tells for ya.  High, hello and welcome back to more of that great album rock of the 60s & 70s along with (sometimes) tunes on either sides of those decades. It’s almost fall here in middle Tennessee and Nashville.  Summer is winding down and it’s been one hot mothuh, and not in a good way.  The dogwoods have put out their little green pods which have grown into bigger red pods, and the season will change soon.  It’s on the way.  Today’s hour includes some songs about fall and there’s also my statement about the mess in these United States with a lying evil fascist in our White House.  They bricked over the Rose Garden and there’s so much gaudy fake gold nugget accents in the Oval they should offer barf bags at the door.  No more spray paint, ok??  And he wants a Nobel Prize and wants to name the Beloved Kennedy Center after himself or her.  What a flabby gas bag.  I can’t stand this guy, the Russian asset, ruining not running the US.  He’s the Master of Disaster, the dark lord (thinks he’s God, more like the antiChrist).  The first set goes out to Capt Bonespurs.  That’s my rant for today.  Mark Volman of the Turtles has entered the room next door, we remember him. and I’ve got a new one from Neil Young in this first set.  You’ll like this one! Now Let’s play some great Tales that Vinyls Tell. I’m Brian Hallgren.  Let’s spin some!
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: 199.1 Summer madness-Kool & Gang199.2 Master of Disaster-John Hiatt199.3Beware of darkness-Harrison199.4 Big crime- Neil Young199.5 Forever Autumn-Moody Blues199.6 September-EW&F199.7 Where you lead I will follow-Carole King ?199.8 Landslide-The Chicks199.9 Come away with me-Norah Jones199.10 Leaves that are green-Simon & Garfunkel199.11 Stop the train-John Mayer199.12 October Road-James taylor199.13 Shes my girl199.14 Keep it warm-Flo and Eddie199.15 Harvest Moon-Neil Young

Episode 85: Macon And Capricorn Records, Tommy Talton Salute And Who'll Stop The Rain JimJam

Episode 85: Macon And Capricorn Records, Tommy Talton Salute And Who'll Stop The Rain JimJam
September 14, 2025
Today’s show is a replay from February 2024, bringing some of the great album rock of the 60s and 70s right to your ears and to your mind. I'm a child of the 60s and I just love this music. It brings me back to sense excitement. The smells, the tastes, the feelings of joy, bliss and of course, some sadness as some of our friends and acquaintances didn't survive those times. My intention this hour and every hour of Tales Vinyl Tells is to lift you up. This hour you'll hear a band with Yes members that absolutely kills it. There's Cold Blood with Lydia Pence and salutes to Tommy Talton of Cowboy and Gregg Allman Band, adding some ear-joy from Melanie Safka who also entered the room next door recently. Today’s playlist is below.
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.
85.1 Grand Larceny-Sea Level85.2 Pick your nose-Cowboy85.3 Please be with me-Cowboy85.4 Queen of hearts-Gregg Allman85.5 Nothing matters but the fever-Sea Level85.6 Who’ll Stop the rain-Creedence and JimJam85.7 Brand new key-Melanie85.8 One of these days-Ten Years After85.9 Birthright-Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe85.10 Street Worm-Spirit85.10a Funky on my back-Cold Blood w Lydia Pence85.11 Sirius w Games People Play-Alan Parsons Project85.12 Games People Play-Joe South

Episode 198: Salute To Peter Green, This Is Military Madness

Episode 198: Salute To Peter Green, This Is Military Madness
September 7, 2025
Welcome back to another Tales Vinyl Tells.  I hope you’re well and feeling great today.  In the next hour you’ll hear some of those great album cuts from the 60s & 70s.  Some are live updates like one from Joe Bonamassa and a 461 Ocean Blvd tune.  Ry’s live.  So is Mick Fleetwood with Christine McVie saluting the music of Peter Green.  It’s quite possibly a Supernatural hour and it’s for your auditory pleasure. You can email me at talesvinyltells@gmail.com.  I’m Brian Hallgren and these are the Tales Vinyl Tells.
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:198.1 Mainline Florida teaser-Joe Bonamassa 198.2 Jesus is just alright-Doobies Live at the Beacon Theater.  First appeared on Toulouse Street. 2nd LP, 1972198.3 Jesus on the mainline-Ry Cooder198.4 Mainline Florida-Joe Bonamassa. 198.4a Wild Life-George Terry198.5 Tell her no-Zombies198.6 Gimme some truth-John Lennon198.7 Military Madness-Graham Nash198.8 Yes- Starship Trooper Yes album198.9 She’s a Burglar-Freddie King/Brian Auger/Bobby Tench/Pete Wingfield/Steve Ferrone198.10 Black Magic Woman-Peter Green198.11 Looking for somebody-Mick Fleetwood’s salute to Peter Green with Christine McVie at the London Palladium.198.12 Gypsy Queen-Santana

Episode 126: Chris Hillman Salute! He's Been A Major Player In Rock And Country/Rock

Episode 126: Chris Hillman Salute! He's Been A Major Player In Rock And Country/Rock
August 29, 2025
At the turntables today with some of that great album rock from the 60s & 70s. Those sweet vinyls can still sound as good today as they did 50+ years ago. Pardon the ashes and candlewax. But there aren't any greasy fingerprints because we hold them by the edge, with the edge in the palms of our hands. And there's really not any candlewax or ashes on them. They are sacred. I hope today you'll be delighted when we hear two from the Beau Brummels, a bit of the history of Chris Hillman with his many bands and all we can fit into this hour, including another new segment, the Jim Jam, later today. We'll play Lady Jane by the Stones together. I'm glad you're listening and hope you're digging the Tales Vinyl Tells.
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.

Episode 8: Have You Ever Seen The Firefall In Yosemite Or Been In The Hall Of The Mountain King?

Episode 8: Have You Ever Seen The Firefall In Yosemite Or Been In The Hall Of The Mountain King?
August 25, 2025
This is a replay of a very early show that ran on RadioFreeNashville in 2023, though it was about the 45th or so overall. And I say hello to you and wonder how you’re doing in this crazy time? I’m taking care, staying well and being nice. This heat is ridiculous. I know that fall will do just that and soon. One antidote is digging some cool tunes from the 60s and 70s and this one has Quicksilver Messenger Service, Firefall, SRC and a big dose from SuperSession with Mike Bloomfield, Stephen Stills and the totally creative Al Kooper. Great tune from them. I’m glad that you’re here planning on listening to this episode and I’d really like to know where you are. My email is TalesVinylTells@gmail.com.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.

Episode 197: Celebration 5. What Has This/We Become?

Episode 197: Celebration 5. What Has This/We Become?
August 14, 2025
Hello and a big hi to you and you and you and you hope you’re doing very well today. It’s another Tales Vinyl Tells! Today we’ve got some interesting music, ha ha, a lot of it from the 60s and 70s, and some of it is brand new music. From people who were making music in the 60s and 70s. So, I hope you’ll increase the volume a couple notches and enjoy these Tales Vinyl Tells. On the radio in Ames Iowa, Girdwood Alaska, Hoopa California on the reservation, Harpswell Maine, radio free Nashville, and San Antonio Texas, and on a whole bunch of podcast apps. Welcome aboard, this train’s a rolling.  I’m Brian Hallgren and here are today’s Tales Vinyl Tells about celebrating life and the things that turn us on. Like Spinal Tap with Elton John.
The Doobie Brothers Lahaina is later in this hour and you can donate and learn more at peoplesfundofmaui.org
Today’s playlist is below.
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: 197.2 Paperback writer-Beatles197.3 Fascinating things-Gary Wright of Spooky Tooth197.4 Stonehenge-Spinal Tap and Elton John (youtube)197.5 Feelin alright-Tedeschi Trucks Band with Dave Mason and Leon Russell197.6 Carpet man-5th dimension197.7 Rockin’ in the USA-John Cougar Mellencamp197.8 You got to me-Neil Diamond 197.9 Tow the line-Nick Drake197.10 Moon at the window-Joni Mitchell 197.11 Lahaina-Doobies Walk this Road 197.12 ELO telephone line-ELO197.13 Right down the line- Gerry Rafferty197.14 Midnight Confessions-Grassroots

Episode 150: Finding The Good Stuff Of Growing Up Near The Ocean

Episode 150: Finding The Good Stuff Of Growing Up Near The Ocean
August 8, 2025
What are the good memories of your childhood? What music soothed you or really turned you on?For me, the ocean was 10 minutes away by car. 20 on bike. The aroma of the salt sea is evident hours away. It was soothing to see the calm flat blue, like glass. It was also exciting to see the ocean when it was full of waves. Summertime in South Florida was hot, hazy and humid, but the effects nature offered on the sea surface and the fun on the hot sand in one’s youth made meaningful memories. Some of the songs of summer are right here and they are not what you might expect. Tales Vinyl Tells is in our 4th year of bringing some of those great album tracks of the 60s & 70s to you and thrown into the mix are some others that just need to be added to the recipe for a eargasmic hour.
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.
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Playlist:106.2 hot fun in the summertime – sly and the family Stone106.3 growing up - Bruce Springsteen and the E St. band106.4 the shape I'm in – the band106.5 stars on the water – Rodney Crowell106.6 eminence front end The Who106.7 Spanish pipe dream – John Prine106.8 walk on the wild side - Lou Reed106.9 art of dying – George Harrison106.10 small beginnings – Flash106.11 mystic traveler-Dave Mason106.12 feeling all right - Joe Cocker106.13 come back again – John Baldry

Episode 196: Celebration Of Life 4. Did We Miss Something?

Episode 196: Celebration Of Life 4. Did We Miss Something?
July 31, 2025
Hi again and welcome to another Tales Vinyl Tells.  This hour is all about the music of the 60s & 70s, with occasional reaches north or south of those decades, but hopefully it’s all good.  Thanks for tuning in.  If you’re a boomer, you know what I’m playing here.  If you’re not so familiar with the music of that time, stay with me.  I’ll give you a teaser.  Over the past few episodes I’ve been sharing some of the tunes I want played at a time in the future during my celebration of life.  See if you can pick them out.  Thing is, life is happening in a very large way right now and right here, so let’s get more of the celebration of life cuts spinning right now.  Today, we’ll hear from John Sebastian and the Spoonful, Dr. John, Boston and more.  Headphones are a good option, as always.  I’ve got mine on.  Enjoy these stories, they are the Tales Vinyl Tells.Today’s playlist is below.
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: 196.1 Air-Mike Pinder196.2 Forever man-Clapton196.3 When I meet them-Seals and Crofts196.4 Bird Song-Garcia196.5 One toke over the line-Brewer & Shipley196.6 Foreplay/Long time-Boston196.7 Can’t find my way home- Blind Faith196.8 One of these things first-Nick Drake196.9 A dream like mine- Bruce Coburn (Cockburn)196.10 Six oclock-Lovin Spoonful196.11 Aint got no home-The Band196.12 Mos’ Scocious- Dr. John196.13 Don’t try to lay no boogie woogie on the king of rock and roll- John Baldry196.14 If you wanna get to heaven-Ozark Mtn Daredevils196.15 New tune-NRBQ 

Episode 195: Celebration Of Life In The Present. It Is A Gift, After All.

Episode 195: Celebration Of Life In The Present. It Is A Gift, After All.
July 22, 2025
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.
I want to say thank you to all the financial supporters of Tales Vinyl Tells. Whether a small amount monthly or a very generous donation, each of you listeners is very appreciated and if you can and do give monthly, my deepest gratitude goes to you. If you’re not a patron yet and want to know more about becoming a patron of this music program you can go Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport. Thank you and rock on!
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.

Episode 194: Celebration Of This Life, Part 2. What Songs Describe Your Life?

Episode 194: Celebration Of This Life, Part 2. What Songs Describe Your Life?
July 15, 2025
Hi again and welcome to another Tales Vinyl Tells.  This is a plunge into the great music from the albums of the 60s & 70s.  As suggested by my wonderful partner, Sparky, The vinyl ventures today celebrate life in the here and now and they are a part of my Celebration playlist that I just might want to be played during my celebration of life gathering, still yet to be scheduled, thank God.  I’m Brian Hallgren and IN this hour, I also say my thank yous and goodbyes to Lou Christie and Bobby Sherman, more on them later today.  So lets get started on this Celebration of my life, your life!  These are the Tales Vinyl Tells, celebrating life.
I want to say thank you to all the financial supporters of Tales Vinyl Tells. Whether a small amount monthly or a very generous donation, each of you listeners is very appreciated and if you can and do give monthly, my deepest gratitude goes to you. If you’re not a patron yet and want to know more about becoming a patron of this music program you can go Patron.podbean.com/talesvinyltellssupport. Thank you and rock on!
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.