Tales Vinyl Tells-”stories record albums convey”

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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April 13, 2026 58 mins
Episode 209: Absolutely NEW! Except For The Tunes. They've Been Around And Round Many Times. April 13, 2026 Hello again.  This hour, it’s another Tales Vinyl Tells, a sojourn into a lot of the album cuts from the 60s & 70s mostly.  The music is jam packed today and I hope we get to all that I’ve chosen for today’s show.  We’re going to honor and say thanks to a couple major players in the music of the 60s & the 70s...
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Episode 101/144:Joni, Dave, John David, Dan, Tim. They’re All Here! April 6, 2026 Hope you’ve been enjoying those Tales Vinyl Tells. As you can see, this was prerecorded so I could take an amazing adventure , with my gal and her sister. Places we visited include Istanbul, Athens, Rome and Cannes. There are many ways to hear these great tunes: Live on RadioFreeNashville.org Wednesdays at 5 pm Central time, all the podcasts...
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Episode 97: Gershwin Prize Winner! Winner, Winner, Got A Spinner! March 30, 2026 From May 2024: The aging process on humans is real. What we do and don’t do may play a big part in how that process affects us or not. The vinyl LPs of that era and the new ones being purchased today will last a lot longer than the color in our hair or our smooth and youthful skin. All I’m saying is that the age of rock is so wide and varied, ...
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Episode 98: THE ALBUM ROCK OF THE 60S & 70S DOESN'T GET OLD. ONLY WE DO, IF WE ALLOW IT. March 23, 2026 The aging process on humans is real. What we do and don’t do may play a big part in how that process affects us or not. The vinyl LPs of that era and the new ones being purchased today will last a lot longer than the color in our hair or our smooth and youthful skin. All I’m saying is that the age of rock is so wide ...
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Episode 141: Dickey Betts Salute , A Sleigh Ride On Nantucket? Details Here March 16, 2026 The proverbial circle of life continues to turn and we might find ourself getting in touch with our own mortality as time moves on. This week I reminisce, as I often do hearing this music. The sense input usually brings up feelings, emotions, thoughts, people, smells, tastes, sometimes things I could have done better or differently. ...
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Episode 140: Another 15 Million Unit LP, Long Time Since Phoenix Flew And More March 10, 2026 The ironies in life… This hour-long show just played on RadioFreeNashville.org and yesterday I was informed that Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band had passed away peacefully. He was 80. Jaimoe is the soul survivor of the original ABB now. The irony being that this particular episode started off Wednesday on radiofreenashvil...
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Episode 139: More Of The Great Rock From The 60s & 70s And Beyond March 3, 2026

April 13, 2024

Some summer songs, some blues from Super Session, Janis and Lee Michaels, a Gershwin treatment, an hour filled with tasty treats. 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 Wednesda...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 epis...
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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...
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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 perform...
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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 G...
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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 ...
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December 23, 2025 58 mins
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 ...
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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 ...
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December 4, 2025 57 mins
Episode 134: Bonnie's Story December 3, 2025 In a 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-52s 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...
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November 25, 2025 58 mins
Episode 154: Supermoon Music And More November 25, 2025 Heres Another Tales Vinyl Tells, sharing the The vinyl albums from the 60s & 70s, those LPs carried the new wave of The British Invasion while America was already experiencing its own invasion from Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, Mamas and Papas, CSN&Y, Bob Dylan, The Doors, the folkies, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Freddie Boom Boom Cannon...
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Episode 108: Good Stuff Growing Up Around The Ocean October 24, 2025 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 talesvinyltel...
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