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!
Episodes
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.
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December 20, 2025 • 58 mins
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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October 24, 2025 • 57 mins
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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October 14, 2025 • 57 mins
Episode 149: Quite The British Lineup And Sure, There Are The Temptations And Delaney W Bonnie...
October 11, 2025
This is Tales Vinyl Tells, continuing to play a lot of the music from the first 37 episodes. There’s lot of great stuff here today. Like Blue Jays, Buddy Guy, The Strawberry Hill Boys. Who? Just listen. Best heard with headphones or you could cast them to your sound system and VOILA! Music to you...
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October 10, 2025 • 58 mins
Episode 201: There Was A Time......
October 10, 2025
Wakajawaka and hello to all of you. This is Tales Vinyl Tells, our extraterrestrial exploration into that great rock of the 60s & 70s that was recorded on vinyl albums and rocked at 33-1/3 revolutions per minute. Today’s LP Cuts come from Santana, the Stones, Savoy Brown, Jason Isbell and lots more. The playlist is below. Glad you’re here. Let’s spin ‘em and grin...
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October 2, 2025 • 57 mins
Episode 99: Fun In The Rock Albums Of The 60s & 70s
October 2, 2025
From ARS and their historic background to the JimJam of Nights in White Satan, this is another fun hour of the great music that came off of the vinyls on the ‘60s & ‘70s.
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...
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September 23, 2025 • 63 mins
Episode 200: I Am An AntiFascist Creator! Definition Below.
September 23, 2025
A fore note: Today Tuesday 9/23/25, I will be guest co-host on my friend Steve Haggard’s radio show, The Haggard & Haggard Radio Hour, at 4 PM CDT on RadioFreeNashville.org. We’ll chat a bit about music and especially my choices for today, two from a very inspiring artist, Jimmie Spheeris and hear some Pacific Reggae from the Herbs of New Ze...
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September 19, 2025 • 64 mins
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 littl...
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September 14, 2025 • 59 mins
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 som...
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September 7, 2025 • 57 mins
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 ...
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August 29, 2025 • 59 mins
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...
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August 25, 2025 • 59 mins
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 ...
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August 14, 2025 • 65 mins
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...
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August 9, 2025 • 57 mins
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 Flori...
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July 31, 2025 • 61 mins
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...
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July 22, 2025 • 62 mins
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 Celebr...
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July 15, 2025 • 57 mins
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 celebr...
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July 7, 2025 • 57 mins
Episode 97: Gershwin Prize Winner
July 6, 2025
And the Gershwin Prize goes to …….The aging process on humans is real. What we do and dont 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 Im saying is that the age of rock is so wide and varied, from Elvis to Za...
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