Vinyl Community Vinyl Tag 2024

The fat bearded one gets off his arse a bit too late for anyone to bother watching his vinyl tag video.

[@bencostello7317]

Greetings from West Cork today Heds (the wonderfully-named Skibereen, to be precise). Incredible reggae haul yesterday here which I shared with Jonny, the chazzers and antique stores were ripe picking albeit they are now barren again after me and a pal swarmed them, locust-style. Yes, really enjoyed the chat with you mob, highly entertaining as usual. All this talk of six inch pianists and big pencils helped this video, er, rise to the occasion. Wonderful Nic Jones showing.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

I had a bad case of Skibereen once, but a course of penicillin cleared it up. A big reggae haul in Country Cork! Well, that's challenging my lazy stereotypical view of the world. Mind you, there are few places in Western Europe nearer to the Caribbean than the South West of Ireland. Hed

[@currykevuk]

Am currently watching this from my hotel in Salford Quays. Enjoyable video. Thanks.

[@TheVinylVoyage-ud3uf]

Hi Hedley, enjoyed your video! A lot of records I wasn’t aware of. Paula Frazier, a country Cocteau Twins, I’m in!!! Cheers, Jack

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

This was just a wonderful tag. Enjoyed it very much. Well done. When you said you were bringing Willie Nelson to the party immediately to my mind came Dolly Parton. And there she was. Fantastic.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Well, I'm sure Dolly and Willie will be able to talk amongst themselves, while old J.S. goes on at length about the form and function of the fugue. I'm starting to worry that while Bach was quite obviously a genius, he might not be a party person 🤦‍♂️ Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers - Hedley

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

@@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893 Bach had a very strong personality and I’m sure by the end of the evening he would be arguing of the 12 eights time measurement to Dolly Parton.

[@alancawley8810]

Enjoyed this. I remember Joe Brown and his Bruvvers.

[@Harrispilton22]

Two minutes in & I thought we were watching the blooper reel...then I realised this was your video! My mate Sasha’s dad is on the front of that Tottenham single, Graeme Roberts. Predictably I’ve got the Hill Street Blues 12” single! with ‘Afternoon At The Rhino’ on the flip.Great video, lovely to have met you last year Headley 😊

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Yup, that's how organised and professional I am. Some of my finest moments are when it all goes wrong. In fact I have dozens of perfect takes on the cutting room floor, before I manage to balls it up properly for the final cut. One of the highlights of the last year year or so has been doing those VC pub jukebox videos with John. It's been marvellous getting to have a bit of a chat with some of my favourite VCers. It was a pleasure meeting you, we must do something again in the future. Cheers - Hedley

[@SteveWhitty1965]

Hi Hedley, excellent response to the tag with a guest appearance from Alexa. As always you showed some great records.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Glad you enjoyed it, Steve.

[@SteviesVinylCupboard]

Just imagine what Ewan McColl could have achieved if he had had access to a synth! Love that cover. Didn't see Tallis coming, 1530s or 1970s? its a close close thing. If only they had had him at Woodstock. Wow thanks for the shout out man, appreciate it. I'm looking forward to another Stonehenge outing. NB, I don't have the Eagles. Cheers 👍

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

No one sees Thomas Tallis coming, he's a sneaky one.

[@chopayrussell9660]

Very entertaining, love the humor. Never thought about classical music being the most played, I do quite a bit of work at home also and music with lyrics is too consuming so I play a lot of Beethoven, Bach, Mozart , Vivaldi et. al., nothing snobby about it 🎻

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Hey, sorry it's taken me so long to reply. Thanks for watching. I grew up with a lot of classical music being played in our house, so I've always liked to listen to it. My Dad wasn't really into early music and choral stuff, so that's been a bit of a rabbit hole I've fallen down recently. Cheers - Hedley

[@redcomusic]

Never thought I'd see someone show an Ewan MacColl record, yet here you are LOL! Happy New Year and 2,024 pokes on that belly!!! - Red

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

A belated thanks for the belly pokes, you cheeky chappie. I think I've shown some Ewan MacColl a couple of times before. The last was a record of one of the Radio Ballads a mate passed on to me. I love the Radio Ballads, they were so ahead of their time, and remain very well thought of in broadcasting circles. Cheers - Hedley

[@soundsfromthewestcoast9939]

Hi Hedley, great fun response - we definitely need more videos from you this year. Great to see the Nic Jones. His albums are virtually impossible to find, but I did manage to get From A Devil To A Stranger a couple of weeks ago at a record fair. I had to wait months for it to be reduced in price by 50% before it was affordable. His albums really need to be reissued. I was told years ago though that there's a guy who owns the rights to lots of classic folk albums but refuses to release them, so maybe Nic Jones is one affected? Got a couple of McColl & Seeger albums but never seen that one - love the cover. As a Spurs fan loved seeing Ossie's Dream - wonderful. Got that Joe Brown album, not that I knew I was buying it. I picked up what I thought was a copy of Renaissance's Ashes Are Burning from the cheapo bin at a record fair, only to find when I got home it was the Joe Brown 😂. Shame it wasn't the first one. All the best for 2024...Pete

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Thanks for watching Pete. A happy new year to you. I was lucky with that Nic Jones album. The whole situation with Celtic Music's ownership of the Leader/Trailer catalogue, and their poor track-record of reissuing anything is a travesty. I understand Nic's family tried to get Celtic Music to reissue his albums to help with medical and care expenses, but it just didn't happen. Sadly, I've heard reported by someone who was able to visit where all the master tapes are kept, that they seem to be in a dreadful condition and some may already be beyond restoration. Sorry, that was all a bit of a downer. I expected that Brown's Special Brew album to be a bit crap. Joe Brown seems like a nice chap, but I can't say I've ever particularly liked his music when he appears on TV. So, I was surprised how much I like the mix of country rock, gospel, blues and hard rock on that album. You can't judge a book by its cover. I'll be trying to make a few more videos this year. I'm even lining up an interview with a member of a 70s UK band, which should be interesting if it happens 🤞 Cheers - Hedley

[@christopherkibler511]

Hedley, I see someone has come up with a vinyl tag devoted to "Americana", which could be said about yours. I was really impressed with the Nic Jones album, and the Ewan MacColl with Peggy Seeger. I have watched some videos from Dad$ on a budget Vinyl, but didn't realize that he is from my same general area. Thanks, Chris

[@MortenAastad]

Really nice entry to the tag Hedley 😊We are in agreement about the decade 🤠Splendid 7’’ s, Hill Street Blues, love it! One of the few records I’ve traded in when I was dumb and young is that Farm album 🙄 Wonder what that 1974 album was… You TOLD me not to look! 😂

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

You'll have to ask Rob Walker what the 1974 was, I can't tell you. Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. Cheers - Hedley

[@MortenAastad]

@@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893 that’s what I get for closing my eyes when told to 😄 No worries, once again, loved the tag 😊

[@jasonarsenault3791]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. New to your channel. Will definitely be back. Take care 🤘🏼

[@nicksvinylbutty5488]

Well done Hedley a thoroughly enjoyable tag response 👍👍👍 I actually purchased the Hill Street Blues 7" single last year,a great USA cop type drama.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Cheers Nick. There's something about those late 70s and 80s US tv themes that are so evocative. To be honest, most of them were far better than the tv show...Although, Hill Street Blues was an exception.

[@David-Ellis]

Nice one Hedley - Tom Waits might be the first name on my guest list too - cheers! D

[@VinylPotato]

Great to see a new video from you. Awesome tag.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Thanks, Potato.

[@DrWrapperband]

Brilliant as usual, you win the vinyl Tag! Think we're quite close, drop me off any of you duplicates you don't want... :)

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Hey! Thanks. I'll keep you on mind if I come across some duplicates. Cheers - Hedley

[@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084]

Some Very nice finds. Congratulations. Btw. I subbed you. Cheers, Shawn

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Thanks for watching, Shawn. I see you did Stunty's tag. Between you and me, I was sorely tempted to do that one instead of Rob's, or perhaps blend them together a bit. Oh, well. Cheers - Hedley

[@DallasOpenMicr]

The Beatles? Are there no safe spaces for me in the VC? It was nice to see the Mike Post record, though. My copy, along with the Magnum P.I. (short shorts picture sleeve) 45 got boxed up when my LP collection got too overgrown to allow room for singles on the shelves. The Magnum theme was fun to play loud even back when I had a crap record player. I've got the Mike Post TV themes album somewhere, but the music sounded better at 45 RPM. I guess I must be an audiophile. I'm looking forward to tackling the 2021 Country Vinyl Tag this year. It's hard to predict how many videos will be required to respond to all of the probes. I will not repeat Ken Burns' mistake of overlooking Billy Joe Shaver. That was unforgivable. Cheers, Jacob

[@gatefold33]

Hi Hedley, Nic Jones debut to start wow! that's a great find. How can you say Man City whilst holding up THAT SINGLE!!! As a childhood City fan seeing that almost brought me to tears with the gutting memories of the 1981 Cup Final...Sorry lost focus for a while there...Brown's Home Brew...interesting...

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Hey, Dale. It was all going to be a bit downhill from Nic Jones. Maybe I should've reordered Rob's prompts. Cheers - Hedley

[@gatefold33]

Hmmm...either you are responding with even subtler humour or my attempt at it backfired. Just in case it's the latter I'll clarify to avoid offence. 'Sorry lost focus for a while...' meant 'Sorry I lost focus for a while because I was still traumatised by the Spurs single...' not a reflection on your tag which was classic Hedley (which is good by the way!)...😊 @@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

​@@gatefold33 Ha ha! No, I got ya. I understand how traumatic it must've been to be a Man City fan watching the mighty Spurs beat you with Ricky Villa's Wembly goal of the century. I was just ruminating on not really having anything as exciting as that Nic Jones album in the rest of the video...With apologies to old Thomas Tallis.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

You may have to send out some invitations to the VC for your dinner party. Bach is a really inspired and unexpected choice. I enjoyed the video!

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply, Brian. The more I've thought about it, I'm not sure Bach is a good choice. He doesn't strike me as having been a party kind of guy. Still, I'd like to see what he makes of my other guests. Cheers - Hedley

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

I love that Alexis wanted to be part of the broadcast. I need to have her as a cohost. I could show the record, say the name and let Alexis do all the talking. Brilliant Hedley. Always good to get a nice dose of country music Hedley. Happy New Year Hope all is well with you.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Co-host! This is the beginning of the AI takeover of the VC. If you ever see a video where I'm waxing lyrical about The Smiths and U2, I hope you'll realise I've been replaced by AI.

[@RussShawTV]

Hedley! Love the channel name! 😂 I would be your new portly, bearded male who just subbed your channel from Seattle Wa USA. Great funny, fun video just found you in this tag. And heck yeah I watched till the end, lookin forward to seeing more.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Wow! I think your a first to make it to the end of one of my videos. You really are a glutton for punishment. When I chose that name back when I started the channel there seemed to be a glut of fat bearded blokes mumbling about records, but over the years they seem to have got fewer. They have been superseded by the hipster baldies. Cheers - Hedley

[@RussShawTV]

@@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893 here the bearded Baldy is more pedestrian normie when to come to middle-aged blokes in my town. More like a preemptive strike for those of us, losing our hair. 😂 Over here the my-aged hipsters would look more like you, if you were hanging out around the brewpub spouting a vast unequaled knowledge of craft beer. 🍻

[@johnbellamy3406]

Only two videos in 2023?! I've been seeing you all over the place surely.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

I'm a difficult man to avoid, but we'll worth the effort. Blame Downing, he's been keeping up my appearances.

[@robison5396]

Genius!..even Alexa wants to join the fun!!. Lovely Nic Jones debut, i really must try to track down some of his records. Thomas Tallis is definitely a new one on me..i guess madrigalage a- plenty there. I would love to find some late 60s early 70s Dolly Parton albums..i have Ben on high alert for them. I guess i shouldn't have been surprised that you chose the US for that question, but i did think the UK because of the folk. The Paula Fraser sounds intriguing from your description. I read once that A Hard Days' Night is the blueprint for perfect pop songwriting..hard to disagree with that. Very entertaining video Hedley. All the best. Rob.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

It was difficult to abandon British and Irish folk, but you can hear it in the mountain music of the Appalachians. In fact an argument could be made for that music having more of continued life than our indigenous folk. Dolly's late 60s albums are full on country, but in the early 70s she did a rather nice blend of country and folk. It's much like all country artists from her generation, they all had a purple patch from the late 60s to the mid 70s. There was something about the music, recording and production which has not been bettered. I once asked the owner of a record shop in Scarborough what his favourite decade of music was. He said, 1966 to 1975. I think he was onto something. I was very lucky to get hold of that Nic Jones album. It's a travesty how Celtic Music has mismanaged the Leader/Trailer catalogue. They own so much music which needs to be made available. Cheers - Hedley

[@calvinwazoo]

Bahaha, that was great with Alexa jumping in, she can be so rude, lol. I love that cover on The Wanton Muse! Hmmm, I think I may want to check out some Thomas Tallis. I have my moods for that type of music. The Frisco cover is actually kind of scary o_O Loved your animated demeanor during this!

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Cheers! I think this was the first evidence of the AI takeover. The VC is doomed, I tell you! Give a listen to Tallis' Spem In Alium, a piece he wrote for 40 voices. It's probably his most famous and beautiful work. Yup, there's a lot to take in with that Frisco cover. Hedley

[@Localbandography]

Dolly Parton. Great guest for dinner Hedley. Cheers.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

I reckon she's a bit of a giggle, and I'd love to chat with her about her career and music. She's a one off. Cheers - Hedley

[@ArturoGofunkez]

Right off the bat you show a great record that I'd love to find! Nic Jones’ debut is the only one of his records I don't have yet (I was really lucky to find the others). 60s Merle Haggard is top notch. I have Mama Tried, and a few records from 1970 and 1971, and I'm on the lookout for more. I also work (mostly) from home and I have instrumental music on while working. I may even be raising the pretentiousness stakes by listening to Christodoulos Halaris - Byzantine Secular Classical Music, but on CD, not vinyl. Great dinner guests! And I’d love it if you could find out what’s going on with those giant pencils.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

I was very lucky to get hold of that Nic Jones album. It came from a neighbour's collection his widow passed on to me. There are some very rare folk albums which I'm going to sell for her, as there's no way I can keep £200 records. But she said I could keep the Nic Jones. When I'm not listening to Tallis, I'm rather partial to some Byzantine orthodox chant. I checked out Christodoulos Halaris, very nice. Thanks for the pretentious tip off. Cheers - Hedley

[@Thevinylscavenger]

Get down Merle! Very dangerous climbing things all for the sake of art. Synths eh the AI of the 1980s. I have found myself recently saying to my Google implant to shut up stupid and hopefully the AI is taking that onboard. I agree about the lyrics or noise being distracting, amazing TT kept his head through the religious upheavals A navy record swap meet in the Atlantic ocean maybe? A dinner party with BBQ'd schnitzels sounds like that'd work. I like my dated 90s music too I went to see Jesus Jones before Christmas and didn't really like that tbh but just thought I'd go and it was convenient anyway. Right that's enough of my silly comments a consumate video Sir and hopefully a meet up is in the off'ing.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

She who must not be named has started earwigging our conversations and deciding to pipe up with info and tips even though we've not asked her anything. It is a bit of a mystery how Tallis got away with some of his music during Mary and Elizabeth's reigns. Its assumed he was a favourite of both Queens, and was given far more leeway than others at the time. We know very little about him, as unlike some of his contemporaries, he was not known for writing. He kept his head down and stuck to his music. I did think about showing my Jesus Jones record rather than that one by The Farm. But someone already showed a Jesus Jones record, so I thought I'd pick out something in a similar vein. Cheers - Hed

[@MGKBOSTON]

Rob Walker’s fruit & veg. 😂 When you silenced Alexis I felt like I was in a science fiction movie. Merle! ✌️

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

The places my mind goes. Still, lucky I wasn't talking about Rob's meat and two veg... Cheers - Hedley

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Happy new year Hedley. The Alexia moment was quite a thing...I was just talking the other day to a friend of mine who'd bought one for his elderly mother, but I'd never actually seen (heard) one in action until watching your video. Good taggage responses....believe it or not I have never actually owned The Eagles Greatest Hits. Joe Brown is an artist I've had on my radar for quite a while. He was a close friend and neighbour of George Harrison, and in fact played at the Concert for George after his death. Cheers.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Happy new year to you, James. I swear Alexia is earwigging conversations and piping up without being asked anything. It happened again today, Lou and I were talking, and in she barged in unwanted and interrupted us. We got an Alexia for my Mum, it was great because she could get in bed and have her turn the light off. After she died I was listening back to some of my Mum's recorded commands which Amazon hold onto, and every morning Mum would say good morning to Alexia. Sweet. I've always thought you should get Amazon vouchers for being nice, polite and civil to your Alexia. Remember your please and thank yous, and after a while you've been awarded a free record. I don't like the eagles, but I feel I ought to have that if I'm curating a country rock collection. As I said in my video, I'm always surprised Joe Brown wasn't in a 60s group. I feel he should've been in something like the Pretty Things or The Serarchers. Cheers - Hed

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Nice story about your mum and Alexia. I had a bit of a jolt of the heart this week, taking my dad's old phone to the Vodaphone shop for a factory reset so I could use it - thus erasing a lot of his Whatsapp conversations with various friends and family members. I'm sure there was probably some way of backing them up, but that sort of thing is beyond me.

[@RandyforRoyals]

I really liked seeing the two Merle Haggard records shown. Sixties Merle was great. I'm pretty sure you are the first person to choose Thomas Tallis. Several people including myself picked Tom Waits for their dinner party, so he has quite a full itinerary. I'm not familiar with Vernon Oxford. I will have to check him out. Great pick with The Eagles as I have been given a couple of collections and that record was in both, so I think that I have several copies of that record. Next year we need another country tag.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Thanks for swinging by, Randy. Yes, I saw you picked Waits as one of your guests. I hope we both get him in a good mood, I've seen some horrible interviews where he's really very difficult and evasive 🤞 I think Merle, like most of his generation, was poorly served by the 80s. They felt the need to keep up with the young crowd, even if that meant losing what made them unique. I'm glad that they all managed to reclaim their status and respect in their later years. Heh! Maybe the VC will be ready for a Country tag next year. We'll see. Cheers - Hedley

[@musicinthehouse]

Hedley I have been a fan since your first Five of the Best Country Rock Albums You've Never Heard series kicked off. Looking forward to your next as you have the time to put it together. I also see your wonderful pretentiousness in Thomas Tallis and present to you for consideration Josquin des Prez.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Hmmm? Josquin des Prez. He's new to me, but he seems to be an interesting chap. There's little consensus on his importance, with some music scholars suggesting he was the most revered composer of his age and an equal of Beethoven, while others think he wasn't as influential as some of his contemporaries and his status has been elevated by having well over a hundred compositions wrongly attributed to him. Thanks for sending me down that little Renaissance music rabbit hole. Don't worry, more country rock is on its way. Cheers - Hedley

[@theflipside-vinylcommunity]

Awesome video

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Thank you very much 😎

[@B.B.Amsterdam]

I dont have that Eagles Greatest Hits....and no Rumours, no Dark Side...Im missing all those common albums.😎

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Ha! I have all of those, but I don't listen to them. I should dump them really...But they come in handy for vinyl tag videos. Cheers - Hedley

[@miketomlin6040]

I recall buying the Wanton Muse to hear the song Flack made famous, quite a listen, the OG version was a form of shrieking and wailing, intriguing how it evoled into such a sublime tune. Tallis made some beautiful tunes, why would this be ''pretentious''?

[@marciap-vc]

Fun stuff.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Thanks, Marcia. You've got to have a bit of fun don't you? Cheers - Hedley

[@TheDigitalGramophone]

This is proof that a Vinyl Tag is only as good as the response. No offense to others, but this has by far been the best response. I’ll be doing the one that Stunty started.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Thanks, Jon. I was contemplating doing Stunty's tag, it was a well thought out batch of prompts. But Rob Walker lives quite close, and he scares me a bit. I don't want to piss him off in case I bump into him at a local record fair. Hed

[@merelychris6354]

Only two videos Hedley? Nearly as bad as me...:)

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

Yup. Shocking.

[@6inchpianist]

You’re a bad influence, Chris.

[@RekkidTalk]

I'll check out Andy Ford.

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

He's great. Maybe a bit too much Prog for my liking, but he is a big supporter of new music.

[@marcosferre1725]

♡

[@TheDigitalGramophone]

Your Alexa is so rude!

[@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893]

You should hear the one in the kitchen, she has an Austrailian accent and a really bad attitude.