Lost MixtapesThese are the records that you were warned about. Somebody most likely told you at one point or another that these records were crap. That they weren't worth listening to. Certainly not worth buying. Which may explain why I never purchased any of these and why most are out of print on vinyl. But are they as bad as they say they are?
5 Records They Warned Us AboutLost Mixtapes2025-05-10 | These are the records that you were warned about. Somebody most likely told you at one point or another that these records were crap. That they weren't worth listening to. Certainly not worth buying. Which may explain why I never purchased any of these and why most are out of print on vinyl. But are they as bad as they say they are?
#albumstheywarnedusabout #vinylreview #vinylcommunity #vinyloftheday #vc #musicThe Replacements Let It Be Deluxe Is ComingLost Mixtapes2025-08-21 | Rhino announced today that the Replacements Let It Be Deluxe is on its way. A lot of us feared this one would never get the full boxset version that Don't Tell A Soul, Pleased To Meet Me, Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash and Tim received. But here is is. Available for preorder. Let's take a quick look back at the other sets and get into what we know about Let It Be.
#thereplacements #rhino #vc #vinylcommunity #vinylrecordsThe Beatles in MonoLost Mixtapes2025-08-16 | The Beatles in Mono. When it came out in 2014, if I even noticed, I would have rolled my eyes at the idea of buying a box set of Beatles records that were all done in mono. It seemed like such an antiquated technology. The very word technology next to mono would have seemed ridiculous. Oh, but what a difference a decade makes. In some circles these are known as THE Beatles records to get. So when there was a surprise announcement that more were available to purchase in May 2025 I somewhat cautiously pulled the trigger.
#thebeatles #thebeatlesinmono #vinyl #mono #vc #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollectionThe Revenge of Alice CooperLost Mixtapes2025-08-08 | 52 years after the release of their last studio album, the original Alice Cooper band is back with a new album. Everyone is on board, including their producer, Bob Ezrin. Glen Buxton, passed away in 1997, but even he's on a song. But can you make a good record when you reunite after that many years? And what does an Alice Cooper band record sound like by a bunch of 70 year olds?Springsteen Tracks II The Lost Albums: Wrap Up, Ranking, Playlist, EtcLost Mixtapes2025-08-02 | This is the final video I'm doing in this series about Bruce Springsteen's Tracks II: The Lost Albums. In previous videos I featured each individual album. Now I'm doing my wrap up video where I rank all of the albums, ask questions to see which album fits best, and play record executive and provide my picks for what I'd choose as advance singles from this 7-album box set, and provide my playlist best of. My version of Lost and Found.
brucespringsteen #columbiarecords #vinylcommunity #springsteen #vinylcommunity #vc #thelostalbums #lostalbums #springsteentracks2Remembering Ozzy OsbourneLost Mixtapes2025-07-25 | It's pretty crazy to think that Ozzy Osbourne is gone. Even crazier that he survived for all of these years. But we're so incredibly fortunate he did. Allowing himself to really be seen. And how cool is it that he got to perform one more time and have legions of people show up to watch other legendary bands pay tribute to the master.
We'll miss you Ozzy.
#ozzyosbourne #ozzy #blacksabbathrp #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #vcSpringsteen Tracks II The Lost Albums: LA Garage Sessions 83Lost Mixtapes2025-07-18 | This is the sixth video where I tackle one of the 7 unreleased albums Bruce Springsteen has put out as part of Tracks II- The Lost Albums. As a huge Nebraska fan I was very excited to learn that there was essentially a whole other albums worth of songs that Springsteen recorded after that album as another kind of solo project. An album in between Nebraska and Born In The USA.
Please check out my takes on the other albums I've featured so far:
brucespringsteen #columbiarecords #vinylcommunity #springsteen #vinylcommunity #vc #thelostalbums #lagaragesessions83Springsteen Tracks II The Lost Albums: Perfect WorldLost Mixtapes2025-07-17 | This is the sixth video where I tackle one of the 7 unreleased albums Bruce Springsteen has put out as part of Tracks II- The Lost Albums. This was the one that in some ways was easy to ignore. Just a random collection of songs that filled in the gaps left by the other more realized albums. But this turns out to be quite an interesting record as well.
Please check out my takes on the other albums I've featured so far:
brucespringsteen #columbiarecords #vinylcommunity #springsteen #vinylcommunity #vc #thelostalbums #perfectworldSpringsteen Tracks II The Lost Albums: Twilight HoursLost Mixtapes2025-07-11 | This is the fifth video where I tackle one of the 7 unreleased albums Bruce Springsteen has put out as part of Tracks II- The Lost Albums. I loved Western Stars and when I learned that there was a companion album that was going to be part of this boxset it became one of the records I looked forward to the most.
Please check out my takes on the other albums I've featured so far:
brucespringsteen #columbiarecords #vinylcommunity #springsteen #vinylcommunity #vc #thelostalbums #itwilighthoursSpringsteen Tracks II The Lost Albums: InyoLost Mixtapes2025-07-06 | This is the fourth video where I tackle one of the 7 unreleased albums Bruce Springsteen has put out as part of Tracks II- The Lost Albums. This is the album I was most excited about when this project was first announced, the long awaited follow up to The Ghost of Tom Joad.
brucespringsteen #columbiarecords #vinylcommunity #springsteen #vinylcommunity #vc #thelostalbums #inyoSpringsteen Tracks II The Lost Albums: FaithlessLost Mixtapes2025-07-03 | This is the third video where I tackle one of the 7 unreleased albums Bruce Springsteen has put out as part of Tracks II- The Lost Albums. This time I'm talking about the album that grabbed me the most when I first listened to the box. Faithless, recorded in 2006.
brucespringsteen #columbiarecords #vinylcommunity #springsteen #vinylcommunity #vc #thelostalbums #faithlessSpringsteen Tracks II The Lost Albums: Somewhere North of NashvilleLost Mixtapes2025-07-01 | This is the second video where I tackle one of the 7 unreleased albums Bruce Springsteen has put out as part of Tracks II- The Lost Albums. My vinyl box came, so i'll preview that too, especially as it relates to this album, Somewhere North of Nashville.
brucespringsteen #columbiarecords #vinylcommunity #springsteen #vinylcommunity #vc #thelostalbums #somewherenorthofnashvilleSpringsteen Tracks II The Lost Albums: Streets of Philadelphia SessionsLost Mixtapes2025-06-27 | It's finally here. The Springsteen box set we've been waiting for. The Lost Albums or Tracks II. But really The Lost Albums, because that's what it's all about. The amount of material in this thing is staggering and impossible to really wrap your head around, at least initially. I'm choosing to look at each album individually, since that's what they are, albums. The first one I'm going to talk about is The Streets of Philadelphia Sessions.
#brucespringsteen #columbiarecords #vinylcommunity #springsteen #vinylcommunity #vc #thelostalbumsMemory Tickets #7Lost Mixtapes2025-06-20 | I like to look back on concerts I've seen by drawing random ticket stubs out of a proverbial hat. This time I draw three tickets from shows I saw in Minneapolis and one in Vegas.
#vinylcommunity #vc #vinylcollectionMilestones- Anniversary Special/RetrospectiveLost Mixtapes2025-06-14 | I hit some channel milestones recently and wanted to look back at this channel and share my thoughts about it and get your feedback for what I could do going forward.
#vinylcommunity #vc #vinylcollection #vinylrecordsFlaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles The Pink RobotsLost Mixtapes2025-06-07 | I love the Flaming Lips. Sometimes I feel like their more experimental/crazy/fun side obscures the fact that they have made some absolutely killer albums. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots was the follow up to The Soft Bulletin, which drastically changed their music and won them a whole new audience.
#flaminglips #yoshimi #vinyloftheday #vinylreview #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollectionAudiophiles, Flippers and the Digitally ChallengedLost Mixtapes2025-05-31 | I haven't had a rant video in a while. But I figured it was about time to do another one. Most of this rant is based on a thread in a music forum and the recent surprise of The Beatles In Mono getting a vinyl reissue. Please share your thoughts.
#audiophiles #flipper #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection5 Songs About CoffeeLost Mixtapes2025-05-24 | It's crazy that more people don't write songs about coffee. Because without coffee a lot of people wouldn't be writing songs. Or at least not good ones. It's so foundational. Elemental. Take it away and look out. Here are my thoughts on the lovely substance and 5 songs about it.
#coffee #songsaboutcoffee #maxwellhouse #vc #vinylcommunity #Nick Cave and King Hannah- LiveLost Mixtapes2025-05-16 | I was lucky enough to see two shows pretty much back to back earlier this week. King Hannah, a band I've been really getting into over the last couple of years and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, who have become one of my all time favorites over the last 10+ years.
#nickcaveandthebadseeds #nickcave #kinghannah #vc #vinylcommunityPink Floyd at Pompeii (Part IV in Pink Floyd Series)Lost Mixtapes2025-05-01 | I timed my ranking of the Pink Floyd studio albums to culminate with the release of Pink Floyd at Pompeii, both the IMAX version and the standalone double LP. Both could end up the definitive record of what Pink Floyd was right at the cusp of making one the most critically acclaimed and best selling albums of all time and becoming one of the biggest bands in the world.
#pinkfloyd #richardwright #nickmason #rogerwaters #davidgilmour #pinkfloydatpompeii #pompeii #vc #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollectionPink Floyd Studio Albums Ranked Part IIILost Mixtapes2025-04-26 | This is the third part of a four part series I'm doing on the Pink Floyd studio records. I'm counting them down and featuring five albums in each video with the final video featuring my thoughts on the new IMAX version of Live at Pompeii and its soundtrack. This is the final part of the countdown, records 5-1.
#pinkfloyd #rogerwaters #davidgilmour #vc #vinylcommunityPink Floyd Studio Albums Ranked Part IILost Mixtapes2025-04-24 | This is the second part of a four part series I'm doing on the Pink Floyd studio records. I'm counting them down and featuring five albums in each video with the final video featuring my thoughts on the new IMAX version of Live at Pompeii and its soundtrack.
#pinkfloyd #rogerwaters #davidgilmour #vc #vinylcommunityPink Floyd Studio Albums Ranked Part ILost Mixtapes2025-04-18 | This is the first part of a four part series I'm doing on the Pink Floyd studio records. I'lll be counting them down and feature five albums in each video with the final video featuring my thoughts on the new IMAX version of Live at Pompeii and its soundtrack. Special shoutouts to @beerandvinyl and @TheFraudiophile for the idea. Sorry, I just could not limit my conversation to three Floyd albums.
#pinkfloyd #rogerwaters #davidgilmour #vc #vinylcommunityBruce Springsteen- The Lost Albums Part 2Lost Mixtapes2025-04-10 | Thanks to everyone who watched the first part of this video. It took off in ways I didn't anticipate. I wanted to create a second part that focuses on two key periods of songwriting for Bruce and feature three of his studio albums that might point to the way some of the records that are coming out as part of Tracks 2- The Lost Albums may sound.
#vc #vinylcommunity #brucespringsteen #lostalbumsBruce Springsteen- Tracks II The Lost AlbumsLost Mixtapes2025-04-05 | This is the Springsteen collection that a lot of us have been waiting for. And it's not really a collection at all. It's complete albums. Six albums that could have been and one album that's more of a compilation. It looks like an absolute dream for people who love the detours Springsteen has taken. That is, until we see the price tag.
#vc #vinylcommunity #brucespringsteen #lostalbumsMarch 2025- New Record RoundupLost Mixtapes2025-04-01 | Thanks to everyone who checked out the last video where I shared some of my own music. In this video, I talk about some directions I'm thinking of taking the channel, as well as highlight some recent album releases that I'm enjoying.
#vc #vinylcommunity #vinylreview #music #recordreview #2025musicSongs + Forced CreativityLost Mixtapes2025-03-22 | This is a different kind of video for me. Usually I talk about other people's music. In this video, I talk about my own. Every February I spend the entire month writing and recording songs and sharing them as part of February Album Writing Month. I just wrapped up this year's challenge and wanted to share the results. Thanks so much for checking this one out.
#vc #vinylcommunity #songwriting #songwriter #fawmBands Named After Body PartsLost Mixtapes2025-03-14 | I saw this topic recently on Threads. Bands named after body parts. It can get quite amusing, especially when it gets to the more filthy ones. I kept this one clean though as I made it my favorite bands named after a body part. There might be a part two at some point.
#vc #vinylcommunityToo Many Records!!!Lost Mixtapes2025-03-08 | Can there be too much of a good thing? Is there a limit to how much you can take even from your favorite artists? Let's talk about bands and solo artists who put out records constantly. How do you navigate it all?
#vc #vinylcommunity #recordsLed Zeppelin Physical GraffitiLost Mixtapes2025-03-04 | Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti recently turned 50. I hadn't listened to it in a quite a while and it hasn't been anything I've listened to on a regular basis in decades. I decided to revisit it.
#ledzeppelin #vc #vinylcommunity #classicrock #classicrockbandBecoming Led ZeppelinLost Mixtapes2025-02-20 | I had low expectations going into Becoming Led Zeppelin, in part due to the film only covering the band up to the second record. But I was pleasantly surprised.
#ledzeppelin #vc #vinylcommunity #ledzeppelinreaction #ledzeppelinfansR.E.M. MURMURLost Mixtapes2025-02-08 | I'm starting a new series where I focus on one album for the duration of a video. There's no real criteria. Just albums that mean something to me.
R.E.M.'s Murmur introduced me to the band that became my all time favorite and is what I consider to be the greatest US rock band.
#vc #vinylcommunity #athensgeorgia #vinylcollection #americanmusicFitz Electric Bar + Lost Mixtapes Part 2Lost Mixtapes2025-01-30 | This is part two of the conversation that Fitz from Fitz Electric Bar and I had recently. Fitz and I started our channels around the same time and when we finally sat down to chat, as you'll see, the conversation flowed quite naturally. Definitely check out part one over on his channel if you haven't already.
#vc #vccommunity #vinylcommunityIntro To Conversation with FitzLost Mixtapes2025-01-25 | This is a quick introduction to part 1 of the conversation I had with Fitz @fitzelectricbar
#vc #vinylcommunity #vinylrecordsTop 10 Bob Dylan Album ClosersLost Mixtapes2025-01-24 | These are ten of the best album closers that Bob Dylan has. He seems to have a special talent for sequencing an album in such a way that the last song really sums up the mood or goes to places that the songs before only hint at. I didn't rank these in any particular order, except that my number one happens to be what I would have chosen to top the list had I gone that direction.
#bobdylan #americanmusicians #vccommunity #vc #vinyligclub #acompleteunknownMemory Tickets #5Lost Mixtapes2025-01-15 | This is where I draw 3-5 random ticket stubs out of metaphorical hat and see what stories come up. These tend to be from shows that were 10+ years ago, as we sadly don't get physical tickets that much anymore.
#vc #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #americanmusic #concertBob Dylan- A Complete UnknownLost Mixtapes2025-01-02 | I saw the new Bob Dylan biopic a few days ago. This is my review and take on it.
#bobdylan #vc #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #musicMazzy, The Long Cut, The Archivist & MeLost Mixtapes2024-12-28 | It's a VC reunion of sorts. The Long Cut drove up from California to stay with us for a couple of days. We went to Janku Land in Tacoma and then met up with Mazzy for beers and pizza at E9 in Tacoma. Later when we got back to our place we decided to make a video with no clear agenda. This is what happened.
#vc #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollectionVinyl Tag 2025Lost Mixtapes2024-12-22 | It's that time of year again. Vinyl Tag 2025 is happening. I had fun with this one. Big thanks to @PrettyGreenVinylGuy for setting it up.
#vinyltag #vinyltag2025 #vc #vinylcommunityFavorite Albums of 2024Lost Mixtapes2024-12-14 | Ok, here it is. My best of/favorites list for 2024. These are the records that were on my radar throughout the year. I mention several and put them into different categories, but only rank my top 5. Please let me know what you've been listening to and what you would consider the best of the year, or your personal favorites. Which is kind of the same thing unless you're writing for Pitchfork.
#vc #vinylcommunity #bestof2024 #2024 #vinylcollectionThe Sad Bastard Vinyl TagLost Mixtapes2024-12-02 | This is my response to Digital Gramophone's Sad Bastard Vinyl Tag. Since I'm a fan of what could be considered Sad Bastard music, and since I can be a bit of a Sad Bastard myself from time to time, I had no problem coming up with a response to his video and questions. I'm tagging @Thedarkstuff to do a video.
Here were the questions DG had:
1. An overplayed sad song 2. You're listening to an album, and somebody walks in and says, "What is this sad bastard shit?!" 3. A sad album to many, but a dance party to you. 4. It's a love song, but it's sad. 5. A favorite sad lyric 6. A break-up song/album 7. Your favorite song by The Smiths 8. The saddest song by a popular band 9. Tears in your beer (a sad country song) 10. Your favorite sad soundtrack 11. I'm only happy when it rains 12. The sappiest, corniest, happiest bullshit song you've ever heard 13. Shout out a sad bastard to do this vinyl tag
#vinylcommunity #sadbastardvinyltag #vc #onmyturntable #vinylcollection #vinylcollectionSongs Im Thankful ForLost Mixtapes2024-11-28 | I got this idea from Fitz Electric Bar when he did his video of songs he's grateful for in celebration of Canadian Thanksgiving. I came up with a list of songs that really mean a lot for me and seem to resonate year after year. The list is far from being definitive , that's not what this is really about. They're simply songs I'm incredibly grateful for and I believe are worth celebrating.
#vc #vccommunity #thanksgiving #vinylcommunity #thanksgivingmusicWussy- Cincinnati, OH and the EPsLost Mixtapes2024-11-16 | Wussy is one of the best rock and roll bands out there. It's very rare as you get older to completely fall for a newer band like you did when you were younger, but that's exactly what happened to me around the time of their 2014 album, Attica.
Recently Wussy lost a band member and a lot of us feared that they may never return with new material. How wrong we were. It's been six years, but now we have a new album and two new EPs all released on the same day.
#vc #vinylcommunity #vinylclub #alterantiverock #indie #indierock #indieartist #cincinnatiTop 20 American BandsLost Mixtapes2024-11-10 | This subject has been going around the vinyl community. I was mentioned right away on Mazzy's video, where he said that I already did one. So I had to respond. It's fun to think about lists like this, but it can be frustrating to think about what to include and what not to include. But this is my list as of now. Please create a video of your own or respond in the comments with your list.
#vc #americanband #vinylcommunity #records #top205 Scary Records + 1 Unhonorable MentionLost Mixtapes2024-11-01 | It's Halloween. What better time to mention some records that scare me. Most did so when I was a kid. But the last one, the unhonorable mention is the true horror show.
#vc #vinylcommunity #halloweenTom Petty- Long After Dark + FilmLost Mixtapes2024-10-23 | I recently saw Cameron Crowe's Heartbreakers Beach Party, a documentary he made about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers around the time of the Long After Dark album. I've been revisiting that album as well, in part to it being reissued with a bonus disc of unreleased music, but also because I'm rediscovering the album itself.
Enjoy!
#tompettyandtheheartbreakers #vinylcommunity #vc #vinylrecords #americana #tompetty3 Rando RecordsLost Mixtapes2024-10-12 | I do this from time to time, pick three random records and chat about them. These records were hanging around my office/place where I record videos and I thought I'd chat about them.
#springsteen #pixies #vinylcommunity #vcJanes Addiction Part 2Lost Mixtapes2024-10-04 | This is the second half of my Jane's Addiction video. The first video was all about my experience with the band and what a formative band they were for me. This video picks up where the other one left off and gets into the recent events that caused their final(?) breakup.
#vc #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #alterantiverock #janesJanes Addiction Part 1Lost Mixtapes2024-10-03 | To say that Jane's Addiction were an important band for me is a huge understatement. For a while they seemed like the only band that mattered. That really bridged what alternative rock was doing with punk and hard rock. Even heavy metal. They had an edge very few bands had. A magic. A chemistry. A provocative frontman the world hadn't seen since Mick Jagger. And three killer albums in Jane's Addiction, Nothing's Shocking, and Ritual de lo Habitual. Then they broke up. Of course there's been several reunions, mostly live tours. And recently that all imploded. This was supposed to be one long video, but it was getting very long. So stay tuned for part 2.
#vc #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #perryfarrell #alterantiverockNeil Young Archives IIILost Mixtapes2024-09-13 | Neil Young just released his third installment of his CD version of the Archives. This period covers 1976 to 1987 and is pretty fascinating to listen to. Yes, he puts tons of already released content on here. But there is so much new stuff to discover from legendary live performances to unlocking the mystery of unreleased albums, and especially in the Geffen period, what his artistic intents were outside of what we actually heard.