The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers

Record Store Day 2026 Preview pt. 3. Legendary music producer Jerry Goldstein (Eric Burdon & War, Sly & The Family Stone and more) is here to discuss the fascinating and often tragic story of Ike White, who recorded a forgotten 1974 funky soul cult classic, Changin' Times, with a mobile truck at Tehachapi State Prison while serving a life sentence for murder. That album so moved Stevie Wonder that he actively campaigned for White's early release from prison. This year, Rhino has remastered and pressed 3000 copies of Changin' Times for an RSD Exclusive release. We discuss the events surrounding the original album with its producer, Goldstein, whose own music business history includes co-writing the 1960s "girl group" hit "My Boyfriend's Back" for The Angels, and being one third of the "fake Australian surf group" The Strangeloves ("I Want Candy") and going on to work with Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, and the act he put together, Eric Burdon & WAR, whom he also produced. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. RECORD STORE DAY IS APRIL 18th. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com Didn't find everything on your RSD lists? Maybe you'll still find it on RSDMRKT.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

Record Store Day 2026 Preview pt. 2. It's Record Store Day, Charlie Brown! On this episode we'll continue to preview titles from the RSD 2026 List, as we welcome Jason and Sean Mendelson from Lee Mendelson Film Productions, to talk about their father's enduring animation series of Charlie Brown TV Specials based on characters in the Peanuts universe created by Charles M. Schulz. This year, LMFP will partner with RSD to release 5000 copies of the double LP pressing of two of Jazz legend Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts soundtracks: It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown / Charlie Brown's All Stars! The two brothers talk about Guaraldi, Schulz, their father, and how LMFP is continuing to pursue eco-friendly green initiatives on all of their releases on "bio-attributed vinyl" to reduce carbon footprint, with sustainably forested paper and in a PVC gatefold jacket and a recycled bag. In 2026, for every copy sold, LMFP will contribute $1.00 to the Arbor Day Foundation, with a minimum annual donation of $12,000 leading to the planting of one tree in a forest of need. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. RECORD STORE DAY IS APRIL 18th. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com Didn't find everything on your RSD lists? Maybe you'll still find it on RSDMRKT.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

XTC guitarist extraordinaire Dave Gregory joins us to discuss the band's very first Record Store Day Exclusive Release, a double-LP set called Live Boots, culled from a show recorded for radio broadcast at Emerald City, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey during the band's 1981 tour for their Black Sea album. Dave recalls that heady time, and expounds on his two main passions; collecting vintage guitars, and the joyful rituals of playing his many vinyl records. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. RECORD STORE DAY IS APRIL 18th. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com Didn't find everything on your RSD lists? Maybe you'll still find it on RSDMRKT.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

Steve Berlin has been a member of L.A. band Los Lobos since 1984, but in the interim he has split his career between playing saxophone for that band (and The Blasters) and becoming an in-demand record producer for a host of bands including Los Lobos, Faith No More, Crash Test Dummies, and Canada's biggest band, The Tragically Hip. But in 1981, he began his production career working on an album for L.A. local legends, Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs. The album, Pigus Drunkus Maximus, was initially released on the vanity label of another L.A. legend, Steve Wynn, before practically vanishing into the mists of L.A. musical history. This year, the album received a deluxe remastered reissue, with liner notes by Chris Morris, and archival photography by Gary Leonard. Steve tells us the legend of Top Jimmy, and shares some exciting Los Lobos news. And Paul (always the Canadian) asks him about producing The Tragically Hip. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. RECORD STORE DAY IS APRIL 18th. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com Didn't find everything on your RSD lists? Maybe you'll still find it on RSDMRKT.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan went deep into the desert, and himself, to summon up the powerful songs on his recently released solo album Weapons of Beauty, in stores now from Sacred Tongue Recordings (via Thirty Tigers). He also covered a beloved Leonard Cohen tune for good measure. We talk about that, and about Jay's recent work on the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, in this intimate and personal conversation recorded last month. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18, save the date, and for the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

Every week, Paul asks his guests the familiar musical question, "What was the first record you ever bought in a record shop with your own money." For several seasons, we've been culling a few of the most interesting responses for our annual winter "clip shows". Today we present part two of two FIRST RECORD I EVER BOUGHT compilations, starring JEFF BRIDGES, KEN POMEROY, JOHN C. REILLY, ELIZABETH STOKES (THE BETHS), JASON FALKNER (BECK, ST. VINCENT), SEAN ONO LENNON, ERIC PULIDO (MIDLAKE), SWAMP DOGG, and S.G. GOODMAN. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. This year Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18, save the date, and for the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, and The List, visit RecordStoreDay.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

Michael Kurtz, co-founder and executive producer of Record Store Day, returns to discuss The List of RSD titles and why Bruno Mars is the 2026 ambassador. He outlines Bruno Mars collaborations and a special vinyl compilation. They reminisce about past ambassadors, rare collectibles, RSD’s global growth, tactile appeal of records, and notable exclusive pressings coming this spring.

Every week, Paul asks his guests the familiar musical question, "What was the first record you ever bought in a record shop with your own money." For several seasons, we've been culling a few of the most interesting responses for our annual winter "clip shows". Today we present part one of two FIRST RECORD I EVER BOUGHT compilations, starring DARYL HALL, BASIA BULAT, SUNNY WAR, BOB MOULD, STUART MURDOCH (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), KETCH SECOR (OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW), AMY BERG (JEFF BUCKLEY FILM DIRECTOR), MATT PIUCCI (RAIN PARADE), and SEAN NELSON (HARVEY DANGER. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. Just announced, this year's Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18, save the date, and for the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends! --------

Courtney Marie Andrews joins us to discuss her brand new album Valentine (Loose Future/Thirty Tigers), which finds the critically-acclaimed songwriter, poet (and fine art painter) expounding on themes of loss, obsession and the stunningly beautiful "record in pursuit of love" (her ninth!) which she co-produced largely "live-to-tape" with Jerry Bernhardt. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. Just announced, this year's Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18, save the date, and for the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

Nashville-based Australian singer-songwriter Emma Swift returns to our program to peel back the layers on her most recent album, The Resurrection Game, a collection of moody and gorgeous original compositions released late last year on the independent Tiny Ghost Records label she co-founded and manages with her partner, Robyn Hitchcock. You may recall Swift last joined us to talk about Blonde On The Tracks, her collection of Bob Dylan covers, and in our conversation she drops news of yet another tribute album, this time featuring the songs of Lou Reed, to be released later in the year. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com Didn't find everything on your RSD lists? Maybe you'll still find it on RSDMRKT.com. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!