The Broken Record Player Podcast

The Broken Record Player Podcast

The Broken Record Player Podcast takes a look at the albums that we love listening to repeatedly and never get tired of. We go deep into the backgrounds, the tracks, and the impressions they leave on us.

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June 9, 2025 138 mins

Ray Blevins and Bill Van Veghel are back to wrap up our top 10 albums from the 1990s! 

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The 100th episode! Wow, can't believe it has been 100 episodes so far. 

On this episode, Ray and Bill are back as we continue to count down our favorite albums of the 90s! This part we are doing numbers 25-11. Find out what is on our lists! 

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Ray Blevins is back for part 2 of our 100 favorite 90s albums, and we're joined by for this part by Bill Van Veghel, host of the new podcast Music, Movies, Sports and Stuff! Check it out as we dive into part 2! 

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Ray Blevins joins me once again as we dive into part 1 of our 100 favorite albums of the 90s! What are your favorite 90s albums? Did any of yours make our list so far? Stay tuned for part 2! 

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Necrotic Nick from the Thralls of Metal on YouTube is back as we dive into the dystopian industrial metal world of Ministry on their groundbreaking album Psalm 69. We discuss Al Jourgenson, his ability to cheat death for over 60 years, and the odd and chaotic backstory to Psalm 69 (which includes a story about William S. Burroughs and some annoying raccoons). 

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Jenn D'Eugenio of the podcast and non-profit company Women in Vinyl is back, and she's got a new book out called Women in Vinyl! We discuss the unique, the under appreciated, the strange band The Cramps and their debut album Songs the Lord Taught Us. 

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On this episode of the show, I am joined by French musician Lila Ehjä to discuss her latest album Clivota, a dark, hypnotic, experimental album that made my top 10 of the year for 2024. We're also discussing one of France's greatest artists, Serge Gainsbourg, and his 1971 masterpiece Histoire de Melody Nelson. 

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Joining me on this episode is Lucia Cifarelli of KMFDM! She has a new album out called No God Here, available by going to KMFMD's website, and streaming right now. We talk about Fleetwood Mac's iconic album Rumours! 

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January 14, 2025 49 mins

No guest today as I look back on the previous year and share with  you all my top 30 albums of the year! Great year of music filled with comeback albums, new artists that really impressed me, and some albums we've been waiting a long time for! 

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December 27, 2024 118 mins

Happy Holidays! Returning guest, and co-host of the Over/Underrated Podcast, joins me as we discuss arguably the most talked about album of the year: Brat by Charli XCX. 

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December 13, 2024 83 mins

Happy Friday the 13th!! What's a weirder album than Pork Soda by Primus for this unlucky day? Ray Blevins is back (DJ and vinyl collector) to discuss this dark, yet commercially successful, third album by Primus! Check it out! 

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Bill Van Veghel, host of the Land of the Creeps and Phantom Galaxy podcasts, is back again as we dive into the first album from supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 

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With Thanksgiving around the corner, an album with a lot of food metaphors seems relevant. MF DOOM was one of the most interesting and compelling figures in Hip Hop, even if he didn't achieve the commercial success many of his peers did, and his sophomore album was where he shined the brightest. Patrick Herzog from the incredible Rollin' Records joins me as we discuss the man, the mystery, the legend, and his hilarious, y...

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October 31, 2024 91 mins

Metal musician and metalhead Larry Santiago is back for a Halloween special as we dive into the influential, extreme, and oh so perfect Halloween sophomore album from Venom: Black Metal! 

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Marilyn Manson has always been a controversial figure, and while there are some recent allegations against him, this podcast is about the music we love, and my guest and I love Marilyn Manson's early music. So if you're looking for us to comment on the allegations, we don't. This is about music and always has been. Tom Austin-Morgan of the Banned Biographies podcast joins me once again for this episode. 

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Thank you for your patience! We're back! Bill Van Veghel and Necrotic Nick return as we go over our 25 favorite metal albums of the 80s! 

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Ryan, Oscar, and Bill Van Veghel are back to finish off their list of favorite 60s albums! What will be number 1? Listen to find out! 

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Ryan and Oscar are bath for another decade rankings, this time they go to the pivotal year of the 1960s and pick their 50 favorite albums. Joining them is frequent guest Bill Van Veghel of the Phantom Galaxy and Land of the Creeps podcasts! 

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May 31, 2024 58 mins

Oscar and Ryan discuss one of their favorite punk bands of all time, The Misfits! They also rank all 8 of their studio albums (will the Michale Graves era beat out any of the Danzig era?? You'll have to listen to find out!). 

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Ryan and Ian from Big Thicc Electric discuss the French electronic duo Justice and their masterpiece debut album Cross. Ian is a musician who is a huge fan of Justice. They discuss his music, the new album from Justice, and go through each song off Cross. Check it out! 

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