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The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Ep039: Punk Rock Legend Tesco Vee of The Meatmen

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7579 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2016

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

This week we speak to Tesco Vee, founder of Touch & Go fanzine, record label and lead singer of the band The Meatmen. Tesco tells us his history, shared stories from the early days of punk in the US including the time he danced on SNL during Fear's infamous performance. Fans of punk rock will not want to miss this episode!

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Ladies and gentlemen, because the devil's work is never done, the meat man.

0:16.0

Well, hey there, everyone. Thanks for coming back for another episode of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for

0:21.0

fans and collectors of vinyl records. This week we have an exciting interview with punk legend

0:26.9

Tesco V, lead singer of the Meatmen, founder of Touch and Go Records, toy collector, record

0:31.9

enthusiast, and renowned figure in music history. Tesco's going to talk about a whole bunch of

0:36.7

things, including The Story of the Meat Men, why Glenn Danzig is such a clown, and how he almost smoked a joint

0:43.2

with John Belushi. It's a riproar an episode today, and it's thanks to our show sponsor, groove washer.com.

0:49.7

Groove washer is a great way to keep your records clean, sounding their best, and worth

0:53.6

their most. So get your groove washer system today by going to groove washer.com.

0:59.1

And we're also brought to you today by The Vinyl District.com.

1:02.6

If you have a smartphone and love records, well, the Vinyl District is a free app that every

1:08.0

vinyl fan must have, including you. Go to thevinyldistrict.com or search for it on

1:13.3

the iTunes or Android store. And now with business taken care of, let's have a chat with punk legend

1:18.8

Tesco V. Do you listen to and collect vinyl records? Well, you're in luck. Welcome to the vinyl guide,

1:26.2

the podcast made for record nerds like yourself.

1:29.0

Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer.

1:32.8

Well, hey there, hey there, hey there, everyone.

1:34.3

Thanks for tuning in.

1:35.8

Glad to have you back.

1:37.6

I hope you're all well this week.

1:39.2

I certainly am.

1:40.5

I'm in the process of traveling through Asia at the moment, and I've been able to hit up quite a few incredible record spots, and which I've been documenting on the Vinyl Guide Facebook page. So head on over there if you want to check out some of these videos. A few weeks ago, I posted a video from a crate digging attempt in northern China. And it wasn't very successful.

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