Ep041: Record Roadtrip to Japan - Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka & Hiroshima
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2016
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
We're on the road, this time to Japan which is a cratedigger's version of heaven, without all that annoying harp music. We visit Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima for an unprecedented record roadtrip extravaganza plus we speak to two great shops, Best Sounds in Shimokitazawa in Tokyo and Hitozoku Records in Kyoto!
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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| 0:00.0 | The |
| 0:07.0 | The Well, hello everyone and konitua. This is Nate, the Vinyl Guide, and I am back with a fresh episode this week, direct from Japan. |
| 0:39.2 | And in case you haven't been visiting our Facebook page, I've been in Japan, specifically the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima, |
| 0:47.0 | visiting their famous record stores and looking for vinyl. |
| 0:50.7 | And I've uploaded heaps of video of all the different shops from this trip, and you |
| 0:55.7 | can see them all on our Facebook page, Facebook.com slash vinyl guide. Now, in today's episode, I'm |
| 1:01.6 | going to talk about my crate digging adventures in Japan and give many, many, many tips for those |
| 1:07.7 | of you who may be thinking of visiting Japan someday and bringing home some |
| 1:11.6 | records. Plus, we'll talk to a couple of the store owners there of some of the most unique |
| 1:16.6 | shops I've ever had the privilege to set foot in. And it's all thanks to our vinyl guide sponsor, |
| 1:22.5 | Thorin's Turntables. You spend good money on records, hear them at their best on a Thorin's turntable. |
| 1:28.3 | Ask your high-fi dealer about which Thorne's turntable is right for you. |
| 1:33.3 | And we're also sponsored by groove washer.com. |
| 1:35.3 | Clean your records and get the full audio experience by using a groove washer record cleaning system today for around 50 bucks. |
| 1:43.3 | Just go to groove washer.com to get started. |
| 1:45.7 | And with that, let's start today's vinyl guide episode from Japan. |
| 1:50.8 | Do you listen to and collect vinyl records? |
| 1:53.5 | Well, you're in luck. |
| 1:55.1 | Welcome to the vinyl guide, the podcast made for record nerds like yourself. |
| 1:59.3 | Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, |
| 2:02.3 | Nate Goyer. Well, hey everyone, Konichua, Hajimamashite Netodas, and I hunt for vinyl records. |
| 2:10.2 | This week, I am lucky to be here in wonderful Tokyo, Japan, visiting many of the local record stores, collecting info, |
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