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

Ep087: Royal Potato Family Records' Kevin Calabro + 2 decker tracks

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

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7579 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2017

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

What's it like to run a record company in 2017? We talk to Kevin Calabro of Royal Potato Family Records to understand the current environment for getting their music heard and their artists paid. It's not easy but there are days that are extremely rewarding. Plus we hear 2 new songs by RPF artist "decker." from the upcoming LP "Into The Red".


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

My name is Brandon. I'm the songwriter and singer. I play guitar and surround myself with better musicians so that they can bring the beauty out in my songs.

0:14.0

Last June, I delivered my son in my kitchen with my beautiful mother of my child.

0:24.6

That day I wrote the first song of the new album.

0:28.6

But it impacts me.

0:29.6

I remember thinking, do I need to get a job?

0:33.6

And then just thinking, you know what?

0:35.6

The best thing I can do is do this and be an inspiration and live with integrity and courage.

0:44.3

Well, hey, everyone. Welcome to this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for fans and collectors of vinyl records.

0:51.5

And this is Nate. I'm your host. I am back from my recent holiday, and we

0:55.8

have a great episode for you today. Kevin Calabro from Royal Potato Family Records is on the show,

1:02.1

and he and I talk about their remarkable music catalog, as well as the challenges of running a record

1:07.6

label in 2017. Now, over the past few weeks, we've been playing some of the

1:11.7

artists from the Royal Potato Family roster, including Seth Walker, Marco Benevento, Evolfo, Mike Dillon,

1:18.5

and this week we are going to share some music from the artist Decker, immediately after the

1:23.5

discussion with Kevin from Royal Potato Family Records. And this week's episode is brought to you by groove washer.com.

1:29.8

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1:33.5

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1:38.2

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1:40.5

as well as a stylus cleaning brush at groove washer.com. And with that, let's get back

1:45.7

from holiday mode and into the conversation with Kevin Calabro of Royal Potato Family Records.

1:51.7

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

1:57.3

the podcast made for record nerds like yourself. Here's your host, the biggest record

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