Ep093: Paramount Records with John Tefteller
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2017
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Paramount Records has been out of business for nearly 90 years but still influences musicians today and holds a permanent place of mystique and reverence for record collectors and music fans. Today we talk about the history and legacy of Paramount Records with world renown record collector and blues historian John Tefteller.
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 | Well, hey everyone, welcome to this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for fans and |
| 0:04.8 | collectors of vinyl records. And this week we have on the show with us, John Teffteller, |
| 0:09.8 | world famous record collector and blues enthusiasts sharing the story of Paramount Records. |
| 0:15.2 | Now, most of you know, Paramount Records is one of the most famous record labels from the early |
| 0:20.0 | 20th century and has a mystique |
| 0:21.9 | like no other. Today we talk to John about the history of Paramount Records. What makes it such an |
| 0:26.9 | intriguing part of American and music history? Plus, John is going to talk about his latest |
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| 1:00.0 | And with that, let's talk to John Teffteller, blues historian and owner of some of the |
| 1:04.6 | world's rarest records. |
| 1:07.0 | Do you listen to and collect vinyl records? |
| 1:09.8 | Well, you're in luck. |
| 1:28.6 | Welcome to The Vinyl Guide, the podcast made for record nerds like yourself. Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer. All righty, thank you, John Boy. Hi, everyone. It's Nate, host of the Vinyl Guide podcast. Well, most of you guys already worked that out, I think. I hope you're well. |
| 1:32.2 | Thanks for downloading. Thanks for listening to us this week. Thanks for joining the Vinyl Guide community. Hello to everyone who's been joining over the last few weeks. Glad to have you |
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