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

This week is going to be a really, really fun one.

Dr. Jennifer Otter Bickerdike joins us to talk about her new book, Why Vinyl Matters.

You may already know of Dr. Jen's work on other books about media and culture, including several tomes on Joy Division,

and her latest book is All for Us, Vinyl Record Enthusiasts. Why Vinyl Matters is a series

of conversations with artists like Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Henry Rollins, Fat Boy Slim,

as well as industry influencers like Ben Blackwell of Third Man Records, Nick Hornby,

and more. Get yourself a copy of this book. It's a fantastic read and enjoy today's conversation.

Dr. Jen is awesome. And also on today's episode, I recently swapped a box of records with the listener.

How did I do? Well, listen in and find out. It's going to be a

fun episode, and this week we are brought to you by the Vinyl Guide Mobile Apps, now available

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And on that note, let's talk to Dr. Jen and find out why vinyl matters. Do you listen to and

collect vinyl records? Well, you're in luck.

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, that's me. They're calling my name. Hi, everyone.

I hope you're well. Thanks for tuning in. Thanks for downloading the vinyl guide.

The podcast for fans and collectors of vinyl records.

Wow, what an exciting last few weeks.

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