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

Ep101: Darryl DMC McDaniels - Back From The Dead

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

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7579 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2017

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Darryl DMC McDaniels is 1/3rd of the rap pioneering band RUN DMC and today he takes us through the early days, the bittersweet times and the pivot points of life that led him to global success with Raising Hell and inspire a generation of hip-hop artists. We also share the stories and a taste of his latest EP "Back From The Dead" which is available on Record Store Day Black Friday Nov 24.

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

Yo, yo, what's up, y'all? This is me, DMC, in The Place to Be, aka Darrell Mack, and it's like that.

0:08.1

And right now, as it always should be, the only place for you to ever be, is right here, taking a ride with the vinyl guide, because he's here for you.

0:20.1

The one and only, Nate Goya,yer let's go you now that is an

0:24.4

introduction hey welcome back everyone for episode number 101 of the vinyl guide the podcast for fans

0:30.4

and collectors of vinyl records and of course as you know we have a very special guest today

0:35.2

the king of rock there is none higher we can only be talking about Daryl, DMC McDaniels. Now, Daryl, of course, is best known for being one-third of rap legends run DMC. And today, Daryl is on the vinyl guide to talk about his history with music, the records he had growing up as a kid in Hollis, Queens, the rise of Run DMC, becoming a global

0:55.6

phenomenon, and his new EP, Back from the Dead, which is available November 24th on record

1:02.1

store day Black Friday. Now, there are extremely limited quantities of this EP with special

1:07.7

artwork, and it's only available from your local independent record stores. I suggest you get yourself a copy.

1:14.1

Now, if you're curious as to what DMC sounds like collaborating with some of Rock's heavy hitters,

1:18.9

we're going to give you a bit of a taste of what it sounds like at the end of the interview.

1:22.5

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1:28.8

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1:33.8

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1:39.9

groove washer.com. And with that, let's dive into today's episode with Daryl DMC McDaniels,

1:45.9

not McDonald's, while he talks run DMC and tells us the stories behind his new EP

1:51.5

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

1:58.2

Vinyl Guide, the podcast made for record nerds like yourself. Here's your

2:02.3

host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer. All righty, there is that music. Hi,

2:08.1

everyone. It's Nate, host of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for fans and collectors of vinyl

2:15.6

records. Thanks for downloading, thanks for listening. Thanks for sharing.

2:19.8

All you people who were turning your friends onto the vinyl guide, growing our community.

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