Well, hey everyone, welcome back to the Vinyl Guide podcast. This is part two of our two-part

series featuring a conversation with Chad Kassum of Acousticsounds.com, analog productions,

quality record pressings, and about a half dozen other audio and vinyl record-related ventures.

Now, this here, what you're listening to, into your ear holes,

is episode number 170 of the vinyl guide. If you haven't heard episode number 169, which is part

one of this conversation, we strongly urge you to go back and listen to that episode as it will

help put the discussion here into context.

Hey, if you're going to be a rebel or just completely disregard to all customs and recommendations,

I can't stop you.

Nor should I.

You're old enough to know better and will likely get your comeuppance at some point in the future,

okay?

Or, you know, perhaps you'll be rewarded for your innovation. And this

streak of lawlessness, which you insist on exhibiting, will actually work to your advantage.

I cannot tell you how to live, but I can tell you that Acousticsounds.com is like the epicenter

of an online journey for an audio file, just like the one that is currently

sitting behind your eyeballs right now. So make no mistake, there is no greater online mecca

for vinyl nerds than Acousticsounds.com. So with that, let's continue with part two of our

conversation featuring Chad Kassum ofacousticsounds.com

Now when it comes to the different labels you deal with, like for instance, you work with Blue Note, you work with prestige, you re-release records that were on impulse. Do they all pretty much work the same?

They have the master tapes. They provide you the artwork. Or are there variations between each

label, how you work with them? Well, we work with all the majors on all different sides. You know,

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