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

Ep253: The Rise and Fall of Fortune Records

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

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7579 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Fortune Records was a musical powerhouse in 1960s Detroit, however the label remains a mystery to many. Today Michael Hurtt, co-author of "Mind Over Matter: The Myths & Mysteries of Detroit's Fortune Records" talks about the label, the rise, the records, the fall and the legacy of this highly influential record label.

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, it's Nate here. Happy holidays and thank you so much for listening to the

0:05.7

Vinyl Guide podcast this year. 2020 hasn't been great for a lot of people, but I tell you,

0:11.5

we all made it through and you guys helped me make it through and I hope in a little way

0:15.9

I helped you as well. I always love talking records and the fact that we have a global audience

0:22.4

around the world of great folks like yourself listening in all the time and keeping those

0:26.9

spirits high and sending those notes in, well, it really serves such a great purpose here this

0:32.2

year. So I want to send my sincere thanks to everyone listening to my voice right now. Again, 2020, I think

0:40.9

most of us are glad to see it over. It'll be in the rearview mirror very soon. We've had some

0:45.5

amazing guests in 2020, and I'm already lining up some heavy hitters for 2021. So again,

0:51.4

thank you so much for listening, for sharing, for giving us those reviews.

0:55.2

For those of you who are part of our Patreon page, for those of you who are supporting our

1:00.4

sponsors, groove washer, audiophileUSA.com, Seems Easy, and all the others. Thank you so much.

1:07.2

It was an absolute pleasure serving with you all, and I look forward to all of us

1:11.7

moving into 2021 together. Now this week, on the final show of 2020 of the Vinyl Guide, we are

1:20.7

talking all about Fortune Records, the historic and influential record label out of Detroit.

1:27.3

We talk about the rise, the records, the decline, the legacy of Fortune Records with Michael

1:33.2

Hurt, one of the authors of the authoritative book of the label, Mind Over Matter,

1:39.1

the Myths and Mysteries of Detroit's Fortune Records.

1:42.9

Now, I've seen some pretty amazing books on music history and record labels, and this one

1:48.4

is right up there at the top.

1:50.3

Mind Over Matter is a beautiful book and a deeply comprehensive story of the label and the history

1:57.2

of Detroit and the people, all told through the eyes of this incredibly influential

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