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

Ep281: Ian MacKaye - The Early Days of Dischord Records Pt 1

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

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7579 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Ian MacKaye shares the history of Dischord Records, discusses the Dischord archive, the history of Dischord House, their "First Six Dischord Records" Boxset and lots more. Pt 1 of 2.

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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Well, hey everyone, it's Nate with episode 281 of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds.

0:07.8

And guess what people? We've got an amazing guest this week, Mr. Ian Mackay of Discord Records,

0:13.6

who you may also know from Fugazi, Minor Threat, and More. Now, let me just openly share.

0:19.6

It's a bit of a trip for me to have a chance to interview my

0:22.5

heroes. Having this podcast has enabled me to do things and talk to people that I never really

0:29.4

thought possible. People I idolized in my life. People I drew and continued to draw inspiration from.

0:40.3

People who I just saw do something great,

0:47.4

and it motivated me to ask more of myself. And I got to tell you, it's an absolute honor to have Ian McKay on the show. He is certainly one of my heroes. Way back from the day in high school

0:52.9

where Dave Chai loaned me a minor threat cassette, I've been an avid listener of the projects that Ian has been involved in, either directly through his music or on his label.

1:02.3

I know whenever he puts his stamp on something, it's not only of the highest merit, I personally know that if Scott Ian's name or the Discord logo, it's already been

1:12.2

vetted for quality.

1:13.2

Now, I need all of you to stop what you're doing right now and listen to what I'm about

1:20.5

to tell you because it's really important.

1:22.4

I want to make sure every listener is aware of the Discord records Box Set.

1:28.2

They are issuing their first six records, all 7-inch singles, Discord 1 through 6,

1:34.8

available for pre-order now at boxset.discord.com.

1:40.1

This is an official reissue of all six singles complete with all original artwork, inserts, lyric sheets, and more.

1:50.3

And look, if you try to get original pressings of these records, they're highly collectible.

1:55.4

Each one of these will easily set you back $1,000 or more.

1:59.1

So now you have a chance to own all these six records,

2:04.0

all of them for just $50 for the box set. But here's the deal. You need to pre-order this

2:10.7

box set by June 11th. You will only get the box set direct from Discord, Discord.com.

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