Ep384: Steve Turner of Mudhoney - Record Collector
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2023
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Steve Turner of Mudhoney has been chasing vinyl for years - today he discusses his record collection, the amazing finds, the rare records of Mudhoney, early days of Subpop, the new LP "Plastic Eternity" and lots more.
Topics include:
- Interview intro
- Mudhoney 2023 Australia dates
- Recording "Plastic Eternity"
- Does Mudhoney have control of their catalogue?
- The upcoming Mudhoney Box Set
- Jack Endino recent Soundgarden Ultramega OK remix
- What's up with the Mudhoney master tapes?
- Steve's record collection – buying self-released singles
- Steve replaces super rarities with reissues
- Steve and Jeff Ahmet have been purchasing Windham Hill records
- What Psychedelic and punk record collectors move to
- Steve prefers 7" records, especially for DJing
- Mark like making an album
- Upcoming Australia-only single from Tym records
- Steve's involvement in record colours, numbers, etc
- Working at Cascade Record Pressing plant
- Dan Peters is surpassing Steve's enthusiasm for records
- Buying records while on tour
- The current prices of punk records
- Jackie Shark and the Beach Butchers single
- The most special records in Steve's collection
- What's the most you've ever spent on a record?
- He's still finding deals on records
- Giving his original Misfits single to Tom Hazelmyer
- Did records ever become a problem?
- Steve's records are quite organized
- The holy grails he's looking for
- The Victims reissues, shows w Ray Ahn
- Steve's early Subpop test pressings
- The story of the Subpop Singles Club
- The rare "Touch Me I'm Sick" colours
- Rejected test pressings
- Nirvana Bleach misprints / missing tracks
- Collecting Mudhoney international releases
- Starting Super-Electro Records
- Putting out Mudhoney records on Super Electro with unclear permissions
- Tales and sales of Super Electro Records
- Mudhoney / Subpop / Warner get along well
- Melvins / Mudhoney – White Lazy Boy session
- We all love Melvins
- Melvins "Leech" was based on an early Green River song
- Interview wrap up
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there. This is Steve from Mudhoney. |
| 0:02.1 | Coming down to Australia pretty soon. |
| 0:03.8 | We're going to be touring on our new record, Plastic Eternity. |
| 0:06.6 | And you are here listening to The Vinyl Guide. |
| 0:10.1 | This episode is brought to you by Groove Washer. |
| 0:12.5 | The Best Record Cleaners and Protective Sleeves for your vinyl collection. |
| 0:15.7 | Ask for the Groove washer from your local shop or go to groove washer.com. |
| 0:19.8 | Discount code, vinyl guide 10 And now, on with the show. |
| 0:26.3 | Well, hey, everyone, it's Nate. Welcome to episode 384 of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record |
| 0:32.6 | collectors and music nerds. And guess what, people's? Today we've got a record collecting music legend here on |
| 0:38.5 | the show, Mr. Steve Turner of Mudhoney, who today regales us with many a tale of record |
| 0:45.1 | hunting, collecting, the rarities of his collection and career, the early subpop releases, |
| 0:51.2 | working at Cascade record pressing, managing the Super Electro record label, |
| 0:56.5 | buying up punk singles for a laughably low amount of money, our love for the Melvins, and |
| 1:01.8 | lots, lots more. And I've got two things to tell you. Number one, Mudhoney has a brand new |
| 1:08.4 | album, Plastic Eternity, coming out April 7th. |
| 1:12.3 | You can dial up a track or two on your streaming services now and get ready for the full album on April 7th. |
| 1:17.9 | There's limited vinyl runs available at mudhoney.bancamp.com. |
| 1:22.9 | And for you Australian listeners, Mudhoney is coming back down under, starting mid-April through early May. |
| 1:30.0 | See these legends in your town, details and tickets available at mudhoney.org. |
| 1:36.2 | And if you like this conversation with Steve, there are hundreds of other interviews available for free any time from the Vinyl Guide podcast, including Jason Bonham, |
| 1:47.2 | son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, sharing lots of Led Zeppelin stories. That's episode |
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