Ep488: Mike Kennerty - Record Collector - All American Rejects
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Mike Kennerty of All American Rejects is a serious record nerd! Here he shares about his hobby, his collection, the rarities, the grails and the vinyl catalog of The All American Rejects, Screeching Weasel and more!
Topics Include:
- Introduction to Mike Kennerty of All American Rejects
- Whether Mike considers himself a "record nerd"
- Mike's history of collecting vinyl since the 1980s
- Valuable records in Mike's collection
- His purchase of Misfits records in the mid-2000s
- Mike's extensive collection of seven-inches and LPs
- Finding rare No Effects record in Japan for $12
- Mike's approach when visiting record stores
- His focus on punk records and international versions
- Whether Mike buys duplicate copies of records
- Multiple versions of Misfits' "Walk Among Us" in his collection
- Mike's collection of memorabilia beyond records (zines, flyers)
- Custom record shelving from closed Hastings stores
- Holy grail records Mike still wants (Misfits' "Cough/Cool")
- Most he's paid for a record ($600 for Fear)
- Thinking about vinyl during recording and production process
- Creating different masters for digital versus vinyl releases
- Experience with rejecting test pressings that aren't satisfactory
- Trouble with recent Screeching Weasel record pressing
- Update on All American Rejects' current status
- Their cover of "Flagpole Sitta" as first new material
- Band dynamic after not recording together since 2017
- Upcoming singles "Sandbox" and "Easy Come Easy Go"
- Availability of All American Rejects albums on vinyl
- Status of master recordings following Universal Music fire
- Challenge of finding 24-bit masters for vinyl reissues
- Working with other producers in All American Rejects
- Mike's early band Mr. Crispy and DIY label
- Saving Taco Bell wages to release 7-inch records
- The Oklahoma punk scene in the 1990s
- Mike's love for All and Descendants
- Favorite record shops around the world
- Rarest items in Mike's collection
- His home audio setup for playing records
- Future plans for All American Rejects in 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Mike Kennerty from the All-American Rejects and Screech and Weasel and recording shit. And you're listening to Nate on The Vinyl Guy. Hey, record nerds, check out the next level audiophile furniture at sidetracked workshop.com. Sidestracked Workshop makes beautiful record furniture. I personally have a sidetracked workshop double sidekick in my house. And it's not only gorgeous, but incredibly practical. Check them out for yourself at sidetracked workshop.com. |
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| 0:29.1 | Give your vinyl the respect it deserves with furniture from sidetracked workshop.com. |
| 0:34.6 | And now on with the show. |
| 0:40.6 | Welcome to the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds. Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer. |
| 0:45.9 | Well, ahoy there, mateys. It's Nate here. I'm not sure why I'm talking like a pirate, but welcome to |
| 0:52.0 | episode 488 of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds. |
| 0:57.9 | Ladies and gentlemen, this week we are welcoming record collector extraordinaire, a member of all-American rejects, and record producer in his own right, Mr. Mike Kennedy. |
| 1:08.1 | And I think you're going to really enjoy this conversation. |
| 1:10.5 | Mike is going to talk about his lifelong passion for vinyl collecting. |
| 1:15.1 | Mike starred decades ago. |
| 1:17.1 | When records were cheap, he's never stopped. |
| 1:19.4 | He's focused primarily on punk records. |
| 1:22.5 | And today he talks about his rare misfit singles, original black flag pressings, his best fines around the world |
| 1:30.6 | as he tours around, including a no-effects record in Japan for 12 bucks. It's worth north of a |
| 1:36.1 | thousand bucks these days. Mike shares his insights into record shopping while he's on tour, |
| 1:41.0 | as well as his approach to vinyl production when he's mastering after producing various bands. Now, one of the things to keep in mind about All-American |
| 1:48.7 | Rejects, they are reanimating now. They are active again after taking several years off, |
| 1:54.9 | and their recent tours have been the biggest ever. And today we're going to talk about |
| 1:59.6 | the new All-American Reject single Flagpole Sita. |
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