DEAD and We Empty Rooms regularly releases extremely ambitious vinyl packages and boxsets. Today we speak with proprietor Jem on the making of these collections, the recent "Burn Us Clean" 9-7" boxset, working with Hard-Ons, Melvins and what's next for this creative label.

Topic Include:

• Zoom anxiety / interview start
• Jem’s skills in manufacturing and music
• Keeping limits of record numbers
• Variations of “The Laughing Shadow”
• Using various record pressing plants and materials
• Manufacturing challenges
• Discovering records – much cheaper than CDs
• Zenith records made the “Burn Us Clean” records
• Deciding to make a boxset of 9 – 7” records
• Working with 9 other bands to have b-sides for each single
• The Melvins and Hard-Ons split – 70g 7”
• Hard-Ons 30 Years boxset
• Guidance from Hard-Ons for their boxset
• Recording the new album with all-analogue intentions
• Announcing their new Double Album
• The various versions of “Burn Us Clean” boxset
• The logistics of coordinating “Burn Us Clean” boxset
• Minimal guidance given to the other bands
• Packaging for the “Burn Us Clean” boxset
• The surprise flexi-disc
• Will DEAD consider another major boxset?
• Hand-silkscreened record sleeves
• Upcoming new double LP set
• Other projects with ambitiously underestimated complexities
• The endearing qualities of hand-crafted record packaging
• Interview wrap up

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Dweezil Zappa returns to The Vinyl Guide to share stories of Frank, the recordings, Frank's record collection, an unreleased track with Eddie Van Halen, discuss his tour celebrating 50 years of "Roxy & Elsewhere", "Apostrophe'" and more!

• The changing world of touring
• 50 years since “Roxy & Elsewhere” & “Apostrophe”
• Memories of the making of Roxy and Apostrophe
• "Roxy and Elsewhere" arrangements and approach for live shows
• Frank’s approach to being “in the moment” in a guitar solo
• Dweezil’s live interaction with other band members
• The Rox(postroph)y touring band
• Did Dweezil recognize the uniqueness of his upbringing?
• Dweezil’s history with playing guitar
• Seeing the guitar neck as shapes
• Working with his dad and musicians that were around the house
• Frank’s response to Dweezil becoming a musician
• How did Frank look back on “Roxy & Elsewhere” and “Apostrophe”?
• Various entry points to Frank’s music
• Does Dweezil have his father’s archivist mentality
• Dweezil has had no involvement for Zappa Family Trust releases
• Thoughts on the recent Roxy box sets
• What Zappa music is Dweezil still aspiring to play?
• ROX(POSTROPH)Y tour plans, international tour dates?
• Dweezil’s version of “Stayin’ Alive” with Ozzy Osbourne
• Frank and Ozzy’s interactions
• Frank’s vinyl collection and listening habits
• When the Zappa family would receive Frank’s latest album
• Did Dweezil have any time with Randy Rhoads?
• The unreleased “What The Hell Was I Thinking?” track w/ Eddie Van Halen, Brian May, Angus and Malcolm Young & lots more
• Dweezil is remixing projects for ATMOS (Deep Purple ‘Machine Head’ recent project)
• The history and future of “What The Hell Was I Thinking?”
• Working with Brian May, Joe Walsh and Eddie Van Halen
• Any special guests on the ROX(POSTROPH)Y tour
• Dweezil’s podcast “Running with the Dweezil”
• Interview wrap up

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Michael Cuscuna (1948-2024) spent several decades preserving record label archives and compiling rare recordings, sessions and 'vault material' through Mosaic Records. In theis 2019 interview he discusses this fascinating journey through the vaults of Blue Note, Atlantic, Impulse and more to make this material available to music lovers around the world.

• Starting his career, joining Atlantic
• Producer and A&R for Atlantic Records
• Working with the Atlantic Records tape warehouse
• Early tape finds – Mingus at Antibes
• Convincing Ahmet Ertegun to reissue lost material
• Unissued material lost in a building fire
• Starting to document and archive Blue Note tapes
• Joining Blue Note, organizing the archive
• Finding Alfred Lion’s notes and files in Japan
• Obtaining the Francis Wolff photography negatives
• Improving the condition of the negatives and imagery
• Was Alfred aware of the legacy of Blue Note Records?
• Did Blue Note have the original artwork and cover layouts?
• Memories of the Blue Note Reissue Series
• Much of the Blue Note vault materials have been issued
• Trainwreck sessions that haven’t been released
• Blue Note artwork in the 70s and 80s
• Listening to hours and hours of outtakes
• Idea for Mosaic Records boxsets
• Working with various labels and rights holders for reissues
• Columbia reissuing Miles Davis
• Mosaic shift from LP to CD
• Deciding what’s next for Mosaic Records releases
• Challenges of developing boxsets
• Most rewarding Mosaic Releases
• Current pricing of Mosaic Records boxsets
• Story of the Monk/Coltrane at Carnagie Hall
• Story of the Charlie Parker / Dean Benedetti tapes
• Interview wrap up

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