Jack Endino was at the epicentre of the grunge & alternative music scene, recording and producing music from Nirvana, TAD, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees & more. Jack shares his history working with the vinyl format, preserving master tapes and continuing the legacy.
Topics include:
Jack has a lot of music in his house
Jack’s format listening preference
The difference in vinyl pressing in the 80s and now
Are you surprised about the recent vinyl revival?
Jack found Waterfront Nirvana Bleach in Chile
Jack’s vinyl story on quality control incident
Did you participate in the lacquer cutting process?
Jack’s tour of a vinyl pressing plant
Quick discuss on TMoQ bootleg records
Difference in mastering for vinyl and digital
Discussion of the remaster of Soundgarden Ultramega OK
Riding balance of preserving original mix in a modern remix
Discussion of the Volume Wars
Communicating about the remaster to the record cutting engineer
Discussing receiving and reviewing vinyl test pressings
Discussing the quality of coloured v black vinyl
Remaster of Nirvana Bleach: What’s changed in the modern remaster v the original?
Managing the decaying of master and multitrack tapes
Jack’s process of baking tapes
Knowledge of master tapes destroying in the Universal Music fire
Nirvana’s Inutero tapes
Jack’s role in the Nirvana universe
Nirvana recordings: what else is left?
Inspecting Jack’s Waterfront Nirvana Bleach
Vinyl: Set Myself On Fire
More Vinyl: 10 Minute Warning
More Vinyl: Krist Novoselic - Butterfly Launched from Spar Pole
More Vinyl: Sky Cries Mary
Jack’s thoughts on the future of vinyl
Has he ever considered throwing his vinyl away?
Wrapping up the interview
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About The Vinyl Guide
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.