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.