<a href= "https://www.instagram.com/nickguyone/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Nick Aguilar</a> of <a href= "https://www.frankieandthewitchfingers.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Frankie and the Witch Fingers</a> and <a href= "https://slaughterhouseband.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Slaughterhouse</a> is a vinyl maniac! Today we discuss his collection, his obsession, the rarities and a life of music & record collecting. Topics Include: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal">Nick Aguilar plays drums in multiple bands including Frankie and the Witch Fingers</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Currently focusing mainly on Frankie due to busy touring schedule ahead</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Extensive tour dates planned through end of year across US and Europe</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Considers himself a music fan first, musician second since childhood</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Dad played tapes during Nick's colic as baby, introducing classic rock</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Father went to San Pedro High School with future Minutemen members</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Dad chose commercial fishing over music after graduation in 1976</li> <li class="MsoNormal">San Pedro's shipping port culture shaped the local music scene</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Nick has surpassed his dad's music knowledge over the years</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Started collecting at age 11 when neighbor gave away record collection</li> <li class="MsoNormal">First records included Rolling Stones "Some Girls" and Led Zeppelin "Physical Graffiti"</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Still regrets not taking Buzzcocks "Singles Going Steady" from that collection</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Casual collecting through school, seriously ramped up after high school graduation</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Pandemic period 2020-2022 massively accelerated his collecting and cataloging habits</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Taught himself DJing during lockdown to play records for people</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Discovered new genres like soul, funk, kraut rock through deep diving</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Got lucky buying expensive records cheap before current inflated market</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Focuses on 45s and 12-inches that work well for DJing</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Extreme organization needed to juggle multiple bands, touring, collecting, DJing</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Record store strategy: always hit new arrivals section first</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Holy grail wants include The Litter and James Knight records</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Uses both Discogs hunting and in-person digging at stores</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Thrift store finds getting much rarer as market knowledge spreads</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Appreciates reissue labels like Numero Group for discovering rare music</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Limited record shopping time while touring due to tight schedules</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Favorite shops include Breakaway in Austin and Academy in NYC</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Most expensive purchase: Helen Smith soul record for $2,900 on credit</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Most sentimental record: The Frighteners, reminds him of deceased friend</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Keeps multiple copies of key records for DJing versus home listening</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Band creates multiple vinyl variants through their Greenway Records label</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.frankieandthewitchfingers.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">See Frankie and the Witch Fingers and order their vinyl here.</a> High resolution version of this podcast is available at: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/VinylGuide">www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide</a> <ul> <li>Apple: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios</a></li> <li>Spotify: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot</a></li> <li>Amazon Music: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon</a></li> <li>Support the show at <a href= "https://patreon.com/vinylguide">Patreon.com/VinylGuide</a></li> </ul>

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