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This episode of the all-vinyl Stax of Wax we take a meditative, thought provoking, and at times uncomfortable journey into the world of spiritual j...

In this episode of the all-vinyl Stax of Wax presented by Vinyl Me, Please we play four cuts from the brand new release from Jagjaguwar recording a...

The album Tidal by Fiona Apple is a front to back listen. It is insanely exciting that for the first time ever this three times platinum record is finally available on vinyl for your listening pleasure. In this episode of Stax of Wax we focus on artists that inspired and influenced Fiona Apple to become the artist she is today. We also showcase tracks that Tidal made us reflect on and sob our eyes out to.

This month's Vinyl Me, Please Classics release is William Bell's 1967, debut full length album from the Stax record label called Soul of a Bell. W...

Koko Taylor, who was born Cora Walton in 1928, just outside of Tennessee, had a voice so strong and a presence so respected that later in her life it would earn her the title “The Queen of the Blues.” In the early 1950's her and her husband packed up, hit the road, and headed for Chicago. In 1962 she was discovered by blues artist and producer Willie Dixon who helped get her signed to Chess Records. The rest is blues history. She was a Grammy winner, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and had released 15 studio albums starting as early as 1968 and ending with her final release in 2007. Koko Taylor's talents would influence artists such as Janis Joplin, and Bonnie Raitt. In this episode of the all-vinyl Stax of Wax our host Mitch Anderson dives into the Vinyl Me Please Classics release of the month, I Got What it Takes by Koko Taylor which was originally released in 1975 on Alligator Records.

Today on the all-vinyl Stax of Wax we are celebrating the September 2017 Vinyl Me, Please record of the month release, Ready to Die by the Notoriou...