
It's All About Vinyl
Life, music and vinyl, not necessarily in that order.
Electronic Sound · Pam Communications Limited
Show overview
It's All About Vinyl has published 22 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2026. That works out to roughly 20 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 54 min and 1h 3m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 22 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Pam Communications Limited.
From the publisher
It's All About Vinyl is presented by Mark Roland and Push, two veteran music journalists whose long history with music journalism started with fanzines in the post-punk, new wave England of the 1980s, before ascending to the giddy heights of the weekly music press as writers and section editors at Melody Maker, and now as the founders of the widely respected music magazine and online platform Electronic Sound.It's All About Vinyl is a podcast about records, the culture around them, and the strange, brilliant stories hiding in the grooves. From format quirks and forgotten formats to music history, magazines (actually quite a lot of mag chat), charts and scenes, each episode digs into why vinyl still matters – and why it always will. Drop the needle and join us. Warning: It is also entirely likely that the chat will veer wildly off course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 22 episodesEP21: Feedback, everyone loves Dollar, and more nonsense
EP20: with e.m.arson – sound artist
Globo, Public Image Limited, disappointing valuations of records
EP18: Tape Loop and more feedback
EP17: Great song, bad album, Bob Dylan, Gary Numan, bootlegs…
EP16: Devo live in 75 and 2026, the B52s, Madonna and 80s pop bangers
EP15: Scritti Politti are back! Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Mark E Smith, and some weird animals
EP14: EP14: Nirvana feedback, a 60s psyche legend, a tatty copy of the Beatles' first US LP
EP13: Squarepusher, Angine de Poitrine, Boards of Canada and Macca
EP12: I Dyed Kurt Cobain's Hair Green… and other SubPop adventures
EP11: The New Synth Supergroup! Pink Floyd Top 5 Albums! Listener feedback! Dutch Architecture!
EP10: Pricey records, Freddie Starr and The Fall, mind-blowing John Du Cann update
EP09: A bit of Adam Buxton, a Gary Numan TV advert from 1979, Hannah Peel, Delia Derbyshire, John Foxx, and The Moon.

EP08: Why Is Paul McCartney So Great? And how is he connected to both the Sex Pistols and Throbbing Gristle?
In episode eight of the podcast from Electronic Sound magazine founders Mark Roland and Push talk about Paul McCartney, just before he announced a new solo album. Had Paul waited a few days, we could have talked about that too… Inspired by the watching the Man On The Run documentary, they mull over Macca's 1970s, and finally reveal the truth about his connection to Throbbing Gristle, and the Sex Pistols.It's All About Vinyl is a podcast about records and the stories that cling to them. Each episode explores the history, culture and happy accidents behind recorded music, from spinning speeds and forgotten formats to music magazines, charts and the people who shaped how we listen.It’s a chatty, curious look at vinyl and the analogue world around it: part music history, part trivia, part conversation. Whether you’re a serious collector, a casual listener, or someone who’s ever said “I’ve got that on vinyl”, this is a show about why records still matter – and why they always will.Support the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/shopSupport the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.www.electronicsound.co.uk/shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EP07: With Mal from Cabaret Voltaire: Sheffield, the avant garde and London's YMCA in 1979
In episode seven of the new podcast from Electronic Sound magazine, founder Mark Roland has a cosy chat with Cabaret Voltaire founder Stephen Mallinder. The wide-ranging conversation takes in the Sheffield music scene of the 1970s, the teenaged Mal, Chris Watson and Richard H. Kirk developing their avant garde process in a loft, and the carpeted splendour of the YMCA basement venue in London's Tottenham Court Road in 1979.It's All About Vinyl is a podcast about records and the stories that cling to them. Each episode explores the history, culture and happy accidents behind recorded music, from spinning speeds and forgotten formats to music magazines, charts and the people who shaped how we listen.It’s a chatty, curious look at vinyl and the analogue world around it: part music history, part trivia, part conversation. Whether you’re a serious collector, a casual listener, or someone who’s ever said “I’ve got that on vinyl”, this is a show about why records still matter – and why they always will.Support the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/shopSupport the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.www.electronicsound.co.uk/shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 6EP06: Kraftwerk Atmos and Cabaret Voltaire and Listener Feedback Answered!
In episode six, Electronic Sound magazine founders Mark Roland and Push chat about the launch of Kraftwerk's Atmos mix of the 'Radio-Activity' album, and British electrronc music pioneers Cabaret Voltaire.It's All About Vinyl is a podcast about records and the stories that cling to them. Each episode explores the history, culture and happy accidents behind recorded music, from spinning speeds and forgotten formats to music magazines, charts and the people who shaped how we listen.It’s a chatty, curious look at vinyl and the analogue world around it: part music history, part trivia, part conversation. Whether you’re a serious collector, a casual listener, or someone who’s ever said “I’ve got that on vinyl”, this is a show about why records still matter – and why they always will.Support the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/shopSupport the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.www.electronicsound.co.uk/shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EP05: Snooker legend Steve Davis chats with Mark about kosmische music, selling and buying vinyl. And floorboards
In episode five of the new podcast from Electronic Sound magazine, founder Mark Roland has a cosy chat with snooker legend turned electronic music lighting rod Steve Davis. Under discussion are kosmische music, the Canterbury scene, Magma, record fairs, limited edition records, selling records to buy more records and much more besides.It's All About Vinyl is a podcast about records and the stories that cling to them. Each episode explores the history, culture and happy accidents behind recorded music, from spinning speeds and forgotten formats to music magazines, charts and the people who shaped how we listen.It’s a chatty, curious look at vinyl and the analogue world around it: part music history, part trivia, part conversation. Whether you’re a serious collector, a casual listener, or someone who’s ever said “I’ve got that on vinyl”, this is a show about why records still matter – and why they always will.Support the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/shopSupport the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.www.electronicsound.co.uk/shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EP04: Harry Styles and songs that sound like other songs, My Bloody Valentine, Record Store Day
In episode four of the new podcast from Electronic Sound magazine, founders Mark Roland and Push discuss Harry Styles and his new-ish song 'Aperture', and the unlikely source where some of its inspiration may have come from, leading to a chat about The Stranglers, Elastica, the Manic Street Preachers, Wire, Oasis, Neil Innes, Radiohead, The Fall and Spinal Tap. They also dissect Record Store Day 2026 and mine it for the releases they're interested in, My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless' with the original Creation press release, while also touching on counter-culture roots of synthesist Suzanne Ciani, and much more besides.It's All About Vinyl is a podcast about records and the stories that cling to them. Each episode explores the history, culture and happy accidents behind recorded music, from spinning speeds and forgotten formats to music magazines, charts and the people who shaped how we listen.It’s a chatty, curious look at vinyl and the analogue world around it: part music history, part trivia, part conversation. Whether you’re a serious collector, a casual listener, or someone who’s ever said “I’ve got that on vinyl”, this is a show about why records still matter – and why they always will.Support the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/shopSupport the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.www.electronicsound.co.uk/shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Extra! #01: The Post-Punk Glory Days and Futurama Festival
bonusIt's a bonus episode! Mark Roland and Push take a look at the new issue of Electronic Sound magazine, with a deep dive into the history of the legendary Futurama Festival which saw the likes of Siouxsie & The Banshees, Public Image Limited, Dead Or Alive and the Bay City Rollers rubbing shoulders in a petrol-stinking shed. Also they question the wisdom of doing a live launch event.Tickets for the live event: https://norwichartscentre.co.uk/event/synth-east-film-live-podcast-live-music/My Life In The Mosh of Ghosts blog: https://www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com/It's All About Vinyl is a podcast about records and the stories that cling to them. Each episode explores the history, culture and happy accidents behind recorded music, from spinning speeds and forgotten formats to music magazines, charts and the people who shaped how we listen.It’s a chatty, curious look at vinyl and the analogue world around it: part music history, part trivia, part conversation. Whether you’re a serious collector, a casual listener, or someone who’s ever said “I’ve got that on vinyl”, this is a show about why records still matter – and why they always will.Support the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/shopSupport the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.www.electronicsound.co.uk/shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 2EP03: Behind the scenes of the British music press
In episode three of the new podcast from Electronic Sound magazine, founders Mark Roland and Push delve into the history of Melody Maker, the legendary British music paper which launched in January 2026, 100 years ago. They tell the story of how the Maker started as a devious plot by its founder to promote songs like 'I've Never Wronged An Onion', through to the post-Beatle glory days and a peek behind the scenes as they reveal the inner workings from their time at the august publication, and its sad demise in 2000.It's All About Vinyl is a podcast about records and the stories that cling to them. Each episode explores the history, culture and happy accidents behind recorded music, from spinning speeds and forgotten formats to music magazines, charts and the people who shaped how we listen.It’s a chatty, curious look at vinyl and the analogue world around it: part music history, part trivia, part conversation. Whether you’re a serious collector, a casual listener, or someone who’s ever said “I’ve got that on vinyl”, this is a show about why records still matter – and why they always will.Support the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/shopSupport the podcast!Buy an issue of Electronic Sound, subscribe, or buy a T-shirt, or a record. Or a CD. And sometimes a book.www.electronicsound.co.uk/shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.