Life of the Record
@lifeoftherecord.bsky.social
classic albums, told by the people who made them.
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Stumbled upon thispod called Life of the Record. Great stuff here on Minor Threat's making of Out of Step!
The Making of OUT OF STEP by Minor Threat - featuring Ian MacKaye on Podbean
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The Making of OUT OF STEP by Minor Threat - featuring Ian MacKaye on Podbean
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The Making of OUT OF STEP by Minor Threat - featuring Ian MacKaye
In celebration of the recently unearthed Out of Step Outtakes, we take a detailed look at the making of the original record. After Minor Threat formed in Washington D.C. in 1980, they began to find an...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Stumbled upon thispod called Life of the Record. Great stuff here on Minor Threat's making of Out of Step!
The Making of OUT OF STEP by Minor Threat - featuring Ian MacKaye on Podbean
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-3nu3u...
The Making of OUT OF STEP by Minor Threat - featuring Ian MacKaye on Podbean
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-3nu3u...
In our latest episode, William Reid of @themarychain.bsky.social describes @creationrecords.bsky.social’ reaction to hearing the hit potential of “Just Like Honey.”
Full PSYCHOCANDY deep dive with William and Jim at lifeoftherecord.com
Full PSYCHOCANDY deep dive with William and Jim at lifeoftherecord.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In our latest episode, William Reid of @themarychain.bsky.social describes @creationrecords.bsky.social’ reaction to hearing the hit potential of “Just Like Honey.”
Full PSYCHOCANDY deep dive with William and Jim at lifeoftherecord.com
Full PSYCHOCANDY deep dive with William and Jim at lifeoftherecord.com
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Then listen to the "Life of the Record" podcast about making it - with hilarious interviews of the Reid brothers:
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Life of the Record
Life of the Record is a documentary podcast about how iconic albums are made. Featuring the voices of the creators, each episode delves into the writing, recording and touring of a record that became ...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Then listen to the "Life of the Record" podcast about making it - with hilarious interviews of the Reid brothers:
lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
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Nearly 2 hours of William & Jim describing their early years and the making of Psychocandy, interrupted only by snippets of same lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Life of the Record
Life of the Record is a documentary podcast about how iconic albums are made. Featuring the voices of the creators, each episode delves into the writing, recording and touring of a record that became ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Nearly 2 hours of William & Jim describing their early years and the making of Psychocandy, interrupted only by snippets of same lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
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More Psychocandy content!
The Life of the Record on this album was fantastic! lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Life of the Record
Life of the Record is a documentary podcast about how iconic albums are made. Featuring the voices of the creators, each episode delves into the writing, recording and touring of a record that became ...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
More Psychocandy content!
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this is awesome. both brothers interviewed. scottish accents. and guess what? they had no idea what they were doing when they recorded the album. magic.
For the 40th anniversary of @themarychain.bsky.social’s debut album, PSYCHOCANDY, we spoke with Jim Reid and William Reid about how it was made. Brothers changed by punk, discovering recording, a magical fuzz pedal and pop meets noise in the 1980s.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
this is awesome. both brothers interviewed. scottish accents. and guess what? they had no idea what they were doing when they recorded the album. magic.
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This episode is almost 2 hours long and worth every second. A great deep dive into one of the best albums ever. @themarychain.bsky.social #Psychocandy
William and Jim drop in for a chat about Psychocandy for Life of the Record podcast. Check out the full podcast here lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This episode is almost 2 hours long and worth every second. A great deep dive into one of the best albums ever. @themarychain.bsky.social #Psychocandy
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My favorite music podcast. Such a bonus when it's about something I loved. I can't imagine the work that goes into editing this format.
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My favorite music podcast. Such a bonus when it's about something I loved. I can't imagine the work that goes into editing this format.
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I just listened to this. The brothers Reid talking about the making of
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The Making of PSYCHOCANDY by The Jesus and Mary Chain - featuring Jim Reid and William Reid
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November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I just listened to this. The brothers Reid talking about the making of
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William and Jim drop in for a chat about Psychocandy for Life of the Record podcast. Check out the full podcast here lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
William and Jim drop in for a chat about Psychocandy for Life of the Record podcast. Check out the full podcast here lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
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40 years ago today our debut album Psychocandy was released. Thank you all for buying it over the years. We ran a competition to win Third Man Records test pressing of Psychocandy. Congrats to life-long fan Chris who won a copy.
40th Anniversary reissues themarychain.com/home
40th Anniversary reissues themarychain.com/home
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
40 years ago today our debut album Psychocandy was released. Thank you all for buying it over the years. We ran a competition to win Third Man Records test pressing of Psychocandy. Congrats to life-long fan Chris who won a copy.
40th Anniversary reissues themarychain.com/home
40th Anniversary reissues themarychain.com/home
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Yet another essential episode of Life of the Record!
For the 40th anniversary of @themarychain.bsky.social’s debut album, PSYCHOCANDY, we spoke with Jim Reid and William Reid about how it was made. Brothers changed by punk, discovering recording, a magical fuzz pedal and pop meets noise in the 1980s.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yet another essential episode of Life of the Record!
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Essential podcast covers another essential album.
For the 40th anniversary of @themarychain.bsky.social’s debut album, PSYCHOCANDY, we spoke with Jim Reid and William Reid about how it was made. Brothers changed by punk, discovering recording, a magical fuzz pedal and pop meets noise in the 1980s.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Essential podcast covers another essential album.
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The Making of PSYCHOCANDY by The Jesus and Mary Chain - featuring Jim Reid and William Reid
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November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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hot damn that was a good record
For the 40th anniversary of @themarychain.bsky.social’s debut album, PSYCHOCANDY, we spoke with Jim Reid and William Reid about how it was made. Brothers changed by punk, discovering recording, a magical fuzz pedal and pop meets noise in the 1980s.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
hot damn that was a good record
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Hell yeah
For the 40th anniversary of @themarychain.bsky.social’s debut album, PSYCHOCANDY, we spoke with Jim Reid and William Reid about how it was made. Brothers changed by punk, discovering recording, a magical fuzz pedal and pop meets noise in the 1980s.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hell yeah
For the 40th anniversary of @themarychain.bsky.social’s debut album, PSYCHOCANDY, we spoke with Jim Reid and William Reid about how it was made. Brothers changed by punk, discovering recording, a magical fuzz pedal and pop meets noise in the 1980s.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For the 40th anniversary of @themarychain.bsky.social’s debut album, PSYCHOCANDY, we spoke with Jim Reid and William Reid about how it was made. Brothers changed by punk, discovering recording, a magical fuzz pedal and pop meets noise in the 1980s.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...
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Dan is too kind. Every episode of @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social is a treasure trove of information.
Honored that Life of the Record makes an appearance in @chrisdeville.bsky.social’s fantastic book Such Great Heights. I've been a big fan of Chris's writing for a long time so it means a lot to be included in this essential indie rock history. Check it out: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
October 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Dan is too kind. Every episode of @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social is a treasure trove of information.
Honored that Life of the Record makes an appearance in @chrisdeville.bsky.social’s fantastic book Such Great Heights. I've been a big fan of Chris's writing for a long time so it means a lot to be included in this essential indie rock history. Check it out: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Honored that Life of the Record makes an appearance in @chrisdeville.bsky.social’s fantastic book Such Great Heights. I've been a big fan of Chris's writing for a long time so it means a lot to be included in this essential indie rock history. Check it out: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
In our latest episode, Sharon Van Etten describes reading Patti Smith's 'Just Kids' and feeling inspired to finish writing songs for her album, TRAMP.
Full track-by-track deep dive: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
Full track-by-track deep dive: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In our latest episode, Sharon Van Etten describes reading Patti Smith's 'Just Kids' and feeling inspired to finish writing songs for her album, TRAMP.
Full track-by-track deep dive: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
Full track-by-track deep dive: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
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In-depth review of “A River Ain’t Too Much to Love” by Bill Callahan himself lifeoftherecord.com/smog/
The Making of A RIVER AIN'T TOO MUCH TO LOVE by Smog - featuring Bill Callahan — Life of the Record
For the 20th anniversary of the Smog album, A RIVER AIN'T TOO MUCH TO LOVE, we spoke to Bill Callahan about how it was made. Leaving Smog in Chicago, moving to Austin, learning fingerpicking, writing ...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In-depth review of “A River Ain’t Too Much to Love” by Bill Callahan himself lifeoftherecord.com/smog/
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In celebration of Sharon Van Etten's third album, TRAMP, we spoke to Sharon Van Etten and producer Aaron Dessner about how it was made. Living between sublets, recording in Aaron's garage, the Brooklyn music community and a turning point moment.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New on Life of the Record ⬇️
In celebration of Sharon Van Etten's third album, TRAMP, we spoke to Sharon Van Etten and producer Aaron Dessner about how it was made. Living between sublets, recording in Aaron's garage, the Brooklyn music community and a turning point moment.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In celebration of Sharon Van Etten's third album, TRAMP, we spoke to Sharon Van Etten and producer Aaron Dessner about how it was made. Living between sublets, recording in Aaron's garage, the Brooklyn music community and a turning point moment.
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/sharon-van-...
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you might enjoy this episode of the podcast @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social btw about No Need to Argue - lifeoftherecord.com#/the-cranber... i keep pushing this podcast on people because it's so great to hear about these albums in the words of people who actually made them
Life of the Record
Life of the Record is a documentary podcast about how iconic albums are made. Featuring the voices of the creators, each episode delves into the writing, recording and touring of a record that became ...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
you might enjoy this episode of the podcast @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social btw about No Need to Argue - lifeoftherecord.com#/the-cranber... i keep pushing this podcast on people because it's so great to hear about these albums in the words of people who actually made them