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Don’t Scratch The Vinyl

chadjones

Music

Frequency: 1 episode/32d. Total Eps: 14

“Don’t Scratch The Vinyl.”

A music podcast hosted by Chad Jones

Each episode will be Chad breaking down a classic album in its entirety. The show will discuss the context of when the record was released, why it mattered in real time, and what music fans can take from the compilation today. Chad will conduct episodes solo or with a guest.

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🇨🇦 Canada - musicHistory
28/08/2026
#56
🇨🇦 Canada - musicHistory
27/08/2026
#40
🇨🇦 Canada - musicHistory
26/08/2026
#28
🇺🇸 USA - musicHistory
26/08/2026
#100
🇺🇸 USA - musicHistory
01/05/2026
#83
🇺🇸 USA - musicHistory
30/04/2026
#55
🇺🇸 USA - musicHistory
29/04/2026
#65
🇺🇸 USA - musicHistory
28/04/2026
#79
🇺🇸 USA - musicHistory
16/06/2025
#64
🇺🇸 USA - musicHistory
15/06/2025
#42

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Don't Scratch The Vinyl: Introduction Episode

Episode 1

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 • Duration 44:17

Hello, I am Chad Jones. Welcome to the introduction episode for "Don't Scratch The Vinyl." For the first show, I dive into the format of my music history podcast and share about myself. This show will be centered around me, sometimes solo and sometimes with a guest, breaking down an album song by song. I will be discussing the context of when the record was released, why it mattered in real time, and what music fans can take from the record today.

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The Ramones: Debut Album

Episode 12

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 01:05:09

In the mid-1970s, there was nothing about the rock n’ roll lifestyle that was relatable or obtainable for fans of the genre. The simple chord play and familiar song structure that dominated primitive rock music were things of the past. By the genre’s third decade, intricate and complicated instrumental play had fully taken a death grip on rock. During that same time, New York City had seen better days. The region was full of dilapidated buildings and sketchy characters. The era of The Rat Pack and Mickey Mantle running around the bright lights and big city was gone. It was now Travis Bickle’s Big Apple. And with the angst and frustration of New York literally and figuratively falling apart, a rocking revolution was taking place. Deep into the borough of Queens was the neighborhood of Forest Hills. And that is where a gang consisting of four guys donning leather jackets, tattered sneakers, and worn-out jeans formed to forever change what rock music could look and sound like. On April 23rd, 1976, The Ramones’ debut record was released to the masses. Their cover art was eye-popping, a black and white photo of the four guys leaning against a brick wall in their iconic punk rock garb. Inside the album sleeve contained 14 tracks that combined did not quite crack the half-hour threshold. But the foursome accomplished more in 29 minutes than some bands achieve in 29 years.

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Metallica: Master of Puppets

Episode 11

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 • Duration 45:05

By the time Master of Puppets came out on March 3rd, 1986, Metallica was truly ready to make the jump to the big time. For 6 months that year, they were the opening act for Ozzy Osbourne. It would be the last time the band played second fiddle to anyone on tour.

Metallica's third studio album grabbed mature concepts and meshed them perfectly with gripping, emotional, and vibrant instrumental play. The album sounded even more operatic and larger than live compared to the group's two previous records. Themes of war, the system, and losing hope were at the heart of one of the most important rock records of the 1980s.

Metallica had been building to this for years, and it led to the band pushing themselves and the metal genre into untreaded water. But unfortunately, 1986 was also the year a tragic incident forever altered the band’s very foundation.

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Van Halen: 1984

Episode 2

Monday, June 30, 2025 • Duration 58:54

By the time the mid 80's rolled around, Van Halen was ready to push the envelope and expand the band’s sound. Led by Eddie Van Halen, and his trusty Fender Stratocaster guitar, nick-named “Frankenstein”, the mad scientist rocker went into his laboratory. To crescent his new home studio, 5150, Eddie kick started Van Halen’s next project. And, along with charismatic front-man David Lee Roth, the golden voiced bassist Michael Anthony, his bombastic drummer of a brother Alex, Eddie concocted Van Halen’s 6th studio album. 1984 became an era defining rock record that masterfully fused synthesizers with guitars, drums and suggestive lyrics to capture the spirit of the 1980’s music scene.

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Recapping KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas/Show Update

Episode 10

Monday, March 2, 2026 • Duration 30:15

The first time I attended KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas, I arrived holding sweaty resumes while riddled with anxiety. Just two years later, the lead singer of The All-American Rejects was telling me he recognized my face from social media.

This past December, I attended 106.7 KROQ's 34th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas as a member of the press. I was excited to see bands like Rise Against, Social Distortion, Third Eye Blind, and others on that bill in person. It was an experience I will never forget.

This episode includes an update on the program, including what has been happening at the start of the year and what albums the show will discuss in 2026.

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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Southern Accents

Episode 9

Thursday, January 1, 2026 • Duration 49:06

Smack dab in the middle of Ronald Reagan’s Presidency, Tom Petty wanted to remind the world that even though he had moved to California in the mid 70’s to pursue a music career, he was born a rebel in Gainesville, Florida who grew up with a southern accent.

The sixth installment of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers was released on March 26th, 1985. Southern Accents showcases Petty coming to grips with his southern heritage. This album dives into the complexities that arise when sharing the pride you have in your homeland with outsiders who will not always appreciate your culture. Taking in this collection of songs feels akin to enjoying a conversation with the rocker himself.

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No Doubt: Tragic Kingdom

Episode 8

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 • Duration 49:44

No Doubt was dripping with talent, creativity, and attitude. Trying to put the Anaheim band in a genre box was as difficult as trying to pin a simple label on David Bowie. They used horns, keyboards, guitars, pianos, drums, bass, vocals, and spirit to express themselves. No Doubt could be classified as Ska, Punk, Alternative, Pop, depending on who you ask. But regardless of whichever distinction you choose, the term “unique” must accompany said description.

In October of 1995, No Doubt invited the world on a tour through a Tragic Kingdom. Armed with a myriad of songs; some pumped with adrenaline, others sprouting sun beams, and a few dripping with emotion, Gwen Stefani and the lads were primed to catapult into the music stratosphere.

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Green Day: Dookie

Episode 7

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 • Duration 01:01:32

In April of 1993, the Bay Area trio known as Green Day made the jump to the big leagues when they signed with Warner Brothers. The band was ready to unleash their sound under the backing of a major label They wanted to harness their live energy on an album and share it with the world. What followed was one of the most important albums of the 1990s and the record that finally launched punk rock out from the underground doldrums and into the bright lights of mainstream music.

Dookie premiered on February 1st, 1994 under WB’s Reprise Records. At the time, it acted as a fresh way to introduce punk rock to a starving clientele who received some morsels of the genre through other artists. In the years that followed, the record would serve as a significant influence for the upcoming rendition of rock bands. And for people searching for a punch from the alternative neighborhood, well, Green Day’s Dookie has always been more than happy to supply the fist.

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Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited

Episode 6

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 • Duration 52:41

In early 1965, with already four folk records under his belt and enough critical praise to satisfy even Axl Rose, Bob Dylan was preparing one of the great Zags in music history. In March, the folk community was waiting with bated breath for another acoustic centric, poetic album from Dylan.

But instead, he threw a curveball and electrocuted his audience by batting "Subterranean Homesick Blues" leadoff for Bringing It All Back Home. The record’s title was a red herring, as Dylan was leaving his humble folk cabin for a rock n’ roll high rise.

For the first time, he brought in an assortment of musicians for an album. While he had some assistance in the studio before, this collection was not going to just be focused in on Dylan and his 6 acoustic strings.

While the record would still include some pulls from his old bag of tricks, such as the endearing “Mr. Tambourine Man,” it was clear Dylan was taking his career in a different direction…down Highway 61…

And on August 30th, 1965, Bob Dylan unleashed Highway 61 Revisited to the masses. It became a defining cultural document for Dylan, rock, folk, the 60s, and anyone who ever took a left because everyone wanted them to take a right.

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The Offspring: Smash

Episode 5

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 • Duration 50:59

One of the most potent albums to come from a 90’s California group sold over 11 million copies despite being distributed on Epitaph Records, an independent label. During this time, the voice and leader of these Garden Grove punks was a white guy with braids who had earned two biology degrees from the University of Southern California. Their lead guitarist was an elementary school janitor whose nickname was, and still is, Noodles. And the band’s name was inspired from a 1987 horror film titled, The Offspring they were born to kill.

In April of 1994, the Orange County foursome came out with their 3rd album, titled Smash. In an era where rock bands were tapping into mainstream fame on major labels, The Offspring were going at things the old fashion way: word of mouth, local radio play, and dynamite music.

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