WCA #454 with Jeff Powell - Cutting Lacquer, not Vinyl, Daily Fed Ex Visits, Fathers, Mothers, Stampers, Charlie Brown Christmas, and 1950's Technology

Published: Aug. 28, 2023, 7:14 p.m.

My guest is Vinyl Mastering Engineer Jeff Powell, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Jeff has worked with Jackson Browne, Allison Kraus, and Robert Plant, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Dusty Springfield, Afghan Whigs, T-Bone Burnett, Al Green, Elvis Presley, and The Black Keys.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss\n\nFocus on Laquer Cutting\n\nCutting Lacquer, not Vinyl\n\nDaily Fed Ex Visits\n\nSam Phillips\xa0\n\nChip and Swarf\n\nApollo/Transco Fire\n\nMDC Lacquers\n\nKeeping the Line Moving\n\nCuring, Ditches, Halos,\xa0\n\nBlowing a Cutter Head\xa0\n\n3 Step Plating\n\nFathers, Mothers, and Stampers\n\nCharlie Brown Christmas\n\nHumidity\xa0\n\nT-Bone Burnett\n\nChris Muth\n\nLarry Nix\n\nHD Vinyl\n\nCulture of Vinyl\n\nBacklog of Work\n\n1950's Technology\n\nBusiness Planning\n\nLast Minute Loans\n\nCredits\n\nPreview Deck\n\nElliptical EQ\n\n\nMatt's Rant: Revisiting Backing Up\n\nLinks and Show Notes\n\nJeff On WCA #015\n\nNeo Finder (mentioned in Rant\n\nHire Jeff! jeff at takeoutvinyl.com\n\n\nCredits\n\nGuest: Jeff Powell\n\nHost: Matt Boudreau\n\nEngineer: Matt Boudreau\n\nProducer: Matt Boudreau\n\nEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau\xa0\n\nWCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell\xa0\n\nAnnouncer: Chuck Smith