{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep538: John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants Returns!","description":"John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants talks rare vinyl rarities, the chaotic story behind the new album's cover art, why re-recording old music is almost always a mistake and lots more Order the new album &quot;The World Is to Dig&quot; here Topics Include:  Flansburgh owns roughly 2,000 records across three turntable setups at home He doesn't identify as a collector \u2014 just a serious listener His rarest record: an Andy Warhol-autographed Sticky Fingers with wild provenance photos He also owns a peeled-banana Velvet Underground and a Blonde on Blonde rarity Deep dive into what makes each of those pressings so collectible TMBG's new album title comes from a Maurice Sendak-illustrated children's book That led to a fascinating detour on painter Ad Reinhardt's secret black-on-black canvases Flansburgh has been TMBG's de facto art director for 35 years The new album's cover art was nearly a Washington Post-licensed sinkhole photo Washington Post's mass layoffs killed the deal at the last possible moment A Hudson Valley School painting of Yosemite became the actual cover Flansburgh and Linnell don't stockpile songs \u2014 cuts are made for specific artistic reasons He once had to shelve a song because Linnell came in with a nearly identical opening line TMBG song titles are uniquely searchable \u2014 except the new one referencing Wu-Tang Flansburgh is firmly against re-recording old material \u2014 cites Zappa as a cautionary tale Great discussion on remastering: Beatles got it right, Hendrix remaster was disorienting TMBG evolved from NYC performance art venues to rock clubs \u2014 crowd energy changed everything Their boutique 8-track manufacturer couldn't keep up when TMBG needed a thousand units Dolby Atmos debate: Flansburgh is skeptical, Nate makes the case for spatial audio Nate\u2019s most collectible record is a Nevermind test pressing \u2014 rejected pressings are worth more  Extended &amp;amp; High resolution version of this podcast is available at:&amp;nbsp;www.Patreon.com\/VinylGuide  Apple:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/tvg-ios Spotify:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/tvg-spot Amazon Music:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/tvg-amazon Support the show at&amp;nbsp;Patreon.com\/VinylGuide  ","author_name":"The Vinyl Guide","author_url":"http:\/\/vinylguide.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40494975\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199727640"}