Let It Loose: A Gloria Este-FAN Podcast
Oct 22, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 12 segments
How does a love for Gloria’s music turn into a one-of-a-kind collection? In Part 1 of this two-part collector’s special, guests Steve, Anton, and Jimmy, along with our very own Wes, take us back to…
But Steve, to your point, the liner notes, I remember getting a CD or getting a cassette and the first thing I would do is pour through the liner notes.
So the liner notes are so much more Vibrant, easy to read, beautiful on vinyl.
That's because we're old now.
So we need the bigger print.
My eyes were always bad.
So I appreciate the size.
And it really makes you appreciate artwork in such a different way.
I think there's a couple of things for me on that.
The other guys speak.
But one is...
I know for songs where I have paid attention to the packaging, the liner notes, I'll know the lyrics better than a song that I've just bought a CD for or listened to on streaming.
But the other thing is when you're analyzing the liner notes, you get to learn about recording studios, equipment used, who the backing or, you know, the backing band is, you All that type of stuff, you know, so, you know, like Susie Carr, for example, I wouldn't know Susie Carr if it wasn't for the Primitive Love album, you know, but there I go looking for her on Instagram.
Who does that? You know, that's the impact that that kind of stuff has.
I would never really flick through a CD.
It's too awkward to get in and out, whereas the vinyl, at least it's there and you can just look at it with ease.
I have a daughter from 14 years old, so she's really interesting now also in vinyl.
So what Steve said about Taylor Swift, we had a four months ago, we had Ayana Grande Competo.
It's 12 different versions in different colors, different sleeves, extra bonus numbers, a Japanese OB.
She wants them all.
Picture disc.
It is.
It's the marketing.
You know, kids want...
The only
But Steve, to your point, the liner notes, I remember getting a CD or getting a cassette and the first thing I would do is pour through the liner notes.
So the liner notes are so much more Vibrant, easy to read, beautiful on vinyl.
That's because we're old now.
So we need the bigger print.
My eyes were always bad.
So I appreciate the size.
And it really makes you appreciate artwork in such a different way.
I think there's a couple of things for me on that.
The other guys speak.
But one is...
I know for songs where I have paid attention to the packaging, the liner notes, I'll know the lyrics better than a song that I've just bought a CD for or listened to on streaming.
But the other thing is when you're analyzing the liner notes, you get to learn about recording studios, equipment used, who the backing or, you know, the backing band is, you All that type of stuff, you know, so, you know, like Susie Carr, for example, I wouldn't know Susie Carr if it wasn't for the Primitive Love album, you know, but there I go looking for her on Instagram.
Who does that? You know, that's the impact that that kind of stuff has.
I would never really flick through a CD.
It's too awkward to get in and out, whereas the vinyl, at least it's there and you can just look at it with ease.
I have a daughter from 14 years old, so she's really interesting now also in vinyl.
So what Steve said about Taylor Swift, we had a four months ago, we had Ayana Grande Competo.
It's 12 different versions in different colors, different sleeves, extra bonus numbers, a Japanese OB.
She wants them all.
Picture disc.
It is.
It's the marketing.
You know, kids want...
The only
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