Don's Basement Tapes

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.It was the year that 11 Who fans were killed at a concert in Cincinnati.Life imitated art as Three Mile Island had a reactor fire, 12 days aftere the movie The China Syndrome was released.Alien and The Jerk also hit the big screen.And, we bought new vinyl from The Kinks, REO Speedwagon, UFO and Bad Company..It was the year that was...1979.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Not long ago, the Basement Dwellers voted for their favorite American Vintage Rock Bands. So, we'll dig out the albums and feature their top picks, on an "All American, All Vinyl 4th of July Celebration". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Steely Dan, The Cars, Van Halen and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've been asked many times to salute the Southern Rockers of the '70, so pour a whiskey and enjoy some deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Molly Hatchet, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Point Blank, Blackfoot and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. No matter if you called him Pops, Daddy, or Dad, we are here to celebrate Father's Day withThe Man's Show. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Wings, and more. Thanks for listening!

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The world is a crazy place. Sometimes you need to escape. Lay back, close your eyes and enter a "Dreamscape". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Van Halen, Rainbow, Roger Hodgson, Jethro Tull and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Before they played arenas, they would take the stage at The Brat Stop in Kenosha, Reggie's Rock Club in Chicago, Knuckleheads in Kansas City, The Palms in Milwaukee or The Agora in Cleveland.This week, we're showcasing The Best of the Midwest, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Shooting Star, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, The Michael Stanley Band and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This week in The Basement, we are saluting the "Elders of Vintage Rock" that are still hitting the road to perform.Featuring deep tracks from Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Rush, Jethro Tull and more.It's "The Senior Tour of Vintage Rock".

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconson. You can't head out on the highway without a great soundtrack.Memorial Day Weekend is here and you know what that means...ROAD TRIP!Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock fromThe Who, REO Speedwagon, Deep Purple, Rush and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.Graduation time is here and before they stepped on stage, they set their sights on being a Civil Engineer, a teacher, a biologist, even a rocket scientist.College graduates that became Vintage Rockers, featuring deep tracks from Queen, KISS, Rush, Led Zeppelin and more."The Brainiacs of Vintage Rock".

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wiscosnin. We've brought The Wayback Machine out of the closet and dialed up the year 1972. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Wishbone Ash, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, The Doobie Brothers and more. Thanks for listening!

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's no secret. Just look around. It's a zoo out there. What better time than now to release the Rock and Roll Animals? Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Eagles, The Beatles, Aerosmith. Whitesnake and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. They were the albums that were in almost everyone's collection and this year, they are celebrating their 50th anniversary. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from AC/DC, Rush, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullett Band and more. The Essentials, Part Two.

They are more than albums.They are novels on vinyl.From the cautious optimism of one's youth, an aging rocker struggling with changing trends, the exploration of consciousness and the nature of dreams, to the exploration of the dark underbelly of the American dream.They became known as Concept Albums.This week, we go deeper than normal, featuring Vintage Rock from Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, The Eagles and more.

From the Acme Studios in Matyville, Wisconsin. It is the type of event that will cement a band's legacy. It's known as the "Holy Trilogy". A creative and commercial success for the Artists that achieve iconic Three Album Runs.  Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rush, Uriah Heep, Queen and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's April, Spring is finally here, and with it, a hard RAIN is going to fall. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Triumph, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, The Beatles and more. A show we've saved for a RAINY day.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.It was the year of the New York black out, the year Jimmy Carter was inaugurated, and Elvis left the building for the last time.We watched Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind on the big screen.And we bought new vinyl from Pink Floyd, The Scorpions, Kansas, and more.It was the year that was...1977.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsuin.It's March!It's MADNESS!So, let's DANCE.Celebrating all that is CRAZY for the NCAA Tournament with a bracket loaded with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Slade, The Steve Miller Band, Jeff Beck,The Who and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.The LUCK.The pot of GOLD.The vibrant shade of GREEN.And a wee bit of WHISKEY.St. Patrick's Day is almost here, and in The Basement, we're getting SHAM-ROCKED.Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore, and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Spring is almost here, Baseball is almost here, and we are working on a "No Hitter". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, Whitesnake, Aerosmith, AC/DC and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's been said, "Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal". This week, the sing! Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rainbow, The Guess Who, The Moody Blues, Cheap Trick and more. "The Eyes Have It".

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Valentine's Day is upon us, and we're celebrating in The Basement with songs of "Love, Or Something Like It. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, Eric Clapton, The Pat Travers Band, Sweet and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Bands are like family. They go through breakups like anyone else.Either from fights, the death of a member, or they just get tired of each other.But some of them re-group, with either new members or new attitudes.Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock fromThe Eagles, Queen, Bad Company and a bandthat no one thought would ever come back."We're putting the band back together".

There are some songs that should never be re-done. Unless they make it better than the original.This week, we've got you COVERED, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock cover songs fromDeep Purple, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Rush, and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've brought The Wayback Machine out of the closet and dialed up the year 1974. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Deep Purple, Supertramp, Rush, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It started as a tribute to a group of Basement Dwellers in Mayville. Soon, thanks to the late Marty Zivin and Art Porter, it grew into a world-wide celebration of Vintage Rock. And this week, we hit a milestone. The 500th episode of Don's Basement Tapes. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, UFO, Judas Priest, Kansas and more.Songs that made up the soundtrack of growing up in the 70's. Only this time, it's personal.

Happy New Year, from the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.If you were to travel back to 1976, and go through anyone's album collection, chances are really good that you would find some, if not all of these Vintage Vinyl treasures that in 2026 will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. They are known as "The Essentials".And on this show, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Blue Oyster Cult, Rainbow, The Doobie Brothers, Rush and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is time to say Farwell and Adieu to those that we lost in 2025. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Supertramp, Whitesnake, Ozzy, Badfinger and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that 11 Who fans were killed at a concert in Cincinnati.Life imitated art as Three Mile Island had a reactor fire.Alien and The Jerk hit the big screen.We bought new vinyl from AC/DC, Supertramp, REO Speedwagon andBad Company.It was the year that was...1979.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. When an Artist or Band re-releases albums, they include rarities, live cuts, and remixes. They call these, "Leftovers". This time, I am hand selecting some of my favorites, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Kansas and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. By Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, we are getting you home for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Glenn Frey,Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, AC/DC, and more. And thank you for listening!

Oh, you know the songs. But what are their titles. this week, we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Robert Plant, Steely Dan and Rush. Song With Titles That Never Show Up in the Lyrics, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.

They're calling it derealization. The feeling that your surroundings and people in them are not real. In the world of A.I., nothing is what it seems. From robots to fantasy to a dream like existence.So this week, we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Trumph, The Who, The Scorpions,Joe Walsh and more. 

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Raise your lighters! Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, Styx, Alice Cooper, Foreigner and more. Thanks to your suggestions, these are the Best of the Power Ballads.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. These days, darkness fall early. What better time than to bring out "The Songs That ONly Come Out At Night". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Shooting Star, The Babys and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin and the corner of the bar at the casino, we are taking the show on the road and broadcasting from Las Vegas. With songs about sin, gambling, and more sin from Sin City. Featuring deep tracks on Vintage Rock from Nazareth, AC/DC, Angel City, Bad Company and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Summer is coming to a close and we welcome Autumn with The Fall Festival. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Joe Walsh, Queen and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We brought out The Wayback Machine and dialed up the year 1978. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, AC/DC, April Wine, UFO and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This year marks the 86th anniversary of the release of The Wizard of Oz. And to celebrate, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Kansas, Rainbow, and Toto, too. Join us, as "We're Off To See the Lizard".

From ther Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Just in time for Labor Day Weekend, we present the Hardest Working Albums of the 1970's. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Eagles, Peter Frampton and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Boston understand it. So did Supertramp.The Eagles, too.That first track can make or break the entire album. This week, we'll showcase Track One of Vintage Rock albums from The Doobie Brothers, Rush,The Scorpions, Alice Cooper and more.The First Track is the Greatest, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that the Iran Hostage Crisis began, the Susan B. Anthony dollar was introduced, Disco was demolished at Comisky Park in Chicago. Aliens, The Warriors and Life of Brian were on the big screen, and we bought brand new vinyl from The Scorpions, Van Halen, April Wine, and Kansas, It was the year that was,1979.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Whether you called him Dad, Pops, or Father, we are celebrating him for Father's Day with The Man Show. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, REO Speedwagon, Van Halen and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. You know them by name. Nicole...Lorraine...Athena. These are the Ladies of Vintage Rock, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Point Blank, Uriah Heep, The Who and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. You know them by name. Nicole...Lorraine...Athena. These are the Ladies of Vintage Rock, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Point Blank, Uriah Heep, The Who and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is high praise indeed when a band mentions another band in their song. We're droppin' names, featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Molly Hatchet, The Animals, The Who and more. 

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Who's up for a threesome? Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Triumph, The Police, Rush, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer and more. These are the greatest trios of Vintage Rock.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We've dialed up the Wayback Machine for the year 1977. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Rush, UFO, Pat Travers, The Scorpions and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. He was a master of his craft. One of the finest Producers of Vintage Rock. This week, we salute the man and his library of work, with deep tracks of from Journey, Alice Cooper, Ian Hunter, Queen and more. Farewell and Adieu to Roy Thomas Baker. Rest in Peace.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. These albums are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, and some, if not all, were a part of your collection back in 1975. Featuing deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Ted Nugent, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Styx, UFO, and more.They became known as The Essentials.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It's our Tenth Anniversary Show, with song suggestions from the Original Basement Dwellers. Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, Judas Priest, Kansas, Uriah Heep and more. Thanks for listening!