Jewish Revival of Vinyl

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010

It started out as an affinity for kitschy Jewish album covers. It turned into an obsession. Record collectors Roger Bennett and Josh Kun scoured the country to unearth obscure vinyl LPs like “Bagels and Bongos” and “Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos.” They join us to explain what the hundreds of album covers in their book, “And You Shall Know Us By the Trail of Our Vinyl,” can tell us about Jewish Americana.

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