Ep363: The Vinyl of MxPx w Mike Herrera

MxPx is coming up on 30 years of releasing vinyl and have recently announced three reissues of some of their most beloved albums. Mike Herrera talks us through that process, securing the rights, pressing the records and the rarities of the MxPx vinyl catalogue.

Topics include:

• New MxPx Vinyl reissues
• Challenges of the MxPx Boxset
• The records of Mike’s youth
• Acquiring the license for repressing vinyl
• MxPx and the positive message
• The role of the Christian faith in MxPx
• How the band dealt with perceptions of MxPx
• The story of the single “17”
• The album “Pokinatcha” coming out in High School
• Creating the “Pokinatcha Punk” symbol
• Plans for more MxPx music
• MxPx materials they haven’t licensed
• How did they obtain the licenses from Universal
• Touring and supporting plans
• Supporting bands by purchasing vinyl
• Interview wrap up

MxPx vinyl reissues are available here

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