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Vinyl

2016

Drama/Music

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Season 1

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10. Alibi
9. Rock and Roll Queen
8. E.A.B.
7. The King and I
6. Cyclone
5. He in Racist Fire
4. The Racket
3. Whispered Secrets
2. Yesterday Once More
1. Pilot

Cast

Bobby Cannavale (Richie Finestra)Paul Ben-Victor (Maury Gold)P.J. Byrne (Scott Levitt)Max Casella (Julie Silver)Ato Essandoh (Lester Grimes)James Jagger (Kip Stevens)J.C. MacKenzie (Skip Fontaine)Jack Quaid (Clark Morelle)Ray Romano (Zak Yankovich)Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (Ingrid)Juno Temple (Jamie Vine)Olivia Wilde (Devon Finestra)Susan Heyward (Cece)Emily Tremaine (Heather)MacKenzie Meehan (Penny)Griffin Newman (Casper)Ephraim Sykes (Marvin)Thomas Gardner (Nolan)

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Creators

Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, Carl Capotorto, Riccardo DiLoreto, Erin Cressida Wilson, Terence Winter, Debora Cahn, Adam Rapp, Jonathan Tropper, Michael Mitnick, George Mastras, David Matthews, Rich Cohen

Synopsis

A New York music executive in the 1970s hustles to make a career out of the city's diverse music scene.

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