History Series / Vinyl

* ToxicFriendInflunece: Richie is this to Zak, slowly making him do stupid, irrational things, {{Gaslighting}} him, and [[spoiler:having him okay a deal with the mafia]].

* AlmostFamousName: Frank [[ComicStrip/BuckRogers "Buck"]] Rogers. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Devon ("[[Film/FlashGordonSerial Flash Gordon]] not available?").* AnachronismStew: There's only one episode in, but everyone notes that while the show is set in the 70s, it has aspects from multiple eras from TheSixties and TheFifties (such as the payola which was already on its way out by the start of the show) and elements from later in the decade.

* AnachronismStew: There's only one episode in, but everyone notes that while the show is set in the 70s, it has aspects from multiple eras from TheSixties and TheFifties (such as the payola which was already on its way out by the start of the show) and elements from later in the decade.

* NamesTheSame: [[invoked]]
** With Creator/AndyWarhol's obscure avant-garde film ''Vinyl'', Warhol appears later in the show.
** Also Frank [[ComicStrip/BuckRogers "Buck"]] Rogers. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Devon ("[[Film/FlashGordonSerial Flash Gordon]] not available?").

* TheGump: Richie happens to pass by DJ Kool Herc's block party (aka the birth of Hip Hop), he also witnesses the New York Dolls perform at the Mercer Center, and rock so loud that the building cracks.[[note]]The Mercer Center did collapse but not because of rocking and not because of the New York Dolls either[[/note]] Likewise, Richie is present when Hilly Kristal renames his bar Hilly's to [=CBGB=], the future headquarters of American PunkRock.

* PoisonousFriend: Richie is this to Zak, slowly making him do stupid, irrational things, {{Gaslighting}} him, and [[spoiler:having him okay a deal with the mafia]].

''Vinyl'' is a 2016 Creator/{{HBO}} series created by Music/MickJagger, Creator/MartinScorsese (who also directed the pilot), Rich Cohen and [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Terence Winter]]. It stars Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Creator/OliviaWilde, Creator/JunoTemple, James Jagger,[[note]]Son of Mick[[/note]] Creator/AtoEssandoh and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters an expanding cast]] that shows the diversity, excitement and brutality of the music business in TheSeventies.

* AdultFear: Devon is so rattled by Richie's disappearance that she forgets her children, leaving them at a local Friendly's before snapping out of it and rushing back for them.

* NotSoDifferent: Richie and Buck Rogers. Richie hated Buck for his bombastic personality, his out of control drug habit, his MoodSwinger nature, his violent urges and his whining about his wife cheating on him. [[spoiler:After killing Buck, Richie goes back on his drug habit and the first thing he does on returning to his office is headbutt Zak, start taking more drugs than ever before and become a serious MoodSwinger, assaults Creator/AndyWarhol and, despite occasionally cheating on her himself, Richie goes ballistic over her flirtation with Hannibal, a situation which he himself created and takes no responsibility for]].

The story begins with Richie Finestra (Bobby Cannavale), the owner and boss of the American Century label. It is staffed by Zak Yankovich (Ray Romano) who is in charge of payola, Skip Fontaine (J. C. [=MacKenzie=]), head of sales, and his A&R (Acquisiton and Repertoire) that is responsible for finding new talent for the record company, that includes Jamie Vine (Juno Temple) a junior assistant who wants to climb up into the big game. Alongside this are musicians, aspiring ones like Kip Stevens (James Jagger) the frontman for the proto-Punk "Nasty Bits" and a slew of actual bands and musicians from this era: Music/NewYorkDolls, Music/LedZeppelin, Music/DavidBowie and many many others. At the start of the show, Richie Finestra is a mid-life crisis with an uncertain marriage to his wife, Devon (Olivia Wilde) and the buying out of his beloved company by the German Polygram. He is disappointed that American Century has not put out quality and successful records recently and is desperate that the company get on the train for the new sound of TheSeventies, PunkRock, {{Disco}} and Hip Hop.

''Vinyl'' is a 2016 Creator/{{HBO}} series created by Music/MickJagger, Creator/MartinScorsese (who also directed the pilot), Rich Cohen and [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Terence Winter]]. It stars Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Creator/OliviaWilde, Creator/JunoTemple, James Jagger,[[note]]Son of Mick[[/note]] Ato Essandoh and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters an expanding cast]] that shows the diversity, excitement and brutality of the music business in TheSeventies.

* YourCheatingHeart: Zak cheats on his wife with some German models, it's implied that Richie does the same occasionally but he stays faithful to Devon in the first two episodes and apparently can't get it on with other girls even when he tries to cheat on her.

* RecycledINSPACE: One could almost describe ''Vinyl'' as ''Series/MadMen'' [-[[SettingUpdate TEN YEARS LATER!]] AND THIS TIME IN THE RECORDING INDUSTRY!-]

* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler:Absolutely no one expected Music/ElvisPresley to show up]].

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The show will feature actors playing famous rock stars and iconic figures from this era, much in the tradition of Music/BoardwalkEmpire.

** Lester Grimes serves as one to DJ Kool Herc when other old timers are complaining about Herc's beat-jumps, Herc asks Grimes if it's good, Grimes offers him CompassionateCriticism that while he's not quite there yet, he's trying and should keep at it. Grimes [[spoiler:later becomes manager of the Nasty Bits after running into them being treated like crap by Ritchie and educating them about the music business]].

* MusicIsPolitics: Most definitely, it's also mostly {{Blackmail}} and ImpliedThreat.

* NamesTheSame:
** [[invoked]]With Creator/AndyWarhol's obscure avant-garde film ''Vinyl'', Warhol is slated to appear later in the show.

** Ingrid very subtly accuses Devon of being this. From an avant-garde model working with the free-spirited Music/AndyWarhol to a suburban TrophyWife to a CorruptCorporateExecutive.
* SexAndDrugsAndRockAndRoll: For some reason the record producers and radio owners indulge in this far more than the musicians. This is TruthInTelevision according to Music/MickJagger who noted that for all the bad press musicians got at the time (himself included), the record producers were ''much'' worse.

** SettingUpdate: One could almost describe ''Vinyl'' as ''Series/MadMen'' [-TEN YEARS LATER! AND THIS TIME IN THE RECORDING INDUSTRY!-]