Episode
Vinyl: Cyclone
Overview
Devon retreats to safety among old friends at the Chelsea Hotel as Richie continues to descend into a lifestyle of debauchery.
Details
- Series
- Vinyl
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2016-03-20
- Runtime
- 54 min
Episode context
Cyclone is Episode 6 in Season 1 of Vinyl. It aired on 2016-03-20. The runtime is 54 min.
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Episode 2: Yesterday Once More
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Episode 1: Pilot
New York City, 1973. Together with his partners, Richie Finestra, president of American Century Records, is on the verge of selling his struggling company to German Polygram, in a deal that includes an impending distribution agreement with Led Zeppelin. But after a disastrous meeting, it's clear that the sale is in jeopardy.