A podcast about inexpensive, common and underappreciated records that are waiting to be rediscovered.
Episodes
May 5, 2020
May 5, 2020
34 min
Co-Host Sean snags up some stripped down dance grooves from his favorite year in funk—1982. The gang "gets loose" with this oft-overlooked jam machine.
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Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
55 min
The crew gushes over this hard left turn by outlaw country pioneer Willie Nelson. We rewind into the history that led the rebellious Willie into an album of old pop standards.
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Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020
42 min
Peter brings us Fairport Convention folkie Ian Matthews' breakaway solo album. We delve into how this proper English lad got the bug for California rays and American twang.
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Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
41 min
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Co-host Sean takes us into the world of boogie funk and unveils the newest album to date that we've featured on the pod: Midnight Star's certified bopper, Headlines, only 34 years old—wow!
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Apr 7, 2020
Apr 7, 2020
34 min
On the last of our episodes recorded in Chicago, guest host Shannon Gross takes us for an enthusiastic spin through Cyndi Lauper's 1983 megahit LP, She's So Unusual. We explore how this unconventional voice and icon for punk fashion was able to infiltrate the pop charts during the decade of extremes.
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Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2020
42 min
Illustrator, musician, and music historian Steve Krakow of Plastic Crimewave fame brings us this light rock classic from Bread. We talk unheralded mastermind David Gates and give a fresh ear to mom's favorite breezy California jams.
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Mar 24, 2020
Mar 24, 2020
38 min
Guest Host Scott Schaaf (owner of Pinwheel Records in Chicago) takes us to his Sports section. We dig into this super-selling, near-ubiquitous record that was not passed onto the next generation's collective memory. Scott calls this the "greatest American rock record of the last 40 years," if you want to internet argue about something.
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Mar 17, 2020
Mar 17, 2020
40 min
Guest Host Rich Tupica, author of There Was A Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star, brings us a bonafide bargain bin beauty—The Beach Boys Today! We dive into this proto-Pet Sounds work which marked the transition out of cars/surfing into transcendent artistry. Inzane Johnny sits in to discuss the podcast he and Rich recently started, Inzane Michigan.
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Mar 10, 2020
Mar 10, 2020
27 min
Guest Host Jon Howard brings us this cowboy classic from a vintage crooner. We explore the string arrangements by John "Johnny" Williams and wander into a discussion on field recordings. John Olson aka Inzane Johnny sits in.
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Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
41 min
Special Guest Host John Olson aka Inzane Johnny brings us this unnerving and gnarly religious artifact from a Michigan thrift store dollar bin. Jon Howard of Flat, Black & Circular sits in and will feature his own selection next episode.
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