A podcast about inexpensive, common and underappreciated records that are waiting to be rediscovered.
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Guest Beau Gordon joins us for our season 3 finale as we look at the career of home recording pioneer and pop song craftsman Emitt Rhodes. From raw deals to personality flaws, we investigate why Rhodes' music isn't better known.
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Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Lance Barresi, the owner of Permanent Records, joins us to discuss the 1969 debut album from horn-powered rock outfit Chicago. We pay special attention to lead guitarist Terry Kath, with some surprising innovations for a group that many associate with their later power ballads.
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Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
We are joined again by Mark Weathersby aka DJ Mahogany, who brings us the highly danceable second album from English multi-instrumentalist Chas Jankel. We look at Jankel's background with new-wave act Ian Dury and the Blockheads, his solo career, and his inexplicable change from "Chas" to "Chaz."
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Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Guest Ike Turner returns to the podcast as we finally give Ray Parker Jr. his flowers. We listen to his band Raydio and detail the long, impressive career of this Detroit-born guitarist who eventually became a household name for the Ghostbusters theme.
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Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Jeremy shows us that jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's mid-seventies Columbia releases are cheap heat well worth investing in. All of the fusion and jazz-funk elements that made people call Freddie "the next Miles Davis" are present.
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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
DJ Lola Kinks returns, bringing some much needed new-wave sounds to the podcast courtesy of English outfit Level 42. We detail the band's early jazz-funk roots and their transition to international sophisti-pop stars.
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Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Jeremy brings us the debut album from punk-turned-folky Phranc. We tell the unique tale of this self-proclaimed "All-American Jewish lesbian folksinger," from her appearance in The Decline of Western Civilization documentary to becoming one of the country's top Tupperware salesladies.
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Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
On our second installment of a special two-part series, we continue our look at John Fogerty. We sample Fogerty's self-titled album as we cover the tumultuous middle part of his music career and his later comeback.
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Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
On this first part of a special two-part series, we take a look at the man behind Creedence Clearwater Revival—John Fogerty. We sample Fogerty's debut solo album The Blue Ridge Rangers and explore the early part of his music career.
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Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Architect, musician, and record store owner Melonie Bayl-Smith joins us all the way from Australia to talk about guitar virtuoso Rick Derringer's debut solo album. His story includes appearances from the Winter brothers (Johnny & Edgar), Hulk Hogan, and Weird Al.
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