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I'd Buy That For A DollarCarole King - Wrap Around JoyDJ and music supervisor Taylor Rowley returns to the program to highlight yet another thrift store staple—singer-songwriter Carole King. We take a look at Wrap Around Joy, a record that often gets lost in the shadow of the ever-present hanging Tapestry.
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2021-08-1755 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarBuffy Sainte-Marie - MoonshotCo-host Jeremy blasts off with Buffy Sainte-Marie's Moonshot. Viewed in its day as a disappointingly mainstream effort from the uncompromising folksinger, the album has fared better with time.
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2021-08-1049 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarSmokey Robinson - Warm ThoughtsGuest host Wes Wheat returns to the podcast with a 1980 Smokey Robinson solo outing and helps the team traverse Robinson's miraculous career.
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2021-08-031h 00
I'd Buy That For A DollarRay Price - For The Good TimesCo-host Jeremy tries to coax a tear into your beer as we consider a largely unsung country legend—Ray Price. For the Good Times finds Ray shifting from honky-tonk innovator to Nashville pop star.
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2021-07-2748 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarMichael Henderson - Goin' PlacesDJ and musicologist Greg Caz returns to the show to give bassist and vocalist Michael Henderson his due. As we discuss the disparity between Henderson's early avant-garde work with Miles Davis and his later R&B solo records such as Goin' Places, we discover that the two phases have more in common than one might think.
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2021-07-2054 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarChet Atkins & Les Paul - Chester & LesterMusician Chris Brokaw stops by with a copy of Chester & Lester, the first collaboration between guitar virtuosos Chet Atkins and Les Paul. As we look at the careers of both artists, we also illustrate the importance of this unique pairing of two towering figures.
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2021-07-1355 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Crusaders - Street LifeCo-host Peter tells the tale of the Crusaders, the unsung backbone of popular music for nearly two decades. Meanwhile, co-host Jeremy converts to smooth jazz, or rather, jazz-funk.
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2021-07-0642 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarGraham Nash - Songs for BeginnersCo-host Jeremy takes us on a trip into the world of a blossoming Graham Nash. On his debut solo album, we find the singer-songwriter maturing both personally and politically at the height of his success.
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2021-06-2947 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarDaryl Hall & John Oates - Private EyesOur good buddy Jake Watkins drops in to get hyped with the crew on this choice selection from the catalog of pop rock masters Daryl Hall & John Oates—Private Eyes. We offer many reasons as to why they are one of the greatest duos in history.
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2021-06-2254 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarRichard Harris - A Tramp ShiningRadio DJ & music supervisor Taylor Rowley joins us again to explore this release from thespian Richard Harris and his interpretations of songwriting master Jimmy Webb's unique pieces of music.
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2021-06-1552 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarChico Buarque - S/TCo-host Jeremy dips his toes into Brazilian music with the iconic Chico Buarque and finds out the water is warm and nice.
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2021-06-0852 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarDuke Ellington and His Orchestra - Ellington IndigosCo-host Sean brings a late-era album from "the greatest American composer." Ellington Indigos finds Duke Ellington at an upswing in his career and might surprise those more familiar with his Big Band work.
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2021-06-0150 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarMelba Moore - The Other Side of the RainbowGuest host Leaura Hoss joins us to reveal what is on those Melba Moore records you've skipped over in so many dollar bins. Discover this powerful voice in that powerful suit on this powerful episode.
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2021-05-2555 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJean-Michel Jarre - OxygeneCo-host Jeremy brings the hallmark album from the biggest live music performer that no one has ever heard of—Jean-Michel Jarre—a synth music gem that can still be found in the dollar bins.
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2021-05-1850 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarTiny Tim - Tiny Tim's 2nd AlbumMusician Chris Connelly joins us to talk the complex music and even more complex person that is Tiny Tim. We explore how Tiny Tim came to be one of the most famous people in the world for a brief time and how his legacy has lingered.
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2021-05-111h 01
I'd Buy That For A DollarRavel - Bolero/Mother Goose SuiteCo-host Peter brings the first classical artist to the podcast—Ravel. Not ignoring the composer's well-known dalliances in repetition, the crew finds there is more to Ravel than simply Bolero.
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2021-05-0448 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarKenny Rankin - Like a SeedCo-host Jeremy breathes new life into the podcast with the laid-back light rock sounds of singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin and his 1972 release, Like a Seed.
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2021-04-2742 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarLucia Hwong - House of Sleeping BeautiesCo-host Sean finds a rare avant-classical fusion record that is truly a bargain binner. Master composer and soundtrack extraordinaire Lucia Hwong graces our ears with a beautiful mix of eastern and western influences that blend seamlessly on this wax.
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2021-04-2040 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarQuicksilver Messenger Service - QuicksilverCo-host Peter gets far out with this masterpiece from psychedelic rock outfit Quicksilver Messenger Service that was turned in just a little too late for the mainstream but encapsulates an important time and place.
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2021-04-1339 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarLoose Ends - A Little SpiceJeremy has got spring spirit and brings some mid-tempo jams from UK dance/soul phenoms Loose Ends' debut, A Little Spice.
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2021-04-0641 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarLyn Larsen - Organ Stop Pizza Presents Larsen!Co-hosts Sean and Jeremy finally bring legendary theatre organist Lyn Larsen out of the shadows and into the waiting ears of our loyal fans.
2021-04-0124 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarEnvironments - Disc 2Co-host Sean takes us waaaay out—perhaps out of the realm of music itself—as we explore the ambitious and misunderstood Environments series, as well as the person behind it, Irv Teibel.
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2021-03-301h 03
I'd Buy That For A DollarMahalia Jackson - Newport 1958Co-host Peter hits a spiritual nerve with the beyond human voice of Mahalia Jackson. The gospel superstar refuses to give her voice to the earthly plane of pop and we reap the rewards of those scared of a little religion.
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2021-03-2353 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJohn Hambrick - Windmill in a Jet Filled SkyCo-host Jeremy brings us news anchor and investigative journalist John Hambrick's single foray into the music industry and it's a doozy of a boot stomper.
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2021-03-1644 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Isley Brothers - Go All The WayThe one and only Bob Bucko Jr joins us to discuss the funky merits of the Isley Brothers' eighteenth studio album. The group's long and prosperous career is also put under the microscope.
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2021-03-0953 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarErroll Garner - Concert By The SeaCo-host Peter whisks us away to a very different time and place where the forgotten Erroll Garner stridently washes us in waves of jazz genius.
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2021-03-0242 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarWar - Deliver The WordGuest host Jakab Selner brings us this oft-found and oft-passed over record by groove masters War. We trace the tale of perhaps the only band to get bigger after their famous lead singer left the band.
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2021-02-2342 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarMartin Denny - Quiet VillageCo-host Sean leads a tour through the fabricated reality of exotica and musical genius Martin Denny's exploration of new textures in jazz.
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2021-02-1645 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarHamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - S/TCo-host Peter flips the station to some more AM Gold and we tune in to the smooth, horn-filled grooves of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds—a confusingly named trio birthed from an Alka Seltzer jingle.
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2021-02-0939 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarBig Country - SteeltownCo-host Jeremy brings us this inflection point in Big Country's career where pop stardom was traded for a social message, derailing their ascension as 'the saviors of guitar music.'
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2021-02-0244 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarNorman Connors - You Are My StarshipGuest host Andrew 'Dreas' Christopoulos spins us a groovy slab of jazzy R&B in the form of Norman Connors' You Are My Starship. We dig into the important questions like, "Wait, isn't that a boat?"
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2021-01-2644 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Temptations - Temptations Live!Co-host Peter brings a document of the classic Temptations lineup in their prime on Motown: a live album that is somehow largely forgotten. Perhaps the generic title or cover let this gem slip into the dust bins of history.
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2021-01-1950 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarVincent Bell - Airport Love ThemeGuest host James Duke hops on the line to clue the crew in on legendary session man Vincent "Vinnie" Bell. We explore the wild new textures and melodic constructions on a rare solo venture.
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2021-01-1251 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarKashif - S/TGuest host and soul singer Ben Pirani joins us to discuss this groundbreaking LP that paved the way for not only the future of R&B but pop music as a whole.
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2021-01-051h 08
I'd Buy That For A DollarCarpenters - Close to YouWe are joined again by music supervisor and DJ Taylor Rowley, this time for a discussion on Carpenters' 1970 sophomore album, the earnest and reflective Close to You. The conversation also examines their musical legacy and how their lighthearted image led to personal tragedy.
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2020-12-291h 11
I'd Buy That For A DollarChristmas Special 2020!Guest host Trevor Coleman joins the crew as we ride the Holly Jolly Trolley across genres from fusion to hip hop to country to American primitive guitar.
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2020-12-221h 16
I'd Buy That For A DollarFrank Sinatra - WatertownGuest host Ryan Werner guides us through the only Sinatra he knows—an out-of-favor, aging superstar taking a shot in a different direction.
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2020-12-1553 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarBob James - TouchdownGuest host Dustin Krcatovich puts points on the board with smooth jazz progenitor Bob James. The crew get into the history of smooth jazz and why you shouldn't fear it.
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2020-12-081h 02
I'd Buy That For A DollarKid Creole and The Coconuts - Tropical GangstersGuest host Lauren Raham brings the crew genre-bending New York theatrical group Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Accessible yet abstruse, KCC didn't find the success stateside of pop acts nor the cult cred of fellow New York artists in their circle.
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2020-12-011h 02
I'd Buy That For A DollarYma Sumac - Voice of the XtabayCo-host Jeremy brings the oldest record on the show to date and maybe the most experimental. Yma's voice spans from low growls to glittering bird whispers over the problematic and fantastical tapestry of exotica.
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2020-11-2459 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarBuzzy Linhart - Pussycats Can Go FarThe legendary Darko The Super joins us to spin and talk some tunes by one of his all-time favorite artists—the freewheeling song extraordinaire Buzzy Linhart. Darko also treats the crew and listeners to a special preview of a song he wrote for the recently departed Buzzy.
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2020-11-171h 02
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Kinks - Give The People What They WantGuest host Wes Wheat brings us a late-era, arena-ready Kinks record that finds the Davies brothers rediscovering their hard-edge roots.
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2020-11-101h 07
I'd Buy That For A DollarDeniece Williams - This is NiecyDeniece has tangentially appeared in multiple IBTFAD episodes. This week, co-host Jeremy brings her into clear focus on her debut solo album. Plus—Diva Stories abound!
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2020-11-0352 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarInstant Funk - Witch DoctorWe bring you a special haunted edition of the show. Co-host Sean bubbles over his bargain cauldron with a batch of Instant Funk and peppers the episode with some spooky sounds sampled from a secret record.
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2020-10-2743 min
I'd Buy That For A Dollar*UNLOCKED* Cliff Nobles - Love is All Right *UNLOCKED PREMIUM!*Co-host Jeremy secretly releases a taste of premium content for our October fundraiser! Co-host Sean lays out the tale of Cliff Nobles and plays us this forgotten 45.
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2020-10-2423 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarRonnie Laws - Pressure SensitiveCo-host Peter drives the crew easy down the road with this early smooth jazz groover from saxophonist Ronnie Laws.
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2020-10-2055 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarRamsey Lewis - Funky SerenityGuest host Greg Caz joins us for our second episode on Ramsey Lewis. Nearly a decade has elapsed in Ramsey's career since our previous episode and this album finds him opening his third eye and stretching out musically.
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2020-10-131h 07
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In CrowdCo-host Jeremy kicks off season 2 with, what else?—a live recording from a jazz legend. We look at Ramsey Lewis at the peak of his early career and announce some exciting changes!
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2020-10-0656 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJody Watley - Larger Than LifeOn our season one finale, co-host Peter summons a forgotten pop star of the late '80s—Jody Watley. We examine her legacy from fashion to voguing to 'featuring' to just catchy songs. The boys wax nostalgic about the past year as the podcast turns one.
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2020-09-2258 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarRichie Havens - Alarm ClockWe take a break from soul and jazz LPs with this choice selection from folksinger extraordinaire Richie Havens. Co-host Jeremy leads the discussion.
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2020-09-1544 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarIsaac Hayes - JoyCo-host Sean aims to reclaim the legacy of songwriter and style icon Isaac Hayes while throwing more enemies on our naughty list. Look beyond the image into the revolutionary sounds of this history-changing artist.
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2020-09-0854 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJohnny Hammond - Higher GroundCo-host Peter takes us into the world of organ jazz and shows us how this oft-neglected instrument can truly bop, especially under the fingers of the legendary Johnny "Hammond" Smith.
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2020-09-0149 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarCharles Lloyd - In The Soviet UnionWe go live again with one of jazz's forgotten heroes and his cast of fusion legends behind the iron curtain. Check out the music so dangerous it shut down the Tallinn Jazz Festival for 23 years.
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2020-08-2546 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarMinnie Riperton - Perfect AngelGuest host Taylor Rowley brings the angelic voice of Minnie front and center as we discuss Perfect Angel—an album with a ubiquitous hit, legendary producer, and world-class backing band that is somehow slipping through the cracks.
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2020-08-1853 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Ice Man's Band - Introducing The Ice Man's BandCo-host Peter leads the way as we venture into the sounds of Jerry "The Ice Man" Butler's backing band. This 1972 soul jazz offering—the only entry in their catalog—is cool as ice.
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2020-08-1142 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarLes McCann & Eddie Harris - Swiss MovementCo-host Jeremy brings this moment captured in jazz history that brought together not two, but three, giants of jazz for an impromptu performance.
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2020-08-0449 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarEarth, Wind & Fire - All 'n AllGuest host Trevor Coleman returns to support co-host Sean's audacious claim that Earth, Wind & Fire is the greatest band of all time. Will they convince you?
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2020-07-281h 11
I'd Buy That For A DollarDiana Ross - DianaCo-host Peter rewinds us back to a transition moment where Diana steps away from disco and into a somehow higher plane of mega-pop stardom.
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2020-07-2150 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJosh White - At Town HallJeremy brings the first live record featuring blues/folk trailblazer Josh White. This record finds him towards the end of a long and hard road but with family to get him through.
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2020-07-141h 02
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Chambers Brothers - New GenerationSean ends the 'Brothers bands' debate with the final Chambers Brothers album. We dig up the unforgiving story of the extremely talented group that created the era defining jam, "Time Has Come Today."
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2020-07-071h 05
I'd Buy That For A DollarSammy Davis Jr. - What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-StoppersJeremy "I Don't Like Musicals" Ruggles brings his second album of showtunes from an artist most have heard of yet very few know. We scratch the surface of one of the wildest rides in music history.
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2020-06-3050 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJoan Armatrading - S/TMultimedia artist Nicholas Naioti joins our regular co-hosts for this episode about British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading. We focus on Armatrading's eponymous third album from 1976 and somehow end up on a Jimmy Buffett tangent along the way.
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2020-06-2349 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarStevie Wonder - In Square CircleMusician Trevor Coleman joins us to discuss this 1985 bargain bin treasure from the one and only Stevie Wonder. While we praise this Michigan legend, we submit why this undervalued album should be held in as high esteem as Wonder's best-known work.
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2020-06-161h 03
I'd Buy That For A DollarRoberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' LoveCo-host Jeremy brings into focus this breezy spring dream of an album. Roberta's stunning voice and overflowing talent have been forgotten to the dollar bins of history and are ripe to bloom again.
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2020-06-0946 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarAndy Pratt - S/TThe crew excavates this ambitious and bizarre experimental rock offering from Boston-born musician Andy Pratt. As we listen, we try to place where this unique record falls in the rock canon as well as how it registers for us personally.
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2020-06-0247 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Doobie Brothers - Minute By MinuteGuest Host Ryan Werner joins us to peel into the layers of Doobie Bros. history. Reshaped by Steely Dan alumni Michael McDonald and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, the Doobs are in top pop form on this 1978 LP.
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2020-05-261h 04
I'd Buy That For A DollarSteven Halpern - EventideThis week we take a hard right (left? inward?) turn towards new-age music pioneer Steven Halpern. We mellow out in these strange times and also go down the rabbit hole of Steven's DIY distribution and tightrope walk between science and pseudoscience.
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2020-05-1948 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarTammy Wynette - Another Lonely SongIBTFAD finally goes full country with Nashville legend and "First Lady of Country Music" Tammy Wynette. We inspect her inspection of the human condition and discuss why the generation following her is wrong in their wholesale dismissal of this classic.
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2020-05-1253 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarEvelyn King - Get LooseCo-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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2020-05-0534 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarWillie Nelson - StardustThe 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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2020-04-2855 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarIan Matthews - Matthews' Southern ComfortPeter 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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2020-04-2142 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarMidnight Star - HeadlinesExtra! 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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2020-04-1441 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarCyndi Lauper - She's So UnusualOn 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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2020-04-0735 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarBread - On The WatersIllustrator, 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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2020-03-3142 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarHuey Lewis and the News - SportsGuest 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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2020-03-2438 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Beach Boys - Today!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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I'd Buy That For A DollarFrankie Laine - Hell Bent for Leather!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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2020-03-1027 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarDonna and Roy Moe - He Gave Me YouSpecial 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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2020-03-0341 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarPhil Ochs - Greatest HitsPeter brings us this deceptively titled final record from Yippie folk icon Phil Ochs. We explore the roots of this uncharacteristic album from an enigmatic artist.
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2020-02-2542 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarDinah Washington - UnforgettableCo-Host Sean excavates the legacy of this truly legendary vocalist who has been shamefully forgotten in the winds of time. Triumph, innovation, heartbreak, and tragedy—this story has it all.
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2020-02-1854 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJohn Denver - Farewell AndromedaSo you think you know Johnny D? Turns out your thoughts of this gentle, nature-loving pothead were mere illusion. Explore this uncharacteristically dark album from bargain bin king Johnny D and hear us expose his dark side.
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2020-02-1143 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarVillage People - RenaissanceSuper special guest host 'Useless Eater' brings Village People's 7th album aberration Renaissance that devolves into Devo worship. If punk gets fake enough, does it become real again?
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2020-02-0432 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarParis - S/TGuest Host Chris Zainea of Kazoo Audio drops some heavy riffage on the crew. Between stints with his more renowned cohorts, prodigal Fleetwood Mac guitarist and "Sentimental Lady" singer Bob Welch formed an artsy hard rock power trio by the name of Paris, which few people heard yet can be found in used bins far and wide.
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2020-01-2834 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarDonna Summer - Bad GirlsCo-Host Peter digs up this largely forgotten work of breadth and depth from the late disco era. While exploring the trajectory of Summer's career, the boys also dip into the dark roots of the 'disco sucks' movement.
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2020-01-2139 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Brothers Johnson - Out of ControlCo-Host Sean brings The Brothers Johnson's comeback record to our collective consciousness. Jeremy and Sean wax philosophically political for some reason.
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2020-01-1447 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarMaterial - One DownReaching into the synthesis of synths and dance music, the gang uncover Material, one of the many faces of bassist and producer Bill Laswell, and explore a music industry quickly being forgotten.
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2020-01-0740 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJanis Ian - Between The LinesAudiophiles unite! Turns out this feat of audio engineering and brilliant arrangements has some really good songs under the hood. Get revved as we close out the decade with Janis Ian.
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2019-12-3139 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarToni Basil - Word Of MouthGuest Host Erik Nervous brings this quirky gem of '80s satire and we discuss the finer points of the Reagan era, birth of music videos, and Devo!
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2019-12-2434 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarChristmas Special!Everyone brings a Yuletide jam, including guest host Wil Moss! Rotary Connection! Stevie! Waitresses! Liona Boyd! Pumpkin Pie! Whippets! Communist Christmas!
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2019-12-171h 05
I'd Buy That For A DollarHerbie Mann - Memphis UndergroundCo-Host Sean pulls from obscurity a mashup of New York's elite jazz cats and Memphis soul legends led by the fearless and charismatic Herbie. The jazz flute would never be the same.
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2019-12-1044 min
I'd Buy That For A Dollar10cc - The Original SoundtrackIt took 10 episodes for disharmony to break out on the IBTFAD set. Sean brings 10cc's eclectic art rock out of file 13 and emotions are stirred.
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2019-12-0351 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarMelanie - Gather MeMelanie is ubiquitous for people of a certain age. For those who, let's say, missed Woodstock, Melanie has been washed from the collective memory into bargain bins across the land. Come back with us and rediscover this brilliant singer and hear the voice all your favorites are imitating.
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2019-11-2643 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarWes Montgomery - A Day In The LifeSure, Wes is a Jazz legend who redefined the sound of guitar but this late-era gem is everywhere and not flying off shelves. If he was a punk rocker they may have called him a sellout at this point. Nonetheless, this Billboard-busting cash cow still has some magic to behold.
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2019-11-1937 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarSynergy - CordsFar before Synergy became a buzz word of self-parody in corporate culture, an outsider used the word to describe his one-man coup against the self-parody of his era—rock and roll. Guest Host Katy May brings Cords to the gang and we sort out what this is and where it came from.
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2019-11-1240 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarSpirit - The Family That Plays TogetherCo-Host Peter takes the brown tab and drops some far out knowledge of this oft-spotted gem from the thick of the psychedelic era, The Family That Plays Together. Guest Host Katy warms up with the crew before coming back with her own record next week.
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2019-11-0544 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Supremes - Floy JoyOur first guest record by Earl Jordan erodes away Sean's wall of hate he has built around the sweet sweet sound of the Supremes with their 1972 release, Floy Joy.
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2019-10-2927 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarBohannon - Cut LooseCo-Host Sean drops some hard beats and hard knowledge on legendary(?!) artist Bohannon's Cut Loose. Our first guest DJ Earl Jordan of Analog Ancestry sits in.
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2019-10-2236 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarThe Human League - DarePeter takes on everyone's favorite grocery store jammer, "Don't you want me, baby?" and finds out the rest of the Dare album slaps.
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2019-10-1541 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarLos Indios Tabajaras - Maria ElenaCo-Host Jeremy leads this exploration into the mysteriously mellow vibes of Los Indios Tabajaras, their manufactured roots, and breakthrough billboard success, "Maria Elena."
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2019-10-0829 min
I'd Buy That For A DollarJimmie Spheeris - Isle of ViewWow! First Episode. The gang dig into Jimmie Spheeris' first album, Isle of View. They uncover an early psych folk album that, SHOCKINGLY, has ties to Scientology.
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2019-09-3037 min