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Record #18: Venus and Mars (1975 copy)
Season 1 Episode 17
We zip forward five years from our previous album. Now no longer just a guy making music in his living room, Paul McCartney has got a band together. …
1 year, 1 month ago
Record #17: McCartney (1970) 2022 copy
Season 1 Episode 18
If I'm going to give a billionaire money, it might as well be the one who wrote the music. So I purchased the McCartney I II III boxset. I also discu…
1 year, 2 months ago
Record #16: McCartney (1970)
Season 1 Episode 17
I dive into Paul McCartney's self-titled solo debut, with its lo-fi, home grown aesthetic. I touch on how the strum und drang of the Beatles' breakup…
1 year, 2 months ago
Record #15 Part 2: Motown No. 1*s
Season 1 Episode 16
As tough as it is to make it to the top, it's even tougher to stay there. We tackle the second album of this 2LP compilation. I talk about how commer…
1 year, 2 months ago
Record 15 part 1: Motown No. 1*s
Season 1 Episode 15
Let's all go to the Motor City and unpack the history and (some of) the hits of Motown. I'll be talking about the entrepreneurial spirit of the Gordy…
1 year, 2 months ago
Record #14: The Hollies' Greatest Hits
Season 1 Episode 14
The British Are Coming! I delve into an overlooked British Invasion act, untangle some lore, make my case for the origins of jangle pop, and turn Pet…
1 year, 3 months ago
Record #13: The Monkees (1976 Compilation)
Season 1 Episode 13
Our first double album at ARC HQ! Still, I make time for sussing out the character of the main record stores in Madison, conducting a whirlwind tour …
1 year, 3 months ago
Record #12: Elite Hotel
Season 1 Episode 12
Hippies invade Nashville! I expand slightly on my "genres are bullshit" rants, calling them a marketing strategy. I talk covers, pause recording to h…
1 year, 4 months ago
Record #11: Sentimentally Yours
Season 1 Episode 11
Back to Nashville and the legendary Patsy Cline. I go off on a tangent about why we call albums albums, why crossover success was a goal for Nashvill…
1 year, 4 months ago
Record #10: Portrait of Patsy Cline
Season 1 Episode 10
Genre (en deux sens) shift! We're talking one of the greats of country music, Patsy Cline. There's drama, heartache, strings, and the keyboard work o…
1 year, 5 months ago