HeyJaredAdventures in Record Collecting
It turns out that while streaming music is incredibly convenient, it’s not as fun as sorting through bins at a thrift store. Join me as I wander through thrift stores, record stores, garage sales, and yes, even the internet.
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Record #50: The Button Down Mind Strikes Back! (opens the original)
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I close out Season 2 with the follow up to Bob Newhart's debut, released later that same year. I talk about the different flavors of dated, how AI has made certain elements of 66-year old material fresh again, and how the algorithm is collapsing pop culture. I'll be back the first Friday in October with Season 3!
Single #14: She Loves You/I'll Get You (opens the original)
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I discuss the UK's biggest single of the 1960s, and its long journey to the top of the charts here. I talk about bootlegs, pirates, and counterfeits, as well as the circle of influences.
Record #49: Prince Charming (opens the original)
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It's time to revisit the career of Adam Ant, this time with his final album under the Adam and the Ants banner. I talk about image, record label expectations, the UK/US divide in popularity, and the difference between enjoying an album and having it hold up under repeated close listening. I also touch on the pitfalls of white people rapping.
Single #13: Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You (opens the original)
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What a way to come back! I'm cramming both the full album episodes with the singles, so that each week has both an album and a single. And what a single here! Sure, the Beatles would go on to create some truly innovative work, but they had to start somewhere. And they started here. I give (a version of) their origin story, including why a single recorded in 1962 was released in the US in 1964.
Record #48: Mister Heartbreak (opens the original)
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I'm back after an impromptu hiatus, discussing (sometimes flailing) Laurie Anderson's second album Mister Heartbreak. I talk myths, wrangle with discomfort, and say "future episode" a whole lot. Come for the Synclavier; stay for the vocoder.
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