Adventures in Record Collecting
by Sunny Schomaker
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Record #51: Dookie
Record #51: Dookie
About this podcast
It turns out that while streaming music is incredibly convenient, it’s not as fun as sorting through bins at a store. A Wisconsin Weirdo with an interest in music and media culture, and the owner of a boatload of vinyl from the 1950s (a few), 1960s (a ton), 1970s (many), 1980s (lots), 1990s (small, but growing), 2000s (sure), 2010s (surprising), and 2020s (not just rereleases). Join me as I talk about it all!
Companion blog: https://www.recordcollectingpod.com/
Email: [email protected]
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/user/sgschomaker
Episodes
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- Record #51: Dookie · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 1I'll be switching to Sunday releases, yet my fumbling toward a theme song (still in progress) pushed me behind schedule. Nevertheless, I kick off season 3 with a pop punk classic…
- Record #50: The Button Down Mind Strikes Back! · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 25I 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…
- Single #14: She Loves You/I'll Get You · 11 minI 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…
- Record #49: Prince Charming · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 23It'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…
- Single #13: Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You · 11 minWhat 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…
- Record #48: Mister Heartbreak · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 22I'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…
- Single #12: Live and Let Die/I Lie Around · 11 minThe last of the Wings-related content for a long time, I talk about Bond, myths and legends, grammar, and what makes a good Bond theme. *I also left out a qualifier--the bulk of…
- Record #47: Jacques Dutronc (1966) · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 21I'm back on my merde, as I discuss the first LP from French rock star and actor Jacques Dutronc. I cover the perils of analogy, Dylan impressions, garage rock and more. In…
- Single #11: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey/Too Many People · 6 minA brief detour back into the English language, and Paul's first post-breakup #1. I talk about satisfying chord progressions, funny voices, and singalongs. I also touch on diss…
- Record #46: C'est Chic! French Girl Singers of the 1960s · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 20Salut, les copains! I tackle the birth of yéyé pop, a distinctly French phenomenon of the 60s. I talk about cultural chauvinism, disparate influences, and the dominance of female…
- Record #45: Red Rose Speedway (2018) · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 19As I mentioned on the previous episode, Red Rose Speedway was originally conceived of as a double album. When EMI said "nope", Paul shuffled some stuff around and compressed it…
- Record #44: Red Rose Speedway · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 19We're still in the throes of a Maccathon. While I wait for The Boys of Dungeon Lane, we might as well talk about Wings' second album, and its long and winding road (hah!). I talk…
- Single #10: Instant Karma/Who Has Seen the Wind · 10 minIt is a truth universally acknowledged that the breakup of the Beatles was a fraught hot mess. It was also a slo-mo train wreck, and in alternate timelines, it is possible that…
- Record #43: Wild Life · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 18After covering covering four studio albums from Wings (plus one modern repress auxiliary copy and a belated post hoc release), we return to the beginning. I cover the origins of…
- Record #42: McCartney II (2022 repress) · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 17We return to Weird Paul and his bleep bloops! I talk about my second copy of McCartney II, why the Archive Collection version is on my Discogs wantlist, and go on a discursive…
- Record #41: McCartney II (1980 copy) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 16Is this Paul McCartney's most divisive album? Probably. While other albums might be less loved, few are more hated. I dig its weirdness. I talk about ambivalence…
- Single #9: Back off Boogaloo/Blindman · 6 minIt's Ringo! This time, Ringo, after hanging out with Marc Bolan, goes a little glam with Back off Boogaloo. Is it a diss track? If it is, while Ringo wouldn't have been alone in…
- Record #40: Arena · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 15Grab your tickets, folks! It's a live album! Duran Duran came to my city in 1984, and I was champing at the bit to go. Alas, I did not receive parental permission (being only 13…
- Single #8: Come and Get It/Rock of All Ages · 9 minWhen are The Beatles not The Beatles? The answer this week is when they're Badfinger. Before they were a rock and roll cautionary tale about scummy managers, they were a band…
- Record #39: Friend or Foe · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 14Back in 1982, I wanted my MTV, and certainly one reason was this episode's artist, Adam Ant. I dive into his solo debut, Friend or Foe, talk about art school and New Wave, Punk…
