Jean-Luc Ponty - Individual Choice

On this ReWind, we revisit when David O. McCullough joined us to uncover what little information was available on the only album by the Hare Krishna soul and jazz-funk group Rasa.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

This classic episode ReWind takes us back to season 4 when WFMU DJ and music writer Gaylord Fields joined us to discuss the debut album by the Dells. This 1968 release finds the longstanding singles group embracing experimentation as they graduate to the long play.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!

In this unlocked Patreon bonus episode, the crew listens to a 10" record released by Emory Cook featuring the sounds of the railroad, an impressive audio achievement for 1952. Like what you hear? Please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content!

Guest Jacob T. Simons joins us to close season 7 as we discuss Bob Dylan's 1981 album Shot of Love. The third installment in Dylan's largely maligned "Christian trilogy," this release is the most diverse of the three albums and worthy of reevaluation. Stick around after the discussion for our season wrap-up!  Like what you hear? Sign up at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!  

Guest Jared Thiele takes us into the fascinating world of French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. We learn about Ponty's career path as both a solo artist and session player while we listen to a mid-period album that finds his trademark violin surrounded by synthesizers.   Like what you hear? Sign up at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

Music journalist and compilation producer Adam Mattera is our guest as we discuss Scottish singer Sheena Easton. A massive star in the early 1980s, this somewhat overlooked third album wasn't a big seller but is a great showcase for her talents as a vocalist and song interpreter.   Like what you hear? Sign up at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

Melonie Bayl-Smith returns to the program with an album by the Irish band Clannad. Released at a turning point in their career in the early 1980s, the album sees the group mixing their established traditional folk sound with contemporary, cutting-edge technology to great commercial success.   Like what you hear? Sign up at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

Co-host Jeremy revisits our opening theme of season 7 by featuring an LP released during the vinyl revival. We listen to the only widely available release by Milwaukee rock band Head On Electric. Released in 2011, the album features a surprising mix of influences and came together through interesting circumstances.   Like what you hear? Sign up at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

We are joined by Philadelphia-based rapper and producer ialive to uncover the legacy of South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. In a proud IBT tradition, we listen to the album which followed Masekela's breakout hit. While not a commercial success, the work is a bold and enduring personal statement.   Like what you hear? Sign up at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks! 

The classic IBT trio listens to the debut from American singer Rachel Sweet. Recorded when Sweet was sixteen years old, the album is stylistically all over the place, aided by the top musicians of the UK pub rock scene based around Stiff Records. We learn about her music career and gradual turn toward acting and television.   Like what you hear? Sign up at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us. Thanks!