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Permanent Record Podcast

By: Brian & Sarah
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  • Brian and Sarah are your hosts for this look back at albums from the New Wave and Classic Rock genres-- albums which have earned a permanent spot in their record collection. The hosts start the discussion with a history of the album, followed by their personal history with it. Over the course of two episodes, they do a track-by-track review of the album and the videos that accompany the singles. They conclude by each giving the album a final review and rating of zero to 100 record adapters. Join Brian and Sarah in this fun look back at the hits-- along with some misses-- of the 70s and 80s!
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  • In Conversation With Billy Vera (Part 2)

    In Conversation With Billy Vera (Part 2)
    Jul 29 2024
    Episode 174: In Conversation With Billy Vera (Part 2) Our conversation with author/actor/musician Billy Vera concludes with an episode that touches on so many different aspects of this great man's career. Billy started his professional career as a songwriter, but soon moved to a higher-profile gig as part of the duo Billy Vera and Judy Clay. After a successful album called "Storybook Children", Billy kicked off a solo career that has spanned decades, starting with 1968's "With Pen in Hand" up to the recent "Timeless" album, released in 2019. In the mid-1980s, Billy had a number one hit with "At this Moment". In this interview, we discuss in detail his first number one hit, "I Really Got the Feeling", which Dolly Parton took to the top of the charts in 1978. We also talk about Billy's time on both the small screen and the big screen, including an episode on Brian's favorite TV Drama, "Wiseguy." Other topics that we cover in this second episode: · Compiling his hit album "By Request" for Rhino Records· Appearing on 80's Era TV and meeting Dick Clark· His appearances on and relationship with Johnny Carson· His star on Hollywood Boulevard and Angie Dickinson· Working on "Wiseguy" with Stephen J Cannell· Starting in acting· Pitching an original TV idea to Cannell· "Ronnie's Song" and working mob joints in NYC· Life and love in NYC at 18· Old Money vs New Money· His 1988 Capital album "Retro Nuevo"· Dolly Parton· "Timeless" and "Live at Vitello's"· The only "real" job he ever worked· Reissuing artists like Duke Ellington and Count Basie· Meeting and working with Fats Domino and other Doo Wop acts· Board of Directors of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation· Steaming music and today's DIY reality· Music Publishing· The story behind the Drifters' hit "Save the Last Dance for Me"· The job of a songwriter· Voice-over career· King of Queens · Meeting and working with David Hasselhoff · Rip It Up: The Specialty Records Story Thanks to Billy for spending so much time with us and for sharing so many wonderful stories about this career! You can learn more about Billy's story, his books, and his music at https://billyvera.com/ Follow him on Facebook for the latest info on his gigs and his weekly radio show: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealBillyVera Treat yourself to music and books by Billy here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=billy+vera&crid=31CGZ21181YET&sprefix=billy+vera%2Caps%2C102&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ So this BlueSky thing looks shiny and new: https://bsky.app/profile/permrecordpod.bsky.social Oh! Here's another one of these things - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@permanentrecordpodcast Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you!
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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • In Conversation With Billy Vera (Part 1)

    In Conversation With Billy Vera (Part 1)
    Jul 15 2024
    Episode 173: In Conversation With Billy Vera (Part 1) Sarah usually writes these show notes, and on the rare occasion that I fill in for her, I do something silly - I either make them really short or I have ChatGPT help me by doing most of the work. This time, I asked to do them because I am still in shock that this episode exists and because it was a true thrill to speak with an artist who has been a favorite of mine since I was 16! After discovering Billy Vera, along with many others of my generation, thanks to the hit comedy "Family Ties", I would go on to collect his entire catalog, with the exception of "Queen of Diamonds / Jack of Hearts" by Evie Sands & Billy Vera which I haven't been able to find yet. I will one day though! I would watch him on TV shows like "Wiseguy" and "Into the Night", where he served as a late-night bandleader and often performed his wonderful songs. I would occasionally be surprised and excited to spot him in movies throughout the 80s and 90s. He was doing so many great things, and doing all of those things at a level which should have made him a Super Star if there was any justice in the world. With all of his various talents, songwriting and singing are where Billy truly shines, so getting to talk with him about his career and his music was an amazing experience. In this first episode (of two), we touched on so many topics, even going back to the mid-1960s and some of his earliest songs. I really hope you will enjoy this discussion on some of my favorite music. Topics that we cover in this first episode: · Billy's upcoming trip to Italy to perform and to receive an award at the Porretta Soul Music Festival· Working with Jerry Wexler· Writing songs professionally in NYC in the 1960s· A song he wishes he wrote· Writing "Room with a View" with Lowell Fulson· Working with Bonnie Raitt· Recording "Storybook Children" with Judy Clay· Playing the Apollo Theater· Thoughts on songwriting· Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era and "Don't Look Back"· His 1988 Capital album "Retro Nuevo"· The three styles of Production· Working with Lou Rawls and George Benson· Working with Arif Mardin· How did Jim Keltner become a Beater in 1988?· Working on the Blake Edwards movie "Blind Date"· Hanging out with Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Kim Basinger· Meeting L. Russell Brown· Being "inspired" by Loni Anderson· Writing his biggest hit "At this Moment" and the story behind the song· Writing Brian's favorite BV song "Here Comes The Dawn Again"· Releasing his biggest album on Rhino Records· Doing promo work in the 1980s · Advice from his mother You can learn more about Billy's story, his books, and his music at https://billyvera.com/ Follow him on Facebook for the latest info on his gigs and his weekly radio show: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealBillyVera Treat yourself to music and books by Billy here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=billy+vera&crid=31CGZ21181YET&sprefix=billy+vera%2Caps%2C102&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ So this BlueSky thing looks shiny and new: https://bsky.app/profile/permrecordpod.bsky.social Oh! Here's another one of these things - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@permanentrecordpodcast Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you!
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982) - Part 4

    Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982) - Part 4
    Jun 23 2024

    Episode 172: Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982) - Part 4

    In the Northern Hemisphere, it’s now officially summertime, and it’s also time for Brian and Sarah to wrap up their discussion of the 1982 album from Simple Minds, New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84).

    Our hosts find themselves with three more songs on the album to cover, one of which is a single with a video, so there’s no shortage of things to talk about with that song. But even the last two tracks on the album generate a lot of discussion from Brian and Sarah.

    During the course of the song discussion, a wide variety of topics are brought up, such as: the first Earl of Birkenhead; the perfect setting to kill Green Lantern; the answer to the question “can being completely covered in gold paint kill a person?”; the world’s worst museum; a cassette-zine; and the Camp David Peace Accords of 1978.

    After Brian and Sarah finish discussing the album tracks, it’s time for the Extra Credit section. The featured topic is Jim Kerr’s side project from 2010: Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr.

    Then, to further delay the long-awaited final reviews and ratings of the album, there’s a special and exciting announcement from Sarah!

    Finally, the time comes for Brian and Sarah to deliver their thoughts on the album and their record-adapter ratings. How will this 1982 album—which many consider to be Simple Minds’ best work—rank in the eyes of our hosts? All is revealed at the end!

    Songs discussed in this episode:
    Glittering Prize
    Hunter and the Hunted
    King Is White and in the Crowd


    Link to the video discussed:
    Glittering Prize


    Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/
    Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast
    Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod
    Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/
    So this BlueSky thing looks shiny and new: https://bsky.app/profile/permrecordpod.bsky.social
    Oh! Here's another one of these things - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@permanentrecordpodcast
    Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you!
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    1 hr and 49 mins
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