I'd Buy That For A Dollar

Co-host Jeremy brings a recording from over 60 years ago by Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji. A big hit upon release, this record was the first recording to popularize African music in the west.   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!

Musician, producer, and music historian Skip Heller joins us for an enthusiastic discussion on the eclectic Gino Vannelli. If you only know "I Just Wanna Stop," you're in for a few surprises.   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!

Co-host Peter puts a Jesse Winchester record on the turntable this week to prove that this country and folk mainstay is not just a writer of good songs performed by many of your favorite artists but can hold his own, too.   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!

Co-host Jeremy takes the lead for our discussion on Grace Jones. A singular artist in every way imaginable, we do our best to tell the story of a known but mysterious pop culture figure.     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!

We are rejoined by guest Jake Watkins for this 1969 LP from flautist Paul Horn. Viewed by many as the dawn of New Age music, this record's creation is a story unto itself.   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!

We are joined again by DJ and musicologist Greg Caz as we discuss this stunning 1974 release from Aretha Franklin. What would be a career highlight for most artists is a generally overlooked offering from the Queen of Soul.   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!

Co-host Jeremy tells the tragic tale of tragically forgotten country singer Dottie West. A bona fide superstar in her day, Dottie broke ground for women in country and made the men sound better as a duet partner.   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!

On this special bonus episode, the legendary Mrs. Miller is reevaluated under the I'd Buy That lens.

Guest host Ryan Werner returns with the debut solo album from multifaceted vocalist Nona Hendryx. A far cry from her dance and R&B-flavored work, this record finds her taking on the hard rock genre.   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!

Co-host Peter brings us the sixth album from pop-rock outfit Herman's Hermits. This offering proves more groovy and psychedelic than one might expect from this typically clean-cut act.   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!

Guest co-host Jakab Selner returns to the podcast with a Neil Diamond record. This unique entry in the artist's catalog pays tribute to the Tin Pan Alley tradition from which Diamond emerged.   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!

College professor and musician Ike Turner is our guest as we slip into both the story of Nu Shooz and the accompanying pool of songs that makes up their third album. There are more twists and turns in this dance music group's sound than one might expect from their big hit "I Can't Wait."   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!

Taylor Rowley returns to the podcast to exterminate any notion that the Roches are a novelty act. As we bask in their otherworldly three-part harmonies, we also explore how this folk sibling trio came to be.   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!

On this very special unlocked Patreon exclusive of IBTFAD, co-host Sean dabbles in the occult with this 10" Rosicrucian Record.   If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. If you sign up in the month of February 2022 or are currently a Patreon supporter, then you will receive limited edition merch, including stickers, tote bags, and mugs. Sign up today!

Guest co-host Wes Wheat joins us this week to highlight rock and roll maverick Todd Rundgren. We focus on the point at which Rundgren abandoned pop stardom in favor of musical innovation, while continuing to produce some of the most successful and influential albums of the 1970s and '80s.   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!

Guest host Aswad from the Studio Funk podcast turns up the heat with the sophomore release from international funk outfit Heatwave. The group's tragedies and triumphs are underscored by an overlooked masterpiece of an album.   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!

You might recognize a few numbers from this 1981 R&B release by producer and arranger Quincy Jones. Co-host Peter leads the way through the hits and players on this enormous commercial success that can be found used at just about any record store without breaking the bank.   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!

Co-host Jeremy takes on an artist that would inevitably appear on the podcast—Mr. Kenny Loggins. We look at his proper debut solo album and attempt to shed some of the preconceived notions surrounding him as an artist.   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!

Philly-based DJ DuiJi Mshinda aka DuiJi 13 is our guest as we discuss the second album by R&B musician Angela Bofill. Her backstory reveals why this isn't your run-of-the-mill pop record.   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!

Co-host Peter dusts off a copy of this thrift store classic from jazz pianist Dick Hyman. We examine why a classically trained player such as Hyman found himself at the controls of the futuristic Moog synthesizer and how such an odd pairing could become a hit record.   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!