Podcast

I'd Buy That For A Dollar

Music, Music Commentary, Music History

A podcast about inexpensive, common and underappreciated records that are waiting to be rediscovered.

Music History chart
#106
Episodes
338
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
56 min
On air since
2019
Latest episode
23 hours ago

Episodes

338 episodes, newest first

  1. *PATREON UNLOCKED* Kalamazoo Special!

    Season 4, Episode 338

    Show notes

    We have unlocked our October Bonus Episode from the Patreon, in which we are joined by Taylor Rowley and Mark T. Weathersby to highlight a few of our finds while out digging around Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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    51 min
  2. Claudine Longet - Claudine

    Season 8, Episode 337

    Show notes

    Matt Dorbin aka The Doctor joins us for our Halloween episode where we spin the debut album by French singer Claudine Longet, who passed away earlier this year at age 84. Once an American household name through her marriage to Andy Williams and television appearances, Claudine's career abruptly came to a halt in the mid-1970s following an incident which looms large over her light, breezy pop records.

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    1 hr 1 min
  3. Country Joe and the Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body

    Season 8, Episode 336

    Show notes

    Co-host Peter takes us on a journey into the psychedelic sounds of Country Joe and the Fish. Although best remembered for performing at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, the band were at the forefront of the 1960s counterculture movement and deeply rooted in activism.

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    51 min
  4. ZZ Top - El Loco

    Season 8, Episode 335

    Show notes

    We continue our "in memoriam" theme for the opening of season 8 with ZZ Top, who lost drummer Frank Beard in 2026 and bassist Dusty Hill in 2021. We play cuts from their 1981 album that finds the longtime blues rock power trio transitioning into the 1980s by embracing synthesizers and New Wave elements.

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    57 min
  5. Rhinestone (Original Soundtrack Recording from the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture)

    Season 5, Episode 334

    Show notes

    We pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton as guests Taylor Rowley and Mark T. Weathersby visit Kalamazoo, Michigan, to view the 1984 film Rhinestone with co-hosts Sean, Jeremy, and Peter. We discuss the notoriously panned motion picture and play a few choice cuts from its equally baffling soundtrack.

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    1 hr 7 min
  6. ReWind: Jimmie Spheeris - Isle of View

    Season 7, Episode 333

    Show notes

    With season 8 and episode 300 just around the corner, we have decided to travel back to where it all began: Jimmie Spheeris. We revisit the first episode of the podcast, which aired in fall 2019. We travel back to that distant time when the world was a different place, full of fantastical album covers and majick folksingers.

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    39 min
  7. ReWind: Rasa - Everything You See Is Me

    Season 7, Episode 332

    Show notes

    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.

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    1 hr 6 min
  8. ReWind: The Dells - There Is

    Season 7, Episode 331

    Show notes

    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.

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    56 min
  9. *PATREON UNLOCKED* Emory Cook - Rail Dynamics

    Season 7, Episode 330

    Show notes

    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.

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    31 min
  10. Bob Dylan - Shot of Love

    Season 7, Episode 329

    Show notes

    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!

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    1 hr 22 min
  11. Jean-Luc Ponty - Individual Choice

    Season 7, Episode 328

    Show notes

    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.

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    1 hr 1 min
  12. Sheena Easton - Madness, Money & Music

    Season 7, Episode 327

    Show notes

    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.

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    1 hr 4 min
  13. Clannad - Magical Ring

    Season 7, Episode 326

    Show notes

    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.

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    58 min
  14. Head On Electric - Sleep Slaughter Sheep

    Season 7, Episode 325

    Show notes

    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.

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    50 min
  15. Hugh Masekela - Masekela

    Season 7, Episode 324

    Show notes

    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.

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    1 hr 8 min
  16. Rachel Sweet - Fool Around

    Season 7, Episode 323

    Show notes

    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.

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    51 min
  17. Jesse Colin Young - The Soul of a City Boy

    Season 7, Episode 322

    Show notes

    Co-host Jeremy takes us back to the beginning of the career of American singer-songwriter Jesse Colin Young. Best known as the singer of the Youngbloods' Sixties generational anthem "Get Together," Young's solo career began several years earlier. This 1964 album is rooted in folk and blues, consisting of only Jesse's voice and his guitar.

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    48 min
  18. Ernie Mansfield - Windsailor

    Season 7, Episode 321

    Show notes

    Co-host Sean introduces the crew to the music of American flutist Ernie Mansfield. A gifted composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist, this 1983 release on Catero Records demonstrates his somewhat uncategorizable blend of jazz, classical, and beyond.

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    51 min
  19. King Sunny Adé - Aura

    Season 7, Episode 320

    Show notes

    Guest Marissa Mele returns to the podcast as we discuss Nigerian jùjú musician King Sunny Adé. We look at the origins of his music and explore how this pioneering worldbeat figure found international acclaim in the 1980s.

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    53 min
  20. Neil Young - Old Ways

    Season 7, Episode 319

    Show notes

    Guest Bailey Miller helps us finally pick a Neil Young album to feature. This country music album has an interesting backstory and a few tricks up its sleeve.

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    1 hr 11 min

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