Episode 181: PRP Holiday Hotline: Musical Christmas Memories

It’s Christmastime! For many folks, that means it’s time to give and receive gifts. And Brian and Sarah’s gift to you this Christmas season is this episode, which is also about gifts.

Our hosts asked a number of friends of the show—some of whom have their own excellent podcasts—to call in to the Permanent Record Podcast Holiday Hotline and share stories and memories of Christmases past, where they received a music-related present.

Many of the callers fondly recalled receiving special albums, cassettes, or CDs in their stockings or under the Christmas tree. Others were gifted with a particular musical instrument that brought them happiness. All the stories share a common theme that’s likely no surprise to listeners of this podcast—music is the source of many happy memories and plays a large, even formative part of our lives.

Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, Brian and Sarah hope you’ll enjoy listening to the stories shared on the PRP Holiday Hotline, and that the year ahead will bring you a lot of wonderful music!

Check out the music and podcasts of our PRP friends:

All About 80s Music
Poison Picnic
The Pods & Sods 12 Days of Christmas Six-Packs
The Giddy Carousel of Pop
I’m in Love with That Song Podcast
The Hustle
Banned Biographies
Sly Dog Music-Cast

And many thanks to the massively talented duo VH X RR and their wonderful track "One Christmas Catalogue" with which we close out our year! Treat yourself to their music at https://vhxrr.bandcamp.com/music

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Episode 180: Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell (1981) Part 1 – Second Half

BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL!! We wanted to get this episode to you on Black Friday, but in order to do that, we have to get chintzy with these show notes. I'm just re-using Sarah's notes from last time, and I will mention here that this episode includes the following items of interest:

1. Our personal histories with "Speak & Spell"
2. Discussion on the first two songs of the US tracklisting
3. Your voicemails on Depeche Mode's debut
4. Follow-up info on some of the topics from last time

Now, here's the recycled stuff from last time.....

Brian and Sarah are back, and they’re ready to talk about Depeche Mode. And talk they do! This episode was about three hours long when they finished recording, so they decided it would be best to break it up into two separate episodes—but they’re both considered Part 1 of the Speak & Spell album discussion.

Since this is the debut album by Depeche Mode, this first half of Part 1 covers things like the formation of the band, their early days of performing, their quest for a record deal and their eventual partnership with Daniel Miller. The hosts also discuss the typical album-related subjects such as the making of the album, the chart positions, and the release—and there’s a surprisingly lengthy discussion about the album’s release date.

This episode wraps up with Brian and Sarah sharing a lot of reviews, some of which come from the time of release, and some that are more contemporary.

It’s a fun look back at the early days of the boys from Basildon, with a lot more to come!

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Episode 179: Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell (1981) Part 1 – First Half

Brian and Sarah are back, and they’re ready to talk about Depeche Mode. And talk they do! This episode was about three hours long when they finished recording, so they decided it would be best to break it up into two separate episodes—but they’re both considered Part 1 of the Speak & Spell album discussion.

Since this is the debut album by Depeche Mode, this first half of Part 1 covers things like the formation of the band, their early days of performing, their quest for a record deal and their eventual partnership with Daniel Miller. The hosts also discuss the typical album-related subjects such as the making of the album, the chart positions, and the release—and there’s a surprisingly lengthy discussion about the album’s release date.

This episode wraps up with Brian and Sarah sharing a lot of reviews, some of which come from the time of release, and some that are more contemporary.

It’s a fun look back at the early days of the boys from Basildon, with a lot more to come!

Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/
Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast
You can also find us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@permanentrecordpodcast
Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/
This BlueSky thing looks shiny and new: https://bsky.app/profile/permrecordpod.bsky.social
Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you!