I'd Buy That For A Dollar
A podcast about inexpensive, common and underappreciated records that are waiting to be rediscovered.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 305
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
ReWind: The Chambers Brothers - New Generation
Co-host Sean's rewind pick is the intense story of The Chambers Brothers. While not our most popular episode, it's consistently one fans seem to be affected by, check it out.
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ReWind: Dinah Washington - Unforgettable
Co-host Jeremy picks this underappreciated gem out of the dusty bin of old podcasts and calls your attention back to the singular talent that is Dinah Washington.
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ReWind: Bread - On The Waters
We dust off this season 1 classic where the crew visits Steven "Plastic Crimewave" Krakow just before the pandemic. Revisit lighter times with the obscure side of Bread.
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Bobby Bryant - The Jazz Excursion Into Hair
For our 100th episode and season 2 finale, the crew turn to the artist and album responsible for our theme song—Bobby Bryant's The Jazz Excursion Into Hair. We also reflect on some of our favorite se…
Johnny Mathis - I'm Coming Home
Healthcare worker, DJ, and record collector Mark Weathersby joins us to talk Johnny Mathis, specifically the crooner's soulful 1973 comeback album I'm Coming Home. The IBTFAD crew are forced to take …
Carole King - Wrap Around Joy
DJ and music supervisor Taylor Rowley returns to the program to highlight yet another thrift store staple—singer-songwriter Carole King. We take a look at Wrap Around Joy, a record that often gets lo…
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Moonshot
Co-host Jeremy blasts off with Buffy Sainte-Marie's Moonshot. Viewed in its day as a disappointingly mainstream effort from the uncompromising folksinger, the album has fared better with time.
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Smokey Robinson - Warm Thoughts
Guest host Wes Wheat returns to the podcast with a 1980 Smokey Robinson solo outing and helps the team traverse Robinson's miraculous career.
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Ray Price - For The Good Times
Co-host Jeremy tries to coax a tear into your beer as we consider a largely unsung country legend—Ray Price. For the Good Times finds Ray shifting from honky-tonk innovator to Nashville pop star.
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Michael Henderson - Goin' Places
DJ and musicologist Greg Caz returns to the show to give bassist and vocalist Michael Henderson his due. As we discuss the disparity between Henderson's early avant-garde work with Miles Davis and hi…
Chet Atkins & Les Paul - Chester & Lester
Musician Chris Brokaw stops by with a copy of Chester & Lester, the first collaboration between guitar virtuosos Chet Atkins and Les Paul. As we look at the careers of both artists, we also illustrat…
The Crusaders - Street Life
Co-host Peter tells the tale of the Crusaders, the unsung backbone of popular music for nearly two decades. Meanwhile, co-host Jeremy converts to smooth jazz, or rather, jazz-funk.
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Graham Nash - Songs for Beginners
Co-host Jeremy takes us on a trip into the world of a blossoming Graham Nash. On his debut solo album, we find the singer-songwriter maturing both personally and politically at the height of his succ…
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes
Our good buddy Jake Watkins drops in to get hyped with the crew on this choice selection from the catalog of pop rock masters Daryl Hall & John Oates—Private Eyes. We offer many reasons as to why the…
Richard Harris - A Tramp Shining
Radio DJ & music supervisor Taylor Rowley joins us again to explore this release from thespian Richard Harris and his interpretations of songwriting master Jimmy Webb's unique pieces of music.
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Chico Buarque - S/T
Co-host Jeremy dips his toes into Brazilian music with the iconic Chico Buarque and finds out the water is warm and nice.
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Ellington Indigos
Co-host Sean brings a late-era album from "the greatest American composer." Ellington Indigos finds Duke Ellington at an upswing in his career and might surprise those more familiar with his Big Band…
Melba Moore - The Other Side of the Rainbow
Guest host Leaura Hoss joins us to reveal what is on those Melba Moore records you've skipped over in so many dollar bins. Discover this powerful voice in that powerful suit on this powerful episode.…
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Co-host Jeremy brings the hallmark album from the biggest live music performer that no one has ever heard of—Jean-Michel Jarre—a synth music gem that can still be found in the dollar bins.
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Tiny Tim - Tiny Tim's 2nd Album
Musician Chris Connelly joins us to talk the complex music and even more complex person that is Tiny Tim. We explore how Tiny Tim came to be one of the most famous people in the world for a brief tim…