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Episode Synopsis
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 1986. Show notes: - Recorded in the backyard of CompCon HQ - Jay was 18 going on 19 in '86, Phil was 16 going on 17 - Nine of the top 10 selling albums of '86 came out the year before - Older artists make comebacks - Pop and hair metal were big - Boston finally released its third album - Phil's non-top 5s: Talking Heads, Smithereens, Prince, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, XTC, Bad Brains, Gene Loves Jezebel, Love and Rockets, World Party, Dead Milkmen, B-52s, Luka Bloom, Feelies, Joe Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, Sonic Youth, Rolling Stones, Dylan, Steve Earle, DLR - Jay's non-top 5s: David & David, Peter Gabriel, Iron Maiden - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
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