Completely Conspicuous

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we look back at the music of 1987. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Okkervil River, Beachwood Sparks and Midlake. Show notes: - Recorded via Skype - Brian: Birth of the cassingle - Inexpensive way to buy singles, B-sides - Brian: Collecting 45s for a jukebox - Jay: 1987 was big for female pop artists - Madonna, Bangles, Belinda Carlisle, Lisa Lisa, Heart - Older songs like "Stand By Me" were re-released - Young Brian bought his first album in '87: The Monkees' Greatest Hits - New Monkees TV show came and went - Jay: Made two top 5 album lists, Then and Now - Jay: Then list (#5 to #1): Def Leppard's Hysteria, INXS's Kick, Cult's Electric, Whitesnake's s/t and U2's Joshua Tree - Whitesnake was the hard rock version of Ringo Starr's All Starr Band - Brian's #5: George Harrison's Cloud Nine, despite Jeff Lynne's heavy handed production - Jay's #5: Husker Du's Warehouse, not their best but still pretty great - Incredible run of al