Originally released February 2020:
Song-poems were records created when random citizens wrote "poems" (lyrics) and sent them, along with a check, to various companies which employed musicians who would set those words to music, record the song and press it to vinyl. It was basically a scam and many of the records ended up in thrift shops and record stores where they at some point were discovered by collectors of the odd and obscure. On this episode one of those collectors, Bob Purse, shares with us some of his favorite songs discovered from more than two decades of seeking these things out.
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10. DAY BY DAY: ELO - SECRET MESSAGES
9. DAY BY DAY: ELO - TIME
8. DAY BY DAY: ELO - DISCOVERY
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6. DAY BY DAY: ELO - A NEW WORLD RECORD
5. DAY BY DAY: ELO - FACE THE MUSIC
4. DAY BY DAY: ELO - ELDORADO
3. DAY BY DAY: ELO - ON THE THIRD DAY
2. DAY BY DAY: ELO - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA II
1. DAY BY DAY: ELO - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
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14. DAY BY DAY: URIAH HEEP - ABOMINOG
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