@45RPM Did The Joshua Tree Fall on The 77s? (More Roe From The Cutting Room Floor)

The 77s' 1987 self-titled album was not only that band's first
real shot at the "big-time" success their fans knew they
deserved. It was also the climax of a creative explosion from a
unique Sacramento community that had been cooking up spiritually
driven, culturally engaged, artistically excellent music for
about a decade. On this special "From The Vault" episode of the
podcast, we unveil previously unheard tape culled from frontman
Michael Roe's conversation with True Tunes and with The Electric
Jesus Podcast to finally answer one of the most fascinating
questions of all time: Did U2's breakthrough album The Joshua
Tree inadvertently KILL one of our other favorite LPs? 


 


If you dig this, don't miss our previous 2-part deep dive with
Michael Roe, our recent @45RPM reflection on U2's Achtung Baby,
our conversation with 77s and Exit Records advocate Randy Layton,
or our discussions in the vault with fellow Exit artists Steve
Scott, Jimmy Abegg, and Charlie Peacock. 


 


For this show's FULL SHOW NOTES - including a list of ALL the
music used in this episode and more - visit
TrueTunes.com/RoeRedux.


 


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