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Episode #111 - How They Listen to Music: Simon Vance, Audiobook Narrator

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We discuss the changes in the way we have listened to music over the decades with Simon Vance, esteemed narrator of audiobooks, who saw all the great British bands live in their prime.

This week's guest:

  • Simon Vance

    • Show notes:

    We don't link to all the many bands and records that Simon mention in this episodes; we'll leave it up to you to search for them.

    • 2018 Audie Awards with Simon Vance
    • Audible Audiobook Narrator Hall of Fame - Simon Vance
    • Bob Lefsetz, The Leftsetz Letter: "McCartney on Carpool Karaoke"
    • "Side Splitter" AppleScript
    • Episode #97 - Jerry Ewing on Progressive Rock
    • Fill Your Head with Rock (Wikipedia)
    • Almost Famous (The Bootleg Cut)
    • Still Crazy
    • Episode #105 - The Future of Vinyl

      • Our next tracks:

      • Durutti Column: The Guitar and Other Machines (Correction: it was released in 1987.)
      • Family: Fearless

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