161. THE FREE DESIGN, PART 2 (WITH SANDY, BRUCE, & ELLEN DEDRICK)
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There is one sunshine pop band that stands as the greatest example of the genre, and that one band is The Free Design.  They had one 1967 hit, “Kites Are Fun”—it hit #114, and that was it.  But that’s only the beginning… In Part 2 of this unprecedented 5 1/2 hour interview with 3/4 of the original brother-sister quartet, Discograffiti explores the history and output of the band with appropriately fawning adoration.  Here’s just a choice sampling of what’s bandied about in this podcast: The impact of Ellen’s entrance into the group, which made them a quartet; Whether or not any of them actually cared about the lack of hits they seemed unfairly doomed to experience by that point; And a deep-dive exploration of LPs 2 & 3: You Could Be Born Again and Heaven/Earth! Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331  If you’re a Free Design superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s Free Design Series—this episode alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time—it’s actually double the length of the free version! To purchase it as a one-off: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/ Or subscribe! Extended edits of all shows are available on either the Lieutenant (longer) or Major (longest) Tiers. Discograffiti’s 4-show-a-week release schedule can be yours for the price of a cup of coffee a week.   Order the Digital package of our METAL MACHINE MUZAK double album (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & Will Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404 Please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti To order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404 To Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954 Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ CONTACT DAVE Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe #thefreedesign #freedesign #chrisdedrick #brucededrick #sandydedrick #ellendedrick #enochlight #sunshinepop #kitesarefun #lightintheattic #youcouldbebornagain #delevan #elliotkendall #artdedrick #kendormusic #fernandoperdomo #littlecowboy #ilikethesunrise #mybrotherwoody #stereolab #cornelius #cosmicpeekaboo #singforveryimportantpeople #starstimebubbleslove #momthebomb #jimmyfallon #project3 #discograffiti #metalmachinemuzak #soldiersofsound  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discograffiti/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discograffiti/support
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