Tom and John steer the helm across the pond to discover the connections and correlatives (yes, that’s a word) between the yacht-rocky west coast sound with the emergence of “sophistipop” shortly after the yacht rock heyday. What were the tie-ins. Are there comparisons to be made? Were there influences, or just coincidences. And, of course, what is there to discuss regarding personnel? More than you might think... Is there such thing as “Sophisti-Yacht?” You be the judge. Plus, Tom’s Sophstipop playlist, if you’re into that sorta thing. Lightning Round: Found at Sea: Nile Rodgers' Greatest Hits (Spotify playlist) Buried Treasures Off the Map References and Related: John’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist Yacht or Nyacht? The Official Yachtski Scale Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main Intro/outro music: Did You Mean That by Page 99 Find and Follow: The Mainland: YachtRockPodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yachtrockpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/yachtrockpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yachtrockpodcast Anchors Aweigh (Support the Podcast): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yachtrockpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yachtrockpodcast/support