Ep. 98 A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU w/ Alex & pglonghouse (Patreon)

Topics: Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (1963) + Joe Meek's I Hear a New World: An Outer Space Music Fantasy (1960/1991)Guests: Alex (@Faustina_former) & pglonghouse (@pglonghouse)A Christmas gift for you from the Bistro Californium podcastIn this spectacular Christmas special, Bistro veterans Alex and pglonghouse return to discuss the respective masterworks of two visionary, doom-struck producers- one a commercial holiday classic, the other a cosmic fantasy- we talk about the lives of these great and troubled men, the music they had a hand in creating, and finally wish you the listener a very Merry Christmas (and a Happy New Year!)

"When red leaves are fallingThe love bells shall ring out""Yes! This is a strange record. I meant it to be. I wanted to create a picture in music of what could be up there in outer space"