Episode 20: Will They Know It’s Summertime?

About this episode

The episode explores the 1985 fundraising efforts related to the famine in Ethiopia and discusses promo records.

It’s 1985. There’s a famine in Ethiopia causing suffering and death. In episode 20 of My Weird Record Collection we take a look at that famous fundraising effort that happened in…San Diego??? We also dip our toes in the water of the sea of promo records. SHOW NOTES Will They Know It’s Summertime? on YouTube Will They Know It’s Summertime? on Discogs 91x (XETRA-FM) official web page Global Communities (merger between Project Concern International and the Foundation for Cooperative Housing) Weird record rankings as of episode 20

People in this episode

Host: My Weird Record Collection

Topics covered

• fundraising
• promo records
• 1985
• Ethiopia famine
• music history

Keywords

• Ethiopia
• famine
• fundraising
• San Diego
• promo records
• 1985
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 91x (XETRA-FM), Global Communities

Books & works: Will They Know It’s Summertime?

Places: Ethiopia, San Diego

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