{"id":4492,"date":"2025-04-14T03:04:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T03:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2025-04-14T03:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T03:04:29","slug":"radioactive-metal-829-floppy-discs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiningwizardsnetwork.com\/episodes\/2025\/04\/14\/radioactive-metal-829-floppy-discs\/","title":{"rendered":"Radioactive Metal 829: Floppy Discs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was a time when &#8220;physical product&#8221; was flying off the shelves.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThere were some points when labels and stores couldn&#8217;t keep up with demand.Through it all though there were some albums that should have sold by the bucket load. But they somehow fell short.<br \/>\n<br \/> <br \/>\nThis week we go over some of these &#8220;can&#8217;t miss&#8221; albums. That did. &#8220;Cold Lake&#8221; anyone? &#8220;Chinese Democracy&#8221;. How about Crue&#8217;s self titled album? 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