When Records Ruled

About When Records Ruled

When Records Ruled is a podcast that takes you back to a time when analog was king. We share our love of rock music and pop culture from the 1970s and 1980s, and take a few b-side tracks down memory lane along the way. Hosted by David Norris, Lance Schwartz, and Brian Strom.

Publisher

David Norris, Brian Strom, Lance Schwartz

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Apr 2023

Latest episode

31 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Jul 2025

   Special Episode - Top 5 Ozzy Songs

   Coming out of semi-retirement, we get the band back together to talk about Ozzy Osbourne, and give our own personal top 5 songs from his catalog of solo work and Black Sabbath. Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. Facebook: ⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled)facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ (http://facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled%E2%81%A0) Instagram: ⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whenrecordsruled)instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ (http://instagram.com/whenrecordsruled%E2%81%A0) Custom music for WRR © by Benji Inniger - ⁠hearbenji.com⁠ (https://www.hearbenji.com/)

2. 

   19 Jan 2025

   That’s All For Now

   It’s been a fun ride, and we’ve enjoyed sharing our love of music and all things 70s and 80s with you. Enjoy our “b-side-track” down memory lane episode of When Records Ruled podcast. Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. Facebook: ⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled)facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ (http://facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled%E2%81%A0) Instagram: ⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whenrecordsruled)instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ (http://instagram.com/whenrecordsruled%E2%81%A0) Custom music for WRR © by Benji Inniger - ⁠hearbenji.com⁠ (https://www.hearbenji.com/)

3. 

   1 Jan 2025

   Finding What We’re Looking for with U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)

   We spy on U2 climbing into the stratosphere with their album The Joshua Tree (1987) and have another versus “Remember When?” segment: Lincoln Logs vs Tinker Toys. Who wins in the wooden creation battle? Hosted by David Norris, Brian Strom, and Lance Schwartz. New episodes out the 1st and 15th of each month.Facebook: ⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled)facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled⁠ (http://facebook.com/WhenRecordsRuled%E2%81%A0)Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/whenrecordsruled⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whenrecordsruled) ⁠Spotify playlist of music we reviewed⁠ (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57uR68QY5IN2kIgmxB57H9?si=84b86c65d19f4d29) Custom music for WRR © by Benji Inniger - ⁠hearbenji.com⁠ (https://www.hearbenji.com/)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

987

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

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