<p>Apple has killed off its second attempt at a &quot;music social network,&quot; Connect, which was part of Apple Music. We ponder what it would take to create a useful music social network. </p>

<p><strong>Show notes</strong>:</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/">Discogs</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.kirkville.com/itunes-features-that-have-been-retired/" rel="nofollow">iTunes Features That Have Been Retired</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thenexttrack.com/63" rel="nofollow">Episode #60 – Geoff Edgers on the Slow Death of the Electric Guitar</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/878042938946518/" rel="nofollow">The Classical Music Recordings Discussion Group (Facebook)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kirkville.com/how-to-share-your-listening-history-in-apple-music/" rel="nofollow">How to Share Your Listening History in Apple Music</a></li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/profile/dougadams" rel="nofollow">Doug&#39;s profile on Apple Music</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/profile/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk&#39;s profile on Apple Music</a> </li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Our next tracks</strong>:</p>

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<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2VfLVjH" rel="nofollow">The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</a>; <a href="https://amzn.to/2R6KaGu" rel="nofollow">two-disc CD</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2Sjp1pQ" rel="nofollow">Steppenwolf: All Time Greatest Hits</a></li>
</ul>

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<iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="300" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/all-time-greatest-hits-reissue/1434894909&at=11l6om" width="660"></iframe>
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Episode #138 - A Look Back at Music We Discovered Last Year

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.