Deep Dive: The Imperials *...This Year's Model* (Episode 20) - a podcast by CCM in 3D

This week's podcast kicks off an entire month of "deep dives," a little something that we are calling "Deep Dive December with the 3D's."

In 1985, The Imperials brought super-producer Brown Bannister into the fold to produce their album Let the Wind Blow. The high-tech (at the time) 8-bit graphics screamed "Cutting Edge™" but the resulting album was a relatively safe effort firmly ensconced in the prevailing smooth, West Coast AOR ethos of that time. 

By the time 1987 rolled around, lead singer Paul Smith and long-time Imp Jim Murray were gone from the band and were replaced by Jimmie Lee Sloas and Ron Hemby. The two newcomers provided the band with an infusion of youthful energy and Bannister steered the band into uncharted waters as they released ...This Year's Model.

The 3D's had big, big fun revisiting this classic album (as you will hear).

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The 3D's are Dan, Derek, and Dave. Three friends who used to work together in early 1990s in Christian radio who love to reminisce about music from the golden era of CCM, 1985-1995. If you love classic Amy, Michael, Petra, Russ, and White Heart, you have found your new favorite podcast. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe.

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Dan Day is a small business owner in the Wichita area.

Derek Hale is pastor of Trinity Covenant Church (CREC) in Wichita, KS (https://trinitycovenantchurch.wordpress.com/)

Dave Wilson is an on-air personality working for Entercom Communications.

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Intro and outro music: "New Spoon," composed by Sam Luttrell. Used by permission. Please visit his Bandcamp site at https://cannonfire.bandcamp.com/releases.

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