The guys get into another "rock n roll manager did me wrong" story - but this one feels a little different. Learn about Brian Lane, his rise from record promoter to prog rock puppeteer, and the move that did him in - even though he says it wasn't him who did it at all...

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode:  “Roundabout,” “We Can Fly From Here (New York, 1980)”  by Yes; “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles; “Heat of the Moment,” Only Time Will Tell” by Asia;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buggles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Fighting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lane_(manager)

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-managers-that-built-prog-former-yes-manager-brian-lane-reminisce

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tormato

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(Yes_album)

https://www.rhino.com/article/5-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-yess-drama