Musician, label boss, designer and manager of the Nick Drake estate, Cally Callomon and Richard Morton Jack, author of the recently published Nick Drake : The Life, join host Jim Irvin to select albums they think should be better known.The rec

You're Not On The Christmas List. Special episode with Andy Miller, Andrew Male and our alternative bumper Xmas playlist.

Jun 19th, 2023 1h 43m

Writers, critics and owners of pullovers, Andrew Male and Andy Miller come a-wassailing into view bearing audible gifts for us all, a festive album they deem under-celebrated and lots of neatly wrapped songs to decorate a Yuletide playlist of a

Randy, The Sundays & The Jayhawks, with Ian Winwood and Nick Duerden

Nov 26th, 2022 1h 17m

Host Jim Irvin is joined by the authors of two of 2022's most intriguing music books, Ian Winwood (Bodies) and Nick Duerden (Exit Stage Left).The albums up for discussion are: Randy - Randy The Band (2005), The Sundays - Reading, Writing & Ari

Billy Mackenzie, Fairport Convention & Renaissance with Maria McKee and Jo Kendall

Oct 8th, 2022 1h 24m

Jim Irvin is joined by two more bringers of undervalued joy: country-punk pioneer with a thousand years of LA heritage, and creator of one of the show's favourite albums, Maria McKee, and long-time staffer of Prog magazine, Jo Kendall.The albu

Joan Armatrading, John Cale & Bergen White with Kevin Brennan MP and Tom Gray

Sep 2nd, 2022 1h 19m

Jim Irvin is joined in this episode by Kevin Brennan, the labour MP for Cardiff West, guitarist in parliamentary rock band MP4 and a solo artist in his own right, and Tom Gray, member of Gomez and founder of the #BrokenRecord campaign for faire

John Martyn, Bram Stoker & Willie Bobo with Phil Manzanera and Matt Berry

Jul 27th, 2022 1h 25m

Host Jim Irvin invites two more guests to discuss albums that never make those lists of the all-time greats. Here he's joined by Roxy Music's textural guitar wizard, Phil Manzanera and comic actor and much-admired lone-wolf musician, Matt Berry

Doris, Manuel Göttsching and Johnny Harris with Bill Brewster and Partha Banerjea

Jun 30th, 2022 1h 24m

Jim Irvin and guests select and discuss some under-appreciated albums. In this episode: DJ and co-author of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, Bill Brewster and consultant paediatric psychiatrist and survivor of the Battle of Lewisham, Partha Baner

Patty Griffin, The Feelies & Fleetwood Mac with Michelle Branch and Patrick Carney

May 12th, 2022 1h 21m

Joining host Jim Irvin to select an underrated album they treasure are American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch and one half of The Black Keys, Patrick Carney. The albums in this episode are Patty Griffin - Flaming Red (1996), The Feelies -

Alan Hull, Jellyfish and Paul Desmond with Chris Ingham and Ben Wardle

Apr 18th, 2022 1h 30m

Jim Irvin and guests select and discuss under-appreciated albums. In this episode: celebrated jazz pianist and author of The Rough Guide To The Beatles, Chris Ingham, and Ben Wardle, author of A Perfect Silence, a new biography of Talk Talk's M

Ian Dury, The Comsat Angels & Bryan Ferry with Simon Reynolds and David Stubbs

Mar 21st, 2022 1h 29m

Guests Simon Reynolds and David Stubbs join host Jim Irvin to share some undervalued records they love. The albums in this episode are: Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Do It Yourself (1979), The Comsat Angels - Waiting For A Miracle (1980) and Bry

Bumper Xmas Special with Andrew Male and Andy Miller, featuring Wild Billy Childish, June Christy and the You're Not On The Christmas List playlist

Dec 8th, 2021 1h 54m

As our 2021 finale, two of this season's most available guests, Andrew Male and Andy Miller, return to join host Jim Irvin for an epic feast of off-piste Christmas music. We pull crackers, wear Christmas jumpers (Andrew's throws up a little sta

Spanky & Our Gang, 10,000 Maniacs and The Smoke with Carl Magnus Palm and Peter Paphides.

Nov 17th, 2021 1h 19m

Jim Irvin's guests in this episode are world-renowned ABBA expert and chronicler, Carl Magnus Palm, and award-winning memoirist, author of Broken Greek and founder of Perturbed fanzine, Peter Paphides, back for more because the chance to discus

Paul McCartney, The Phantom Band and Cocteau Twins, with Jude Rogers and Eamonn Forde

Oct 19th, 2021 1h 13m

Jim Irvin's guests in this episode are esteemed writers about the power of music and the power behind it. Jude Rogers has been an editor and writer at large for many publications. Her recent Radio 4 series, A Life In Music traced the way music

Brad, Pilot & China Crisis with Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor aka Sodajerker

Sep 11th, 2021 1h 11m

Ten years ago two friends who met at school on Merseyside started a podcast interviewing their songwriting heroes. Sodajerker On Songwriting has grown into one of the best and most popular music podcasts out there. On the occasion of their 10th

Neil Ardley, Stackridge & Jack Bruce with Andy Miller and Jonathan Coe

Aug 11th, 2021 1h 19m

Author! Author! A literary special with authors Jonathan Coe and Andy Miller joining host Jim Irvin to discuss some under-appreciated albums they love.The albums in this episode are A Symphony Of Amaranths by Neil Ardley, The Man In The Bowler

Gastr del Sol, Punishment of Luxury & Jorge Ben, with Field Music

Jul 19th, 2021 1h 16m

Guests Peter & David Brewis, otherwise known as Field Music join host Jim Irvin to discuss some under-appreciated albums they love.The albums are: Camoufleur by Gastr del Sol, Laughing Academy by Punishment of Luxury & Ben by Jorge Ben.Also d

Bobby Charles, Bob Weir & Family with David Hepworth and Mark Ellen

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 26m

Guests David Hepworth and Mark Ellen join host Jim Irvin to share some unsung albums they love.The records in this episode are:Bobby Charles : Bobby Charles (1972), Ace : Bob Weir (1972) and Bandstand : Family (1972).This is an extended bump

Prefab Sprout, Odyssey & Maria McKee with Peter Paphides and Tanita Tikaram

May 20th, 2021 1h 13m

Guests Peter Paphides and Tanita Tikaram join host Jim Irvin to share some unsung albums they love.The records in this episode are:Prefab Sprout's Crimson/Red (2013), Odyssey's Odyssey (1977) and Life is Sweet by Maria McKee (1996).Also disc

Donovan, Nada Surf & The London Jazz Four with Andrew Male and Richard Morton Jack.

Apr 8th, 2021 1h 10m

Guests Andrew Male and Richard Morton Jack join host Jim Irvin to share some unsung albums they love.The records in this episode are: Donovan's For Little Ones (1967), Nada Surf's Let Go (2003) and Take A New Look At The Beatles by The London

John Cameron & CCS: "Whole Lotta Love"

Jan 15th, 2021 58m 40s

The role of the arranger is often overlooked in the story of pop music, so let's meet one of the busiest in the business in the 1960s and '70s, John Cameron, who's very first commissioned arrangement, Donovan's "Sunshine Superman", went to No.

Lissie: "When I'm Alone"

Dec 7th, 2020 46m 41s

Jim Irvin chats with an artist he has collaborated with extensively, Lissie, a restless native of Rock Island, Illinois, about When I'm Alone, the first song they wrote together (with writer and producer Julian Emery), which made her known all

The Producer's Cut: Mick Glossop - The Crack by The Ruts.

Oct 14th, 2020 47m 33s

Here's one of our occasional Producer's Cut episodes. Mick Glossop has one of the most extraordinary CVs of any British record maker. Raised in Birkenhead in the '60s, he has inhaled the beefy aroma of many a lunchtime session at The Cavern in

James Warren: "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime"

Oct 1st, 2020 47m 54s

After 13 years in the business, James Warren, had his first hit in the summer of 1980 with a song he wrote in minutes. It has since reappeared in the charts regularly in multiple reinterpretations, becoming a modern-day standard. Everybody's Go

Iain Archer: "Hold Back The River"

Sep 14th, 2020 50m 48s

The million-selling, most played song of 2017, "Hold Back The River" came out of a two day writing session between artist James Bay and writer-producer Iain Archer, a native of Bangor, Northern Ireland. Archer's picaresque career has seen him r

Tony Macauley: "Baby Now That I've Found You"

Aug 31st, 2020 47m 54s

When cut with multi-racial British soul band The Foundations, half-finished song "Baby, Now That I've Found You" became the first No.1 hit for human hit-machine Tony Macauley. This prolific writer and producer was responsible for an impressive

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