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On episode 23 of the podcast, Iain is joined by Sunderland music local and lead singer of the band Frankie & the Heartstrings, Frankie Francis. Frankie is one of the most recognisable faces around the city of Sunderland, not only for being the lead singer of the aforementioned band, but also so for his DJ nights he puts on around the city, being the pitch side announcer for Sunderland Football Club but most recently being the cities music officer and leading the cities bid for music city status, which they successfully achieved in January 2025.Iain and Frankie discuss how important this successful bid will be for Sunderland, what is planned for the year in music for the city and chat about some of Sunderland's rich music history.They talk about the band, the football club, the cities culture and of course dip into Frankie's vinyl collection and his musical influences.
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Episode 22 - The Record Review | February
Welcome back to “The Record Review”, a monthly segment on The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast where I run through vinyl news and reviews of what has been released and what has been announced over the last month or so. February was a great month for vinyl releases, and new releases in particular with records dropped from Doves, Manic Street Preachers, Brooke Combe, The Murder Capital and a few others!We also got the Record Store Day list earlier this month so I touch on that and talk other vinyl news, reissues and pre orders too!
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Episode 21 - Steve Ellis
I am joined on this weeks podcast episode by a notorious record collector, Steve Ellis who, over the last 35 years or so, has amassed a collection of over thirty thousand records, and it's a record collection to rival collections from DJ's like Carl Cox and Questlove!Steve has spun records all over including places like Cafe Mambo in Ibiza, bringing his balearic sounds back from the white isle to the clubs of London and his hometown of Brighton.I approached Steve to come on the podcast after discovering his book "50 at 50" which we discuss at length amongst other record related matters including digging into his vast record collection.If you are a fan of records, this is an episode not to be missed!
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Episode 20 - Andy Williams (Doves)
Back in 2001, the band Doves were the first live artist that I ever saw and that kick started my love for live music and eventually vinyl records too! I am incredibly excited about this week's podcast episode as I am joined by the drummer from that band, Andy Williams. Doves have really been through the ringer over the last couple of years but the band are now back with a new record titled "Constellations of the Lonely" due out at the end of February and it's so great to see them return with new music and an upcoming tour.Andy and I spoke just before Christmas and chatted about their recording process, the band's new record, their previous albums and loads of other music related stuff too. We touched on Jimi (the band's frontman) not being around for the tour and how it has driven both Andy and other band mate (and his brother) Jez on to get back out on the road.Andy also has a vinyl record collection of his own so we discussed the vinyl format, how the band go about putting out their music and vinyl and some of his favourite records. A huge thanks to Andy for taking time out to come on and chat music and Doves related stuff with me and they say never meet your heroes but I'm glad I've met one of mine!
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Episode 19 - Record Store Day 2025 | The List Reveal
The Record Store Day 2025 list is here!Join me as I run through the good and the bad on the list and my initial reactions on what is being released on April 12th 2025 for Record Store Day, both here in the UK and in the USA too.The list is excellent this year with some great diverse titles so grab a coffee, a pen and paper and make a note of what you might be queuing up for outside your local Independent Record Shops.There are some great titles being released from the likes of Oasis, David Bowie, Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell and many more to dig into and look out for!
About The Record Collectors Club Conversations Podcast
A conversations podcast talking to music guests from around the world featuring record collectors, record shops, musical artists and music obsessives. Born out of two successful coffee table books centered around interviewing vinyl collectors around the world, host Iain Wakefield digs even deeper into peoples obsessions with music, vinyl records and digging for vinyl.
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