Donovan, Nada Surf & The London Jazz Four with Andrew Male and Richard Morton Jack.
NB This was the pilot episode of You're Not On The List originally aired in 2021. It was recently reposted after an amendment due to rights issues. Guests Andrew Male and Richard Morton Jack join host Jim Irvin to share some unsung albums they love.The records in this episode are:Â Donovan's For Little Ones (1967), Nada Surf's Let Go (2003) and Take A New Look At The Beatles by The London Jazz Four (1967).Also discussed: Â Nick Drake, Geoff Love's important impact on both guests, The Beat's Just Can't Stop It, Love's Forever Changes, Island samplers, Guns 'N Roses, record shopping in Liverpool, interviewing Paul McCartney, Big Star, Fresh Maggots and the fall and rise of British jazz.A playlist accompanying this episode, including all three albums, is available on Spotify. Search for You're Not On the List: Episode 1.Jim Irvin's blog about Jazz v The Beatles is available at jimirvin.comCheck out Jim Irvin's other show, Here's One I Made Earlier, in which musical creators discuss a key work in the repertoire: https://www.jimirvin.com/podcast-2Please like or comment wherever you get your podcasts or leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/james-irvin5/message
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Orange Juice, George Harrison and McGuinness Flint with Rob Burley & Nicky Campbell.
Host Jim Irvin is joined by Rob Burley, author of Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying To Me, and one of Britain's longest-serving broadcasters, Nicky Campbell.The albums they're discussing are: Orange Juice - The Orange Juice (1984), George Harrison - Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) and McGuinness Flint's self-titled debut (1971). There's talk about the art of political interviewing, Long Lost Families and ukuleles. PLUS! At the end of the episode, bonus interviews with Edwyn Collins and Graham Lyle about the albums they were part of.You can hear all three albums and other music talked about in an accompanying Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Yy3XIXVFCgazj9D9O1PAz?si=747180042f954c1f
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Nick Drake special featuring The Chad Mitchell Trio, The Millennium & Fred Neil with Cally Callomon and Richard Morton Jack
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 records discussed in this episode are: Mighty Day On Campus by The Chad Mitchell Trio (1961), Begin by The Millennium (1968) and Fred Neil, self-titled, (1967).
With two of the foremost experts on Nick Drake in the room we take the opportunity to talk about Nick's legacy, his taste in music, how Richard set about writing about him and how Cally deals with regular offers of festival slots for him.
We also discuss the expectations of record collectors, the early days of the British psych revival and the pitfalls of the baritone in pop.
A Spotify playlist to accompany this episode, featuring all three albums in their entirety and lots of the other stuff mentioned on the show, is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29sJrxAtKOiB0Q1y2EqO7y?si=7de6c556be804a43
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You're Not On The Christmas List. Special episode with Andy Miller, Andrew Male and our alternative bumper Xmas playlist.
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 alternative crackers, curated by host Jim Irvin.
They also read out some terrible jokes and discuss bygone family christmases and the music that played there.
The Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5k2Vs5rbfIR8KDVd7ZUz6r?si=40cf29f9d3d04d56
Note: For rights reasons, this edited episode replaces the formerly available version.
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Randy, The Sundays & The Jayhawks, with Ian Winwood and Nick Duerden
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 & Arithmetic (1990) and The Jayhawks - Sound Of Lies (1997)
We also take a deep dive into Ian and Nick's books about the emotional and physical toll taken by the music business, and what happens to artists when their career ends.
You can find an accompanying Spotify playlist including all three albums here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IBTj2MFcTjwLW5vbmS7tX?si=4cd9bca4bb97446e
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