Tag: Classic Albums

One of The Specials founding members, bassist-turned-artist Horace Panter recently let us into the secrets of his record collection by sharing his top five albums of all time.

Nigerian icon Fela Kuti pioneered Afrobeat and was a political and social renegade. He also led a life and had an impact that was uniquely singular. Listen to the story and music.

KT Tunstall tells the story behind one of her favourite records, 'Graceland' by Paul Simon as part of our 'Classic Albums at Home' programme of online events.

This album is named after a members-only club that was opened in Havana in pre-Castro times, a period of unbelievable musical activity in Cuba. Check out this playlist of music that inspired the album.

The Main Attraction, Blowfly, DJ Shadow, Big Audio Dynamite and more feature in our playlist of sounds that inspired 'Since I Left You'.

Watch the full video as 30 years on from the release of 'Daydream Nation' Thurston Moore joins us to reflect on it's impact for National Album Day at The John Peel Centre For Creative Arts.

The Fall’s former bassist and author of ‘The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall’ discusses five of his favourite platters.

We feature The Flaming Lips tenth studio album 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' for our March Classic Album Sundays Worldwide Podcast

The records one of the greatest voices of her generation listened to as a child as relayed by her mother Janis who has published ‘Loving Amy, A Mothers Story’.