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28-Jun-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Cure - Disintegration
The Cure's mournful eighth album finds them capturing the beauty of sadness.
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21-Jun-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out!
Frank Zappa announces his arrival to the world with this 1966 satirical classic.
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14-Jun-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Divine Comedy - Casanova
Romance in all its forms comes under the watchful eye of The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon.
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07-Jun-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju
Siouxsie and the Banshees write the book on goth with their fourth album, 1981's Juju.
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31-May-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
The Manics score a Pyrrhic victory with their fourth album, Everything Must Go.
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24-May-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Talking Heads team up with Brian Eno for an art-rock masterpiece, 1980's Remain in Light.
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03-May-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
PJ Harvey embraces the light on Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea.
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26-Apr-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Prince - Sign o' the Times
Prince delivers his masterpiece with 1987's Sign o' the Times.
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19-Apr-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Johnny Cash - American Recordings
A legend returns... Johnny Cash's American Recordings.
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12-Apr-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Björk - Debut
Björk delves into the world of dance and electronica for her debut solo album.
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05-Apr-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Doors - L.A. Woman
The Doors bow out in style with the blues rock masterpiece L.A. Woman.
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29-Mar-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night
Fleetwood Mac falls apart in spectacular style with 1987's Tango in the Night.
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29-Mar-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
Humour and horror combine as The Smiths unleash their first masterpiece, Meat Is Murder.
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22-Mar-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman's debut album ignites a quiet revolution, and becomes a classic.
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15-Mar-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
The Boys are definitely Back in Town, as Thin Lizzy unleash Jailbreak.
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08-Mar-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Phil Collins - Face Value
Phil Collins sets the template for the 80s with his debut solo album, Face Value.
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01-Mar-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
The Pogues come into full bloom on their classic second album.
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22-Feb-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Fugees - The Score
Fugees deliver a cinematic hip-hop classic with The Score.
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22-Feb-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Ahead of her Glastonbury appearance, a look at the definitive Alanis Morissette album.
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15-Feb-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Bluetones - Expecting to Fly
A chiming, beguiling debut album sees the Bluetones becoming the biggest band in Britpop.
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15-Feb-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Amy Winehouse's Back to Black
Amy Winehouse changes the face of British soul music with her 2nd album, Back to Black.
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08-Feb-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Tori Amos - Boys for Pele
It divided critics, but Tori Amos's third album finds her at her most uncompromising.
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08-Feb-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Beach Boys - Love You
Pet Sounds isn't Brian Wilson's only masterpiece. This is the story of 1977's Love You.
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25-Jan-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
In 1973, Stevie Wonder made a masterpiece. But he almost didn't live to feel its impact.
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18-Jan-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
The Grateful Dead shed psychedelia to create a rootsy masterpiece, American Beauty.
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18-Jan-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
How did Dylan sever his ties with his own past, leaving behind the 60s forever?
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11-Jan-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Who - The Who Sell Out
The Who deliver a pop-art masterpiece that pays tribute to the glory days of pirate radio.
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11-Jan-2026
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Kate Bush tames the machines to create her masterpiece.
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21-Dec-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Jam - Sound Affects
The Jam deliver their most explosive set of songs yet, 1980s Sound Affects.
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14-Dec-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
The story behind one of the best-loved Christmas albums, A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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07-Dec-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Beatles - Rubber Soul
The Beatles leave the stage behind, as they journey into the unknown.
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30-Nov-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Patti Smith - Horses
Patti Smith emerges from the New York underground with the first punk album, Horses.
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23-Nov-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell moves away from folk to unexplored territory for her 1975 masterpiece.
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16-Nov-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Queen - A Night at the Opera
It's probably Queen's strongest album, but is A Night at the Opera actually any good?
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09-Nov-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm
Did Grace Jones make the ultimate remix album with Slave to the Rhythm?
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02-Nov-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - U2 - Boy
U2 look at life, death, and everything inbetween on Boy.
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26-Oct-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Pulp - Different Class
Sheffield's Pulp take the scenic route to success with 1995's Different Class.
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19-Oct-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins break free of grunge to create an epic masterpiece.
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12-Oct-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Blur - The Great Escape
Buckle up for the Battle of Britpop, as Blur take on Oasis.
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05-Oct-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - REM - Out of Time
Did REM bring alternative music to the mainstream?
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28-Sep-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Oasis announce themselves as the biggest band in the world with their 1994 debut album.
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21-Sep-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Van Morrison - Avalon Sunset
Steven Rainey delves into Van Morrison's most enigmatic records.
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17-Aug-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Enya - Watermark
Enya takes listeners to another state of mind with her 1988 album Watermark.
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10-Aug-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
Horror and humour combine as The Smiths get angry on Meat Is Murder.
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04-Aug-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Marillion - Brave
Marillion go underground and defy the odds with their progressive masterpiece Brave.
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04-Aug-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Blondie - Parallel Lines
Blondie sneak disco into punk on Parallel Lines.
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04-Aug-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Metallica - Metallica
The masters of metal change direction with The Black Album.
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04-Aug-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young strikes a chord with punk on Rust Never Sleeps.
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04-Aug-2025
Long Player with Steven Rainey - Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Nuclear war, robots, time travel, and headaches, it can only be Black Sabbath's Paranoid.
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