Memorabilia Podcast

Before we get in to the work of genius that is 'Disintegration' by The Cure, we had a fair bit of homework following the previous episode where we covered the Beatles 'Help', including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fantastic Ron Howard movie 'Eight Days A Week' and when The Beatles met Elvis. We also neglected to rate 'Help' and so we add those scores into the mix and will compile a top 10 of our...

What can you say about The Beatles that's not already been said?! Well, we have a crack at disecting their 5th studio LP released in the UK from August 1965 which we don't believe has had too much previous in-depth analysis. So, we provide a track by track guide and discuss the album in general, and give our thoughts on the movie that featured seven of the songs from the record. The iconic co...

A special episode recorded by the sea in not so sunny Sandsend, North Yorkshire, with our close friends David and Ann Whittle as guests, or 'Pop Dave' and '80's Ann' as they will be known from here on in!  Knowing all the words to Wham Rap was a good qualifying skill to appear on the episode (Ann and Kate) and although there was no rendetion for us to enjoy, find out what we all thought of the LP...

A retrospective on Tracy Chapman's eponymously titled debut LP from 1988. We look at how Tracy went from playing small venues to 72,000 people in a short space of time and the massive impact on her career that her performance at the Nelson Mandela 70th birthday tribute concert had. Not only was it a huge live crowd at Wembley, but she performed to a global audience of over 60 million TV viewers ac...

Rick's favourite LP of all time gets the Memorabilia podcast treatment for episode 7. Released at the start of a new decade in January 1990, discover what makes the album so magical in Rick's eyes. Much to the anguish of many Sundays fans, the band have to date only released 3 LP's and disappeared without much of a trace following their last release in 1997, making it a tough job for Kate to resea...

It's the second Madness LP released in 1980 that gets the full low-down from Rick and Kate for this 6th episode of the Memorabillia Podcast. Absolutely spawned two terrific singles in 'Baggy Trousers' and 'Embarrassment' but did the rest of the tracks live up to this standard? Our hosts fondly remember the Baggy Trousers video and in particular Lee Thompson's flying sax performance. Rick selects w...

A review of the debut album by The Wedding Present, George Best, from 1987. Kate questions when and where Rick purchased the LP knowing that his musical journey of discovery wasn't developed to such obscure indie tastes at the age of 15 when the LP was released. On her Wedding Present research journey, Kate discovers their latest release - Locked Down and Stripped Back - and the record quicky gets...

A true classic album for our 3rd LP deep dive - do we think that Blondie's most revered record stands the test of time? We talk about the history of the iconic band, how they came together, and what were the ingredients that made this, their 3rd LP, so special. All six members of the band - Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Nigel Harrison and Frank Infante - had songwriting cred...

It’s December 1984 and Status Quo release the latest version of their greatest hits compilation, 12 Gold Bars volume 1 + 1. Kate questions why Rick owns the LP which leads us to Mods & Rockers, The Britannia Music Club, People from Suffolk, Live Aid, cassette tapes, naff films, Evil Kenevil, and Dolly Parton amongst other inane chat! Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter, rate and review the...

A delve into Soft Cell’s debut LP from 1981 where we discuss Kate’s discovery of the band and subsequent love of all things Marc Almond. There's a review of the album tracks including mega hit and bone fide 80's classic Tainted Love, and a look back at what was going on in the world in 1981. We cover the news, television events (including the second highest TV audience of all time in the U...

An introduction to husband & wife hosts, Rick & Kate, the premise of the show and how we got into music and started on our gig going journeys.