The Long Play

We're back! And we're kicking off Season 2 with an exciting addition to our collection of one-off episodes - B-Sides In this episode, we're joined by friends of the pod - Alex Wright and Phil Grainger to talk about the 2004 classic - A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets. Al and Phil talk about how this album inspired their award-winning theatre company, how they performed it...

Episode 16 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been listening to There’s A Riot Goin’ On by Sly and The Family Stone and here's our review. Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. *This month, we're listening to There's a Riot Goin' On* In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please find all the details on...

Episode 15 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been listening to Tapestry by Carole King and here's our review. Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the d...

Episode 14 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been listening to Lemonade by Beyoncé and here's our review. Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the detai...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. *This month, we're listening to Lemonade by Beyoncé* In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please find all the details on our website...

Episode 13 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been listening to Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics and here's our review. Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. *This month, we're listening to Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics* In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please find all the details...

Episode 12 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club, but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been listening to Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin. Here's our review. Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. *This month, we're listening to Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin* In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Sign up to our mailing list on...

Episode 11 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been listening to Remain in Light by Talking Heads. Here's our review. Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. *This month, we're listening to Remain in Light by Talking Heads * In this introduction episode we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please find all the details on our website - thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ F...

Episode 10 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been catching up on the best music of 2024 including a certain album from a certain Charli XCX Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠⁠https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. This is a short Public Service Announcement! There is no intro episode this month as we are not listening to a classic album this month. Instead, we're listening to the best music of 2024 that we may have missed. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please...

Episode 9 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been listening to The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest and here's our review. Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠⁠https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. *This month, we're listening to The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest* In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please find all the details on...

Merry Christmas! For this special bonus Christmas episode, our friends Tom and Fred from The Heathen and The Holy join us to discuss their favourite Christmas Songs. We've created a Spotify playlis t with all the songs mentioned in the episode. The Heathen and The Holy play their annual Christmas gig in London on Saturday 7th Dec. Get your tickets here Check them out on Spotify and Instagram Pleas...

Episode 8 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but instead of books, we listen to a classic album every month. This month, we've been listening to Marquee Moon by Television and here's our review. Join us on Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠⁠https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the details on ou...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. *This month, we're listening to Marquee Moon by Television* In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please find all the details on our website  ⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 7 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. We've been listening to Kid A by Radiohead for a whole month and here's our review. We've got a new Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - ⁠https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow...

Surprise! It's a bonus episode of The Long Play in your podcast feed. Welcome to the first in our new occasional series - B-Sides. The Long Play is all about filling in the gaps in our musical knowledge and exploring classic albums that we maybe missed the first time around. B-Sides is the opposite. It's about the albums that we know and love, our favourite music. This month, Paul is discussing hi...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. It's like a book club but there are no books. *This month, we're listening to Kid A by Radiohead* In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please find all the details on our website  ⁠⁠⁠⁠thelong...

Episode 6 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. We've been listening to Hounds of Love by Kate Bush for a whole month and here's our review. We've got a new Substack where you can subscribe to receive our Mid-Month Missive - https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fol...

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. *This month, we're listening to Hounds of Love by Kate Bush* In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we discuss why we chose this album and our expectations. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss our experience. Please find all the details on our websit...

Episode 5 of The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. We've been listening to Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen for a whole month and here's our review. This month we're changing it up a bit with a new scoring system and a slightly shorter episode. Tell us what you think. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the details on our website ⁠⁠thelongplay....