On the 29th of July 1966 Bob Dylan was speeding through the backroads of Woodstock, New York on his T100 Triumph motorbike. In an instant he lost control, seconds later he crashed and found himself thrown onto the hard tarmac injuring himself b

The Smiths - 'Strangeways Here We Come'

Feb 7th, 2020 25m 10s

Before their 4th album The Smiths had signed for a major record label, the future looked bright for a band that had become indie icons with a series of strong releases. However by the time the album was released, that bright future was non-exi

Radiohead - 'OK Computer'

Jan 30th, 2020 42m 20s

On the 4th September 1995 Radiohead spent 5 hours in a studio with producer Nigel Godrich recording a song called Lucky for a charity album. They didn’t know it then, but this one off session would change the course of Radiohead and rock n rol

David Bowie - 'Blackstar'

Jan 16th, 2020 28m 37s

On the 8th of January 2016, David Bowie released his 25 studio album, 2 days later he was dead.‬ ‪The album acts partly as a diary and partly as a goodbye letter, just like his life David Bowie’s death was a work of art. ‬ We're on twitter: @l

Oasis - 'Standing on the Shoulder of Giants'

Jan 8th, 2020 28m 12s

‪With their fourth album Oasis hired a big pop producer and adopted a new sound to regain their title as the biggest band in the world. ‬ ‪It didn’t work out.‬ ‪But they might have made their best sounding album in the process. ‬ We're on twi

Joni Mitchell - 'Blue'

Jan 1st, 2020 31m 26s

‪In the spring of 1970 Joni Mitchell took a break from music to travel to Crete, she would return to the US with a masterpiece.‬ ‪This is the story of Blue. We're on twitter: @longplayerpod // @benburrell. Written, produced and narrated by Ben

Led Zeppelin - 'Led Zeppelin IV'

Dec 24th, 2019 32m 37s

For their fourth LP (and after a mini crisis for the band) Led Zeppelin stripped everything back and let the music do the talking. This is the story of Led Zeppelin IV. We're on twitter: @longplayerpod // @benburrell. Written, produced and na

Vampire Weekend - 'Modern Vampires of the City'

Dec 18th, 2019 27m 2s

With their 3rd album Vampire Weekend left the collage campus and ventured out into the real world, they would never be the same again. This week we look at an album that saw a band growing up in more ways than one. We're on twitter: @longplay

Arctic Monkeys - 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'

Dec 11th, 2019 34m 22s

In the second episode of Long Player we take a look at an album that divides opinion and rightfully so. We're on twitter: @longplayerpod // @benburrell. Written, produced and narrated by Ben Burrell. Original music By Jordan Drury. Long Play

The Clash - 'London Calling;'

Dec 1st, 2019 35m 45s

In the first episode of Long Player we take a look at this classic album that changed rock n roll forever, despite the fact it was trying to destroy it. We're on twitter: @longplayerpod // @benburrell. Written, produced and narrated by Ben Bur