No less a figure than The Damned’s Captain Sensible described this as “just the most amazing album I’ve ever heard.” It’s Groundhog Day and life is for living, right now before you die.

038 Trout Mask Replica (Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band)

May 7th, 2024 42m 2s

Now here comes our latest podcast, walking, looking like a zoo. Listen in to find out what the 2 old farts at play have to say about it. Will the verdict be sweet sweet bulbs growing in my ladies garden or does it sound more like a squid eating

037 Safe As Milk / Strictly Personal (Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band)

Apr 8th, 2024 34m 30s

The capricious Californian Captain captured on 2 albums. Captivating!

036 The Psychedelic Sound Of / Easter Everywhere (The 13th Floor Elevators)

Feb 22nd, 2024 40m 57s

Here’s one for all the jug addicts. Trip inside this house with us as we absorb these 2 albums like a drop of rye fungus on blotting paper.

035 Flamingo (The Flamin’ Groovies) / Teenage Head (The Flamin’ Groovies)

Nov 20th, 2023 35m 36s

Listen to us flamin’ go as we discuss the only rockin’ band on Robert Pollard’s list with an apostrophe in their name.

034 Hey Little One (Glen Campbell) / Petula (Petula Clark)

Nov 6th, 2023 32m 36s

This episode puts Glen and Petula together for a pair of albums that include many songs originally made famous by other singers and cover a wide range of popular music styles.

033 The Twain Shall Meet (Eric Burdon & The Animals) / Funhouse (The Stooges)

Sep 25th, 2023 45m 9s

The twain does meet on tape 33 as Robert Pollard pairs up 2 albums that seem to have nothing whatsoever in common. Eric has traded the “Toon” for California Dreaming while Iggy & pals are having no fun in the Funhouse. Download this episode & s

032 Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon) / Paranoid (Black Sabbath)

Aug 9th, 2023 45m 35s

Here are 2 very different albums released at the end of 1970. John Lennon is coming to terms with no longer being one of the four lads who shook the world while four other lads are starting to shake it themselves with their big Brummie riffs.

Bonus

Bonus episode: Half time

Aug 2nd, 2023 12m 30s

With 31 of Robert Pollard’s 62 tapes now covered, we have reached the halfway point of our podcast. Take a listen to this special bonus episode for all the stats you could possibly need on the albums we’ve covered so far.

031 Waiting For The Sun / The Soft Parade (The Doors)

Jul 16th, 2023 40m 27s

Is everybody in? The podcast is about to begin. Join us as we approach the doors of perception & break on through to the other side in the company of the third & fourth albums by Mr Mojo Risin & pals.

030 The Complete Recordings (The Attack) / Seven Lonely Street (Andromeda)

May 21st, 2023 33m 38s

Join us on episode 30 as we unpack tracks by The Attack and then zoom off into the Andromeda galaxy.

029 Deja Vu (Crosby Stills Nash & Young) / After The Gold Rush (Neil Young)

Mar 20th, 2023 54m 37s

Peace & love in Laurel Canyon didn’t always apply to CS&N. If only they could’ve been as harmonious in person as they were on record! For their second album they decided to add Neil Young into an already volatile mix. Get yourself back to the g

028 Tales From The Sinking Ship (Wimple Winch) / Excerpts From... Groups & Sessions (Keith West)

Mar 11th, 2023 39m 6s

Grocer Jack Grocer Jack get off your back and listen to our latest episode. We review a pair of compilations by British beat groups as they move into more psychedelic realms & occasional unjustified complaints about the Gas Board.

027 We Are Ever So Clean (Blossom Toes) / The Savage Resurrection (The Savage Resurrection)

Feb 21st, 2023 40m 44s

Two albums with contrasting approaches to psychedelia, treat your ears to our opinions on Blossom Toes from England & The Savage Resurrection from California.

026 Blonde On Blonde (Bob Dylan)

Jan 31st, 2023 46m 4s

B.o.B. is the only Bob D album on Bob P’s list. Stand inside the rain with us as we discuss rock’s first double album while the country music station plays soft and there’s nothing, really nothing to turn off.

025 Man Of Words Man Of Music (David Bowie) / T. Rex (T. Rex)

Jan 23rd, 2023 41m 17s

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Lift off! Take your protein pills and put your helmet on as we launch into 2 pals David & Marc, both about to make one giant leap towards eventual superstardom.

024 Rolled Gold (The Action) / Mighty Baby (Mighty Baby)

Aug 30th, 2022 37m 20s

Let us show one another things we never usually see with this fascinating but relatively obscure pair of albums. First we examine an unreleased set of songs from North London mod group The Action. Then the debut album from the band they subsequ

023 Two Yanks In England (The Everly Brothers) / Love Is All Around (The Troggs)

Jul 26th, 2022 35m 35s

First up Phil & Don are dropping their aitches as they get ‘eavily involved in Swinging London and then an album that you’ll feel in your fingers and toes over Andover again.

022 Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd / The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (The Monkees)

May 9th, 2022 41m 17s

Hey hey they’re The Monkees and people may say the hosts monkey around in this episode as they get sidetracked into Tork-ing about wedding receptions, live gigs and, inevitably, Peter Reid.

021 Bookends (Simon & Garfunkel) / Head (The Monkees)

Apr 14th, 2022 41m 58s

A diverse pair of albums under discussion here, both of which are soundtrack albums (kind of) and also concept albums (kind of)

020 Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (Small Faces)

Mar 8th, 2022 31m 59s

Are you sitting comfortabold two square on your botty? Then you’re ready to hear us round up this round-covered album. How’s your Bert’s lumbago?

019 The Madcap Laughs / Barrett (Syd Barrett)

Jan 26th, 2022 34m 23s

Spread the message to zebra, mongoose and the dirty hippopotamus because here comes our episode on Syd’s solo albums.

018 Piper At The Gates Of Dawn / A Saucerful Of Secrets (Pink Floyd)

Dec 2nd, 2021 46m 30s

“I HATE PINK FLOYD” declared Johnny Rotten’s notorious t-shirt in 1977. Set the controls for the heart of this podcast to find out if we feel the same and more importantly whether Mr Rotten’s t-shirt was omitting a definite article.

017 Their Satanic Majesties Request / Beggars Banquet (The Rolling Stones)

Nov 23rd, 2021 40m 2s

Please allow us to introduce this podcast of wealth & taste in which we discuss the only 2 Stones records that feature in Robert Pollard’s list. Woo woo!