You're Not On The List

NB This was the pilot episode of You're Not On The List originally aired in 2021. It was recently reposted after an amendment due to rights issues. Guests Andrew Male and Richard Morton Jack join host Jim Irvin to share some unsung albums they love.The records in this episode are: Donovan's For Little Ones (1967), Nada Surf's Let Go (2003) and Take A New Look At The Beatles by The London Jazz Four (1967).Also discussed: Nick Drake, Geoff Love's important impact on both guests, The Beat's Just Can't Stop It, Love's Forever Changes, Island samplers, Guns 'N Roses, record shopping in Liverpool, interviewing Paul McCartney, Big Star, Fresh Maggots and the fall and rise of British jazz.A playlist accompanying this episode, including all three albums, is available on Spotify. Search for You're Not On the List: Episode 1.Jim Irvin's blog about Jazz v The Beatles is available at jimirvin.comCheck out Jim Irvin's other show, Here's One I Made Earlier, in which musical creators discuss a key work in the repertoire: https://www.jimirvin.com/podcast-2Please like or comment wherever you get your podcasts or leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/james-irvin5/message

Musician, label boss, designer and manager of the Nick Drake estate, Cally Callomon and Richard Morton Jack, author of the recently published Nick Drake : The Life, join host Jim Irvin to select albums they think should be better known. The records discussed in this episode are: Mighty Day On Campus by The Chad Mitchell Trio (1961), Begin by The Millennium (1968) and Fred Neil, self-titled, (1967). With two of the foremost experts on Nick Drake in the room we take the opportunity to talk about Nick's legacy, his taste in music, how Richard set about writing about him and how Cally deals with regular offers of festival slots for him. We also discuss the expectations of record collectors, the early days of the British psych revival and the pitfalls of the baritone in pop. A Spotify playlist to accompany this episode, featuring all three albums in their entirety and lots of the other stuff mentioned on the show, is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29sJrxAtKOiB0Q1y2EqO7y?si=7de6c556be804a43

Host Jim Irvin is joined by the authors of two of 2022's most intriguing music books, Ian Winwood (Bodies) and Nick Duerden (Exit Stage Left). The albums up for discussion are: Randy - Randy The Band (2005), The Sundays - Reading, Writing & Arithmetic (1990) and The Jayhawks - Sound Of Lies (1997) We also take a deep dive into Ian and Nick's books about the emotional and physical toll taken by the music business, and what happens to artists when their career ends. You can find an accompanying Spotify playlist including all three albums here:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IBTj2MFcTjwLW5vbmS7tX?si=4cd9bca4bb97446e For comments or questions on the show, please go to jimirvin.com and send an email via the Contact page or visit the You're Not On The List page at anchor.fm to leave a voice message.

Host Jim Irvin invites two more guests to discuss albums that never make those lists of the all-time greats. Here he's joined by Roxy Music's textural guitar wizard, Phil Manzanera and comic actor and much-admired lone-wolf musician, Matt Berry. The albums under discussion are: John Martyn - One World (1978); Bram Stoker - Heavy Rock Spectacular (1972) and Willie Bobo - Uno Dos Tres 123 (1968). Also discussed: the Roxy Music 50th anniversary reunion and how they started, are bands unnatural?, Phil's new album with Kiwi singer-songwriter Tim Finn, Matt's latest season of What We Do In the Shadows, how to make an album of TV themes, how Tubular Bells shaped Matt's future and what is the clavé and why can't you count it? An accompanying playlist including all three albums is available at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01VKuxynbobE75zOIn4IVU?si=d5858d10c2d64992 For any comments, queries or communications with the show, go to jimirvin.com where there is a Contact page. Correspondence is shared at the end of the show. If you're enjoying the series, please give us a shout-out wherever you get your podcasts, as that helps potential, like-minded listeners find us. A thousand thanks.

Joining host Jim Irvin to select an underrated album they treasure are American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch and one half of The Black Keys, Patrick Carney.  The albums in this episode are Patty Griffin - Flaming Red (1996), The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (1980) and Fleetwood Mac - Mystery To Me (1973). Also discussed: growing up dreaming of music in small town USA, the pros and cons of being a duo, winning a Grammy, and the vacillations of major labels. With a special guest appearance by Willie Carney, aged 2 months. Check out the accompanying Spotify playlist featuring all three albums and lots of the other music discussed in the show. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NtlhYC8HixHd1QXtGPr8P?si=5f8b618cb94f44a5 For any comments or queries, head over to jimirivin.com and reach us via the Contact page.

Guests Simon Reynolds and David Stubbs join host Jim Irvin to share some undervalued records they love.  The albums in this episode are: Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Do It Yourself (1979), The Comsat Angels - Waiting For A Miracle (1980) and Bryan Ferry - Boys & Girls (1985). Also discussed: is vinyl a good format,  how to be an angst-wracked teenage intellectual, making a big noise on the music press in the mid '80s, An accompanying playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28L5JfbSpP7QP2nMf1C4sM?si=9e841971d0174eea Check out Jim Irvin's other show, Here's One I Made Earlier, in which musical creators discuss a key work in the repertoire: https://www.jimirvin.com/podcast-2. There's a contact page there where you can email comments on either podcast. Please like, rate or comment wherever you get your podcasts. Every interaction helps new listeners discover the show.

Jim Irvin's guests in this episode are esteemed writers about the power of music and the power behind it. Jude Rogers has been an editor and writer at large for many publications. Her recent Radio 4 series, A Life In Music traced the way music interacts with, and supports, us at various times in our lives. Her book expanding on this premise, The Sound Of Being Human : How Music Shapes Our Lives, is due in the spring of 2022. Eamonn Forde has written extensively about the music business. His most recent book, Leaving The Building, studies the burgeoning profitability of artists' estates and the subtle business of marketing an act after they're gone.  The albums in this episode are: Give My Regards To Broad Street by Paul McCartney (1984), Checkmate Savage by The Phantom Band (2009) and Four Calendar Cafe by Cocteau Twins (1993) Also discussed: Growing up unmusical, what gives with the Mercury Prize, do songs need words we can understand and whatever happened to R.E.M.'s status? A playlist accompanying this episode, featuring all three albums and other music discussed is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3pcwgB4MlIhzdC7t1hT6wp?si=e4e67a4e96984258 Go to jimirvin.com for Jim Irvin's other show, Here's One I Made Earlier, in which musical creators discuss a key work in their repertoire. There's also a contact page there where you can email comments on either show,. Alternatively, leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/james-irvin5/message. Messages we like will be included in future episodes. Please like, rate or comment wherever you get your podcasts. Every interaction helps new listeners discover the show. Thank you.

Author! Author! A literary special with authors Jonathan Coe and Andy Miller joining host Jim Irvin to discuss some under-appreciated albums they love. The albums in this episode are A Symphony Of Amaranths by Neil Ardley, The Man In The Bowler Hat by Stackridge and Harmony Row by Jack Bruce. Also discussed, The Crusaders, The Wombles, ambivalence to Dylan, music that's good to read by, albums inspired by literature and did Chris Spedding play on everything?! An accompanying playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3rl4sg77uhABlLxDESNABu?si=a717f88b37fd40f6 Check out Jim Irvin's other show, Here's One I Made Earlier, in which musical creators discuss a key work in the repertoire: https://www.jimirvin.com/podcast-2. There's a contact page there where you can email comments on either podcast. Alternatively leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/james-irvin5/message Please like, rate or comment wherever you get your podcasts. Every interaction helps new listeners discover the show.

Guests David Hepworth and Mark Ellen join host Jim Irvin to share some unsung albums they love. The records in this episode are: Bobby Charles : Bobby Charles (1972), Ace : Bob Weir (1972) and Bandstand : Family (1972). This is an extended bumper summer special featuring an in-episode round of Dave and Mark's ever popular Stackwaddy game. A daring 1971 Special. Can you guess which is a genuine 1971 release and which is a Wednesday Play broadcast that same year? Topics discussed include: How ugly were the Stones?, which cover stars do and don't shift music magazines, the monochrome perfection of Hard Day's Night and the title song's sonic surprise, Little Feat's unending Sunday matinee at The Rainbow, and how to get into the Grateful Dead, A playlist accompanying this episode, is available on Spotify. Search for You're Not On the List - Episode 3. Check out Jim Irvin's other show, Here's One I Made Earlier, in which musical creators discuss a key work in the repertoire: https://www.jimirvin.com/podcast-2 Please like or comment wherever you get your podcasts or leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/james-irvin5/message