NOTHING ELSE MATTRESS. 100 GREATEST ALBUMS. EPISODE 20

When we started this podcast over 12 months ago, we weren't entirely sure if we would ever be able to podcast review the top 100 albums from the latest Rolling Stone magazine. Therefore, our podcast panel was especially happy on this recording to be reviewing the final 5 on the Rolling Stone list. And, as luck would have it, this coincided with our podcast Xmas party - cue lots of parallel conversations and wine consumption ( just like any Xmas party) Somewhere in amongst all of the fun - we did manage to discuss, debate and vote on the albums voted No's 5-1 on the list, which were : The Beatles - Abbey Rd Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life Joni Mitchell - Blue The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Our Twitter/X polls voted all 5 of these big boys onto the final list - would the Xmas cheer help our panel to do likewise? It was great to have Lisa, George & John all join us for this one - and even better that we managed ( after a year of trying) to get the Scottish author/playwright Julie Rea to join us as well. She was well worth the wait. After completing this podcast, we now have around 70 albums voted onto our ' final' list, which of course means we still have some work to do before we can get to our definitive list of the 100 Greatest Albums ever. We have some plans on how to plug the gap ( which will also involve our friends who watch and vote on each podcast). However, all that's for another day. So, for the last time this year, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride. Special thanks to Lisa, George, John & Stephen for helping us to get this far, and of course to all our amazing guests for adding the va va voom. Merry Xmas, and a Happy New Year. Stay safe