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-SidesIn 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 at the Edinburgh Fringe and how Phil embarrassed himself with Mike Skinner!To find out more about Al and Phil's work visit wrightandgrainger.comStay tuned for Season 2 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.Join us on 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 us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode 16 of The Long PlayA 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to The Long PlayA 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 our website - thelongplaypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram - @thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our mailing list on Substack

Episode 15 of The Long PlayA 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 details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram

Episode 14 of The Long PlayA 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 details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram 

Welcome to The Long PlayA 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 - thelongplaypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram - @thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our mailing list on Substack

Episode 13 of The Long PlayA 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 on our website - thelongplay.uk Follow us on Instagram - instagram.com/thelongplaypod Sign up to our mailing list on Substack at thelongplaypod.substack.com

Episode 12 of The Long PlayA 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 the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to The Long PlayA 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 SubstackFollow us on Instagram @thelongplaypodwww.thelongplaypod.com

Episode 11 of The Long PlayA 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 the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 Follow us on Instagram - @thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our mailing list on Substack - https://thelongplaypod.substack.com/

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/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 find all the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our mailing list on ⁠⁠⁠Substack

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 the details on our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our mailing list on ⁠⁠Substack

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 playlist 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 Please give us a follow on Substack

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 our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our mailing list on ⁠Substack

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 us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 his love of Prince and, in particular, the album Sign O The Times. We'll be back at the end of the month to discuss this month's album - Kid A. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our mailing list on ⁠⁠Substack

Welcome to The Long PlayA 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our mailing list on Substack

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 ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠

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 website ⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our mailing list on Substack

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.uk ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠ Sign up to our ⁠⁠mailing list⁠⁠

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 Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen* 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠mailing list⁠⁠⁠

Episode 4 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 1989 by Taylor Swift for a whole month and here's our review. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find all the details on our website ⁠thelongplay.uk ⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠@thelongplaypod⁠ Sign up to our ⁠mailing list⁠

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 1989 by Taylor Swift* 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 ⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our ⁠⁠⁠mailing list⁠⁠⁠

Episode 3 of The Long Play A month listening to Songs in the Key of Life. The Long Play is our monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. ***Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder*** Coffee supplied this month by Funkt Coffee. Find them at https://funkt.coffee/ and use the offer code 'thelongplay' for 15% off. Find all of our details on our website ⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠ Sign up to our ⁠⁠mailing list⁠⁠ Join our WhatsApp group ⁠here⁠ Join our ⁠Discord server⁠ to listen along with us

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 Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder* 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 ⁠⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to our ⁠⁠⁠mailing list⁠⁠⁠ Join our WhatsApp group ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Join our ⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠ to listen along with us

Episode 2 of The Long Play A month listening to Baduizm. The Long Play is our monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. ***Baduizm by Erykah Badu*** Find all the details on our website ⁠thelongplay.uk⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@thelongplaypod⁠ Sign up to our ⁠mailing list⁠ Join our WhatsApp group here Join our Discord server to listen along with us

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 Baduizm by Erykah Badu* 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 ⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠ Sign up to our ⁠⁠mailing list⁠⁠ Join our WhatsApp group ⁠here⁠ Join our ⁠Discord server⁠ to listen along with us

Here it is! The First Full Episode of The Long Play Our monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. ***For our first month, we're listening to Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan*** We've now been listening to Blood on the Tracks for a full month so Tom and Paul are back with their first review. We hope you enjoy it. Find all the details on our website ⁠⁠thelongplay.uk⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@thelongplaypod⁠⁠ Sign up to our ⁠⁠mailing list⁠⁠ Join our WhatsApp group ⁠here⁠ Join our ⁠Discord server⁠ to listen along with us

Welcome to The Long Play A monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. ***For our first month, we're listening to Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan*** In this introduction episode at the start of the month, we talk about why we chose this album and what our expectations are. We'll be back at the end of the month to talk about our experience. Find all the details on our website ⁠thelongplay.uk⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@thelongplaypod⁠ Sign up to our ⁠mailing list⁠ Join our WhatsApp group here Join our Discord server to listen along with us

Hello 👋 Welcome to The Long Play, a new monthly podcast and music-listening club. Think of it as a book club but for albums. There are so many great albums that we've never got around to listening to, this is how we fix it, one classic at a time. Find all the details on our website thelongplay.uk Follow us on Instagram @thelongplaypod Sign up to our mailing list