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The Album As Art

Helping to mark National Album Day on October 10th, another chance to hear a programme, first broadcast on Radio 2 in 2008, in which Guy Garvey explores how the LP combined music, cover art, lyrics, liner notes and packaging to become a work of art in its own right.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 3 Oct 2020 03:00

Music Played

  • David Bowie

    SOUND AND VISION

    • THE SINGLES COLLECTION.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-8 28099 2.
  • Elvis Presley

    Hound Dog

    • ELVIS - THE KING OF ROCK 'N' ROLL.
    • RCA.
    • PD-90689(5)-2.
  • Elvis Presley

    HEARTBREAK HOTEL

    • THE NO 1 ROCK'N'ROLL ALBUM.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 555-017-2.
  • The Spencer Davis Group

    GIMME SOME LOVIN'

    • CD SINGLE.
    • FONTANA.
    • TF-762.
  • The Who

    I CAN SEE FOR MILES

    • MY GENERATION - THE VERY BEST OF THE WHO.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 533 150-2.
  • The Beatles

    ELEANOR RIGBY

    • RED ALBUM.
    • APPLE.
    • CDP-7464412.
  • The Beatles

    Tomorrow Never Knows

    • REVOLVER.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • CDP-7 464412.
  • Pink Floyd

    Interstellar Overdrive

    • THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-7463842.
  • Donovan

    THE TRIP

    • the Very Best of....
    • EMI.
    • 72435-4077722.
  • David Bowie

    I DIG EVERYTHING

    • THE COLLECTION.
    • CASTLE.
    • CCSCD-118.
  • David Bowie

    And I Say To Myself

    • 1966.
    • PRT Records.
    • PYL 6001.
  • Pink Floyd

    Arnold Layne

    • THE PINK FLOYD EARLY SINGLES.
    • EMI.
    • 7 80572-2.
  • The Velvet Underground

    Venus In Furs

    • THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO.
    • VERVE.
    • 823-290-2.
  • The Velvet Underground

    I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN

    • THE BEST OF.
    • GLOBAL.
    • RADCD-21.
  • The Bonzo Dog Band

    I AM THE URBAN SPACEMAN

    • THE BEST OF THE BONZO DOG BAND.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-792675 2.
  • The Beach Boys

    WOULDN'T IT BE NICE

    • PET SOUNDS.
    • CAPITOL.
    • CDP-7 48421 2.
  • The Beatles

    SGT. PEPPERS HEARTS CLUB BAND

    • SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND.
    • EMI RECORDS.
    • CDP7-464422.
  • The Beatles

    A Day In The Life

    • SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB ROAD.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • CDP 7-46442 2.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    ARE YOU EXPERIENCED

    • Are you experienced?.
    • MCA.
    • MCA11608-111608-2.
  • Jimi Hendrix

    FIRE

    • The Ultimate Experience.
    • Polydor.
    • 517-235-2.
  • Pink Floyd

    Careful With That Axe Eugene (Live)

    • RELICS.
    • EMI.
    • CDEMD-1082.
  • The Doors

    THE END

    • THE DOORS.
    • ELEKTRA/RHINO.
    • 8122-79998-3.
  • The Who

    PINBALL WIZARD

    • THE WHO - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
    • UNIVERSAL/POLYDOR.
    • 065 234-2.
  • Faces

    Stay with Me

    • THE BEST OF THE FACES GOOD BOYS...WHEN THEY'RE ASLEEP.
    • WARNER ARCHIVES.
    • 8122-758302.
  • David Bowie

    STARMAN

    • BEST OF BOWIE.
    • EMI.
    • 539-8212.
  • Pink Floyd

    US AND THEM

    • DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-8 29752 2 9.
  • Led Zeppelin

    HOUSES OF THE HOLY

    • LED ZEPPELIN - REMASTERS.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 82144.
  • David Bowie

    V-2 Schneider

    • download single.
    • Parlophone Records.
    • na.
  • Sex Pistols

    PRETTY VACANT

    • NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 72438-419372.
  • David Bowie

    HEROES

    • BEST OF BOWIE 1974/1979.
    • EMI.
    • 494-3002.
  • Joy Division

    Heart and Soul

    • Heart and Soul.
    • London.
    • 8289682.
  • Beastie Boys

    Rhymin And Stealin

    • Licensed to Ill.
    • DEF JAM.
    • DEF-450062 2.
  • Malcolm McLaren & The World鈥檚 Famous Supreme Team

    Buffalo Gals

    • DUCK ROCK.
    • COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
    • 508068-2.
  • Jamelia

    SEE IT IN A BOY'S EYES

    • THANK YOU.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • THANKU-002.
  • Radiohead

    Bodysnatchers

    • In Rainbows.
    • XLCD.
    • XLCD-324.
  • David Bowie

    GOLDEN YEARS

    • BOWIE, THE SINGLES COLLECTION.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 8-2809920.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 16 Dec 2008 22:30
  • Mon 24 Aug 2015 04:00
  • Sun 20 Nov 2016 04:00
  • Sat 6 Oct 2018 04:00
  • Sun 14 Oct 2018 14:00
  • Sat 3 Oct 2020 03:00

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