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Interviews
Interview
John Clarkson speaks to Nick Godfrey, the owner of Precious Recordings of London, about his vinyl label that specialises in classic indie band radio sessions recorded in the 1980s and 1990s.
Nick Harper
Interview
Andy Cassidy talks to singer-songwriter about his forthcoming seventh solo album 'Riven', attending the sessions for Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' as a boy with his father Roy Harper, and the forthcoming Galtres Festival at which he will playing a tribute to it
Vintage Trouble
Interview
Lisa Torem speaks to bassist Rick Barrio Dill and vocalist Ty Taylor from retro-influenced band Vintage Trouble about their debut album, ‘The Bomb Shelter Sessions’, and recent tour in support of the Who
Arto Vaun
Interview
Ex-Mishima USA front man and acclaimed poet Arto Vaun talks to John Clarkson about his new band of the same name, and its debut album 'The Cynthia Sessions' which tells of a short-lived, but intense romantic relationship
Belle and Sebastian
Interview
Ben Howarth speaks to Chris Geddes, the keyboardist with Belle and Sebastian about how their own one-off 1999 festival, the Bowlie Weekender had a crucial impact on the All Tomorrow's Parties festivals, and, after a long absence, his band's own plans for the future
Woodentops
Interviews
Rolo McGinty, the frontman with 80's indie/dance group the Woodentops, talks to John Clarkson about the group's history, its recent reformation, and its new CD, 'The BBC Sessions', which comprises of five radio sessions recorded between 1984 and 1988
Profiles
Profile
Fiona Hutchings checks out Precious records’ four latest 10 inch classic BBC radio sessions. This time it’s The Soup Dragons on the turntable
Glasgow Summer Sessions
Profile
Zena Grieg profiles this year's Glasgow Summer Sessions which will take place in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow between the 16th and 25th August.
Profile
Sky Art Sessions
Owen Peters looks at new TV programme 'Sky Art Sessions', which profiles new and up-and-coming bands
Profile
Marc Bolan
Adrian Janes looks at new Marc Bolan six CD box set 'Marc Bolan at the BBC: Radio Sessions and Broadcasts 1967-1977' which compiles together music from almost across his whole career
Live
Manchester Academy, Manchester, 21/7/2023
Amanda J Window enjoys an exuberant set from Scottish indie pop outfit Belle and Sebastian at the Manchester Academy.
Watkins Family Hour
Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, 6/8/2015
For more than a decade, Sean and Sara Watkins have, under the moniker of the Watkins Family Hour, conducted impromptu jam sessions at The Largo in Los Angeles with special guests. Lisa Torem catches them on tour in Chicago in support of an eponymous new album
Belle and Sebastian
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, 28/10/2104
Dixie Ernill watches Belle and Sebastian play a remarkable greatest hits set at Manchester Cathedral
Gentle Waves,
London Spitz, 1st December 2000
Well, this is the nearest to a Belle and Sebastian gig that we are going to get this year. Isobel Campbell`s side project come out on their second solo tour to promote their second album `Swansong For
Albums
John Peel Sessions 14.10.95 and 16.06.96
In our Re: VIew section, in which we look back at records from the past, Dave Goodwin examines two Peel Sessions from 1995 and 1996 from Scottish indiepop trio Bis, which have just been released on 10" vinyl by Precious Recordings of London.
John Peel Sessions 16.02.92 and 20.09.93
Dave Goodwin is impressed by two 1990’s John Peel Sessions by Australian indie pop band Even As We Speak, which have just been released on the ever reliable Precious Recordings of London.
Radio Times: Live at the BBC
Iconic Newcastle folk rock act Lindisfarne recorded lots of lots of music for the BBC during the 70s and 80s, and now all the sessions are compiled on a lovely eight-disc CD box set. Tommy Gunnarsson is certainly intrigued by what he’s hearing.
Steve Lamacq Session 16.09.98
Welsh drum-machine punksters Helen Love recorded two BBC sessions at the end of the 90s, and the second one, from 1998, has now been released on 10” vinyl by Precious Recordings. Tommy Gunnarsson thinks this one’s for the already converted
John Peel Sessions 29.09.85 and 02.12.86
Dixie Ernill examines the release on 10” vinyl of two Peel Sessions from 1985 and 1988 by under-rated Sheffield C86/indiepop band One Thousand Violins.
Janice Long Sessions 18/11/1985 and 09/07/1986
Dixie Ernill reflects on North West indiepop band The Bodines' 1985 and 1986 Janice Long sessions, which have just been reissued on 10 inch vinyl by Precious Recordings of London.
Peel Sessions 08.05.1990 and 09.04.1994
Dixie Ernill examines the release on 10” vinyl of two Peel Sessions from 1990 and 1994 by Glasgow indiepop band The Orchids.
Peel Sessions 20.08.94 and 08.04.97
In our 'Re:View' section, in which we look at albums from the past, Fiona HUtchings checks out two Peel Sessions EPs from Leicester indie band Prolapse, which have been released by Precious Recordings of London for the first time on vinyl.
Shed Seven
Going for Gold
Richard Lewis examines Britpop act Shed Seven's Greatest Hits compilation 'Going for Gold', which, originally released in 1999, has just been reissued in a new double CD edition with additional studio sessions and live tracks.
Six By Seven
The Closer You Get
Dave Goodwin reflects on Nottingham-based post punks Six by Seven's 2000 second album 'The Closer You Get' which has just been released on vinyl along with their' Peel Sessions' and also on CD a new 'Greatest Hits' compilation
Features
Belle and Sebastian
Ten Songs That Made Me Love...
In our series, in which our writers write about ten songs that made them love a particular artist or band, Erick Mertx writes about his favourite songs by Belle and Sebastian
Drag City
Rekords Rekords Supersessions
Desert Sessions Vol. 7 & 8: Gypsy Marches; Can You See Under My Thumb? ... There You Are
Drag City Records Presents A Drag City Supersession: Tramps, Traitors and Little Devils