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Mastertapes

John Wilson talks with musicians about a career-defining album

Radio 4,14 episodes

Episodes

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Series 1
Billy Bragg (the A-Side)
Billy Bragg talks to John Wilson about his album 'Talking with the Taxman about Poetry'.
30 Oct 2012,28 mins
Series 1
Billy Bragg (the B-Side)
Billy Bragg talks to John Wilson about his album, 'Talking with the Taxman about Poetry'.
05 Nov 2012,28 mins
Series 1
Suzanne Vega (the A-Side)
Suzanne Vega talks to John Wilson about her platinum album Solitude Standing.
06 Nov 2012,28 mins
Series 1
Suzanne Vega (the B-Side)
Suzanne Vega answers questions about her platinum-selling album, Solitude Standing.
12 Nov 2012,28 mins
Series 1
Paul Weller (the A-Side)
Paul Weller talks to John Wilson and a live audience about the last Jam album, The Gift.
13 Nov 2012,28 mins
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Paul Weller (the B-Side)
Paul Weller answers questions from the audience about The Gift, the Jam's final album.
19 Nov 2012,28 mins
Series 1
Brinsley Forde (the A-Side)
Brinsley Forde discusses Aswad's album 'New Chapter' and performs tracks from it live.
20 Nov 2012,28 mins
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Brinsley Forde (the B-Side)
The audience asks Brinsley Forde questions about Aswad's 1981 reggae album New Chapter.
26 Nov 2012,28 mins
Series 1
Ray Davies (the A-Side)
Ray Davies talks to John Wilson about the Kinks albums 'Lola' and 'Muswell Hillbillies'.
27 Nov 2012,28 mins
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Ray Davies (the B-Side)
Ray Davies take on questions about two classic Kinks' albums, Lola and Muswell Hillbillies
03 Dec 2012,28 mins
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Corinne Bailey Rae (the A-Side)
Corinne Bailey Rae returns to her second album, The Sea, and plays tracks from it live.
04 Dec 2012,28 mins
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Corinne Bailey Rae (the B-Side)
The audience asks the questions as Corinne Bailey Rae talks about her album, The Sea.
10 Dec 2012,28 mins
Series 1
The Zombies (the A-Side)
Rod Argent, Chris White and Colin Blunstone on the Zombies' album Odessey and Oracle.
11 Dec 2012,28 mins
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The Zombies (the B-Side)
Rod Argent, Chris White and Colin Blunstone are quizzed about Zombies' Odessey and Oracle.
17 Dec 2012,30 mins