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Jim Salveson rediscovers some of Indie Rock's most iconic albums with the people who helped make them the classic's they are. From Punk to Brit Pop from Rock to Madchester you'll hear the stories behind some of the greatest LPs to ever grace your record collection and be inspired to go back and listen to them again, right through to the hole in the middle. The interviews in this podcast were recorded for the XS Long Player series on XS Manchester. Where classic albums we're played in full. You can listen live via www.xsmanchetser.co.uk
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Signup to Generate a PitchJim Salveson rediscovers some of Indie Rock's most iconic albums with the people who helped make them the classic's they are.
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums is hosted by XS Manchester. The show has published 55 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Circa Waves 'Young Chasers' with Kieran Shudall" (12 February 2025, 24 minutes), "Hard Fi 'Stars Of CCTV' with Richard Archer and Steve Kemp" (12 December 2024, 39 minutes), and "Stereo MCs 'Connected' with Rob Birch" (14 November 2024, 32 minutes).
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 55 episodes.
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
This episode of the XS Long Player focus' on a cornerstone of the British Alternative Dance Movement... Jesus Jones' 'Doubt'. Mike Edwards joins Jim to talk about the boundary pushing album released on 21st January...
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
On this episode of the XS Long Plater we go into "Wee Bam Mode" with the 2021 debut album from The Snuts! Bassist Callum Wilson is taking Jim through the story of the album which on its release made the boys the first...
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
Having just released their FOURTH studio album 'People Like Me & You' in this episode of the XS Long Player we go right back to the beginning with The Sherlocks to take a look at their 2017 debut album. 'Live For The...
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It's back to 2008 on todays XS Long Player for a look back at the Mercury Music Prize nominated eponymous debut album fro Glaswegian band Glasvegas. Frontman and Songwriter James Allan is talking Jim Salveson through...
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
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XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
A classic BritPop album is the subject of this Episode of the XS Long Player as Jim Salveson discusses Echobelly's classic second album "On" with Sonya Maden and Glenn Johansson from the band. We look back at the making...
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
The classic indie/rock (or whatever genre you want to pin on it) album under the microscope for this XS Long Player is The Farm's 1991 debut album 'Spartacus'. Frontman Peter Hooton sits down with Jim to discuss the...
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
We rewind the clock to 2020 today... just before the Pandemic and to the release of The Lottery Winners debut album. This modern day classic was the culmination of a decade of writing, gigging and damn hard work for the...
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
The classic indie album in the spotlight for this episode of the XS Long Player is Northside 'Chicken Rhythms' - an album straight out of the Madchester era when the likes to the Stone Roses and the Happy Monday's were...
XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums
The youngest album to feature to date on the XS Long Player features on this episode as we head up to Wigan to take a look at the number 1, debut album from The Lathums. Being barely a year old means that the making of...
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