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Classic Album of the Day: The Damned

Steve is joined by Captain Sensible to talk about The Damned's third album, Machine Gun Etiquette, in a very special Classic Album of the Day.

Steve Lamacq hosts the return of the Classic Album of the Day. Throughout the daytime shows on 麻豆社 Radio 6 Music tracks from the seminal 70's album, Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned, have been played. 6 Music celebrates and dissects this genre defining album, culminating in an in depth interview by Steve with Captain Sensible, the founder of The Damned. Machine Gun Etiquette was released in 1979, and was instantly recognised as a cult classic. Captain Sensible takes us back to the recording of the album and tells stories of being next door to The Clash as they recorded London's Calling. He recalls what it was like growing up in Croydon in the 70's, knowing Marc Bolan and the rise of the punk movement. This is the first of a three part instalment where Steve Lamacq looks at classic albums. Machine Gun Etiquette from the 70's, an important album of the 80's on August 27th, and on September 3rd Steve will be speaking to Liam Howlett of The Prodigy, to discuss the era defining album, Music For The Jilted Generation. Previous Classic Album of the Day's have included The Verve's Urban Hymns, De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising and Gary Numan's Replicas, it's a feature held for the highest achieving of record, not just by commercial success but by cultural impact.

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Wed 20 Aug 2014 16:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Ryan Adams

    Gimme Something Good

    • Ryan Adams.
    • Columbia.

  • Horace Andy

    Ain't No Sunshine

    • Sanctuary.

  • Barenaked Ladies

    Pinch Me

    • Reprise.

  • Beastmilk

    The Wind Blows Through Their Skulls

    • Climax.
    • Svart Records.
    • 001.

  • Broken Bells

    Control

    • Columbia.

  • Broncho

    Class Historian

    • Dine Alone Music.

  • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

    Sure 'Nuff 'n' Yes I Do - 麻豆社 Session 04/02/1968

  • Catfish and the Bottlemen

    Cocoon

    • The Balcony.
    • Island.

  • Courteeners

    How Good It Was

    • Pias.

  • Fatboy Slim

    Everybody Needs A 303

  • Inspiral Carpets

    Spitfire

  • Interpol

    All The Rage Back Home

    • El Pintor.
    • Soft Limit.
    • 001.

  • Jamie xx

    All Under One Roof Raving

  • Jefferson Airplane

    White Rabbit

    • Virgin.

  • JJ72

    Oxygen

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    It's The Same Old Song

  • The Knife

    Heartbeats

    • Rabid / V2.

  • The Lotus Eaters

    First Picture Of You

    • EMI.

  • The Maccabees

    Pelican

    • Fiction.

  • Oasis

    Roll With It

    • Creation Records.

  • Ohio Players

    Love Rollercoaster

  • The Presidents of the United States of America

    Peaches

    • Columbia.

  • Public Enemy

    Fight The Power

    • The No.1 Rap Album.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 7.

  • Ramones

    Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

    • Virgin.

  • Royal Blood

    Figure it Out

    • Warner Music.

  • Shovels & Rope

    Fish Assassin

    • Dualtone Music Group.

  • Simple Minds

    I Travel

    • Arista.

  • Sinkane

    How We Be

    • Mean Love.
    • City Slang.
    • 001.

  • The Slow Readers Club

    Don't Mind

    • Blue Soap.

  • T. Rex

    Children of the Revolution

    • TELSTAR.

  • Talk Talk

    Give It Up

    • Parlophone.

  • The Twilight Sad

    Alphabet (Live from Edinburgh)

  • Ultimate Painting

    Ultimate Painting

    • Trouble In Mind Records.

  • The Wytches

    Burn Out The Bruise

    • Heavenly Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Aug 2014 16:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music