Episodes

  • Floodland
    Mar 18 2026

    It's all gone rather dark at The Twilight Turntable as Tone offers the Sisters of Mercy for Paul's consideration. Is Andrew Eldritch an admirable musician or "Gary the Goth"? Are we to take him seriously or is the joke on us? Who or what is Doktor Avalanche? And what's the deal with former bandmates the Mission and leather hats?

    To find out, please try listening.

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    51 mins
  • 3 + 3
    Mar 1 2026

    Steve Pringle joins Tone and Paul at the Turntable, bringing with him the Isley Brothers' 1973 album. Tales of lazy, hazy days and a glass of something nice; a relatively unheralded guitar hero; the Isleys as a family business; close harmonies; outlandish synth; multiple cover versions; and a "record in transition", bridging the gap between soul and funk.

    How will Paul fare with two schoolmasters and "did he like it"? To find out, please try listening.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Odessey and Oracle
    Feb 16 2026

    "Like a warm summer breeze", the Zombies' 1968 album blows through The Turntable. The pinnacle of a turbulent career? Something of a forgotten classic from a band that had already run its course? To find out...please try listening.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The Nylon Curtain
    Jan 27 2026

    Tone offers up Billy Joel's 1982 album for Paul's consideration. But is he Billy the Balladeer? One of the finest and most under-rated song-writers of the twentieth century? Or a really good John Lennon tribute act? To find out, please try listening.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • For Your Pleasure
    Jan 4 2026

    To kick off the new year, Tone asks Paul to consider Roxy Music's 'retro-futurist' classic from 1973. Is it - as Morrissey has suggested - "the only truly great British album"? Or a triumph of process over product? Please try listening to find out.

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    59 mins
  • Dare
    Dec 15 2025

    The estimable Ian Forth of Sombrero Fallout fame joins Tone and Paul at the Turntable. What will Paul make of The Human League's transition to a more commercial sound? What effect did the departure of two founding band members have? And what on earth happened to Phil Oakey on Tiswas?

    To find out...please try listening.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Steve McQueen
    Nov 21 2025

    Prefab Sprout's founder and bassist Martin McAloon joins Tone and Paul at the Turntable. Incredible technical insight. First-hand accounts of the recording process. Tales of minibar-dwelling musicians.

    How will the lads react to the presence of one of their musical heroes? Please try listening to this bumper episode to find out.

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • The Last Rotation of Earth
    Nov 6 2025

    B.C. Camplight arrives at the Turntable. What on earth will Tone make of it?

    Please (oh please) try listening.

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    57 mins