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The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays)

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays)

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) is one of the UK’s oldest vinyl record listening clubs. We’ve had some of the finest names in music (producers, journalists, musicians, actors etc) come along and talk about many a classic long playing record. Our audience listen to the albums in respectful silence. We are based in the Pigeon Loft at The Robin Hood in West Yorkshire, England. Our website tells the story of The CAT Club and lists all the albums we’ve played since we started in 2011 with a

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01:13:25

JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2024/05/02

JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND with special guest Philip Norman.John Lennon’s stunning debut album is quite rightly regarded as his best. Bleak, exhilarating and soulful, ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ is a true classic album. Legendary author & journalist, Philip Norman wrote 'Shout! The True Story Of The Beatles,' the multi million seller biography that was published in 1981. 'John Lennon: The Life' was published in 2008. In a classic conversation with Jason Barnard, PHILIP

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01:04:58

A DIFFERENT KIND OF TENSION – BUZZCOCKS

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2024/04/10

A DIFFERENT KIND OF TENSION – BUZZCOCKS with special guest, Paul Hanley.Buzzcocks’ 1979 album, 'A Different Kind of Tension' may have been released the same year as ‘Singles Going Steady,’ but it is a different shape of beast to ‘Singles.' For a start it was recorded intentionally as an album rather than cobbled together by a naive U.S. label in search of punk dollar. Track three is “You Say You Don’t Love Me” which automatically rates the album a straight 10, but there are other

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00:59:06

DUSTY IN MEMPHIS – DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2024/03/26

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD – DUSTY IN MEMPHIS with special guest LUCY O'BRIENSurprisingly unsuccessful at the time, the album has thankfully become a monument to the unique soulfulness of one of Britain’s finest-ever voices. The record that’s widely held to be the greatest album in the distinguished catalogue of Dusty Springfield – in fact, for many, one of the greatest albums, period – was released on March 31, 1969. Despite being surprisingly unsuccessful at the time, Dusty In Memphis has thankfully

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01:22:40

AN AUDIENCE WITH TORIA GARBUTT

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2024/03/06

An Audience with TORIA GARBUTTThe CAT Club's 'Sunday Showdown' presented the extraordinary ‘High Priestess of The Spoken Word,’ TORIA GARBUTT in a brutally honest conversation, followed by a stunning performance. Gary ‘Guestlist’ Lethbridge was in the interviewers’ chair. Since bursting onto the scene in 2014, Toria Garbutt has been a regular tour support for Dr John Cooper Clarke, most recently on his ‘Luckiest Guy Alive' tour on which Toria performed extensively at venues across

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01:20:00

'FRESH CREAM' – CREAM

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2024/02/14

CREAM – FRESH CREAM with special guest MALCOLM BRUCEJack Bruce, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker formed Cream and released their stunning blues based debut album in 1966. ‘Fresh Cream' represents so many different firsts, it's difficult to keep count. Cream, of course, were the first supergroup, but their first album not only gave birth to the power trio, it also was instrumental in the birth of heavy metal and the birth of jam rock. Our special guest offered some other unique insights into

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01:18:55

TELEVISION – MARQUEE MOON

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2024/01/25

TELEVISION – MARQUEE MOON with special guest Will Sergeant. This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. 'Marquee Moon' is a revolutionary album, but it's a subtle, understated revolution. Without question, it is a guitar rock album – it's astonishing to hear the interplay between Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, but it is a guitar rock album unlike any other. Where their predecessors in the New York punk scene, most notably the Velvet Underground, had

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01:13:56

AN AUDIENCE WITH GLEN MATLOCK

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2024/01/01

AN AUDIENCE WITH GLEN MATLOCK We were delighted when the Sex Pistols and Rich Kids legendary bass player, Glen Matlock joined us at The CAT Club to talk about his fascinating new book, Triggers: A Life In Music – which charts his life and career through the lens of thirty of his most formative songs – from the ones that influenced him as a child to the ones he wrote and played on as a star. CAT Club stalwart, JASON BARNARD of Strange Brew podcasts was in the interviewer's chair. The interview

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01:14:10

THE BAND

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/12/12

THE BAND – The eponymous second album with special guest JOHN NIVEN. This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. The Band’s debut, ‘Music From Big Pink’ and their eponymous second LP are two of the most influential albums ever made. John Niven’s novella, Music From Big Pink caused the Band’s Robbie Robertson to ask, “Was that guy in the room?” John is one of the UK’s greatest writers and has published over ten acclaimed books. His latest offering is the truly wonderful

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01:02:22

THE BEATLES – A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/12/04

THE BEATLES – A HARD DAY'S NIGHT with special guests Peter Mills & James McGrath. This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. Considering the quality of the original material on 'With the Beatles,' it shouldn't have been a surprise that Lennon & McCartney decided to devote their third album to all-original material. Nevertheless, that decision still impresses, not only because the album is so strong, but because it was written and recorded at a

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01:10:18

GEORGE MICHAEL – FAITH

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/11/06

GEORGE MICHAEL – FAITH with special guest JOHN ALTMAN. This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. It has to be said that John Altman is one of the great raconteurs and his stories caused many a jaw to drop in what was a truly classic CAT Club gathering. Unfortunately, George Michael didn't get much of a look in, but after listening this podcast you will understand why we've invited John back in 2024 for 'An Evening with John Altman.' So, back to George

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01:46:33

'THE DOUBLE LIFE OF BOB DYLAN VOLUME 2 (1966-2021)...

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/10/30

'THE DOUBLE LIFE OF BOB DYLAN VOLUME 2 (1966-2021) Far Away From Myself' with CLINTON HEYLIN. We were delighted that author and leading rock journalist, Clinton Heylin chose The CAT Club to mark the official launch of his second volume of 'The Double Life of Bob Dylan.’ Clinton is one of the leading rock historians in the world and, according to Rolling Stone magazine, “the world's authority on all things Dylan.” The first half of this event featured readings from the book by

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01:58:58

AN EVENING WITH CHAZ JANKEL

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/09/21

AN EVENING WITH CHAZ JANKEL On 31st August 2023 we at The CAT Club were lucky to be in the company of one of the most fertile talents in British pop music, Chaz Jankel was at the epicentre of Ian Dury & The Blockheads, acting as the mercurial Londoner's sidekick, songwriting partner and musical director. If Dury brought the rock and the roll to their music, then Jankel delivered the funk into punk. But there is another side to Chaz: that of songwriter and solo performer and thanks to cult

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01:06:57

SONIC YOUTH – EVOL

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/09/07

SONIC YOUTH – EVOL with special guest Dave Hallam This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. EVOL – Sonic Youth Released in May 1986, Evol is the third full-length studio album by Sonic Youth. A raucous but beguiling mix of dissonance, attitude, weird guitar tunings, and beating rhythms (it was their first album with drummer Steve Shelley). Sonic Youth have been lauded by the likes of David Bowie who described them as the most Important group of the 1980s. Sonic

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01:45:45

AN EVENING WITH PEGGY SEEGER

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/08/23

“This sparky woman has done so much, lived so much, crammed so much in. Most of all, she has informed our appreciation of British and North American folk music, like very, very few people have. Then factor in her multiple roles in illuminating the folk, political song and feminist scenes and how her songs have enriched the folk idiom, and you have somebody worth getting amazed about.” - Ken Hunt / Folk Roots Magazine. PEGGY SEEGER was born on 17 June, 1935 in New York City. She is one of the most

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01:03:07

THE BEE GEES – MAIN COURSE

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/08/04

THE BEE GEES – MAIN COURSE with special guest Bob Stanley This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. It may sound silly to call the twelth album by a group with an eight-year string of gold records behind them a "breakthrough," but that's what Main Course was. Released in 1975, the group's first disco album – and, for many white listeners, the first disco album they ever purchased – Main Course marked a huge change in the Bee Gees' sound. The

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01:24:18

EDGAR 'JONES' JONES – SOOTHING MUSIC FOR STRAY CATS

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/07/23

EDGAR ‘JONES’ JONES – SOOTHING MUSIC FOR STRAY CATS with special guest Edgar Jones This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. Soothing Music for Stray Cats is an innovative witches brew of Jazz, R ‘n’ B, Soul, Doo Wop mixed with Edgars’ own special ingredients to create something quite unique. One of this country’s greatest music talents, it seems incredible that this artist and his music are not better known. This gives a flavour of the man and his music: ‘It bent my

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01:03:32

THE CARPENTERS – A SONG FOR YOU

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/07/12

THE CARPENTERS – A SONG FOR YOU with special guest Lucy O'Brien. This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. Up to the release of A Song for You, the Carpenters' success had seemed an awesome if somewhat fluky phenomenon, built on prodigious talent, some beautifully crafted pop sensibilities, and a very fortunate choice of singles -- their albums Close To You and Carpenters, though they were top-sellers, both seemed just a bit thrown together. Then came A Song

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01:00:49

BOB MARLEY – EXODUS

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/07/06

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – EXODUS with special guest Chris Salewicz. This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. What was it about Bob Marley that made him so popular in a world dominated by rock ’n’ roll? How is it that he not only has remained the single most successful reggae artist ever, but also has become a shining beacon of radicalism and peace to generation after generation of fans? His magnum opus. Exodus is a stunning testament to the great man himself

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00:52:40

THE SEX PISTOLS – NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/06/27

THE SEX PISTOLS – NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS with special guest Clinton Heylin. This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. Never Mind the Bollocks perfectly articulated the frustration, rage, and dissatisfaction of the British working class with the establishment, a spirit quick to translate itself to strictly rock & roll terms. The Pistols paved the way for countless other bands to make similarly rebellious statements, but arguably none were as daring or effective

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00:53:40

THE SPECIALS

The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) ·

2023/06/15

THE SPECIALS – SPECIALS with special guest Paul Williams. This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album. A perfect moment in time captured on vinyl forever, such is the Specials' eponymous debut album; it arrived in shops in the middle of October 1979 and soared into the U.K. Top Five. It was an utter revelation -- except for anyone who had seen the band on-stage, for the album was at its core a studio recording of their live set, and at times even masquerades as a

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