Classic Album Sundays

Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy explores the city of Edinburgh. Having already delved into Sheffield through the eyes of Human League’s Travelogue album, Liverpool and The Teardrop Explodes’ Kilimanjaro, and Manchester with New Order’s Power, Corruption and Lies, we’re now heading further north to the capital city of Scotland; a city of science and engineering, home of one of the biggest events in the cultural calendar, and a city with an incredibly varied history stretching back thousands of years…Edinburgh. We’re looking at an album that links the old with the new, the traditional with the electronic, and it’s Martyn Bennett’s Bothy Culture. Read more here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/sounds-of-a-city-martyn-bennett-bothy-culture/

In the next instalment of the BBC 6music series ‘Sounds Of A City’ Colleen delves into the rich history of Glasgow’s diverse music scene and makes a case for Primal Scream’s ‘Screamadelica’ as the album that best represents the city. The show includes an exclusive and wider ranging interview with Bobby Gillespie, alongside contributions from the likes of Stephen McRobbie of The Pastels, Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, Slam, Silicone Soul, RM Hubbert and The Van Ts. Read more: Album of the Month - Primal Scream “Screamadelica”: http://classicalbumsundays.com/primal-scream/

Things moved fast in the music business of 1973\. Less than six months after the Wailers released their first international album, Catch A Fire, the Wailers were now moving through the gears with an increasing sense of mission. 'Burnin' is an album full of revolutionary fire and fervour, it was also the last, heroic distillation of a line-up that had taken the teenaged Wailer, Tosh and Marley on a journey from the streets of Trenchtown to the brink of global stardom. Henceforth it would be Marley who was very much the man in charge. Listen back to our London event where we were joined by Don Lett’s who was largely responsible for merging punk rock and reggae in London in the late seventies, as he said himself: “The only white people you would see at a Jah Shaka dance in Dalston would be The Sex Pistols, The Clash… my friends.”

Ahead of his performance at London’s The Jazz Cafe Colleen spoke to Ben Hayes on stage to dig deep into his love of Aphex Twin and why the music remains as relevant as ever. Check out the interview and full performance below. Read more: Album of the Month – Aphex Twin ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’

We were delighted to be joined by John Carter Cash son of country music icons Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, on Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at The Courtyard Theatre in London to launch the new album Forever Words, an album of Cash’s unknown poems and other writings transformed into new songs by contemporary artists such as Chris Cornell, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello and more. Full details of the event and album can be found here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/classic-album-sundays-presents-johnny-cash-forever-words-with-john-carter-cash/ You might also like Classic Album Sundays and Joe Boyd on Nick Drake ‘Five Leaves Left’ at Camp Bestival: http://classicalbumsundays.com/nick-drake-five-leaves-left-discussed-by-album-producer-joe-boyd-and-colleen-at-camp-bestival/

CAS founder Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy interviews homegrown legend David Kitt of New Jackson fame on Van Morrison’s timeless ‘Astral Weeks’. David's own music has been heavily influenced by the great man’s exceptional and singular work. Read more about the album here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/album-of-the-month-van-morrison-astral-weeks/ Listen to our Van Morrison ‘Astral Weeks’ Musical Lead-Up Playlist here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/van-morrison-astral-weeks-musical-lead-up-playlist/ Check out our Van Morrison ‘Astral Weeks’ Legacy Playlist here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/van-morrison-astral-weeks-legacy-playlist/

Classic Album Sundays and Jazz Café launch a new series of discussions and live performances exploring key records and their influence on contemporary music 'Kind Of New'. Our first guest was Yussef Kamaal and Daymé Arocena trumpet player Yelfris Valdés discussing and performing Donald Byrd’s 1973 Blue Note release, Black Byrd. A jazz funk classic, Black Byrd was Byrd’s first and arguably most lauded release on Blue Note with a poppy style that grew his fanbase exponentially across the globe.

Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason discuss his favourite Floyd album ‘A Saucerful of Secrets’ at The John Peel Centre For Creative Arts. Check out Nick Mason’s Top 5 Albums of All Time here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/nick-masons-top-5-albums-of-all-time/ You can check out the interview with Nick Mason on Dark Side Of The Moon from The V&A here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/classic-album-sundays-the-va-presents-nick-mason-on-pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/

Classic Album Sundays’ Colleen Murphy and Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B discuss how black musicians and producers inspired new musical genres, and became entrepreneurs in the face of racial adversity at The Royal Albert Hall as part of their 'Summer of Love Revisited' programme.  Featured artists and producers include James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye, George Clinton, Sir Coxsone Dodd and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.  Check out Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and Laura Mvula's discussion on the Revolutionary Women of Soul here:  http://classicalbumsundays.com/classic-album-sundays-and-the-royal-albert-hall-present-laura-mvula-the-women-of-60s-soul/

Classic Album Sundays' Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and special guests Max Richter and conductor André de Ridder discuss 'Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi The Four Seasons’ and the blurring of boundaries between classical and electronic music at Spitalfields Music Winter Festival. Check out the photos of the event here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/cas-and-spittlefields-music-present-max-richter-gallery/

Classic Album Sundays' Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason discuss 'The Dark Side of the Moon' at the V&A Museum's 'Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains' Exhibition. Check out Nick Mason's Top 5 Albums of All Time here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/nick-masons-top-5-albums-of-all-time/

Classic Album Sundays' Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy and The The's Matt Johnson discuss his favourite film scores, his own film scores for ‘Moonbug’, ‘Tony’ and ‘Hyena’ and his most recent score for the the documentary ‘The Inertia Variations’. Check out Matt Johnson's Top 5 Film Scores of All Time here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/matt-johnsons-top-five-film-scores/

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy discusses the legacy of John Coltrane and 'A Love Supreme' with saxophonist and Coltrane authority Denys Baptiste at The British Library as part of London Jazz Fest. Check out the photos of the event here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/cas-at-london-jazz-fest-with-denys-baptiste/

Classic Album Sundays Birmingham's Chris Watkiss and Fela Kuti's political protégé Lekan Babalola discuss his first hand experiences of working with Fela. For more on Fela Kuti, Classic Album Sundays' Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy talks about Fela with his manager Rikki Stein on Classic Album Sundays Worldwide here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/classic-album-sundays-on-worldwide-fm-fela-kutis-gentleman-zombie-with-rikki-stein/

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and author Tim Lawrence ‘Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983’ discuss the clubs, the DJ's and artistic/musical culture of downtown Manhattan in the early 80's. Check out Tim Lawrence's Top Five Albums from 1980 - 1983 here: http://classicalbumsundays.com/tim-lawrence-top-5-albums-1980-1983/