Bérurier Noir – Masks, slogans, drum machine
On 19 February 1983, at the Pali-Kao factory in Paris's 20th arrondissement, François Guillemot and Loran played what was meant as a goodbye to an earlier band, Les Béruriers.
Coldplay – Soft voices, huge rooms
Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion formed Coldplay at University College London at the end of the 1990s.
Wasting Light – Garage tape, Butch Vig, No. 1 on analog
In April 2011, Foo Fighters released Wasting Light: eleven songs cut to tape in Dave Grohl’s Encino garage with Butch Vig, no Pro Tools safety net.
Turn The Car Around – Oxfordshire cabin, first solo Top 10
In January 2023, Gaz Coombes released Turn The Car Around on Hot Fruit/Virgin: nine songs from his Oxfordshire cabin that gave him a first UK Top 10.
Interview of Joe Strummer – The Clash (1988)
The 1988 Night Network interview shows Joe Strummer after The Clash years, in a long stretch of plain talk.
Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Laurel Canyon mansion with Rick Rubin
In spring 1991 the Red Hot Chili Peppers moved into a Laurel Canyon mansion with Rick Rubin and cut Blood Sugar Sex Magik in roughly seven weeks of live tracking.
The Stooges – Down On The Street
Down On The Street opens Fun House, released 7 July 1970 on Elektra, cut live-in-the-room at Elektra Sound Recorders with Don Gallucci.
World’s Strongest Man – Hot Fruit masculinity under pressure
In May 2018, Gaz Coombes released World's Strongest Man on Hot Fruit, his third solo album after Matador, cut largely at Courtyard Studio in Oxford.
Hole – Violet
Hole’s Violet opens Live Through This (1994) and hit as a 1995 DGC single: heavy riff, dry Love vocal, Modern Rock No. 29.
The Stranglers – No More Heroes
The Stranglers’ 1977 United Artists single No More Heroes: Burnel’s overdriven bass, Cornwell’s name roll-call, UK No. 8.