XS Long Player: Classic Indie Albums

Jim Salveson rediscovers some of Indie Rock's most iconic albums with the people who helped make them the classic's they are. From Punk to Brit Pop from Rock to Madchester you'll hear the stories behind some of the greatest LPs to ever grace your record collection and be inspired to go back and listen to them again, right through to the hole in the middle.


The interviews in this podcast were recorded for the XS Long Player series on XS Manchester. Where classic albums we're played in full. You can listen live via www.xsmanchetser.co.uk

Music
Music Interviews
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Travis 'The Invisible Band' with Fran Healy and...
One of the biggest albums of the 2000's features on this episode of the XS Long Player as Jim Salveson talks Travis' 'The Invisible Band' with Fran Healy and Dougie Payne. On the 20th anniversary of this classic album, the boys discuss their memories...
25 min
27
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly "The Chronicles of a B...
This is a great chat with a brilliant artist about a stunning album. Todays classic album conversation is with Sam Duckworth aka Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly about the making of his debut album 'The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenage'. On this show Jim...
33 min
28
Oasis 'Definitely Maybe' with Alan McGee
Albums don't come much more classic than Oasis' 1994 debut album 'Definitely Maybe' and that's the record being discussed on this episode of the XS Long Player. To talk about the creation of this classic album and early days of the band, Jim spoke...
18 min
29
The Subways 'Young For Eternity' with Billy Lunn
In this Classic album chat Jim Salveson sits down with the always lovely Billy Lunn of 00's Punk/Rock/Pop band The Subways and talks through the making of their debut album 'Young For Eternity'. Billy shares his memories of the early days of the...
44 min
30
Inspiral Carpets 'Life' with Clint Boon
BOOM ARMY! The Organ playing legend that is Clint Boon joins Jim on this XS Long Player to talk Inspiral Carpets and their album 'Life;. This chat with Clint not only talks about some of Clint's favourite songs on the bands debut album but also...
35 min
31
The Twang "Love It When I Feel Like This" with ...
Todays podcast is drilling down into "Love It When I Feel Like This" from The Twang, the band once dubbed Britains Next Best Band by the NME. For this classic album conversation Jim sits down with Twang front man Phil Etheridge to chat about not...
21 min
32
Lightning Seeds "Jollification" with Ian Broudie
If it is feel-good vibes you want then this XS Long Player album is full of them as Jim Salveson digs deep into the 1994 album "Jollification" from Lightning Seeds. Ian Broudie is in conversation with Jim about the making of this classic album, his...
29 min
33
Starsailor 'Love Is Here' with James Walsh
What an album we have on this episode of the XS Long Player... Starsailor's 00s debut 'Love Is Here. Frontman James Walsh talks Jim Salveson through the early days of the band (back to when it was called Waterface) and the recording of this classic...
30 min
34
Babyshambles "Down In Albion" with Adam Ficek
Babyshambles iconic debut album 'Down In Albion' is the subject of this episode of the XS Long Player as Jim Salveson sits down with drummer Adam Ficek to talk about the album born from the ashes of The Libertines after Pete Doherty's exit... but an...
17 min
35
Shed Seven "A Maximum High" with Rick Witter
Today we discuss one of the most underrated albums of the 90s as Rick Twitter sits down with Jim Salveson to talk about Shed 7 'A Maximum High'. Rick takes us back to the early days of the band, reveals the hidden meaning of some of the bands most...
25 min
36
The Vaccines "What Did You Expect From The Vacc...
Having just celebrated its 10th anniversary, today's XS Long Player is all about The Vaccines debut album "What Did You Expect From The Vaccines". Jim say down with frontman Justin Young to chat about their classic album and dig deep into its...
16 min
37
Super Furry Animals "Rings Around The World" wi...
Welsh legends the Super Furry Animals join Jim Salveson on this episode of the XS Long Player to talk about their classic album "Rings Around the World". Cian and Guto share their stories and memories of the band's 5th albums creation as they...
22 min
38
Twisted Wheel "Twisted Wheel" with Rick Lees
It's a Manchester album for this episode of the XS Long Player that many, especially in Manchester, thought deserved to do much better from a band that could have been the next big thing from inside the M60. This Podcast is all about Twisted Wheel...
27 min
39
Dodgy "Free Peace Sweet" with Nigel Clark
Let's talk Dodgy's third studio album "Free Peace Sweet" on this episode of the XS Long Player, shall we? For this classic album, we rewind to 1996 and the era of Britpop to talk to frontman Nigel Clark (who doesn't really class Dodgy as part of...
30 min
40
The Wombats "A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperat...
Banger after banger on the classic album in focus on this Long Player episode as Jim Salveson discusses The Wombats proudly presents "A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation". Dan Haggis from the band talks us through the 2007 album from the...
27 min
41
The Strokes 'Is This It' with Gordon Raphael
A MASSIVE album is getting the XS Long Player treatment on this podcast as Jim Salveson chats about the musical bombshell that was The Strokes debut "Is This It" with its producer Gordon Raphael. It is not over stating it in anyway to say that this...
12 min
42
Pigeon Detectives "Wait For Me" with Jimmi Naylor
On this episode we look back at Pigeon Detectives 2007 album "Wait For Me" with the bands drummer (and more) Jimmi Naylor. This was the Leeds band's debut album and it contained some MASSIVE songs that are still very much part of the bands live set...
30 min
43
Ash "1977" with Rick McMurray
A Classic Brit-Pop album that wasn't REALLY a Brit Pop album is under the microscope on this episode of the XS Long Player as Jim chats to Rick McMurray about Ash's 1996 album 1977! Rick talks about the album's influences, playing those songs live...
33 min
44
Blossom "Blossoms" with Blossoms.
A whole load of Blossoms going on in this podcast as Jim sits down with Tom Ogden, Charlie Salt, Josh Dewhurst, Joe Donovan and Kyle Kellock to talk about the Stockport band's self-titled debut album. Released in 2016 this album catapulted the band...
27 min
45
Embrace 'The Good Will Out' with Richard McNamara
A Brit pop classic is under the microscope on this show as Embrace guitarist Richard McNamara joins Jim Salveson to discuss the bands MASSIVE debut album "The Good Will Out". Richard shares his memories, insight and stories from recording a...
23 min
46
The Music 'The Music' with Adam Nutter
The Music is the self-titled debut album from The Music and on this show Jim Salveson finds out all about it with guitarist Adam Nutter. This podcast was recorded in the spring of 2021 12 months after the band accounted their reformation after a...
32 min
47
Slow Readers Club 'Cavalcade' with Aaron and Ki...
A much love Manchester album is at the centre of todays podcast as Jim Salveson talks to Kurtis and Aaron Starkie about Slow Readers Club's second album 'Cavalcade'. The brothers share stories about the creation of this album, the love it's gained...
19 min
48
Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family 'Show Me How...
This podcast is all about the brilliant and beautiful "Show Me How The Spectres Dance" from the (equally brilliant and beautiful Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family. Released in 2006 this was Liam's debut album and was a piece of work that is still...
30 min
49
Bloc Party 'Silent Alarm' with Gordon Moakes
This episode of the XS Long Player focus' on one of the stand out albums of the 00s... Bloc Party's 2005 album "Silent Alarm". Jim Salveson caught up with Bassist Gordon Moakes to chat about this classic album and (as well as some great stories and...
29 min
50
Kaiser Chiefs 'Employment' with Simon Rix
A brilliant album is being discussed this week as Jim is joined by Kaiser Chiefs' Simon Rix to talk 'Employment'. Simon discussed the band's classic album, the trio of Brit awards it picked up and how it catapulted the Leeds band into 15 years at...
19 min