Prefab Sprout, Odyssey & Maria McKee with Peter Paphides and Tanita Tikaram

You're Not On The List

Guests Peter Paphides and Tanita Tikaram join host Jim Irvin to share some unsung albums they love.

The records in this episode are:

Prefab Sprout's Crimson/Red (2013), Odyssey's Odyssey (1977) and Life is Sweet by Maria McKee (1996).

Also discussed: Running a record label. The changing way we listen to music. Are records actually finished until an audience hears them? How kids react to pop music, The impact of Brotherhood Of Man. Pop stars as surrogate parents. Using music to become British. Discovering Elvis in Germany. Why Coldplay are underrated. Writing (Sitting On The) Dock Of The Bay. Obscure albums about China, The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan, embarrassing TV promotion.

A playlist accompanying this episode, is available on Spotify. Search for You're Not On the List: Episode 2.

Update: Maria McKee was a guest on the show in Season 2 Episode 7. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/59R7Fx7ljwb

Check out Jim Irvin's other show, Here's One I Made Earlier, in which musical creators discuss a key work in the repertoire: https://www.jimirvin.com/podcast-2

Jim Irvin's conversation with Steve Cropper will be available there from late June 2021