Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
This is the other tape I had in the three-wheeler. If you drive into Birmingham around Spaghetti Junction at night – man, it sounds fantastic! A few years after this, punk came along and it hit like a tsunami, really. I was in London by then. All these huge ’70s rock bands like Bad Company suddenly being out on their arses. But that was a good thing. Punk music didn’t appeal to me much, but I liked the idea behind it. If they can do this, you can do whatever you want. And I did.
In this week's Baker's Dozen, Nadine Shah guides Jeremy Allen through favourite albums from Mariah Carey to Fat White Family, along the way discussing her friendship with Amy Winehouse and why Richard Dawson is the only man who should be allowed acoustic guitars at parties
Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant takes Richard Foster through thirteen favourite albums from The Residents to Love, recalls making records with his dad’s electric shaver and a stringless guitar, explains why it’s time to stop bashing prog rock, and much, much more
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