Nov 24, 2020
This episode features a conversation between Luther
Russell and I with producer John Leckie – if you aren’t
familiar with his name, you may be with the acts he’s worked with
(working backwards chronologically): My Morning Jacket – New Order
– Radiohead – Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians – The Posies –
Stone Roses – XTC – Dukes of Stratosphear – Human League –
Simple Minds – Magazine – Be Bop Deluxe – Wizzard – Mott The Hoople
– Barclay James Harvest – Syd Barrett – Pink Floyd – Roy Harper –
Paul McCartney and Wings.
For the purposes of our discussion, we focus on three key albums he
worked on at the onset of his career: the pair of Plastic Ono
Band releases by John and Yoko, and All Things Must
Pass. It’s those first two that we examine in detail, fifty
years on (well, a little Pink Floyd too). John has the stories and
the insights – it was our honor to host him (and keep him from his
dinner).
