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Every now and again on the Saturday night show on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales we invite a band in to play a live session. Having sessions on the show is always a joy, and especially when a band has recently done something to warrant a bit of a grilling, it's always better face to face.

Indeed, it's been a curious turn of events that brought to the attentions of an influential record label (who brought us Galliano, Corduroy, Brand New Heavies, Mother Earth, and the Sandals in the 90s) and the Totally Wired compilations) so this definitely was one of the subjects I wanted to cover when they popped into the studios recently.

Broken Vinyl Club first came to my attention thanks to that workhorse of a label (home of The Method, The Keys, Houdini Dax and Colorama), who put out a first single by the band last summer, but soon found that fate was going to take the band off their hands.

With new single One Way Street scheduled for release in August, and a wedding on the way, we had a lot to catch up and talk about, including the thriving live music scene in the south Wales Valleys at the moment.

Acid Jazz has just put a compilation CD called Hipsters 2. It's a mix of rare mod grooves and new mod inspired artist. The Broken Vinyl Club and The Method are on it.