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Richard King

Gideon Coe talks to author Richard King talks about his book Original Rockers, plus he plays sessions from Emily Loizeau, Field Mice and Gillian Welch, and a concert from Sun Ra.

Richard King author of the acclaimed How Soon Is Now? (2012), which was named Sunday Times Music Book of the Year is in talking about his book Original Rockers.

Richard has been co-editor of Loops, a journal of music writing and has spent over twenty years in the music industry in A&R.

Original Rockers is his second book.

Plus there'll be 大象传媒 sessions from Emily Loizeau (2009) Field Mice (1990) Gillian Welch (1998) and a Sun Ra concert.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 23 Apr 2015 21:00

Music Played

  • The Sea Urchins

    Pristine Christine

    • Fierce.
  • Elias Maluleke and Mavambe Girls

    Khombo Ranga

    Ensemble: Elias Maluleke and Mavambe Girls.
    • Strut.
  • The Field Mice

    Anoint (Radio 1 Session, 01 Apr 1990)

  • Emily Loizeau

    Pays Sauvage - 6 Music Session 20/11/2009

  • The New Birth

    Honey Bee

  • Papernut Cambridge

    What Ruthy Said

    • Gare Du Nord.
  • Buzzcocks

    Love You More

    • EMI.
  • The Wave Pictures

    The Fire Alarm

    • Moshi Mosshi.
  • Lightning Bolt

    King Of My World

    • Thrill Jockey.
  • Gillian Welch

    My Morphine (Radio 2, Nick Barraclough Session, Apr 1998)

  • Giant Sand

    Transponder

    • Heartbreak Pass.
    • New West Records.
    • 004.
  • The Pop Group

    Words Disobey Me (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 3 Jul 1978)

  • Pigbag

    Brazil Nuts

    • Y Records.
  • Augustus Pablo

    Up Warrika Hill

  • Yabby U

    Hungering Dub

    • Prophet.
  • Can

    Vitamin C

    • United Artists Records.
  • Virginia Astley

    A Summer Long Since Passed

    • Rough Trade.
  • The Field Mice

    By Degrees (Radio 1 Session, 01 Apr 1990)

  • Massive Attack

    Any Love feat. Daddy Gee and Carlton

    • Massive Attack Records.
  • Spontaneous Music Ensemble

    Karyobin Pt.1

  • Rod Stewart

    Every Picture Tells a Story

    • Mercury.
  • Jimmy Smith

    The Cat

    • VERVE.
  • Mac Rebbenack

    The Point

    • AFO.
  • Sun Ra & His Space Arkestra

    Space Is The Place/Watusa Egyptian March

    • Vinyl Lovers.
  • Swell

    Pink Pink Rain

  • Helios

    Halving The Compass

    • Med School Music.
  • The Pop Group

    She Is Beyond Good And Evil (6 Music Session, 22 Oct 2014)

  • The Field Mice

    Fresh Surroundings (Radio 1 Session, 01 Apr 1990)

  • Lee Morgan

    Edda

    • Blue Note.

Broadcast

  • Thu 23 Apr 2015 21:00