Classic Album Sundays

John Coltrane’s 1965 LP A Love Supreme is one of the landmarks in recorded jazz and a deeply spiritual work. It’s often viewed as Coltrane’s masterpiece and one of the greatest albums of all time. Denys Baptiste joins us to discuss the legacy of Coltrane and the impact of A Love Supreme. Denys’ is a Coltrane expert who has performed A Love Supreme live on the biggest stages. For more on your favourite records, visit classicalbumsundays.com.

For this month's Album Club we will be joined by Kevin May and David McElroy, the authors behind the forthcoming book Halo: The Story Behind Depeche Mode's Classic Album Violator. They will relay the inside scoop behind the band's seventh studio album - one that took the band to even greater heights. For more on your favourite records, visit classicalbumsundays.com.

Taking inspiration from the more extreme ends of guitar music, namely early-hardcore, dissonant no-wave, and a performance ethic that saw nothing wrong with playing the same note of feedback for half an hour, Sonic Youth were the Velvet Underground for the materialistic 1980s. Tune in as Colleen is joined by Sonic Youth founding member Thurston Moore to look back at 30 years of ‘Daydream Nation’. For more on your favourite records, visit classicalbumsundays.com.

The legendary jazz singer transformed pain into art on her 1956 album and inspired singers like Jose James and Paloma Faith. For more on your favorite records, visit classicalbumsundays.com.

Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire and André de Ridder discuss ‘Snowflakes are Dancing’ by Japanese musician Isao Tomita. The album features arrangements of Debussy’s tone paintings, including Clair de Lune and The Girl with the Flaxen Hair. For more on your favorite records, visit classicalbumsundays.com.

The story behind 1975's The Hissing Of Summer Lawns, the first major left turn of Joni Mitchell’s already celebrated career. For more on your favorite records, visit classicalbumsundays.com.

How did an album about mental illness, mortality and the need for human empathy stay on the U.S. Billboard Charts for 741 weeks (14 years)? Nick Mason looks back on this boundary-pushing classic album. For more on your favorite records, visit classicalbumsundays.com.

 Classic Album Sundays tells the stories behind the albums that have shaped our culture and our lives. We are the world’s most popular and respected classic album listening event with satellites in four continents. Our website, social media channels, and our podcast are the hub for classic albums and artists. Visit us at https://classicalbumsundays.com/