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Ep457: Hugh Cornwell - The Stranglers & Beyond

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Hugh Cornwell takes us through early records of his life, rare records of the Stranglers, solo materials, analogue recording and more.

Topic Include:

  • Aussie tour, New Album

  • Does Hugh have a record collection?

  • Early music in the Cornwell household

  • Hugh’s early musical trainings

  • Quitting PhD program to pursue music

  • Formation and evolution of The Stranglers

  • Recollection of the early UK punk scene

  • Keyboards fill in a lot of sound

  • United Artists investment in The Stranglers

  • Bonus singles in early Stanglers albums

  • Does Hugh have masters and tapes for post Stranglers material?

  • Making materials available on vinyl

  • Remixing and removing keyboards from recordings

  • Running digital files to analogue provides improved sound

  • Memories and learnings from Steve Albini

  • Moments of Madness LP and road testing songs

  • Leaving songs to be finished in the recording studio

  • Song and lyric writing process

  • Hugh’s movie Podcast

  • Discussion of Silent movies

  • Interview wrap up

Hugh Cornwell's Aussie tour info here

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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.