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Long Player with Steven Rainey Episodes

  1. Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna

    Stevie goes solo, and her debut album eclipses the success of Fleetwood Mac.

  2. Erykah Badu - Baduizm

    Erykah Badu becomes the Queen of neo-soul with her groundbreaking debut album Baduizm.

  3. The Bluetones - Expecting to Fly

    A chiming, beguiling debut album sees the Blutones becoming the biggest band in Britpop.

  4. Long Player Live with John Power

    Cast's John Power joins Steven for a look back at his musical journey.

  5. Tori Amos - Boys for Pele

    It divided critics, but Tori Amos's third album finds her at her most uncompromising.

  6. Def Leppard - Hysteria

    Def Leppard reinvent rock for the 80s on their massively successful Hysteria album.

  7. The Cure - Disintegration

    The Cure's mournful eighth album finds them capturing the beauty of sadness.

  8. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out!

    Frank Zappa announces his arrival to the world with this 1966 satirical classic.

  9. The Divine Comedy - Casanova

    Romance in all its forms comes under the watchful eye of The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon.

  10. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju

    Siouxsie and the Banshees write the book on goth with their fourth album, 1981's Juju.

  11. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go

    The Manics score a Pyrrhic victory with their fourth album, Everything Must Go.

  12. Talking Heads - Remain in Light

    Talking Heads team up with Brian Eno for an art-rock masterpiece, 1980's Remain in Light.

  13. PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

    PJ Harvey embraces the light on Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea.

  14. Prince - Sign o' the Times

    Prince delivers his masterpiece with 1987's Sign o' the Times.

  15. Johnny Cash - American Recordings

    A legend returns... Johnny Cash's American Recordings.

  16. Björk - Debut

    Björk delves into the world of dance and electronica for her debut solo album.

  17. The Doors - L.A. Woman

    The Doors bow out in style with the blues rock masterpiece L.A. Woman.

  18. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night

    Fleetwood Mac falls apart in spectacular style with 1987's Tango in the Night.

  19. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder

    Humour and horror combine as The Smiths unleash their first masterpiece, Meat Is Murder.

  20. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

    Tracy Chapman's debut album ignites a quiet revolution, and becomes a classic.

  21. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

    The Boys are definitely Back in Town, as Thin Lizzy unleash Jailbreak.

  22. Phil Collins - Face Value

    Phil Collins sets the template for the 80s with his debut solo album, Face Value.

  23. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

    The Pogues come into full bloom on their classic second album.

  24. Fugees - The Score

    Fugees deliver a cinematic hip-hop classic with The Score.

  25. The Bluetones - Expecting to Fly

    A chiming, beguiling debut album sees the Bluetones becoming the biggest band in Britpop.

  26. Tori Amos - Boys for Pele

    It divided critics, but Tori Amos's third album finds her at her most uncompromising.

  27. The Grateful Dead - American Beauty

    The Grateful Dead shed psychedelia to create a rootsy masterpiece, American Beauty.

  28. The Who - The Who Sell Out

    The Who deliver a pop-art masterpiece that pays tribute to the glory days of pirate radio.

  29. The Jam - Sound Affects

    The Jam deliver their most explosive set of songs yet, 1980s Sound Affects.

  30. The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas

    The story behind one of the best-loved Christmas albums, A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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