Pick A Disc

We're back to the fortnightly release schedule! And this fortnight sees singer-songwriter Livvy Landin picking a small niche album that I don't think many people have heard of: Thriller from Michael Jackson.   Host: Matt Latham Guests: Livvy Landin------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame PlaylistEmail: Pick A Disc Follow us on: Bluesky | Instagram | FacebookPick A Disc(Ord) Discord ServerListen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | LinktreeLogo designed by: Dan Owen

 It's Matt's/my 41st birthday! To close out the weekly run, long-time friend of the show Colin Jackson-Brown takes over the host's chair to count down the UK number one single on 13 October for every year of Matt's/my life, from Jennifer Rush in 1985 to Taylor Swift in 2025! In this episode:How a number one took 15 weeks to climb in 1985, and minutes in 2025Bryan Adams' 16 weeks at the top, and Colin's Robin Hood bow-and-arrow summerWhy Sleeping Satellite is really about the end of the space raceTake That, Robbie Williams and the songwriters behind the curtainColin finally having to talk about Simply RedCandle in the Wind 97 and the end of Cool BritanniaBillie Piper versus Britney SpearsThe Sugababes, Cathy Dennis and some of the best pop singles the UK has producedThe wilderness years: siloed algorithms and how you can miss a decade of number onesSabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and more!Host: Colin Jackson-Brown Guest: Matt Latham  ------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame PlaylistEmail: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | FacebookPick A Disc(Ord) Discord ServerListen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | LinktreeLogo designed by: Dan Owen

Since Kurt North was the very first guest of Pick A Disc, he and Matt have joint hosted a few different podcasts over the nearly 8 years since. It was about ruddy time Kurt returned to pick another disc! So this time, Kurt has picked George Michael's Older.  How Older soundtracked Kurt's teenage years, including picking up the bass guitar for the first time and using the album as a stepping stone for his own playingHow Fastlove hooked Kurt, the Forget Me Nots sample, and the dramatic change in George Michael's lookThe lengthy Sony legal battle behind the five-and-a-half-year gap, and how it compares with other artist vs label fightsThe album as a story, from grief on Jesus to a Child to moving on with Move On, and how it reads in hindsightSpinning the Wheel, You Have Been Loved and Star People, plus a run through the UK number ones of 1996 that kept George off the topThe MTV Unplugged session, the golden age of CD single B-sides and reworked single versions, and Robbie Williams' cover of FreedomHost: Matt Latham Guests: Kurt North------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame PlaylistEmail: Pick A Disc Follow us on: Bluesky | Instagram | FacebookPick A Disc(Ord) Discord ServerListen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | LinktreeLogo designed by: Dan Owen

Matt's friend Tilly is the guest, returning for the second time after 7+ years, to talk about Huecco's Assalto!Host: Matt LathamGuests: Tilly------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame PlaylistEmail: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | FacebookPick A Disc(Ord) Discord ServerListen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | LinktreeLogo designed by: Dan Owen

Returning for her fourth episode as part of our weekly-episode-post-200-season is Meg Alford! This time she's talking about The Dance by Fleetwood Mac! Host: Matt LathamGuests: Meg Alford------------Listen to The Spotify Hall of Fame PlaylistEmail: Pick A DiscFollow us on:Bluesky | Instagram | FacebookPick A Disc(Ord) Discord ServerListen to We Dig Podcasts Shows: @wedigpodcasts | LinktreeLogo designed by: Dan Owen