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Spirit of Eden in Depth and In Full

Guy Garvey dives into his favourite album Talk Talk's masterpiece Spirit of Eden.

Talk Talk’s 1988 album Spirit of Eden is a masterpiece . It’s also Guy Garvey’s favourite album of all time

A commercial disappointment at the time, it’s now regarded as the band’s artistic peak. In this special edition of the Finest Hour Guy will explore the album and its legacy. We'll hear from fans, collaborators and via archive Talk Talk main man Mark Hollis himself.

And because talking about music is never as good as hearing it, we’ll be playing the album in full.

Plus the Beckapedia uncovers an early work by a giant of the film soundtrack and the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage goes to that there London.

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Music Played

  • The Meters

    Cissy Strut

    • Charly.

  • Jacob Alon

    August Moon

    • Island.

  • Joni Mitchell

    California

    • Reprise.

  • The Clash

    London Calling

    • Columbia.

  • The Beatles

    Tomorrow Never Knows (2022 Mix)

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Easy Money

    • Mute.

  • Yukimi

    Peace Reign

    • Ninja Tune.

  • Miles Davis

    So What

    • Columbia.

  • Radiohead

    In Limbo

    • Parlophone.

  • Max Pope

    Borderline

  • Ann Peebles

    I Can't Stand The Rain (Radio 1 Session, 9 Oct 1974)

  • Harry Nilsson

    Everybody's Talkin'

    • Disky.

  • UB40

    Tyler

    • SoNo Recording Group LLC / Evo Music Ltd.

  • Sinéad O’Connor

    Mandinka

    • Now.

  • Sinéad O’Connor

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    • Chrysalis.

  • Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté

    Rachid Ouiguini

    • World Circuit.

  • Maurice Jarre

    Blues d'Yvette (La Main Chaude)

    • Moochin’ About.

  • The Beatles

    Eleanor Rigby (2022 Mix)

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Heartless B's

    Low Low Low

    • Partisan Records.

  • Velvet Limb

    Vampiric Heart

    • Velvet Limb.

  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

    • Sub Pop Records.

  • Alessi’s Ark

    The Wire

    • Bella Union.

  • Green Pitch

    Ace of Hearts

    • Funzalo Records.

  • Talk Talk

    The Rainbow

    • Parlophone.

  • Talk Talk

    Eden

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Talk Talk

    Desire

    • Parlophone.

  • Talk Talk

    Inheritance

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Talk Talk

    I Believe In You

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Talk Talk

    Wealth

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Nina Simone

    I Put A Spell On You

    • Global Television.

  • dEUS

    Instant Street

    • PIAS.

  • Funkadelic

    Maggot Brain

    • Ace Records Limited.

  • Dianne Cluck

    Easy To Be Around

    • EMI.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Black Magic Woman

    • Warner Strategic Marketing.

  • Funkadelics

    Maggot Brain

    • Westbound.

  • Creative Source

    Who Is He And What Is He To You?

    • Polydor.

  • Roxy Music

    Angel Eyes

    • Eg.

  • MF DOOM & DJ Cucumber Slice

    Rhymes Like Dimes

    • Metal Face.

  • Glenn Miller

    Moonlight Serenade

    • Music & Memories.

  • Alexi Murdoch

    Orange Sky

    • Nettwerk Productions.

  • The Blue Nile

    Easter Parade

    • Virgin Records Ltd.

  • The Monkees

    Me and Magdalena

    • Rhino.

Broadcasts

  • Last Sunday 13:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Monday 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music