Producer Mick Glossop has one of the most extraordinary CVs of any British record maker. Raised in Birkenhead in the ‘60s, he has inhaled the beefy aroma of lunchtime gigs at The Cavern in Liverpool, survived 17 albums behind the desk with Van Morrison, and travelled the world as an in-demand “gatherer” of sound since the 1970s. We discuss his life and his production techniques in this episode and focus on a cult classic he cut in 1979, The Crack,  the sole complete album by West London punk’n’dub outfit The Ruts. An accompanying playlist is available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4CIOoSe0In6O7hT1pGRHbT?si=fa47c81aa21c4cc5