The gang enter a battle of the bands, and come prepared with a chicken suit and gifts for the masses, but not before getting into some scrapes.. Elsewhere, there's a new addition to the rabble and - heavens above - even some girls! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a while. So Long. Too Long. But the gang are back with a new series of SLTL and in this episode, new ground is broken with promoters, the Uber-Kool venue Korova, and Frank Button gives everyone the horn... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang get emotional over a tree stump and see out 2005 in spectacular style... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang finally record their first proper songs - but there is hi-jinx in the studio and Frank Button bags a first date... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang play a gig in a girls' school and heavens above, one of them even gets a phone number! Oh, and they actually start to record some songs... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a slight delay in getting Episode 9 of So Long, Too Long boxed off, so for those who follow us but don't subscribe, here is a taster of what we do over on Patreon, with our bonus SLTL series, 'Snapped Strings'. So far we've had an episode exploring the 2005 NME 'Cool List' and a directors cut style watchalong of the fateful Deal or No Deal episode we spoke about in Episode Six. The 'So Long, Too Long' tier of our Patreon is only £2 a month and we also have exclusive offers on So Long...

On the back of a run of good gigs, disaster strikes for The Albany with an eventful gig and run ins with the law... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Albany get their first 'proper' gig in a hallowed venue and revel in the glitz and glamour of the whole affair! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite their image of hellraisers (ahem), life in The Albany wasn't all sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll - there was daytime TV, too. Tales of ancillary member Cody are recounted, as is a brush with a band very much on their own trajectory to the heavens - you might have heard of them... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following on from the last episode, the band talk through the rest of their songs and detail an actual, real life gig. That had a buffet.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Albany, now growing in stature on social media, try and live up to their image by getting up to the mildest of peril. Oh, and actually get some songs finished... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With fire in their hands (or at least too much time), the gang decide to focus on what really matters in a band - the image. Aided by Microsoft Paint and a love of daytime TV, the ever tricky task of creating an iconic logo and image is sorted in a matter of minutes, and in the process, the legend that is Frank Button is born... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a band (kind of) formed, world domination feels like a hop, skip and a jump away. All the gang need now are a name, a place to rehearse and somewhere to buy cheap ale.. easy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every epic needs its start, and so it is here. The Albany, a band that would go on to tickle the soles of the music world (or at least the one contained within the L13 postcode of Liverpool) form, bonding over congas, cheap weed and a militant obsession with The La's. It's almost too hard to believe that this would within years lead to national airplay and offers of huge festivals, but there we are, such is the story of The Albany. So it begins... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Liverpool's musical history is absolutely littered with 'could have beens' - artists that by all rights, and in a just universe, should have gone global, but for whatever reason, never quite made it over the line. For every Beatles or Lightning Seeds, there are countless bands who, despite doing everything right, just lacked that last bit of good fortune. ​ The Albany's story - our story - is the mirror image of this. Shambolic, reckless and largely talentless, the gods of music gave us...