Ep. 59 - The Libertines - Up the Bracket
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Man the sails and hoist the rigging of the good ship Albion and set the controls to ye old heart of Arcadia! That's right, it's the hedonistic poetry of The Libertines. A personal favourite, we dive DEEP into the amazing story of the Libertines, the forming and recording of one of the great British albums of the century including every track along with guerilla gigs, Tony Hancock, smack, crack, Albion, Blake, wasters, heroes and the good old days. Sorry for the lo-fi audio quality on this episode. We were trying something that didn't work.
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