Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Just when you thought it was safe to listen to a weekly rock and roll podcast…

… how Black Sabbath discovered the dark side

… why Elvis went onstage with a pistol in both boots

… rock stars out of their comfort zone

… five perfect things about Jaws we’d never taken onboard

… Ozzy Osbourne, the bungled burglary and the fingerless gloves

… Tony Iommi’s accident and how limitations are always strengths

… beautiful men in military jackets and “an Account of the Misfortunes and Disasters Which Befell Barry Lyndon"

… was Presley’s Americanness the most appealing thing about him?

… rock stars managed by their wives

… “everything was derived from American R&B and then we were plunged into this medieval graveyard. How could that possibly be entertainment?”

… Syd Barrett outtakes? Rare Nina Simone? Richly competitive tape-making in music magazine offices

… Colonel Tom Parker’s ‘Honesty’ game – “think of the number I’m thinking of and I’ll pay you if you’re right!”

… and birthday guest David Cook on how meeting musicians changes your view of their music.

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