The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Ep457: Hugh Cornwell - The Stranglers & Beyond

July 29, 2024

Hugh Cornwell takes us through early records of his life, rare records of the Stranglers, solo materials, analogue recording and more.

Topic Include:

  • Aussie tour, New Album
  • Does Hugh have a record collection?
  • Early music in the Cornwell household
  • Hugh’s early musical trainings
  • Quitting PhD program to pursue music
  • Formation and evolution of The Stranglers
  • Recollection of the early UK punk scene
  • Keyboards fill in a lot of sound
  • United Artists investment in The Stranglers
  • Bonus singles in early Stanglers albums
  • Does Hugh have masters and tapes for post Stranglers material?
  • Making materials available on vinyl
  • Remixing and removing keyboards from recordings
  • Running digital files to analogue provides improved sound
  • Memories and learnings from Steve Albini
  • Moments of Madness LP and road testing songs
  • Leaving songs to be finished in the recording studio
  • Song and lyric writing process
  • Hugh’s movie Podcast
  • Discussion of Silent movies
  • Interview wrap up

Hugh Cornwell's Aussie tour info here

Preorder new LP "All The Fun of the Fair" here.

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