Tuesday 1 December 2020

Retrosonic Podcast Celebrating 10 Years of The Galileo 7 - Part 1: Allan Crockford & Viv Bonsels with a Track-by-Track to "Decayed" & The Lockdown Sessions

Welcome to the first of two very special Retrosonic Podcast episodes dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of our favourite Psych Pop outfit The Galileo 7. Band-members Allan Crockford and Viv Bonsels discuss their superb brand new album of cover versions "Decayed", which is out now on their own Fools Paradise label. We go through the album track by track and find out the reasons behind the choice of songs and of course, give them a spin. This Podcast release comes with a bonus track not found on the album and a section on the Lockdown Sessions which saw Viv and Allan tackle even more cover versions for Kevin Younger's themed on-line open-mic evenings. These included songs by Katrina & The Waves, Haircut 100, The Stranglers, Robyn Hitchcock and The Dukes of Stratosphear and even the theme tune to Thames TV's Today programme! This thoroughly enjoyable episode spent in the company of Allan and Viv is soundtracked by The Galileo 7's stunning take on songs by The Who, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Nerves, The Monkees, Pink Floyd, The Soft Boys, Julian Cope, Terry Reid, X-Ray Spex, Shocking Blue, The Stranglers, The Association and Haircut 100.

You can order the limited edition vinyl version of "Decayed" from the band's on-line store here or get a download version of the album from their Bandcamp site here. For more information and news on The Galileo 7, please check out their official web-site here. For loads of your favourite Medway Legends (often as you've never seen them before!) performing an eclectic selection of cover versions, please check the Mister Unswitchable YouTube channel here. With many thanks to Allan and Viv. "Decayed" album cover artwork by Darryl Hartley. Retrosonic Theme by Adam Donovan.

Coming soon - "Ten Years of The Galileo 7" in which Allan and Viv go through their previous six albums and pick out and play some of their favourite and pivotal tracks from each release. Along the way we discuss the band's history, inspirations and song-writing process. Don't miss out, please subscribe to Retrosonic Podcast on Spotify, Soundcloud, iTunes, Apple Podcasts and Mixcloud.

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