60 acast.com So Long, Too Long https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long en Club Shipwrecked liverpool,music,indie,comedy,noughties So Long, Too Long A new podcast, recounting the glory days of a band that could have made the big-time, if only they could overcome one hurdle - themselves So Long, Too Long is a hilarious true-to-life recounting of The Albany, a Liverpool-based band who for a brief period in the mid-noughties looked like they were in very real danger of hitting the big time, despite their best efforts to sabotage any glimmer of success...


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.

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The Albany's story - our story - is the mirror image of this. Shambolic, reckless and largely talentless, the gods of music gave us chance after chance at hitting the 'Big Time', seeing us somehow ending up on national radio, touring the country and chased by festival promoters, yet we always found new ways to mess it up - and never gave a toss.

 

More 'never should beens' than 'could have beens', this a true-to-life recounting of those glorious, carefree days, narrated by singer/songwriter Matty Loughlin-Day and featuring input and discussion from original band members (Liam 'Rowie' Rowlands, Ste 'Frank Button' Buckley & Tom Powell) plus a whole host of reprobates who joined us along the way.

​

Regrets? We've a few. But from the safety of nearly two decades, it's safe to say we wouldn't change a thing. And anyway, it was so long ago. Too long.

​

So Long, Too Long.


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]]> So Long, Too Long is a hilarious true-to-life recounting of The Albany, a Liverpool-based band who for a brief period in the mid-noughties looked like they were in very real danger of hitting the big time, despite their best efforts to sabotage any glimmer of success...


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 chance after chance at hitting the 'Big Time', seeing us somehow ending up on national radio, touring the country and chased by festival promoters, yet we always found new ways to mess it up - and never gave a toss.

 

More 'never should beens' than 'could have beens', this a true-to-life recounting of those glorious, carefree days, narrated by singer/songwriter Matty Loughlin-Day and featuring input and discussion from original band members (Liam 'Rowie' Rowlands, Ste 'Frank Button' Buckley & Tom Powell) plus a whole host of reprobates who joined us along the way.

​

Regrets? We've a few. But from the safety of nearly two decades, it's safe to say we wouldn't change a thing. And anyway, it was so long ago. Too long.

​

So Long, Too Long.


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]]> false Club Shipwrecked info+649087e8c478430011717d0e@mg-eu.acast.com 649087e8c478430011717d0e so-long-too-long episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1687193503866-f2da48c7de85836d280beb7b0cda3d5d.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long So Long, Too Long <![CDATA[Episode 013 - Chicken Suits, Bread & Haribo]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 23:00:22 GMT 44:12 67043e93c88f09c3e00edddf true https://theshipbuilders.wixsite.com/solongtoolong 67043e93c88f09c3e00edddf 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-013-chicken-suits-bread-haribo The legend behind the chicken suit is finally revealed! full 2 2 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!

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]]> 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!

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 012 - Olives & Giving The Bishops The Horn]]> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:00:54 GMT 51:54 66edf54f0888a4f3f08f2860 false https://theshipbuilders.wixsite.com/solongtoolong 66edf54f0888a4f3f08f2860 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-012-olives-giving-the-bishops-the-horn full 2 1 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...

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]]> 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...

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 011 - Tree Stumps & A NYE party gone very wrong...]]> Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:00:06 GMT 38:38 658d7ef87782b30016799ae9 false https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/011-tree-stumps-a-nye-party-gone-very-wrong 658d7ef87782b30016799ae9 649087e8c478430011717d0e 011-tree-stumps-a-nye-party-gone-very-wrong The band see out 2005 in style.. oh dear full 1 11

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 010 - Guitar Cricket & First Dates]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:30 GMT 32:20 65764c780f7b5b0012fa1e57 false https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/episode-010-guitar-cricket-first-dates 65764c780f7b5b0012fa1e57 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-010-guitar-cricket-first-dates full 1 10

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 009 - A Girls School & Strange Happenings on the Staircase]]> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:08 GMT 42:11 655672781a7d7e00126905ad true https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/episode-009-a-girls-school-strange-happenings-on-the-stairca 655672781a7d7e00126905ad 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-009-a-girls-school-strange-happenings-on-the-stairca Girls! Gigs! Recordings! full 1 9 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...

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]]> 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...

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]]> So Long, Too Long - Snapped Strings Taster So Long, Too Long - Snapped Strings Taster Thu, 26 Oct 2023 23:00:00 GMT 8:33 653a3e4afc47340012d69905 false https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/so-long-too-long-snapped-strings-taster 653a3e4afc47340012d69905 649087e8c478430011717d0e so-long-too-long-snapped-strings-taster Bonus So Long, Too Long content! full 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 Too Long/Albany merch, so head to patreon.com/clubshipwrecked for more info!

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]]> 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 Too Long/Albany merch, so head to patreon.com/clubshipwrecked for more info!

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 008 - More Snapped Strings & Brushes with the Law]]> Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:00:18 GMT 40:42 651e7899e62538001135e2b3 false https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/episode-008-more-snapped-strings-brushes-with-the-law 651e7899e62538001135e2b3 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-008-more-snapped-strings-brushes-with-the-law An eventful night for the gang.. full 1 8

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 007 - Bob's D.I.Y. & fortune cookies]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 23:00:55 GMT 32:04 6513f296ea278b001169dd2e false https://theshipbuilders.wixsite.com/solongtoolong/ 6513f296ea278b001169dd2e 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-007-bobs-diy-fortune-cookies A real live first gig for the gang, plus Bob takes to renovation work... full 1 7

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 006 - Tales of Cody, Deal or No Deal & a Brush With Fame]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 23:00:49 GMT 40:48 64909216bf64170011e58ec2 true https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/episode-006-tales-of-cody-deal-or-no-deal-a-brush-with-fame 64909216bf64170011e58ec2 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-006-tales-of-cody-deal-or-no-deal-a-brush-with-fame full 1 6 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...

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]]> 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...

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]]> Episode 005 - A first gig - binbags and buffets... Episode 005 - A first gig - binbags and buffets... Thu, 31 Aug 2023 23:00:19 GMT 28:24 64909147c47843001172b271 true https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/episode-005-a-first-gig-binbags-and-buffets 64909147c47843001172b271 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-005-a-first-gig-binbags-and-buffets A first gig for the band sees them start as they mean to go on... full 1 5

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 004 - Football Flags & Setlists]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2023 23:00:43 GMT 37:08 649090a5437de5001139b8e0 true https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/episode-004-football-flags-setlists 649090a5437de5001139b8e0 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-004-football-flags-setlists full 1 4 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...

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]]> 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...

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 003 - Columbo & Frank Button]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:00:28 GMT 44:21 64908f6b07f9cb0011af1530 true https://shows.acast.com/so-long-too-long/episodes/episode-002-columbo 64908f6b07f9cb0011af1530 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-002-columbo The gang get a logo, and a legend is born... full 1 3

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...

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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...

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 002 - Groovy Gary & Teenage Kicks]]> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:48:52 GMT 35:28 64908ed935ddf20010dd4320 true https://theshipbuilders.wixsite.com/solongtoolong/ 64908ed935ddf20010dd4320 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-002-groovy-gary-teenage-kicks Local characters, cheap ale and a loft of dreams... full 1 2 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!

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]]> 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!

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]]> Episode 001 - So It Begins Episode 001 - So It Begins Fri, 07 Jul 2023 05:00:17 GMT 30:37 64908e0305d5d200111a945c true https://theshipbuilders.wixsite.com/solongtoolong/ 64908e0305d5d200111a945c 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-001-so-it-begins The night The Albany formed. Out of hazy beginnings come big plans, big dreams and even bigger hangovers.. full 1 1 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...

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]]> 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...

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]]> Episode 000 - So Long, Too Long Episode 000 - So Long, Too Long Fri, 23 Jun 2023 06:00:00 GMT 2:25 649089485c21a90012442b98 false https://theshipbuilders.wixsite.com/solongtoolong/ 649089485c21a90012442b98 649087e8c478430011717d0e episode-000-so-long-too-long A new podcast, recounting the glory days of a band that could have made the big-time, if only they could overcome one hurdle - themselves trailer 1 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 chance after chance at hitting the 'Big Time', seeing us somehow ending up on national radio, touring the country and chased by festival promoters, yet we always found new ways to mess it up - and never gave a toss.

 

More 'never should beens' than 'could have beens', this a true-to-life recounting of those glorious, carefree days, narrated by singer/songwriter Matty Loughlin-Day and featuring input and discussion from original band members (Liam 'Rowie' Rowlands, Ste 'Frank Button' Buckley & Tom Powell) plus a whole host of reprobates who joined us along the way.

​

Regrets? We've a few. But from the safety of nearly two decades, it's safe to say we wouldn't change a thing. And anyway, it was so long ago. Too long.

​

So Long, Too Long.

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]]> 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 chance after chance at hitting the 'Big Time', seeing us somehow ending up on national radio, touring the country and chased by festival promoters, yet we always found new ways to mess it up - and never gave a toss.

 

More 'never should beens' than 'could have beens', this a true-to-life recounting of those glorious, carefree days, narrated by singer/songwriter Matty Loughlin-Day and featuring input and discussion from original band members (Liam 'Rowie' Rowlands, Ste 'Frank Button' Buckley & Tom Powell) plus a whole host of reprobates who joined us along the way.

​

Regrets? We've a few. But from the safety of nearly two decades, it's safe to say we wouldn't change a thing. And anyway, it was so long ago. Too long.

​

So Long, Too Long.

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