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Paul Morley had stopped being surprised by modern pop music and found himself retreating into the sounds of artists he loved when, as an emerging music journalist in the '70s, he wrote for NME. But not wishing to give in to dreary nostalgia, endlessly circling back to the bands he wrote about in the past, he went searching for something new, rare and wondrous - and found it in classical music.

As the founder of Island Records, fabled music producer Chris Blackwell has discovered and worked with some of the most important musicians of the second half of the twentieth century—from Steve Winwood to Cat Stevens, Bob Marley to Grace Jones, U2 to Roxy Music, plus countless others. He is also widely credited with having brought reggae music to the world stage. Now, as he turns eighty-five, Blackwell takes us back to the island where it all began: Jamaica.

Come along a be part of a very special friendship as Chris Morley & Paul Gilbert talk through life in lockdown, how they became the best of friends, what makes them giggle and any other guff that comes up along the way. Seriously who says the word 'guff'?Each episode comes out on a Friday every two weeks and for podcast updates check us out on Facebook & Instagram @postpavilionpodcast