This week’s album-length playlist with new music from artists including Marillion, The Pineapple Thief and Steeleye Span

The Gems album playlist - new and classic tracks, with listening notes, curated by Ian Sharp of LP

Welcome to Gems. Each week I curate a playlist of new tracks plus a classic or two. In keeping with the LP publication theme, each playlist is 40-45 minutes long - think of it as the equivalent of a sampler album from the 1970s.

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