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SACRED 7

The albums, songs and riffs which changed artists’ lives

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7 RIFFS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

The Red Tack: 7 riffs that changed my life

The Red Tack on how a Kiss riff made him take up the guitar, how the Runaways showed up his blind spot and why Keith Richards’ guitar style is impossible to copy.

7 February 2026

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RECORD COLLECTORS

Chris Campbell: 7 records I’d save in a fire

Chris Campbell on the record his mother left on his bed when he was a child, the record which always reminds him of his late brother and how his dog got on the cover of one of his favourites.

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RECORD COLLECTORS

Norman Maslov: 7 records I’d save in a fire

One of YouTube’s most popular record collectors, Norman ‘Mazzy’ Maslov explains the thrill of collecting in the 1960s, how it felt to grow up with the Beatles and why the Kinks always remind him of cheerleaders.

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RECORD COLLECTORS

Jon Wicker: 7 records I’d save in a fire

Jon Wicker from The Digital Gramophone on how Uncle Tupelo changed his life, the vast record collection he was gifted and the sealed record he will never open.

31 January 2026

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7 SONGS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

Sleaford Mods: 7 songs that changed my life

Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson on the importance of vulnerability, his love of Ian Brown's voice and why Kneecap will never outshine the Sex Pistols.

6 December 2025