Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s

About Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s

Before his band Guided By Voices set off on their 2001 tour, lead singer Robert Pollard recorded all his favourite 1960s records onto 62 C90 cassettes. On our podcast we listen to, rate and review every one of them.

Publisher

Trust The Wizards

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Oct 2020

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026

   048 Delay 1968 (Can) / The Velvet Underground & Nico (The Velvet Underground & Nico)

   And what costume shall the poor wizards wear to all tomorrow’s podcasts? Listen in to find out if they can can Can and if they go bananas for V.U. You’ll also hear our lists of favourite V.U. songs, Kicker’s “worst gig ever attended” story from 9 years ago and Chorizo sharing his “meeting Lou Reed” story from ever further back in the mists of time. This episode: it’s my wife and it’s my life.

2. 

   12 Apr 2026

   047 A Tramp Shining (Richard Harris) / Rewind (Johnny Rivers)

   A tangled web of Webb here as both these albums include songs by legendary writer Jimmy. In 1968, Richard the actor & Johnny the rocker both turned to Webb to help redirect their careers towards ambitious orchestral sunshine-pop and soggy cakes left out in the rain.

3. 

   13 Aug 2025

   046 Misty Mirage (Curt Boettcher) / Begin (The Millennium)

   It seemed a cert that Curt would hit paydirt with his elaborate Californian chamber pop. He & his band The Millennium were given access to Columbia’s new 8 track recording facilities and begun making Begin, one of the most expensively made albums of the millennium up to that point. To say it didn’t recoup costs would be something of an understatement but it has gone on to become a cult favourite. On his tape, Robert Pollard paired it with an album of mostly unreleased material Curt & his pals recorded before and after The Millennium.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,395,427

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

12

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

67

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