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James Aicaster here, comedian and music fan.

And in 2017, I had a breakdown.

I dealt with that breakdown by buying as much music from 2016 as I possibly could.

And as a result, I now own over 600 albums that came out in 2016,

and I'm convinced it's the greatest year for music of all time.

If it's not enough me being convinced,

I also want to convince each and every single one of you,

plus a guest every single week.

This week, my guest is Nathaniel Metcalfe,

and we're going to be talking about

the Mike Cooper album, New Guitar, Old Hat, New Blues.

Mike Cooper was 73 years old when he recorded this live album

Although you wouldn't really know it was live

He can't hear the audience but he recorded it in Geneva

This is the whole set that he did that night

Minus the little bit at the top of this set

When he was apparently warming up

As you'll be able to hear, he's improvising for a lot of it

On a guitar that he had bought,

a new guitar that he was messing around with.

This album hits a real sweet spot for me. I really love it, but I'm aware that it's not for

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