The Long Play Project
by Ian Paul Sharp
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The Long Play Project
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Deep dives into rock's most ambitious albums. Essays about the albums that never f-f-fade away.
Free Subscription Benefits
- The Long Play Essay (every two weeks) The stories of ambitious rock albums. | LP Select curated playlist and listening guide (alternate weeks).
Paid Subcription Benefits
- Extended Essays | Serialised across a month and diving even more deeply into the music and the process of making it.
- Extended cuts of Long Play Conversations | My podcast (season one coming in autumn/fall 2026): an extended cut of the public version.
- Research Notes | Extracts from my notebooks and works in progress, including stories or comments that didn’t make the final edit.
Paid Subscription Plans
- £5 a month
- £50 a year
About Ian Paul Sharp
The Long Play Project. Deep dives into rock’s most ambitious albums. Essays about the music that never f-f-fades away.
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