I paid visit to a sacred place in the music world.  At least, in my music world: Parr Street Studios.

What’s so special about this place, you ask?  This is the place where Coldplay recorded Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head (there two best albums).  But, of even greater significance, this is the studio that the genius of Elbow graced with the recording of their amazing debut album: Asleep in the Back.

I could only stand in awe, staring at the gold record on the wall and contemplating the presence of the five eager, young lads from Bury who must have stood in that very room some years before, churning out some of the most brilliant works of music and sound this world has ever known.