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Today marks 25 years since the release of ‘Asleep in the Back’.

Originally released on 7th May 2001, elbow’s debut album introduced tracks including ‘Red’, ‘Newborn’, ‘Powder Blue’ and ‘Scattered Black and Whites’, and was later shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize.

To mark the anniversary, a selection of archive videos, live footage and clips from the long out-of-print ‘Asleep in the Back’ film are now being made available on the band’s official YouTube channel for the first time.

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From The Vaults Episode 5

From The Vaults Episode 5

In the final episode of this series of Guy Garvey’s From The Vaults, the spotlight turns to 1987. It’s a year of farewells as The Tube comes to a close and The Smiths part company. Also featured are memorable performances from John Martyn and Big Audio Dynamite, as well as an early interview with Björk and Einar from The Sugarcubes. 

The show also includes hits courtesy of Julian Cope, Public Image Ltd, New Order, Depeche Mode and The Cure.

Watch on Sky Arts or Freeview Channel 11 at 8pm (Friday 30th July). All episodes are available to sky viewers now.