The theme for September 2025 was Influential Debuts, curated by Willoughby on Thursday 18th. Featured albums: Black Sabbath (1970) by Black Sabbath and The Stone Roses (1989) by The Stone Roses.

Magical, mystical, fantastic. Other worlds, alternative realities, myths and legends: Moose curated Fantasy on Thursday 16th October. Featured albums: In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971) by Caravan and You (1974) by Gong.

Culvin curated November’s Record club on Thursday the 13th. The theme was The Road. Featured albums: Born to Run (1975) by Bruce Springsteen and Levelling the Land (1991) by The Levellers.

Charlie curated December’s Record Club with the theme of Absolutes. Thursday 11th December, in the Showbar from 6.30pm. We now accept CDs! Featured albums: Eat the Elephant (2018) by A Perfect Circle and Songs for the Deaf (2002) by Queens of the Stone Age.

Seminal genre-defining recordings feature in this month’s theme curated by Willoughby. Featured albums: Different Class (1995) by Pulp and The Fat of the Land (1997) by The Prodigy.

Claire took us on a young (at heart) person’s guide to the Orchestra and its place in modern music on Thursday, 12th February. Featured albums: A New World Record (1976) by Electric Light Orchestra and Penguin Café Orchestra (1981) by Penguin Café Orchestra.

Jo curated Heavenly Bodies on Thursday 12th March. Featured albums were Mercury Blues (1990) by Shiva Burlesque and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) by David Bowie.

Bex curated Art School on Thursday 9th April. The evening featured music made by visual artists and bands who attended art colleges around the world. Featured albums: Speaking in Tongues (1983) by Talking Heads and Desire, I Want To Turn Into You (2023) by Caroline Polachek.

Keith curates Animal Kingdom on 14th May. Whether it’s a ferocious lion or a pet hamster, it’s all fair game for this month’s theme. Grrrr-woof. Featured albums were Elephant Eyelash (2005) by WHY? and Veckatimest (2009) by Grizzly Bear.

June’s Record Club session is all about the CITY and is curated by the Mowlem’s own star DJ, Paul Angel. Expect the unexpected, but be sure of the jazzy shirt. London calling, I left my heart in San Franciso. Featured albums were Yusef Lateef’s Detroit (1969) by Yusef Lateef and Cachaito (2001) by Orlando ‘Cachaíto’ […]

Peter Y curates Revolution on Thursday 9th July. Fight the power! Featured albums were What’s Going On (1971) by Marvin Gaye and Live at Birdland (1964) by John Coltrane.