Bob Stanley on early pop, Saint Etienne's lost albums and more...

I literally have Bob Stanley on Songbook this week. What more can I say?

Well…he’s the author of the incredible Yeah Yeah Yeah and Let’s Do It, co-author of Excavate with Tessa Norton, compilation compiler par excellence (with Pete Wiggs), all round good egg, and, oh yeah, one third of the glorious pop-and-social-history-adventurers Saint Etienne. We had a great time talking about all kinds of nonsense.

Extra fun facts: my p…