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Coffee Break: Recording locations as album titles

Peter Denton, Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris and Alexis Nunez of the Kooks at Minnesota Public Radio.
Peter Denton, Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris and Alexis Nunez of the Kooks at Minnesota Public Radio.MPR / Leah Garaas

by Anna Reed

December 01, 2017

Konk - the second album by The Kooks - is named after the London studio where it was recorded in 2007, owned by Ray Davies of the Kinks.

In an interview with the Independent, Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard said "We're massive Kinks fans. When we got here first we were very excited because this building has yielded some amazing music -- stuff that I still listen to all the time. You can't help but be inspired by making an album here."

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from albums named by the location they were recorded - either the studio, the street, or the city?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Brandi Carlile - That Wasn't Me
The Beatles - Come Together
The Black Keys - 10 A.M. Automatic
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be
The Band - The Weight
Grizzly Bear - Knife
Prince - Black Sweat