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[[File:Albumclub.jpg|thumb|Tuftii Towers, where the show is broadcasted from every week.]] | [[File:Albumclub.jpg|thumb|Tuftii Towers, where the show is broadcasted from every week.]] | ||
During [[episode 022]], [[Shaun Keaveny|Shaun]] invited listeners to listen to Innervisions by Stevie Wonder. Inspired by [[Tim Burgess]] and his listening parties on Twitter, Tuftii set up a channel on the Discord server and invited to listen along with the album. Its | During [[episode 022]], [[Shaun Keaveny|Shaun]] invited listeners to listen to Innervisions by Stevie Wonder. Inspired by [[Tim Burgess]] and his listening parties on Twitter, Tuftii set up a channel on the Discord server and invited to listen along with the album. Its popularity led to the creation of the Album Club, playing an album every week. | ||
Every Monday at 8pm GMT/BST, one nominated album is played in its entirety whilst members of the Discord server chat along as it plays. It began on the 23rd May 2022 and has run every Monday since. It is organised by tuftii<ref name=":0">Taken from the Discord thread 'Monday Night album club'</ref> who also curates pre-mixes to play before the album starts. Albums are voted on by the community on a weekly basis, usually alternating between a '''new release''' and a '''classic cut'''. Albums are also given ratings jokingly by Scott from Devon who rates albums by how much he was distracted listening instead of cooking.<ref name=":0" /> The club ran from 7pm GMT/BST until the 26th September 2022 when it was moved an hour later as part of a trial run. | Every Monday at 8pm GMT/BST, one nominated album is played in its entirety whilst members of the Discord server chat along as it plays. It began on the 23rd May 2022 and has run every Monday since. It is organised by tuftii<ref name=":0">Taken from the Discord thread 'Monday Night album club'</ref> who also curates pre-mixes to play before the album starts. Albums are voted on by the community on a weekly basis, usually alternating between a '''new release''' and a '''classic cut'''. Albums are also given ratings jokingly by Scott from Devon who rates albums by how much he was distracted listening instead of cooking.<ref name=":0" /> The club ran from 7pm GMT/BST until the 26th September 2022 when it was moved an hour later as part of a trial run. | ||