Music industry supremo Richard Russell joined XL Recordings as an A & R scout back in 1991, two years after it was founded.
He now runs the independent record label responsible for releasing an impressive array of artists including The Prodigy, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Adele, Vampire Weekend and MIA.
Russell tells the story of his music career in a new book: Liberation Through Hearing: Rap, Rave and the Rise of XL Recordings.
He shared some of his favourite tracks with Kim.
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