“Music is built into Rebus. Early on he listens to jazz; then I thought, ‘Why not give him my record collection?’” Ian Rankin on the prog soundtrack to his fictional cop’s life

Ian Rankin with his record collection.

In 2011 – long before the latest incarnation of Inspector Rebus hit TV screens – creator Ian Rankin went through his record collection with Prog, pointing out some of the genre giants who’d directly influenced his writing.

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