02/05/2015
Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop's golden decade, with tracks from Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Denny Mitchell Soundsations the Searchers and the Vogues.
There's a Loose Connection tying 'Cherry Cherry' by Neil Diamond, The Hollies' 'Jennifer Eccles' and 'A Walk in the Black Forest' by Horst Jankowski, together - see if you can guess what it is.
Listener requests call for tracks from the likes of: Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Denny Mitchell Soundsations, Judy Collins, The Searchers, The Vogues, and a 1960 record by The Limeliters.
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Music Played
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Marv Johnson
You Got What It Takes
- Rockfile Vol.46.
- Backline Records.
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Brook Benton
Kiddio
- The Best Of Brook Benton.
- Mercury.
- 4.
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REQUEST
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Elvis Presley
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
- Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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Glenda Collins
Take a Chance
- This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'.
- RPM.
- 1.
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SIDE ONE TRACK ONE
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The Moody Blues
Higher and Higher
- To Our Children's Children's Children.
- Polygram.
- 1.
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Family Dogg
A Way Of Life
- A Way Of Life.
- Bell.
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Three Dog Night
Celebrate
- That Ain't The Way To Have Fun.
- Connoisseur Collection.
- 5.
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REQUEST
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Otis Redding
My Girl
- ATCO.
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Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
- Brenda Lee.
- AP Music Ltd.
- 13.
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LOOSE CONNECTIONS
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Neil Diamond
Cherry Cherry
- Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
- Columbia/Mca.
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The Hollies
Jennifer Eccles
- The Hits Of 1968 (Various Artists).
- MFP.
- 11.
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Horst Jankowski
A Walk in the Black Forest
- Jukebox Instrumentals Vol.2.
- Old Gold.
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Billy Fury
I'd Never Find Another You
- The Billy Fury Hit Parade.
- London.
- 6.
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REQUEST
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Denny Mitchell Soundsations
I've Been Crying
- Decca Beat Rarities (Volume 33).
- Decca Record Company Ltd.
- 21.
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The Isley Brothers
Behind A Painted Smile
- Isley Brothers - Greatest Motown Hits.
- Motown.
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REQUEST
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Judy Collins
Since You Asked
- Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins.
- Elektra.
- 2.
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Duane Eddy
Loco-Locomotion
- Boss Guitar.
- Sony BMG Music.
- 9.
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Freddie & the Dreamers
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
- The Hits Of 1963 (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Johnny Tillotson
Talk Back Trembling Lips
- Talk Back Trembling Lips / The Tillotson Touch.
- Ace.
- 1.
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REQUEST
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The Searchers
Sweets For My Sweet
- The Searchers.
- MFP.
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SIDE TWO TRACK TWO
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The Moody Blues
Eternity Road
- To Our Children's Children's Children.
- Polygram.
- 9.
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The 5th Dimension
Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
- 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1969.
- Connoisseur Collection.
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Alexander Bell
Alexander Bell Belives
- Piccadilly Sunshine Part 2: British Pop Psych and Other Flavours 1966-1971.
- Past & Present Records.
- 14.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Hey Joe
- The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
- Universal.
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THREE IN A ROW
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Millicent Martin
Suspicion
- Suspicion / Nothing But The Best.
- Parlophone.
- 1.
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Carole King
Pleasant Valley Sunday
- The Essential Carole King.
- Epic / Legacy.
- 11.
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The Who
I Can't Reach You
- Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B CD1.
- Polydor.
- 26.
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Fats Domino
Walking To New Orleans
- The Best Of Fats Domino.
- Liberty.
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Jackie DeShannon
Windows And Doors
- What The World Needs Now Is.. Jackie DeShannon The Definitive Collection.
- BGO Records.
- 18.
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REQUEST
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The Limeliters
Lonesome Traveler
- Music With Style.
- Jasmine.
- 12.
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Eddie Cochran
Sweetie Pie
- Eddie Cochran: The EP Collection.
- SNAPPER MUSIC PLC.
- 12.
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The Shadows
Foot Tapper
- The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
- EMI.
Broadcasts
- Sat 2 May 2015 08:05ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2
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