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Elkie Brooks shares an album that influenced her own music. A countdown of the top 10 albums this week in 1985. New and classic cuts all played from 7”, 10" 12” and vinyl LPs. Including Simple Minds, Ultravox, Arctic Monkeys, Gloria Jones, and Soft Cell, as Grant pays tribute to Dave Ball.

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Last on

Fri 24 Oct 2025 18:00

Music Played

  • The Stranglers

    Skin Deep (Extended Versions)

  • Buzzcocks

    Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

  • Gloria Jones

    Tainted Love

  • Gonzalez

    Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet (12" version)

  • Ultravox

    Loves Great Adventure (Blank & Jones so8os Reconstruction)

  • Trevor Horn

    Owner Of A Lonely Heart (feat. Rick Astley)

  • Simple Minds

    Alive And Kicking (12" Version)

  • Thomas Dolby

    She Blinded Me With Science (12" US Mix)

  • Elkie Brooks

    No More The Fool

  • Nick Heyward

    Blue Hat For A Blue Day

  • Adam Ant

    Goody Two Shoes

  • Soft Cell

    Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?

  • Soft Cell

    Bedsitter (12" Version)

  • Pet Shop Boys

    You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk

  • Elkie Brooks

    Fool If You Think It's Over

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Lullaby Of Birdland

  • Danny Wilson

    Knowing Me Knowing You (Live)

  • Arctic Monkeys

    I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

  • Duran Duran

    The Chauffeur

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    American Girl

Broadcasts

  • Fri 24 Oct 2025 18:00
  • Fri 24 Oct 2025 19:00