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Johnnie spins the hits of the 1970s. This week Damian O'Neill, lead guitarist with The Undertones, recalls his upbringing and musical education in Northern Ireland.

From Blondie to Bolan, skipping the Bay City Rollers, to the Boomtown Rats, Johnnie Walkers spins the hits of the 1970s. This week Damian O'Neill, lead guitarist with the punk band The Undertones, recalls his upbringing and musical education in Northern Ireland.

From the purchase of his first record, to being the only punk band in Derry, Damian remembers the early years of the band that went on to release the anthem Teenage Kicks, as the decade drew to a close. It's now been 33 years since they released what would become John Peel's favourite record.

Also on the show, a listener digs out their platform shoes or ripped punk T-shirt to remember what the decade meant to them in My 70s, and Johnnie spins three gems from Kate Bush's debut album The Kick Inside, ahead of the release of her new album.

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Sun 15 May 2011 15:00
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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Sweet

      Teenage Rampage

  • Blondie

    Union City Blue

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Featured Album: The Kick Inside

    • Kate Bush

      The Man With The Child In His Eyes

  • Stephen Stills

    Love The One You're With

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • The Doors

    L.A. Woman

    • Take It Easy (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • My 70s: Tony Byrne

    • Black Sabbath

      Paranoid

  • Blondie

    Hanging On The Telephone

  • Fairport Convention

    Now Be Thankful

  • Colosseum

    Time Lament

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

  • The Chieftains

    Tabhair Dom Do Lamh Give Me Your Hand

  • The Incredible String Band

    This Moment

  • The O’Jays

    Love Train

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Featured Album: The Kick Inside

    • Kate Bush

      Wuthering Heights

  • Randy Edelman

    Concrete & Clay

    • Single - 20th Century BTC 2261.

  • Johnny Cash

    One Piece At A Time

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Rod Stewart

    WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS

  • Hour 2

    • Toto

      Hold The Line

      • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
      • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Take Me Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Country Roads

  • Featured Album: The Kick Inside

    • Kate Bush

      Oh To Be In Love

  • Joe Walsh

    Rocky Mountain Way

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Judy Teen

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Bad Company

    SHOOTING STAR

  • My 70s: Damian O'Neill

    • The Undertones

      Jimmy Jimmy

  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

  • T. Rex

    Children of the Revolution

  • Ramones

    Blitzkrieg Bop

  • The Undertones

    Teenage Kicks

  • Buzzcocks

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

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Right Down The Line

    • Gerry Rafferty - Right Down Line.
    • EMI.

  • Featured Album: The Kick Inside

    • Kate Bush

      Moving

  • Kevin Coyne

    Marlene

  • Linda Ronstadt

    (Love Is Like A) Heatwave

    • GREATEST HITS.
    • Asylum.

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 May 2011 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2