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Brian Matthew with 60s tracks and trivia. The Chronicles looks back to the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, the A6 murder, the Prague Spring and Rupert Murdoch buying The Sun.

Tracks this week from The Earls, Al Stewart, The Marvelettes, Jethro Tull, Tony Orlando, Percy Sledge, Lulu, The Move, Amen Corner, and the Pretty Things. There's an Elvis album track, a Double-A Side USA from Ben E King and who was Ernest Evans better known as? Listener David Hudson selects Three-in-a-Row of 'famous failures' - or at least less successful tracks from well known artists. The Chronicles looks back to the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, the 17th Olympics, James Hanratty and the A6 murder, the death of Lord Nuffield, the Prague Spring, and when The Sun was sold to Rupert Murdoch.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sat 20 Aug 2011 08:05
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Music Played

  • Tommy Bruce

    Ain't Misbehavin'

    • The Hits of 1960.
    • EMI.
    • CD-MFP 6018.

  • The Earls

    Remember Then

    • Radio Gold 4.
    • Ace Records.
    • CDCHD 810.

  • Al Stewart

    The Elf

    • As Years Go By.
    • Deram.
    • 844 014-2.

  • The Marvelettes

    Too Many Fish In The Sea

    • The Ultimate Collection.
    • Motown.
    • 314530856-2.

  • Double 鈥楢鈥� Side U.S.A

    • Ben E. King

      Spanish Harlem

      • Spanish Harlem.
      • ATCO Records.
      • ATCO 33-133.

  • Ben E. King

    First Taste of Love

    • Don鈥檛 Play That Song.
    • Collectables.
    • COL-CD-6210.

  • The Open Mind

    Magic Potion

    • Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969.
    • Rhino.
    • R2 76787.

  • Elvis Presley - Something Blue

  • Bobby Lewis

    Tossin' And Turnin'

    • The Golden Age of American Rock 鈥榥鈥� Roll.
    • Ace Records.
    • CDCHD 289.

  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Universal.
    • MCD 11483-2.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Poison Ivy

    • More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies).
    • ABKCO Records.
    • 8823062.

  • Jethro Tull

    Reasons For Waiting

    • Stand Up.
    • EMI.
    • 35458.

  • Tony Orlando

    Bless You

    • Bless You And Seventeen Other Great Hits.
    • Collectables Records.
    • COL-5827.

  • Playing Hard To Get

    • Karl Denver

      The Peanut Vendor

      • Wimoweh.
      • Vocalion Ltd.
      • CDLK 4378.

  • Tony Bennett

    (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco

    • All Time Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.
    • 468843 2.

  • Frenchy & The Chessmen

    Beetle BeeBop

    • The Soul Providers 鈥� Dave Hamilton鈥檚 Detroit Soul.
    • Kent Soul.
    • CDKEND 356.

  • Chubby Checker

    Dancin' Party

    • The Best Of.
    • ABKCO Records.
    • 92252.

  • P.J. Proby

    Question

    • The Very Best Of.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 4 96179 2 6.

  • Percy Sledge

    Warm And Tender Love

    • The Ultimate Collection 鈥� When A Man Loves A Woman.
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 7567-80212-2.

  • Lulu

    Can't Hear You No More

    • Shout! The Complete Decca Recordings.
    • RPM Records.
    • RETRO D 856.

  • I Write The Songs

    • The Move

      Hello Susie

      • Anthology 1966-1972.
      • Salvo.
      • SALVOBX406.

  • Amen Corner

    Gin House Blues

    • The Collection.
    • Spectrum.
    • 544 630-2.

  • Billie Davis

    School Is Over

    • Watcha Gonna Do?.
    • RPM Records.
    • RPM 326.

  • Billy Fury

    Once Upon A Dream

    • Love Songs.
    • Decca.
    • 8829512.

  • Honeybus

    Girl of Independent Means

    • The Honeybus Story.
    • Repertoire Records.
    • REP 4733-WY.

  • Three In A Row

    • The Who

      Dogs

      • Rarities 1966-1968 Vol.1.
      • Polydor.
      • POCP-2350.

  • The Kinks

    Wonderboy

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Sanctuary Records.
    • SMRCD024.

  • The Hollies

    If I Needed Someone

    • The Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years - The Complete The Hollies.
    • EMI.
    • 0962422.

  • Canned Heat

    Going Up The Country

    • The Very Best Of.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5 26778 2 5.

  • Joe Simon

    You Keep Me Hanging On

    • Monument of Soul.
    • RPM Records.
    • RPMSH 222.

  • The Pretty Things

    Don't Bring Me Down

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Snapper Music.
    • SMACD823.

  • Nirvana

    Penticost Hotel

    • The Story of Simon Simopath.
    • EDSEL Records.
    • EDCD 465.

  • Michael Holliday

    Drums

    • The Michael Holliday Anthology 鈥� The Story Of My Life.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5 97484 2 9.

  • Tony Middleton

    To The Ends of The Earth

    • Northern Soul Connoisseurs Volume 2.
    • Spectrum Music.
    • 983 445-7.

  • The Shadows - Foot Tapper

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  • Sat 20 Aug 2011 08:05
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2