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Brian Matthew with this week's slab of Sixties favourites, collectables, classics and rarities as well as the stories behind the songs and the facts and figures.

Unit Four Plus Two had a big UK hit with Concrete and Clay but it didn't do so well in America. You can find out why in this edition of Sounds of the Sixties. There is also the story of the day Roy met John and why the Big O was rather annoyed to discover he wasn't top of the bill. Other tracks this week come from Dionne Warwick, The Avons, actor Robert Horton (Wagon Train), Jack Scott, Brenda Lee, Three Dog Night (with a Beatles' cover), David Gates and the great organ grinder Jimmy Smith. And just who was Seth Martin?

There is another Roy Orbison connection in Loose Connections and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ session track was recorded in 1964 by The Kinks for Saturday Club.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sat 4 Feb 2012 08:05
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Music Played

  • Chris Montez

    Some Kinda Fun

    • Let’s Dance - The Monogram Sides.
    • Ace Records.
    • CDCH 369.

  • The Grass Roots

    Bella Linda

    • All Time Greatest Hits.
    • MCA.
    • MCAMD-11467.

  • Request

    • Jimmy Jones

      Good Timin'

      • 25 Year of Rock n Roll.
      • Connoisseur Collection.
      • WRRT CD 60.

  • The Gospel Classics

    More Love That's What We Need

    • Northern Soul.
    • Chess.
    • CHESS 9830153.

  • The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sessions

    • The Kinks

      Cadillac

      • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sessions.
      • Sanctuary Records.
      • SANDD010.

  • Dionne Warwick

    You'll Never Get To Heaven

    • Walk On By – The Very Best Of….
    • WMTV.
    • WMTV012.

  • Seth Martin

    Another Day Goes By

    • Can’t Smile Without You.
    • Angel Air.
    • SJPCD378.

  • Request

    • The Mark Leeman Five

      Blow My Blues Away

      • The Mark Leeman Five Memorial Album.
      • See For Miles.
      • 017403.

  • Unit 4+2

    Concrete and Clay

    • Concrete and Clay.
    • Repertoire Records.
    • REP 4191-WY.

  • Loose Connections

    • Gene Thomas

      Baby's Gone

      • Chart Fizzlers.
      • Hi-Note.
      • 1003.

    • Earl Sinks

      Looking For Love

      • The Man With 1000 Names.
      • Capitol.
      • 4985.

    • The Velvets

      Spring Fever

      • The Complete Velvets.
      • Ace Records.
      • CDCHD 652.

  • Roy Orbison

    Mean Woman Blues

    • The Best of the Soul of Rock and Roll.
    • Sony Music Ltd.
    • 88697 40992 2.

  • Playing Hard To Get

    • Brenda Lee

      Funny How Time Slips Away

      • In The Mood For Love.
      • Hip-O.
      • 40111.

  • Three Dog Night

    It's For You

    • Three Dog Night / Suitable For Feeding.
    • BGO Records.
    • BGOCD865.

  • Johnny Nash

    You Got Soul

    • You Got Soul.
    • Epic.
    • 465306 2.

  • David Gates

    Once Upon A Time

    • Teen Town USA Vol.2.
    • Yeaah.
    • YEAAH11.

  • Request

    • Jimmy Smith

      Walk on the Wild Side

      • The Jazz Hits – From the Hot 100 1958 - 1966.
      • Ace Records.
      • CDHD 1188.

  • The Avons

    Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat

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

  • Jan & Dean

    Drag City

    • The Complete Liberty Singles.
    • Selectors Choice Music.
    • CCM-949.

  • Request

    • Connie Francis

      Don't Break The Heart That Loves You

      • The Singles Collection.
      • Polygram.
      • 0731451913129.

  • Lou Ragland

    I Travel Alone

    • The Northern Soul Story Vol. 3: Blackpool Mecca.
    • Sony BMG.
    • 88697106862.

  • Answers and Sequels

    • The Teenagers

      I Put the Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)

      • 25 Greatest Hits.
      • EMI Gold.
      • 0946 3 12101 2 9.

  • The Dave Clark Five

    Everybody Knows

    • The Hits.
    • Universal.
    • 1781774.

  • Robert Farnon

    Sail Ho

    • Death Discs 1914-1960: Music To Die For.
    • Chrome Dreams.
    • CDCD5058.

  • Request

    • Cass Elliot

      It's Getting Better

      • California Dreamin’ – The Best of the Mamas and the Papas.
      • Universal.
      • 9841715.

  • Billy & The Essentials

    Maybe You'll Be There

    • The Golden Age of American Rock β€˜n’ Roll.
    • Ace Records.
    • CDCHD 1050.

  • Three In A Row

    • Cliff Richard

      Marianne

      • The Singles Collection 1964 to 1971.
      • EMI.
      • 7243 5 37553 2 4.

    • Marmalade

      Wait For Me Marianne

      • There’s A Lot Of It About.
      • Air Mail Records.
      • AIRAC-1240.

    • Marianne Faithfull

      Come and Stay With Me

      • True Sixties Love.
      • Spectrum.
      • 984 272-8.

  • Elvis Presley - A Mess Of Blues

  • Matt Monro

    Honey On The Vine

    • The Complete Singles Collection.
    • Trade Mark.
    • 50999 606774 2.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Can't Chance A Break Up

    • Talcum Soul 3.
    • Stateside.
    • 07243 5 821522 9.

  • Request

    • Small Faces

      Afterglow Of Your Love

      • The Very Best Of.
      • MCPS.
      • METRCD163.

  • Jack Scott

    Burning Bridges

    • Touch Me Baby, I Go Hof Wild.
    • MCPS.
    • JASCD 178.

  • The Shadows - Foot Tapper

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Feb 2012 08:05
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2