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Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop's golden decade, with all the facts and figures and stories behind the songs.

Tracks this week come from The New Beats, Leonard Cohen, The Crickets, Procol Harum, Anthony Newley, Cilla Black and Ronnie Savoy - amongst many more.

We're also featuring a track from The Gunter Kallman Choir, a group of singers who were big news in Germany in the 60's and 70's and generated international appeal with their vocal version of the hit 'Elizabethan Serenade'. Find out which Cher song was based on a well know folk song called 'I Gave My Love A Cherry'.

As always, Brian will be shedding light on the stories behind some of the songs, with a few fun facts thrown in for good measure.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sat 30 Mar 2013 08:05
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Music Played

  • Manfred Mann

    Mighty Quinn

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Request

    • Billy Fury

      Do You Really Love Me Too (Fools Errand)

      • Love Songs.
      • Decca.

  • The Tymes

    Street Talk

    • In The Naked City.
    • Kent Soul.

  • Both Sides Of The Record / Request

    • Chris Montez

      Let's Dance

      • Let's Dance Limited.
      • Ace Records Limited.

    • Chris Montez

      You're The One

      • 1962 Hit Parade The B Sides Part 3.
      • Acrobat Music.

  • Frank Frost

    My Back Scratcher

    • Mod Life Crisis.
    • Demon Music Group Ltd.

  • Request

    • Small Faces

      Tin Soldier

      • The Essential Collection.
      • Union Square Music.

  • The Flirtations

    This Must Be The End Of The Line

    • Sounds Like the Flirtations.
    • RPM Retro Disc.

  • Loose Connections

    • Johnnie Ray

      I'll Never Fall In Love Again

      • Rock N Roll 1960.
      • Connoisseur Collection.

    • Doris Day

      Move Over Darling

      • Daydreaming: The Very Best of Doris Day.
      • Sony Music.

  • The Platters

    Harbour Lights

    • The Platters Golden Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • Loose Connections

    • The Rockin’ Berries

      He's In Town

      • 200 Fab Sixties Favourites.
      • Castle Pulse.

  • Jimmy Radcliffe

    Long After Tonight Is All Over

    • Ultimate Northern Soul.
    • Demon Music Group Ltd.

  • Tom Jones

    Help Yourself

    • Tom Jones Greatest Hits.
    • Universal Music.

  • Request

    • Cher

      The Twelfth of Never

      • With Love, Cher.
      • BGO Records.

  • Russell Byrd

    You'd Better Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • You?d Better Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
    • Ace Records.

  • Playing Hard To Get

    • Boots Randolph

      Yakety Sax

      • Yakety Sax.
      • Bear Family.

  • The Hollies

    Look Through Any Window

    • The Air That I Breathe The Very Best Of The Hollies.
    • EMI Records Ltd.

  • Little Willie John

    A Cottage For Sale

    • Sleep.
    • Jasmine.

  • Request

    • The Beatles

      Rain

      • Paperback Writer.
      • Parlophone.

  • Donovan

    Mellow Yellow

    • The Best of Donovan.
    • EMI Music.

  • They Sang It First

    • Ronnie Savoy

      And The Heavens Cried

      • Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock n Roll / Vol.3: A Very Special Love.
      • Eric Records.

  • Anthony Newley

    Strawberry Fair

    • Very Best of Anthony Newley.
    • Spectrum.

  • Joe Brown

    It Only Took A Minute

    • A Picture Of You.
    • Pye Records.

  • Request

    • Procol Harum

      The Devil Came From Kansa

      • A Salty Dog.
      • Cuber Records.

  • Teddy Randazzo

    The Way Of A Clown

    • Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock n Roll / Vol.3: A Very Special Love.
    • Eric Records.

  • Three In A Row

    • The Crickets

      When You Ask About Love

      • Music Of The Year 1960.
      • Spectrum Music.

    • Leonard Cohen

      Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye

      • The Essential Leonard Cohen.
      • Columbia Records.

    • Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra

      Some Velvet Morning

      • The Greatest Hits of Nancy Sinatra.
      • Traditional Line.

  • The Newbeats

    Bread & Butter

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • GΓΌnter Kallmann Chor

    Elizabethan Serenade

    • Serenade.
    • Memoir.

  • Request

    • The Forum

      The River is Wide

      • Before They Were Hits Vol. 2.
      • Triple Crown.
      • 13.

  • Cilla Black

    A Fool Am I

    • Cilla Black.
    • HMV Easy.
    • 12.

  • Dick Jordan

    Hallelujah I Love Her So

    • 1960 British Hit Parade Part 1 CD 3.
    • Fantastic Voyage.

  • The Shadows

    Foot Tapper

    • The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 Mar 2013 08:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2