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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.

Brian Matthew is back with more classic tracks and pop facts, revealing some of the stories behind the songs of the 60s.

Request being honoured this week include: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Pat Boone, Duffy Power, Carter-Lewis & The Southerners and Brian will also be Playing Hard to Get with a rare track by The Contrasts.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sat 31 May 2014 08:05
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Music Played

  • Ray Charles

    Hit The Road Jack (feat. The Raelettes)

    • Ray Charles - The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • Trash

    Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight

    • Come And Get It: The Best Of Apple Records.
    • EMI.
    • 10.

  • REQUEST

    • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

      Ain't No Mountain High Enough

      • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: Greatest Hits.
      • Tamla Motown.

  • Jimmy Scott

    There Will Never Be Another You

    • The Fabulous Songs of Jimmy Scott.
    • SAVOY JAZZ.
    • 13.

  • Johnny Tillotson

    Poetry In Motion

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

  • Johnny Tillotson

    Princess Princess

    • All His Early Hits And More!.
    • Ace.
    • 13.

  • Dave Anthony's Moods

    New Directions

    • The New Directions EP.
    • Acid Jazz.
    • 1.

  • REQUEST

    • Gladys Knight & the Pips

      What Good Am I Without You

      • Everybody Needs Love / Feeling Horny.
      • Universal/Island.
      • 22.

  • Zager & Evans

    In The Year 2525

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.

  • LOOSE CONNECTIONS

    • Eugene McDaniels

      A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

      • Gene McDaniels: Golden Greats.
      • Charly R&B.
      • 7.

    • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

      Stone Free

      • MCA.

    • Dusty Springfield

      Every Ounce Of Strength

      • Dusty: The Complete Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sessions.
      • Mercury Records.
      • 17.

  • The Seekers

    Someday One Day

    • The Seekers.
    • EMI.

  • PLAYING HARD TO GET

    • The Contrasts

      I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind

      • I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind.
      • Parlaphone.
      • 1.

  • Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin

    Sanctus

    • The Dawn Of Psychedelia CD2.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 1.

  • REQUEST

    • Pat Boone

      The Main Attraction

      • 1962 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 11 Part 3 CD3.
      • Future Noise Music Ltd.
      • 10.

  • Thunderclap Newman

    Something In The Air

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • X-Phonics Records.

  • Rialtos

    Like Thunder

    • The Ultimate '60s Surf Classics.
    • Goldenlane Records.

  • Brenda Lee

    It Started All Over Again

    • I Got A Woman: Gems From The Decca Vaults 1960-1961 CD1.
    • AP Music.
    • 3.

  • The Dovells

    The Jitterbug

    • All Their Hits And Much More CD1.
    • UM3.
    • 11.

  • REQUEST

    • Duffy Power

      Tired, Broke And Busted

      • Leapers And Sleepers CD1.
      • RPM RECORDS.
      • 16.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Let It Be Me

    • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
    • Old Gold.

  • CLASSICALLY POP

    • Kokomo

      Asia Minor

      • Teen Beat Volume 4.
      • Ace Records Limited.
      • 20.

  • Gram Parsons

    I May Be Right

    • The Early Years Box Set.
    • Stax.
    • 1.

  • The Temptations

    Cloud Nine

    • The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
    • Motown.

  • REQUEST

    • Carter Lewis & The Southerners

      So Much In Love

      • First Love: The Piccadilly Records Story 1961-1962 CD3.
      • Sequel.
      • 8.

  • The Dells

    I Can Sing A Rainbow / Love Is Blue

    • The Best Of The Dells.
    • Spectrum.

  • THREE IN A ROW

    • Bubble Puppy

      HOT SMOKE AND SASAFRASS

    • The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band

      Smell of Incense

      • Smell Of Incense / Unfree Child.
      • Reprise.
      • 1.

    • Strawberry Alarm Clock

      Incense And Peppermints

      • Austin Powers O.S.T. (Various Artists).
      • Hollywood.

  • The Drifters

    Dance With Me

    • The Definitive Drifters Anthology Thr.
    • Sequel Records.

  • Love

    She Comes in Colors

    • She Comes in Colors: The Platinum Collection.
    • WEA.
    • 7.

  • Sonny & Cher

    Little Man

    • Remember The '60s Volume 1 CD2.
    • Digimode Entertainment Ltd.
    • 12.

  • The Montanas

    A Step In The Right Direction

    • Shapes And Sounds.
    • Top Sounds.
    • 8.

  • Lulu

    Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)

    • Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day Volume 6.
    • Rhino.
    • 4.

  • Carl Douglas And The Big Stampede

    Keep It To Myself

    • The Best Of Strike Records.
    • RPM.
    • 14.

  • The Shadows

    Foot Tapper

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

Broadcast

  • Sat 31 May 2014 08:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2