13/12/2014
Brian Matthew kick-starts the weekend with hits, facts and obscurities from the 60s, including a Loose Connection linking Manfred Mann, Peggy March and Engelbert Humperdinck.
There's a Loose Connection tying Manfred Mann, Little Peggy March and Engelbert Humperdinck together, and Brian's giving a special nod to Brenda Lee on the month of her 70th Birthday.
Listeners requests this week include, The Beatles, The Junco Brothers, Doug Sheldon, The Walker Brothers, Elvis Presley, Joan Baez and Brenda Lee.
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Music Played
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The Temptations
Ain't Too Proud To Beg
- The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
- Motown.
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Julie Grant
Come To Me
- 60s Brit Girls.
- SELECT.
- 18.
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REQUEST
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The Beatles
Taxman
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The Delβ€Vikings
Bring Back Your Heart
- Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story CD2.
- Not Now Music.
- 9.
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BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD/REQUEST
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The Righteous Brothers
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
- Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
- Global Television.
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The Righteous Brothers
There's A Woman
- Phil Spector: Masterpiece Volume 2.
- Polydor.
- 16.
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The Chucks
Loo-Be-Loo
- Decca Beat Rarities: Volume 2.
- Spectrum.
- 13.
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REQUEST
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Junco Partners
Take This Hammer
- English Freakbeat Vol.6.
- AIP.
- 4.
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Roy Orbison
Leah
- All-Time Greatest Hits Of Roy Orbison.
- Crescent Direct.
- 2.
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LOOSE CONNECTIONS
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Manfred Mann
If You Gotta Go, Go Now
- Ages Of Mann.
- Polygram Tv.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
The Last Waltz
- Engelbert Humperdinck - Greatest Hits.
- Deram.
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Peggy March
I Will Follow Him
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The Byrds
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)
- Turn! Turn! Turn!.
- Columbia.
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REQUEST
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Doug Sheldon
Mickey's Monkey
- Saturday Club.
- Vocalion.
- 5.
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The Walker Brothers
Don't Fight It
- Don't Fight It.
- Smash Records.
- 1.
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Dusty Springfield
Losing You
- Dusty- The Silver Collection.
- Philips.
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PLAYING HARD TO GET
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Sounds Orchestral
Have Faith In Your Love
- Have Faith In Your Love.
- Castle Music.
- 1.
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Johnny Cymbal
Mr Bass Man
- Johnny Cymbal Sings 21 Top Teen Favorites.
- 1.
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Led Zeppelin
Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)
- Houses of the Holy.
- Swan Song.
- 2.
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REQUEST
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Elvis Presley
There's Always Me
- From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters CD1.
- RCA Β·.
- 27.
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The Dixie Cups
Iko Iko
- The Dixie Cups Meet The Shangri-Las.
- Charly.
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CLASSICALLY POP
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Jackie Wilson
Night
- The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson.
- Crimson.
- Not Given.
- 4.
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Sandy Posey
Single Girl
- This Is My Song - Love Songs Of The 6.
- Old Gold.
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Jackie Lomax
Sour Milk Sea
- Is This What You Want?.
- Apple.
- 5.
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REQUEST
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Joan Baez
There But For Fortune
- Joan Baez / 5.
- Vanguard.
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Wayne Fontana
Come On Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
- The Very Best Of Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders.
- DCD Media.
- 7.
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THREE IN A ROW
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Françoise Hardy
L'Amour d'un Garçon
- Françoise Hardy – In Vogue.
- Pye Records.
- 9.
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Michele Lee
Knowing When To Leave
- Knowing When To Leave.
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Ben E. King
They Don't Give Medals (To Yesterday's Heroes)
- Ben E King Anthology 5: What Is Soul?.
- Ace.
- 10.
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The Rolling Stones
Paint It Black
- ABKCO.
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Billy Joe Royal
Hearts Desire
- Down In The Boondocks / Cherry Hill Park.
- Demon.
- 25.
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REQUEST
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Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
- Brenda Lee.
- AP Music Ltd.
- 13.
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The Herd
From The Underworld
- Hits Of ... 67 & 68 (Vol.2).
- Polydor.
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Jimmy Ruffin
It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)
- Motown's Greatest Love Songs (Various.
- Motown.
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The Bobbettes
Dance With Me Georgie
- King Rock' N' Roll Volume 2.
- Ace.
- 19.
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The Shadows
Foot Tapper
- The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
- EMI.
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