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Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop's golden decade, with tracks from Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Denny Mitchell Soundsations the Searchers and the Vogues.

There's a Loose Connection tying 'Cherry Cherry' by Neil Diamond, The Hollies' 'Jennifer Eccles' and 'A Walk in the Black Forest' by Horst Jankowski, together - see if you can guess what it is.

Listener requests call for tracks from the likes of: Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Denny Mitchell Soundsations, Judy Collins, The Searchers, The Vogues, and a 1960 record by The Limeliters.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Mon 4 May 2015 03:00
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Music Played

  • Marv Johnson

    You Got What It Takes

    • Rockfile Vol.46.
    • Backline Records.

  • Brook Benton

    Kiddio

    • The Best Of Brook Benton.
    • Mercury.
    • 4.

  • REQUEST

    • Elvis Presley

      (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame

      • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
      • RCA.

  • Glenda Collins

    Take a Chance

    • This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'.
    • RPM.
    • 1.

  • SIDE ONE TRACK ONE

    • The Moody Blues

      Higher and Higher

      • To Our Children's Children's Children.
      • Polygram.
      • 1.

  • Family Dogg

    A Way Of Life

    • A Way Of Life.
    • Bell.

  • Three Dog Night

    Celebrate

    • That Ain't The Way To Have Fun.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 5.

  • REQUEST

    • Otis Redding

      My Girl

      • ATCO.

  • Brenda Lee

    That's All You Gotta Do

    • Brenda Lee.
    • AP Music Ltd.
    • 13.

  • LOOSE CONNECTIONS

    • Neil Diamond

      Cherry Cherry

      • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
      • Columbia/Mca.

    • The Hollies

      Jennifer Eccles

      • The Hits Of 1968 (Various Artists).
      • MFP.
      • 11.

    • Horst Jankowski

      A Walk in the Black Forest

      • Jukebox Instrumentals Vol.2.
      • Old Gold.

  • Billy Fury

    I'd Never Find Another You

    • The Billy Fury Hit Parade.
    • London.
    • 6.

  • REQUEST

    • Denny Mitchell Soundsations

      I've Been Crying

      • Decca Beat Rarities (Volume 33).
      • Decca Record Company Ltd.
      • 21.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Behind A Painted Smile

    • Isley Brothers - Greatest Motown Hits.
    • Motown.

  • REQUEST

    • Judy Collins

      Since You Asked

      • Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins.
      • Elektra.
      • 2.

  • Duane Eddy

    Loco-Locomotion

    • Boss Guitar.
    • Sony BMG Music.
    • 9.

  • Freddie & the Dreamers

    If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

    • The Hits Of 1963 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Johnny Tillotson

    Talk Back Trembling Lips

    • Talk Back Trembling Lips / The Tillotson Touch.
    • Ace.
    • 1.

  • REQUEST

    • The Searchers

      Sweets For My Sweet

      • The Searchers.
      • MFP.

  • SIDE TWO TRACK TWO

    • The Moody Blues

      Eternity Road

      • To Our Children's Children's Children.
      • Polygram.
      • 9.

  • The 5th Dimension

    Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1969.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Alexander Bell

    Alexander Bell Belives

    • Piccadilly Sunshine Part 2: British Pop Psych and Other Flavours 1966-1971.
    • Past & Present Records.
    • 14.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Hey Joe

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.

  • THREE IN A ROW

    • Millicent Martin

      Suspicion

      • Suspicion / Nothing But The Best.
      • Parlophone.
      • 1.

    • Carole King

      Pleasant Valley Sunday

      • The Essential Carole King.
      • Epic / Legacy.
      • 11.

    • The Who

      I Can't Reach You

      • Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B CD1.
      • Polydor.
      • 26.

  • Fats Domino

    Walking To New Orleans

    • The Best Of Fats Domino.
    • Liberty.

  • Jackie DeShannon

    Windows And Doors

    • What The World Needs Now Is.. Jackie DeShannon The Definitive Collection.
    • BGO Records.
    • 18.

  • REQUEST

    • The Limeliters

      Lonesome Traveler

      • Music With Style.
      • Jasmine.
      • 12.

  • Eddie Cochran

    Sweetie Pie

    • Eddie Cochran: The EP Collection.
    • SNAPPER MUSIC PLC.
    • 12.

  • The Shadows

    Foot Tapper

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

Broadcasts

  • Sat 2 May 2015 08:05
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  • Mon 4 May 2015 03:00
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