02/01/2016
Join the most respected voice on the radio, Brian Matthew, for an A-Z Sounds of the 60s special!
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Music Played
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'A' is for Apple
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The Beatles
Get Back (feat. Billy Preston)
- The Beatles - 1.
- Apple.
- 022.
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'B' is for B-Side
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The Rolling Stones
Play With Fire
- London.
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'B' is for Banned
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The ShangriβLas
Leader Of The Pack
- Leader Of The Pack-Sound Of The 60's.
- Old Gold.
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'C' is for cover version
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Cupidβs Inspiration
Yesterday Has Gone
- Yesterday Has Gone.
- Repertoire.
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'D' is for Double A sides
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Ricky Nelson
Hello Mary Lou
- (CD Single).
- EMI.
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Ricky Nelson
Travelin' Man
- Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
- Acuff-Rose Opryland.
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'D' is for Duets
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Judy Clay & William Bell
Private Number
- Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
- Global Television.
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'E' is for Energy
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Carl Douglas And The Big Stampede
Crazy Feelings
- The Best of Strike Records.
- RPM.
- 12.
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'E' is for EP
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The Beach Boys
Help Me, Rhonda
- The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
- EMI.
- 17.
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'F' is for Firsts
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The Tornados
Telstar
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'G' is for Gold
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Ken Dodd
Tears
- The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
- MFP.
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βHβ is for hilarity
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Terry Scott
My Brother
- Hello Children Everywhere Vol 4.
- EMI.
- 4.
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βIβ for instrumentals
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The Ventures
Perfidia
- The Greatest Hits Of 1960.
- Premier.
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'J' is for Jamaica
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Desmond Dekker & the Aces
Israelites
- Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
- Old Gold.
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'K' is for King
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Elvis Presley
It's Now Or Never
- Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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βLβ is for βLong Playersβ
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Jethro Tull
Reasons For Waiting
- Stand Up.
- Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab.
- 9.
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'M' is for Miss
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Dionne Warwick
Don't Make Me Over
- What The World Needs Now Is... Burt.
- Warner Music UK Limited.
- 7.
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'N' is for Northern Soul
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Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon
Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache
- The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
- BMG.
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'N' is for Number Ones
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The Shadows
Wonderful Land
- The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
- EMI.
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'O' is for Oh Dear
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Fire
- Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
- Global Television.
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'P' is for Pye
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The Kinks
All Day And All Of The Night
- Castle Communications.
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'Q' is for Queen of Soul
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Aretha Franklin
I Say A Little Prayer
- Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
- Atlantic.
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'R' is for Revivals
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The Everly Brothers
Temptation
- Heartaches And Harmonies CD2.
- Weston Wesgram.
- 16.
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'R' is for Rock 'N' Roll
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Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues
- The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
- 1.
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'S' is for Sinatra and 'T' is for The Twist
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Frank Sinatra
Everybody's Twistin'
- Sinatra And Swingin' Brass.
- Warner Music UK Limited.
- 13.
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'T' is for Tamla Motown
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The Supremes
Stop! In The Name Of Love
- Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
- Polygram Tv.
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'T' is for Themes
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Max Harris
Gurney Slade
- (Single).
- Fontana.
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'U' is for Unreleased
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Cilla Black
Please Don't Teach Me To Love You
- The Abbey Road Decade CD3.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 8.
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'V' is for Venues
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The Yardbirds
Heart Full Of Soul
- Million Sellers Vol.11 - The Sixties.
- Disky.
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'W' is for Weird
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William Shatner
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing-Off!.
- Rhino.
- 4.
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'W' is for Winners
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Sandie Shaw
Puppet on a String
- Sandie Shaw - The Collection.
- Castle.
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'X' is for X Marks The Spot
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The Archies
Sugar, Sugar
- Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
- Old Gold.
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'X' is for Miss X
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Miss X
Christine
- The Ember Years Volume 3.
- Future Noise Music Ltd.
- 5.
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'Y' is for Yesterday
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Matt Monro
Yesterday
- The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
- MFP.
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'Z' is for Zero
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Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit
- Million Sellers Vol.9 - The Sixties.
- Disky.
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The Shadows
Foot Tapper
- The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
- EMI.
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