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The Hacienda and the birth of 'Madchester'

Sara Cox celebrates The Hacienda club in Manchester with DJ Mike Pickering (of M People fame) as part of the My Generation 1980s season. Plus the Top Five from this week in 1985.

Sara Cox celebrates The Hacienda club in Manchester as part of the My Generation: 1980s season.

DJ Mike Pickering talks about the highs and lows of the Manchester music scene in the 1980s, and what actually happened the night Madonna chose to play there! The decade that saw the birth of dance music as we know it, Sara picks some 80s dancefloor fillers to weave throughout the 80s hits.

Plus the Top Five from this week in 1985.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Wed 7 Dec 2016 03:00
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Music Played

  • New Order

    True Faith

    • Factory.

  • Duran Duran

    Union Of The Snake

    • Duran Duran - Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 6.

  • ³§²Ή±τ³Ω‐N‐P±π±θ²Ή

    Push It

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jerrold Immel

    Dallas

    • 100 Greatest TV Themes.
    • EMI.

  • Jennifer Rush

    The Power Of Love

    • Now That's What I Call Love (Compilat.
    • Now.

  • Cutting Crew

    I Just Died In You Arms

  • Blondie

    Rapture

    • Chrysalis.

  • U2

    With Or Without You

    • U2 - The Joshua Tree.
    • Island.

  • U2

    Where The Streets Have No Name

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Colonel Abrams

    Trapped

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Europe

    The Final Countdown

    • The Very Best Of Power Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Straight Ahead

    • In The Heart.
    • BBR.
    • 006.

  • Pretenders

    Don't Get Me Wrong

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Heaven 17

    Let Me Go

    • The Best Of.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Heaven 17

    Let Me Go

    • The Best Of.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • The Stone Roses

    She Bangs The Drums

    • The Very Best Of The Stone Roses.
    • Silvertone.

  • A Guy Called Gerald

    Voodoo Ray

    • Unbelievable 2 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Toy Dolls

    Nellie The Elephant

    • Back To The Eighties (Various).
    • Music Club.

  • Phil Collins

    Two Hearts

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Farley Jackmaster Funk

    Love Can't Turn Around (feat. Darryl Pandy)

  • Culture Club

    Miss Me Blind

    • The Best Of.
    • Virgin VIP.

  • Happy Mondays

    W.F.L. (Vince Clarke Remix)

    Remix Artist: Vince Clarke.
    • LONDON.

  • Happy Mondays

    W.F.L.

    • LONDON.

  • Deacon Blue

    Wages Day

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

  • DEVO

    Whip It

    • Virgin.

  • DEVO

    Whip It

    • Absolute One Hit Wonders (Various Artists).
    • EVA Records.

  • Tracey Ullman

    Breakaway

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 2 Dec 2016 22:00
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  • Wed 7 Dec 2016 03:00
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