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JJ Burnel from The Stranglers picks the Tracks of My Years

Jean-Jacques Burnel, the bassist and co-founder of The Stranglers picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Electric Light Orchestra and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.

Jean-Jacques Burnel, the bassist and co-founder of The Stranglers picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Electric Light Orchestra and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. Jean-Jacques was born in London to French parents and has been part of The Stranglers since they formed in 1974. The band are well known for their huge hit in 1982, Golden Brown, which was the group's highest charting single in the UK. They also had hits in the 1970s with Peaches, Something Better Change and No More Heroes. They are about to hit the road again with 'The Definitive Tour' across the country to coincide with the re-release of their first seven albums.
Plus Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz, the record and album of the week and the daily Love Song. If you want to contact the show, email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk.

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Thu 1 Mar 2018 09:30
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Music Played

  • Texas

    Black Eyed Boy

    • Hits Zone - The Best Of 97 (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Pete Tong & Heritage Orchestra

    Killer (feat. Seal)

    • Ibiza Classics.
    • UMC.

  • Clean Bandit

    Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.

  • Tiggs da Author

    Run (feat. Lady Leshurr)

    • Bridget Jones's Baby O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • Craig David

    Magic

    • The Time Is Now.
    • Insanity Records.

  • The Wanted

    Walks Like Rihanna

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Kim Wilde & Ricky Wilde

    Pop Don't Stop

    • Here Come The Aliens.
    • Wildeflower Records.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Jermaine Jackson

    Do What You Do

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Record of the Week

    • Toni Braxton

      Long As I Live

      • (CD Single).
      • Def Jam.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Peacekeeper

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 015.

  • Pink Floyd

    Money

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso

    Let Me Go (feat. Florida Georgia Line & Andrew Watt)

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • George Ezra

    Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Coldplay & Big Sean

    Miracles (Someone Special)

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Album of the Week

    • UB40 featuring Ali Campbell & Astro

      Once Ago

      • A Real Labour Of Love.
      • Universal.
      • 014.

  • Stephen Bishop

    On And On

    • Stephen Bishop - Best Of Bish.
    • Rhino.

  • Liam Gallagher

    Paper Crown

    • As You Were.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 004.

  • Tracks of my Years

    • Electric Light Orchestra

      Mr. Blue Sky

      • ELO - Out Of The Blue.
      • Jet.

    • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

      Nowhere To Run

      • Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
      • Motown.

  • Dua Lipa

    IDGAF

    • Dua Lipa.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The O’Jays

    Back Stabbers

    • The Ultimate Sound Of Philadelphia.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Thu 1 Mar 2018 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2