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The Don's selections cross time, space and genre. This week's Crucial Vinyl is Dusty Springfield's classic fifth album, Dusty in Memphis, released in 1968.

The Don's selections cross time, space and genre. Each week, as well as blending his favourite new music with classics from the UK, USA, Jamaica, Africa and way beyond, he highlights a piece of Crucial Vinyl - a cherished album from his own collection. This week it's Dusty Springfield's classic fifth album, Dusty in Memphis, released in 1968.

Don says, "Dusty's first complete album of R&B songs didn't fare too well when it first came out. Even though she'd assembled three brilliant producers Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin, top-flight Memphis musicians, who'd worked with the likes of Elvis and Wilson Picket and celebrated songwriters such as Goffin & King, Bacharach & David, Mann & Weill and Randy Newman, it was a commercial flop and failed to make a dent in the album charts in the US or the UK. Eventually it was accepted as a masterpiece, and in 2001, two years after Dusty passed away, it belatedly received a Grammy Hall of Fame award.".

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Music Played

  • Clarke Sisters

    You Brought The Sunshine

    • You Brought The Sunshine.
    • Sound Of Gospel Records.
    • 1.

  • Beck

    Dreams (Colors Mix)

    • Dreams (Colors Mix).
    • Virgin/EMI Records.
    • 1.

  • T. Rex

    Jeepster

    • Electric Warrior.
    • Fly Records.
    • 3.

  • Jstar

    Warrior Angel (feat. Dark Angel)

    • Warrior Angel.
    • J Star Productions.
    • 1.

  • David Byrne

    Everybody's Coming To My House

    • American Utopia.
    • Nonesuch Records Inc..
    • 9.

  • Depeche Mode

    I Feel Loved

    • Exciter.
    • Mute Records.
    • 9.

  • Ty

    Eyes Open

    • A Work Of Heart.
    • Jazz Re:freshed.
    • 2.

  • Augustus Pablo

    Pablo In Moonlight City

    • Pablo In Moonlight City.
    • Sufferers Heights.
    • 2.

  • Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake

    King's Dead

    • Black Panther The Album (Music From And Inspired By).
    • Interscope Records.
    • 9.

  • War

    Low Rider

    • Why Can't We Be Friends.
    • United Artists.
    • 7.

  • Sidestepper

    Donde Va Mi Corazon

    • 3AM (In Beats We Trust).
    • Palm Pictures.

  • Black Uhuru

    Sit And Wonder

    • Sinsemilla.
    • Island Records.
    • 1.

  • The Go! Team

    Getting Back Up

    • Semicircle.
    • Memphis Industries.
    • 12.

  • The Magnetic Fields

    Andrew In Drag

    • Love At The Bottom Of The Sea.
    • Domino.
    • 2.

  • Wailing Souls

    War

    • War.
    • Greensleeves Records.
    • 1.

  • Superorganism

    Everybody Wants To Be Famous

    • Superorganism.
    • Domino Records.
    • 2.

  • Afrikan Sciences

    Evolved In Twists

    • Circuitous.
    • Pan.
    • 2.

  • Belle and Sebastian

    Song for Sunshine

    • The Life Pursuit.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 8.

  • Moonchild, Eric Lau & Kaidi Tatham (Remix)

    Run Away

    • Voyager.
    • Tru Thoughts.

  • Rupie Edwards

    Ire Feeling (Skanga)

    • Ire Feeling (Skanga).
    • Cactus Records.
    • 1.

  • Deerhunter

    Helicopter

    • Halcyon Digest.
    • 4AD.
    • 2.

  • Badly Drawn Boy

    Magic in the Air

    • The Hour Of Bewilderbeast.
    • Twisted Nerve/XL Recordings.
    • 12.

  • Khruangbin

    Como Te Quiero

    • Con Todo El Mundo.
    • Night Time Stories.
    • 5.

  • Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus

    Jah Glory

    • Jah Glory.
    • VP Records.
    • 1.

  • Link Wray & His Raymen

    Rumble

    • Rumble.
    • Cadence Records.
    • 1.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Son Of A Preacher Man

    • Dusty In Memphis.
    • Philips.
    • 3.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Breakfast In Bed

    • Dusty In Memphis.
    • Philips.
    • 6.

  • Dusty Springfield

    The Windmills Of Your Mind

    • Dusty In Music.
    • Philips.
    • 2.

  • Coldcut x On U Sound, °δ±πβ€»ϊΎ±±τ±π & Toddla T

    Make Up Your Mind

    • Outside The Echo Chamber.
    • Ahead Of Our Time.
    • 12.

  • Tom Waits

    In The Neighbourhood

    • Swordfishtrombones.
    • Island Records.
    • 7.

  • Sailing Stones

    Into Space

    • Into Space.
    • Keep Her Lit.

  • Jazzmin & Madtone

    I Once Saw The Revolutionary In You

    • Afircan Don't.
    • Echo Beach.

Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Feb 2018 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music