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Live from Abbey Road

Ken Bruce is live from Abbey Road studios with live music from Gabrielle Aplin. Plus record producer Alan Parsons, who worked with The Beatles, picks his Tracks of My Years.

Ken Bruce is live from Abbey Road studios to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ iconic album and the launch of Radio 2 Beatles, a four-day pop-up DAB radio station. Ken has a special live music performance from Gabrielle Aplin performing music from her new album Dear Happy, which is released in 2020. Gabrielle also performs an exclusive cover of The Beatles' classic Here Comes The Sun. Plus Grammy Award winning producer, composer and artist Alan Parsons picks his Tracks of My Years with songs from The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Alan was second engineer on the last two albums by The Beatles, Abbey Road and Let It Be. After that he became a fully-fledged recording engineer and went on to work with Paul McCartney and The Hollies, among many others. However it was his contribution as engineer on Pink Floyd’s classic The Dark Side Of The Moon that really got him the world’s attention. That soon led to striking successes as a producer, notably with Pilot, John Miles and Steve Harley. He also produced the hugely successful Year Of The Cat album with Al Stewart and two albums with American prog rock band Ambrosia. In 1975 he met Eric Woolfson who not only became his manager, but joined forces with Alan as a songwriting and performing partner for what became known as The Alan Parsons Project. Alan’s long time hobby has been performing magic and his brand new album, The Secret, showcases his own passion for the craft. The album sees a return to the pop rock sound with symphonic and progressive rock interludes which the Alan Parsons Project was known for.

Plus he has another edition of the PopMaster music quiz with a special nod to The Beatles. There's also the record and album of the week.
If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Thu 26 Sep 2019 09:30
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Music Played

  • The Beatles

    Got To Get You Into My Life

    • Revolver.
    • Parlophone.
    • 13.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Dreamland (feat. Years & Years)

    • (CD Single).
    • x2 Recordings.

  • Stevie Wonder

    As

    • Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collec.
    • Universal.

  • Leona Lewis

    I Am

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Liam Gallagher

    One Of Us

    • Why Me? Why Not.
    • Warner Music.

  • The Bangles

    Walk Like An Egyptian

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • The Beatles

    In My Life

  • Black Eyed Peas

    I Gotta Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 4.

  • Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey

    Don't Call Me Angel

    • Charlie's Angels O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • The Beatles

    And I Love Her

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 5.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Greatest Mistake

    • Singing To Strangers.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Holly Johnson

    Americanos

    • Holly Johnson - Blast.
    • MCA.
    • 3.

  • The Beatles

    Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

    • Abbey Road.
    • Apple.
    • 14.

  • Craig David

    Do You Miss Me Much

  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 10.

  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Losing Me (Radio 2 Session, 26 Sep 2019)

  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Here Comes The Sun (Radio 2 Session, 26 Sep 2019)

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    Alone Again (Naturally)

    • The Essential Collection.
    • BMG.
    • 001.

  • Album of the Week

    • Keane

      Love Too Much

      • Cause & Effect.
      • Island.

  • Ace of Base

    Life Is A Flower

    • Ace Of Base - Singles Of The 90's.
    • Universal.

  • Survivor

    Eye Of The Tiger

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Pink Floyd

      Breathe (In The Air)

    • The Beatles

      Get Back (feat. Billy Preston)

      • The Beatles - 1.
      • Apple.
      • 022.

  • Will Young

    Ground Running

    • Lexicon.
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Please Don't Say You Love Me (Radio 2 Session, 26 Sep 2019)

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Sep 2019 09:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2