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Music, chat and ABC's Martin Fry

Mark and Stuart present a feast of great music, plus ABC's Martin Fry joins them to share his First, Last and Everything and talk about the band's latest tour.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast

Today, ABC’s Martin Fry joins Mark and Stuart to share his 'First, Last and Everything' - that’s the first record he owned, the most recent one he's enjoyed and the record that means ‘everything’ to him. He also chats about the tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band's album Lexicon of Love.

Martin Fry is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop band ABC, best known for their 1980s singles: Poison Arrow, The Look of Love and All of My Heart from their number one album The Lexicon of Love.

Also on the show... long-running feature ‘The Chain’ which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains over 8000 songs.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.

2 hours

Music Played

  • The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

    Major

    • Out of Frequency.
    • Rough Trade/BMG Chrysalis.
    • 4.
  • Public Service Broadcasting

    This New Noise

    • Test Card.
  • Dawn Penn

    You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)

  • XTC

    Are You Receiving Me?

    • VIRGIN.
  • Our Broken Garden

    Rain (feat. John Grant)

    • Bella Union.
  • Kariya

    Let Me Love You For Tonight

    • Sleeping Bag Records.
  • Romy

    The Sea

    • Young.
  • Yumi and the Weather

    Lead Me Through Hell

    • MIOHMI Records.
  • Tammy Wynette

    Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad

    • Best Of.
    • Epic.
    • 10.
  • Aphex Twin

    in a room7 F760

    • Warp.
  • Joy Division

    She's Lost Control

  • The Charlatans

    The Only One I Know

    • Beggars Banquet.
  • Gemma Rogers

    New World Order

    • H28 Records.
  • ²Ïâ€T¾±±è

    Vivrant Thing

    • Vivrant Thing.
    • Arista.
  • The Undisputed Truth

    With A Little Help From My Friends

    • The Law Of The Land (Expanded Edition).
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 10.
  • PJ Harvey

    Lwonesome Tonight

    • Partisan Records.
  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.
  • Roxy Music

    Virginia Plain

    • Virgin.
  • Sampha

    Spirit 2.0

    • Young.
  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Family Affair

    • Telstar.
  • Goat

    Queen of the Underground

    • Rocket Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 Sep 2023 08:00