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You'll Never Be 16 Again - Episode 6: Pretty Vacant
The story of the British teenager continues, through music, archive and reminiscence. John Peel covers the rise and fall of punk, the disco boom and riots in the cities.
Another chance to hear the acclaimed series (first broadcast in 1985) telling the story of the British teenager through music, archive and reminiscence.
This episode, Pretty Vacant, covers the rise and fall of punk, the John Travolta-inspired disco boom and riots in the cities. The series is introduced by John Peel and was first broadcast in 1985.
Last on
Wed 16 Oct 202402:00
BBC Radio 6 Music
Music Played
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Sex Pistols
EMI
- VIRGIN.
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Arctic Monkeys
Suck It & See
- Domino.
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Thomas Dolby
Europa And The Pirate Twins
- Parlophone.
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Oasis
The Masterplan
- CD SINGLE.
- Big Brother.
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Prince & The New Power Generation
7
- (CD Single).
- Warner Bros.
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Ian Brown
Whispers
- Polydor.
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Pretenders
Stop Your Sobbing
- Real.
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PJ Harvey
A Place Called Home
- Island.
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Sea Power
It Ended on an Oily Stage
- Rough Trade Records.
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The Beatles
Please Please Me
- The Beatles: 1962-1966.
- Apple.
- 7.
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Temples
Colours To Life
- Heavenly Recordings.
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Peter Gabriel
No Self Control
- Island.
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