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David Quantick concludes his exploration of our love affair with the 45 rpm single with a look at the iconic status of the single, the influence it has had over the DJ, the obsessive singles collectors and the unexpected survival of the indie record store.

First broadcast in 2009.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 5 Apr 201902:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The UK

    • EMI.

  • Alexandra Burke

    Hallelujah

    • Columbia.

  • The Jam

    The Modern World

    • Polydor.

  • The Specials

    Too Much Too Young

    • 2 Tone.

  • Eagles

    Hotel California

    • Asylum Records.

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John

    Summer Nights

    • RSO.

  • Grandmaster & Melle Mel

    White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

    • Sugar Hill Records.

  • Meat Loaf

    Anything For Love

    • Virgin.

  • The Specials

    Ghost Town

    • 2 Tone.

  • The Undertones

    You've Got My Number

    • Sire.

  • Buzzcocks

    Friends Of Mine

    • New Hormones.

  • Gotta Get Away

    Still Little Fingers

    • Celluloid.

  • Wham!

    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

    • Epic.

  • The Barron Knights

    A Taste Of Aggro

    • Columbia.

  • Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force

    Don't Stop. Planet Rock

    • Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. .

  • Kylie Minogue

    The Locomotion

    • Dimension 1000.

  • Grace Jones

    Tainted Love

    • Champion .

  • Rock Box

    RUN DMC

    • Profile, Arista/BMG.

  • Donna Summer

    I Feel Love

    • Casablanca Record And Filmworks.

  • Robert Palmer

    Addicted To Love

    • Island Records.

  • The Stranglers

    Golden Brown

    • Liberty.

  • Meat Loaf

    I'll Go Blind Before I Stop

  • Madness

    House Of Fun

    • Stiff Records.

  • Sweet

    Blockbuster!

    • Music Club Deluxe .

  • Sweet

    Need a Lot of Lovin

    • RCA.

  • Saint Etienne

    You're In A Bad Way

    • Heavenly.

  • The Undertones

    Thrill Me

    • For Us Records.

  • Etana

    Roots

    • VP Records.

  • Weekender

    Flowered Up

    • Heavenly.

  • Leona Lewis

    Run

    • Syco Music.

  • Will Young & Gareth Gates

    The Long & Winding Road

    • RCA.

  • Alexandra Burke

    Hallelujah

    • Columbia.

  • Neil Young

    Fork In The Road

    • Reprise Records.

  • Magazine

    A Song From Under The Floorboards

    • Virgin.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 11 Jan 201300:00
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  • Fri 5 Sep 201402:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Fri 14 Aug 201502:00
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  • Fri 15 Apr 201602:00
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  • Fri 17 Feb 201702:00
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  • Fri 5 Apr 201902:00
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