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Brian Matthew selects more classics and rarities from pop's golden decade, with all the facts and figures and stories behind the songs.

Tracks this week include: Elvis Presley, Jan & Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis, Danny Peppermint & The Jumpin'Jacks, The Move, Bob & Earl and Don Partridge. Our Both Sides of the Record feature provides a double whammy of music from solo artist Ernie K Doe - and we'll be hearing an often overlooked track from Dutch band The Hunters.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sat 9 Mar 201308:05
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Supremes

    You Can't Hurry Love

    • Let The Music Play: Supreme Rarities 1960 – 1969.
    • Hip-O Select.
    • 000326302.

  • Jan & Dean

    The New Girl In School

    • The Complete Liberty Singles.
    • Collectors Choice Music.
    • CCM 949.

  • Request

    • Jerry Lee Lewis

      Sweet Little Sixteen

      • 22 Original Greatest Hits.
      • Sun.
      • 9031 76591 2.

  • The Move

    Yellow Rainbow

    • Move.
    • Salvo.
    • SALVOCD207.

  • Both Sides Of The Record

    • Ernie K‐Doe

      Mother In Law

      • The Golden Age Of Rock N Roll Volume 7.
      • Ace.
      • CDCHD 700.

    • Ernie K‐Doe

      Wanted $10,000 Reward

      • British Hit Parade: The B Sides Part 2.
      • Acrobat.
      • ACQCD7041.

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Classic.
    • Island.
    • 546 825-2.

  • The Lemon Pipers

    Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade)

    • Love Beads and Meditation.
    • Rev-Ola.
    • CR REV 264.

  • Loose Connections

    • Bob Dylan

      Like A Rolling Stone

      • Highway 61 Revisited.
      • Columbia.
      • 5123512.

    • The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go

    • Bob & Earl

      Harlem Shuffle

      • The Soul Of Sue.
      • Kent Soul.
      • CDKEND 235.

  • Don Partridge

    Blue Eyes

    • Don Partridge.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • CDM RED 402.

  • Playing Hard To Get

    • The Hunters

      Russian Spy And I

      • It’s Good News Week!.
      • BR Music.
      • MM 9202-2.

  • Gene Pitney

    Somewhere In The Country

    • Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa.
    • Sanctuary.
    • SMETCD213-3.

  • Request

    • The Rolling Stones

      Fortune Teller

      • More Hot Rocks.
      • ABKCO.
      • 8823062.

  • Danny Peppermint & The Jumpin’Jacks

    The Peppermint Twist

    • The London American Label Year By Year: 1961.
    • Ace.
    • CDCHD 1249.

  • The Tudor Minstrels

    Love In The Open Air

    • The Family Way.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 302 067 0952.

  • Manfred Mann

    5-4-3-2-1

    • The Best Of Manfred Mann.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5 28496 2 8.

  • Fats Domino

    Walking To New Orleans

    • The Best Of Fats Domino.
    • Liberty.
    • CDP 7902942.

  • Request

    • The Merry‐Go‐Round

      Live

      • Listen Listen: The Definitive Collection.
      • Rev Ola.
      • CR REV 110.

  • The Pretty Things

    Cry To me

    • Rhythm and Blues Years.
    • Snapper Music.
    • SMDCD343.

  • They Sang It First

    • Barry McGuire

      California Dreamin'

      • This Precious Time / The World’s Last Private Citizen.
      • Collector’s Choice Music.
      • CCM-2053.

  • PaPas

    Words Of Love

    • California Dreamin’: The Best Of The Mamas & The Papas.
    • Universal.
    • 9841715.

  • The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

    Walking By Myself

    • Keep On Moving.
    • Elektra.
    • EXS 74053.

  • Request

    • Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret

  • Roy Orbison

    Twinkles Toes

    • The Classic Roy Orbison / Cry Softly Lonely One.
    • Edsel Records.
    • DIAB 8062.

  • Three In A Row

    • Doris Day

      The Glass Bottom Boat

      • The 1960’s Singles.
      • Collectables.
      • COL – CD 6856.

    • George Formby

      Happy Go Lucky

      • 1960 British Hit Parade Part 2.
      • Fantastic Voyage.
      • FVSD091.

  • Request

    • Helen Shapiro

      Tiptoe Through The Tulips

      • The Ultimate Helen Shapiro.
      • EMI.
      • 5099907 003829.

  • The Beach Boys

    Then I Kissed Her

    • The Very Best Of The Beach Boys.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5 32615 2 8.

  • Kenny Chandler

    Heart

    • Teenage Crush Volume 3.
    • Ace.
    • CDCHD 790.

  • The Pioneers

    Long Shot Kick De Bucket

    • Let Your Yeah Be Yeah.
    • Trojan.
    • CDTRD 454.

  • Request

    • The Idle Race

      Days Of The Broken Arrows

      • Back To The Story.
      • EMI.
      • 0946 3 85304 2 8.

  • Noreen Corcoran

    Love Kitten

    • Where The Girls Are.
    • Ace.
    • CDCHD 648.

  • Vic Damone

    My Baby Loves To Swing

    • Linger A While With… / My Baby Loves To Swing.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 8 59957 2 9.

  • The Shadows

    Foot Tapper

    • More Hits.
    • EMI.
    • 744 744.

Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Mar 201308:05
    BBC Radio 2