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Tom Robinson, a 6 Music presenter who has enjoyed success with the Tom Robinson Band and as a solo artist, shares the musical milestones of his life with Matt Everitt. First broadcast in 2013.

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Tue 19 May 202001:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    Up Against The Wall

    • EMI.

  • Zero 7

    Destiny (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 23 Mar 2004)

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Block Rockin' Beats (Glastonbury 1997)

  • Tom Robinson Band

    Up Against The Wall

    • EMI.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    Twist and Shout

    • Parlophone.

  • The Beatles

    Twist and Shout

    • Parlophone.

  • White Hinterland

    Icarus

    • Now Hear This!.
    • Word.
    • 15.

  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    Never Let Me Down

  • Louis Prima

    Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody

    • Louis Prima - Capitol Collectors Seri.
    • Columbia.

  • The Kinks

    Dead End Street

    • Polygram TV.

  • The Kinks

    Dead End Street

    • Polygram TV.

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The U.K.

    • Virgin.

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The U.K.

    • Virgin.

  • Tom Robinson

    2-4-6-8 Motorway (Demo 1)

  • Tom Robinson

    2-4-6-8 Motorway (Demo 1)

  • Tom Robinson Band

    2-4-6-8 Motorway

    • Virgin.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    2-4-6-8 Motorway

    • Virgin.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    Glad To Be Gay

    • EMI.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    Glad To Be Gay

    • EMI.

  • David Bowie

    The Bewlay Brothers

  • David Bowie

    The Bewlay Brothers

  • Tom Robinson

    War Baby

    • EMI.

  • Tom Robinson

    War Baby

    • EMI.

  • Cults

    I Can Hardly Make You Mine

    • Sony Music.

  • Bugge Wesseltoft, Henrick Schwarz & Dan Berglund

    This Is My Day

    • Jazzland.

  • Tiny Leaves

    Speaking Of Things As Yet Unseen

  • Blessa

    Between Times

    • No Self Records.

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)

    • Atlantic.

  • Percy Sledge

    When A Man Loves A Woman

    • Atlantic.

  • Etta James

    I Got You Babe

    • Cadet.

  • The Streets

    Weak Become Heroes

    • 679 Recordings.

  • The Streets

    Weak Become Heroes

    • 679 Recordings.

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Me No Pop I

    • The Best Of.
    • Island.
    • 7.

  • The Holy Orders

    Paper Scissors Stone

  • Badly Drawn Boy

    Silent Sigh

    • XL.

  • The Holy Orders

    Paper Scissors Stone

Broadcasts

  • Sun 8 Dec 201313:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Sun 15 Dec 201302:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 16 Jan 201801:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 19 May 202001:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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The first record I ever bought… by Noel Gallagher, Janelle Monae, Florence Welch, Thom Yorke, Elton John and many more

A selection of major artists reveal their first musical purchase.