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Britpop Week: Alan McGee and Andy Ross

As part of Britpop Week, Steve talks to Alan McGee of Creation Records and Andy Ross of Food Records, who give their first-hand accounts of the famous Oasis v Blur chart battle.

In tonight's show, continuing the weeklong Britpop at the BBC season Steve takes a retrospective look at the pinnacle of the Britpop movement, speaking to the people behind the biggest bands - Creation Records boss Alan McGee, of Oasis and Andy Ross of Blur's Food Records. They'll be giving a present day insight into the media frenzy that surrounded their bands' legendary 1995 chart battle.

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Wed 9 Apr 201416:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Air

    Kelly Watch The Stars

    • Source Records.

  • The Audience

    A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed

    • Mercury.

  • Augustines

    Now You Are Free

    • Augustines.
    • Oxcart/Votiv/Caroline.
    • 001.

  • Daniel Avery

    Drone Logic

    • Drone Logic.
    • Phantasy / Because Music.
    • 001.

  • Blur

    Country House

    • Food.

  • Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Catfish and the Bottlemen

    Kathleen

    • Communion/Island Records.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Leave Home

    • Virgin.

  • Desmond Dekker

    007 (Shanty Town)

    • MANGO.

  • Desperate Journalist

    Happening

    • White Label.

  • Dropkick Murphys

    Barroom Hero

    • Hellcat.

  • EELS

    Mistakes Of My Youth

    • E-Works/ Co-Op.

  • Gang Starr

    Love Sick

    • Cool Tempo.

  • Glass Animals

    Gooey

    • Wolf Tone / Caroline Music.

  • Marika Hackman

    Deep Green

    • Dirty Hit.

  • Honeyblood

    Killer Bangs

  • Hopper

    Wasted

    • Factory Too.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3

    • Papillion.

  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)

    • Soundway.

  • The Icicle Works

    Love Is A Wonderful Colour

    • ICICLE WORKS.
    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Josh Record

    Walkaway (Cast cover)

  • The Knack

    My Sharona

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • DJ Kool

    Let Me Clear My Throat

    • American Recordings.

  • Leftfield

    Original

    • Hard Hands.

  • McAlmont & Butler

    Yes

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Hut Music.

  • Oasis

    Roll With It

    • Creation Records.

  • The Smiths

    Sheila Take A Bow

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 20.

  • SOHN

    Lessons

    • Tremors.
    • 4AD.
    • 010.

  • Steel Pulse

    Prodigal Son

    • Mango.

  • Teenage Fanclub

    Sparky's Dream

    • Creation Records.

  • Todd Terje

    Delorean Dynamite

    • It's Album Time.
    • Olsen Records.
    • 001.

  • Then Thickens

    Tiny Legs

    • Restart Your Head.
    • Hatch Records.
    • 001.

  • The Waterboys

    And A Bang On The Ear

    • Ensign.

  • White Denim

    At Night in Dreams

    • Downtown Records.

  • The Zombies

    Time Of The Season

    • Rhino.

Broadcast

  • Wed 9 Apr 201416:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music