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Alternative 80s Week

All week Steve is showcasing some of the alternative hidden gems which came out of the 80's.

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Wed 7 Jan 201516:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Buzzcocks

    Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

    • EMI.

  • The Decemberists

    Make You Better

    • What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 001.

  • Big Sound Authority

    This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)

  • Bear’s Den

    Think Of England

    • Islands.
    • Communion Records.

  • West Street Mob

    I Can't Stop

  • Withered Hand

    King Of Hollywood

    • Fortuna POP!.

  • Ann Peebles

    I Can't Stand The Rain

  • Billy Bragg

    A New England

    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Belle and Sebastian

    The Party Line

    • Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance.
    • Rough Trade.

  • The Bolshoi

    Away

  • King Crimson

    21st Century Schizoid Man (incl. Mirrors)

    • Virgin/E.G. Records.

  • Nu Shooz

    I Can't Wait

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Colourbox

    The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme

    • Colourbox.
    • 4 A.D..

  • Benjamin Booker

    Violent Shiver

    • Benjamin Booker.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 001.

  • Daughter

    Youth

    • 4 A.D..

  • Stornoway

    The Road You Didn't Take

    • Cooking Vinyl Limited.

  • Dennis Brown

    Money In My Pocket

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • Emmy the Great

    Swimming Pool (feat. Tom Fleming)

    • Bella Union.

  • CYMBALS

    Talk To Me

    • Tough Love.

  • Nirvana

    Love Buzz

    • Geffen.

  • Young Fathers

    Soon Come Soon

  • Peter and the Test Tube Babies

    The Jinx

  • Hinds

    Between Cans

  • Sneaker Pimps

    6 Underground

    • Virgin.

  • Preoccupations

    Continental Shelf

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Kings of Leon

    Supersoaker

    • COLUMBIA.

  • Black Grape

    Kelly's Heroes

    • Radioactive Records.

  • Father John Misty

    Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)

    • Bella Union.

  • Yello

    The Race

    • Now 13, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Love

    7 and 7 Is

    • Elektra.

  • Hanni El Khatib

    Moonlight

    • Moonlight.
    • Innovative Leisure.
    • 001.

  • The March Violets

    Steam - BBC Session 10/07/82

  • Vince Taylor

    Brand New Cadillac

    • Parlophone.

  • Nadine Shah

    Stealing Cars

    • Apollo.

  • The Family Cat

    Tom Verlaine

    • River Of Diamonds.
    • Dedicated.
    • 3.

  • De La Soul

    The People (feat. Chuck D) (feat. Chuck D)

  • CuT

    Page 59

    • Ra-Ra Rok Records.

  • Lene Lovich

    Lucky Number

    • MCA.

  • Close Talker

    For The Sun

    • (single).
    • Nevado/Rough Trade.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Wed 7 Jan 201516:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music