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Irvine Welsh

Scottish author and international best-seller Irvine Welsh chooses an hour of his favourite songs, and talks about the stories behind them.

His selection includes songs from Velvet Underground, Small Faces, David Bowie and Primal Scream.

1 hour

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Thu 6 Feb 202502:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • David Bowie

    SOUND & VISION

    • BOWIE / THE SINGLES COLLECTION.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 8-28099 2 0.

  • The Velvet Underground

    I'm Waiting For The Man

    • The Velvet Underground & Nico.
    • Polydor.
    • POLYDOR-5312502.

  • Roxy Music

    IF THERE IS SOMETHING

    • ROXY MUSIC.
    • EG.
    • EG-821522.

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • MOTOWN THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
    • UNIVERSAL MUSIC.
    • 9844147.

  • Kevin Rowland

    CONCRETE AND CLAY

    • CD SINGLE.
    • CREATION RECORDS.
    • CRESCD-322.

  • Joy Division

    Ice Age

    • Still.
    • London Records.
    • FACD-40.

  • Primal Scream

    ROCKS

    • ROCKS / FUNKY JAM.
    • CREATION.
    • CRESCD-129.

  • Small Faces

    ITCHYCOO PARK

    • THE IMMEDIATE SINGLES COLLECTION.
    • CASTLE.
    • NXTCD-324/4.

  • New Order

    ACADEMIC

    • Music Complete.
    • Mute Records.
    • 1.

  • Peter Tosh

    African

    • Equal Rights.
    • Sony.
    • SNY-65923.2.

  • David Bowie

    Blackstar

    • Blackstar.
    • RCA.
    • TBC - ASIN: B017VORJK6.

  • David Bowie

    Lazarus

    • RCA / Sony Music.

  • Gossip

    Jealous Girls

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Backyard.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Nov 201613:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 11 Sep 201801:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Sun 24 May 202014:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 6 Feb 202502:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music