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Tracey Thorn shares her musical milestones with Matt Everitt. From punk to pop, Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks, David Cassidy, working with Massive Attack, her first group Marine Girls. Plus Everything But The Girl and meeting her life partner Ben Watt.

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Thu 5 Jan 202301:00
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Music Played

  • Everything but the Girl

    Wrong

    • Virgin.

  • Everything but the Girl

    I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love

    • Everything But The Girl - Home Movies.
    • Blanco Y Negro.

  • Sex Pistols

    God Save The Queen

    • Disky.

  • David Cassidy

    How Can I Be Sure

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
    • 4.

  • Buzzcocks

    I Don't Mind

  • Buzzcocks

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

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

  • XTC

    Statue of Liberty

  • Billie Holiday

    Strange Fruit

  • Everything but the Girl

    Missing

    • Blanco Y Negro.

  • Massive Attack

    Protection (feat. Tracey Thorn)

    • Wild Bunch.

  • John Grant & Tracey Thorn

    Disappointing

    • Bella Union.

  • Tracey Thorn

    It's All True

  • Happy Mondays

    Lazyitis

    • London.

  • Animal Collective

    Golden Gal

    • Domino Recording Co.

  • Little Eva

    The Loco-Motion

    • Westside.

  • The Pogues

    Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

    • The Rest Of The Best.
    • WEA.
    • 7.

  • Dennis Bovell

    Rowing

    • Juke Joint 11.
    • K7.

  • Vampire Weekend

    Mansard Roof

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Abeano Music.

  • Adam F

    Circles

    • Positiva.

  • King Princess

    1950

  • Scritti Politti

    The Word Girl

    • VIRGIN.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 Jul 201813:00
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  • Wed 20 Jul 202202:00
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  • Thu 5 Jan 202301:00
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