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Roland Gift, frontman of Fine Young Cannibals, joins Vernon Kay to select his Tracks Of My Years, celebrating forty years since the band's self-titled debut album.

Roland Gift, frontman of Fine Young Cannibals, joins Vernon Kay to select his Tracks Of My Years.

Born in Birmingham and raised in Hull, Roland joined Fine Young Cannibals after answering an advertisement for a vocalist by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox – both former members of The Beat. They took their name from the 1960 film All The Fine Young Cannibals and released two albums; their self-titled debut in 1985 and The Raw & The Cooked in 1989. The latter featured singles like She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing - both of which topped the chart in the US. The Raw & The Cooked was globally successful, topping the album charts in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. It sold over five million copies worldwide, topping charts on both sides of the Atlantic, and earned the band two BRIT Awards, an Ivor Novello, four MTV Music Video nominations and three Grammy nominations. The band split in 1992, and Roland has also worked as an actor on stage and screen

To mark forty years since the band's self-titled debut album, this month they're releasing a new career-spanning compilation FYC40. Next year Roland is playing live, with a 40 Years Of Songs By Fine Young Cannibals UK tour.

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Sun 23 Nov 202505:00
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Music Played

  • The Clash

    Complete Control

    • Columbia.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

    • BR Music.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Family Affair

    • Telstar.

  • The Jam

    Down In The Tube Station At Midnight

    • Into The Eighties - Various Artists.
    • Global Television.

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    Israelites

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Specials

    Too Much Too Young

    • The Connoisseur Collection: 30 Years Of Number Ones Vol.9.
    • Connoisseur.
    • 6.

  • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • The Who

    Pinball Wizard

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 016.

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Dance Stance

    • Searching For The Young Soul Rebels.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.

  • Billie Holiday

    Willow, Weep For Me

    • Lady Sings The Blues.
    • Verve Reissues.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Nov 202505:00
    BBC Radio 2