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Why is 1975 the last great year for music?

Music from the year when all four Beatles, Sinatra and Elvis were still recording.

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Music Played

  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Sound Of Hit Music Vol. 2.
    • ARCADE RECORDS.
    • 01.

  • Slade

    How Does It Feel?

    • POLYDOR.

  • Janis Ian

    At Seventeen

    • Janis Ian (ep).
    • GRAPEVINE.
    • 06.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Evil Woman

    • The Essential Electric Light Orchestra.
    • Epic.
    • 01.

  • Glen Campbell

    Rhinestone Cowboy

    • Now That's What I Call Legendary.
    • Now! Music.
    • 15.

  • T. Rex

    New York City

    • Greatest.
    • Demon Digital.
    • 12.

  • The Who

    Squeeze Box

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.
    • 14.

  • Helen Reddy

    Angie Baby

    • The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 01.

  • Eagles

    One of These Nights

    • Eagles Greatest Hits.
    • ASYLUM.
    • 06.

  • David Cassidy

    Darlin'

    • The Higher They Climb The Harder They Fall.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 5.

  • ABBA

    S.O.S.

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International AB.
    • 01.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    No Woman No Cry

    • The Island Story.
    • ISLAND.
    • 01.

  • Rod Stewart

    Sailing

    • Rod Stewart Greatest Hits.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 01.

  • 10cc

    I'm Not In Love

    • I'm Not In Love - The Essential 10cc.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 16.

  • Queen

    Now I'm Here

    • Queen: Greatest Hits (Remastered 2011).
    • EMI.
    • 11.

  • The Jacksons

    Dancin Machine

    • The Ultimate Collection: Jackson 5.
    • Motown.
    • 17.

  • Elton John

    Philadelphia Freedom

    • Diamonds (Remastered).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 11.

  • Frank Sinatra

    You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

    • Some Nice Things I've Missed.
    • FRANK SINATRA DIGITAL REPRISE.
    • 8.

  • Paul McCartney & Wings

    Listen To What The Man Said

    • Paul McCartney The 7" Singles.
    • Paul McCartney Catalog.
    • 15.

  • David Bowie

    Young Americans (1999 Remaster)

    • Sound + Vision.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 7.

  • John Lennon

    Stand By Me

    • Rock 'N' Roll.
    • EMI Catalogue.
    • 2.

  • Elvis Presley

    Promised Land

    • Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 9.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    My Little Town

    • Playlist: The Very Best Of Art Garfunkel.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 6.

  • George Harrison

    You

    • The Apple Years 1968-75.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 1.

  • Steely Dan

    Haitian Divorce

    • MCA.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Born In The USA

    • The Essential Bruce Springsteen.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Ten Years Gone (1990 Remaster)

    • Physical Graffiti (1994 Remaster).
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 10.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Out Of Time

    • Aftermath (UK Version).
    • ABKCO Music and Records, Inc..
    • 9.

  • Dolly Parton

    Jolene

    • Now That's What I Call Country.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Pink Floyd

    Have A Cigar (2011 Remaster)

    • Wish You Were Here (2011 Remaster).
    • Pink Floyd Records.
    • 3.

  • Ringo Starr

    Snookeroo

    • Very Best Of.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 10.

  • Captain & Tennille

    Love Will Keep Us Together

    • Great Romantic Hits Of The 70s & 80s.
    • READER'S DIGEST.
    • 01.

  • Carpenters

    Please Mr Postman

    • Best Of The Carpenters, Millennium Collection.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • Neil Sedaka

    The Queen of 1964

    • The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka.
    • Polydor.

  • Barry White

    I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To

    • The Ultimate Collection.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 5.

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Queen: Greatest Hits (Remastered 2011).
    • EMI.
    • 01.

  • Bob Dylan

    Meet Me In The Morning

    • Blood On The Tracks.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Frankie Valli

    My Eyes Adored You

    • Very Best Of Frankie Valli/Four Seasons.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 01.

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  • Sat 10 Dec 202222:00
    BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Sussex, BBC Radio Surrey & 1 more