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Retro Sunday memories

Classic hits from the sixties, seventies and eighties

This week a 1972 single from Elton John, a 1981 number one from The Specials, an early disco top ten hit from Shirley & Company... and a Redbone track you'll recognise from TV all feature. Louise celebrates two landmark album releases: Sgt Pepper and Born in The USA... plus a birthday for rock icon Suzi Quatro

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Sun 4 Jun 202314:00
BBC Radio Stoke

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Music Played

  • U2

    Angel Of Harlem

    • ISLAND.

  • Amii Stewart

    Knock On Wood

    • Now Yearbook 1979.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Kajagoogoo

    Too Shy

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1983.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 18.

  • ABBA

    Money, Money, Money

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 09.

  • Stevie Wonder

    My Cherie Amour

    • Stevie Wonder, Love Songs.
    • HITSVILLE.
    • 22.

  • Leo Sayer

    Moonlighting

    • Leo Sayer - All The Best.
    • CHRYSALIS.
    • 01.

  • John Waite

    Missing You

    • Is This Love.
    • EMI.
    • 07.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Simply The Best Classic Soul.
    • UNI/Motown.
    • 15.

  • Joyce Sims

    Come Into My Life

    • THE SOUND OF HIT MUSIC VOL.2 PART 2.
    • ARCADE BENELUX.
    • 02.

  • Elton John

    Honky Cat

    • Diamonds.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Faces

    Stay with Me

    • Changing Faces, Very Best of Rod Stewart & The Fac.
    • MERCURY.
    • 01.

  • The Velvelettes

    Needle In A Haystack

    • UNIVERSAL.

  • Sister Sledge

    We Are Family

    • Very Best Of Sister Sledge 1973-93.
    • RHINO.
    • 01.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)

    • Pop Art - The Hits.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 01.

  • Dusty Springfield

    You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

    • Now That's What I Call Jukebox Classics.
    • Now! Music.
    • 07.

  • Raspberries

    Overnight Sensation

    • Capitol Collectors Series.
    • Capitol.

  • Enya

    Orinoco Flow

    • Orinoco Flow (Single Version).
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Born In The USA

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

  • Michael Jackson

    Thriller

    • Michael Jackson - Number Ones.
    • EPIC.
    • 04.

  • Thompson Twins

    Doctor! Doctor!

    • Into The Gap (2024 Remaster).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited.
    • 14.

  • Blondie

    Dreaming

    • Greatest Hits (Remastered).
    • Chrysalis/EMI Records.
    • 01.

  • The Specials

    Ghost Town

    • Best Of The Specials.
    • CHRYSALIS.
    • 01.

  • The Supremes

    I Hear A Symphony

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes Anthology.
    • TAMLA MOTOWN.
    • 01.

  • Jimmy Helms

    Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse

    • Soul Boys.
    • KNIGHT RECORDS.
    • 02.

  • Mai Tai

    History

    • LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 12.

  • New Order

    True Faith

    • New Order: Singles (2016 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 20.

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    • Legacy (The Very Best Of David Bowie).
    • Rhino.
    • 12.

  • Eurythmics

    You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart

    • Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 01.

  • Natalie Cole

    This Will Be

    • 25 Years Of Rock N Roll 1975.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 15.

  • Percy Sledge

    When A Man Loves A Woman

    • Simply The Best Classic Soul.
    • WARNER E.S.P..
    • 21.

  • Spandau Ballet

    To Cut A Long Story Short

    • GOLD: THE BEST OF SPANDAU BALLET.
    • EMI.
    • 08.

  • The Rolling Stones

    It's All Over Now

    • Rolling Stones - Big Hits.
    • LONDON.
    • 05.

  • Tina Turner

    The Best

    • Now That's What I Call Gold.
    • Now! Music.
    • 12.

  • Shirley & Company

    Shame Shame Shame

    • The Originals (Various Artists).
    • DINO.
    • 01.

  • Ray Parker Jr.

    Ghostbusters

    • TAKE MY BREATH AWAY: Ultimate Movie Hits.
    • SONY BMG MUSIC.
    • 08.

  • Toto Coelo

    I Eat Cannibals

    • JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH: NEW WAVE HITS OF THE 80s 9.
    • RHINO.
    • 16.

  • The Beach Boys

    Lady Lynda

    • Beach Boys.
    • CARIBOU.
    • 01.

  • 10cc

    Art For Art's Sake

    • THE BEST OF 10CC.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 09.

  • Bee Gees

    You Should Be Dancing

    • Bee Gees: Timeless The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • Bee Gees Catalog.
    • 01.

  • Culture Club

    Time (Clock Of The Heart)

    • Culture Club - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI Marketing.
    • 09.

  • Bobbie Gentry

    Ode to Billie Joe

    • Now That's What I Call Country.
    • Now! Music.
    • 19.

  • Redbone

    Come And Get Your Love

    • Epic.

  • Madness

    Embarrassment

    • THE HEAVY HEAVY HITS.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 06.

  • UB40

    One In Ten

    • THE BEST OF UB40 VOL.1.
    • DEP INTERNATIONAL.
    • 08.

  • Chris Rea

    The Road To Hell (Part Two)

    • The Very Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West UK.
    • 01.

  • Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand

    No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

    • The Essential Barbra Streisand.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • Depeche Mode

    Everything Counts

    • BEST OF DEPECHE MODE VOL.1.
    • MUTE RECORDS.
    • 03.

  • Suzi Quatro

    Can The Can

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1973.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 10.

  • The Beatles

    Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

    • Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 01.

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

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

  • Taja Sevelle

    Love Is Contagious

    • THE HITS ALBUM 8.
    • CBS/WEA/BMG.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Jun 202314:00
    BBC Radio Stoke