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Retro Sunday: favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties

This week Big Country; Shirley & Company; Sade and Percy Sledge all feature

We celebrate birthdays for Thomas Dolby; Sir Cliff and Marie Osmond... special anniversaries for Def Leppard; The Beatles and UB40... plus remember the TV appearance that gave Culture Club their big break!

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Sun 15 Oct 202314:00
BBC Radio Stoke, BBC CWR, BBC Hereford & Worcester, BBC Radio Shropshire & BBC Radio WM

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Music Played

  • The Communards

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    • Now That's What I Call Music 10.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • Silver Convention

    Get Up & Boogie

    • The Best Disco Album In The World...Ever.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.

  • Big Country

    Fields of Fire (400 Miles)

    • Fields Of Fire - The Ultimate Collection.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 02.

  • Starland Vocal Band

    Afternoon Delight

    • Starland Vocal Band.
    • Primary Wave Music.
    • 23.

  • The Who

    My Generation

    • THEN AND NOW.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 02.

  • Berlin

    Take My Breath Away

    • Top Gun (Soundtrack).
    • Columbia.
    • 05.

  • Harry Chapin

    W*O*L*D*

    • POLYGRAM TV.

  • The Belle Stars

    Sign of the Times

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1983.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 17.

  • Sad Café

    Everyday Hurts

    • Rediscover The Seventies & Eighties.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 01.

  • Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Simply The Best Classic Soul.
    • WARNER E.S.P..
    • 23.

  • George Michael

    Father Figure

    • Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael.
    • Epic.
    • 02.

  • The Babys

    Isn't It Time

    • The Babys Anthology.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • The Ultimate Bee Gees.
    • Bee Gees Catalog.
    • 01.

  • Elton John

    Sad Songs (Say So Much)

    • Diamonds (Remastered).
    • UMC (Universal Music Publishing).
    • 04.

  • Love Affair

    Everlasting Love

    • The Best Of The Love Affair.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 03.

  • Carpenters

    Goodbye To Love

    • Magical Memories Of The Carpenters.
    • READER'S DIGEST.
    • 01.

  • Paul Young

    Come Back and Stay

    • From Time To Time, Singles Collection.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.

  • Shirley & Company

    Shame Shame Shame

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

  • Marie Osmond

    Paper Roses

    • NOW - Yearbook 1973.
    • Now! Music.
    • 11.

  • Shakin’ Stevens

    This Ole House

    • TELSTAR.

  • Pussycat

    Mississippi

    • 30 Years Of Number Ones.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 09.

  • Paul Simon

    Graceland

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 01.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Part-Time Lover

    • Stevie Wonder Song Review.
    • MOTOWN.
    • 05.

  • Cass Elliot

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas And The Papas.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • Top Gear.
    • EPIC.
    • 12.

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • Best Of Bowie.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.

  • The O’Jays

    Back Stabbers

    • The Ultimate Sound Of Philadelphia.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.

  • Sade

    Smooth Operator

    • Now That's What I Call Legendary.
    • Now! Music.
    • 11.

  • The Moody Blues

    Question

    • Very Best Of The Moody Blues.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 06.

  • Dave Edmunds

    I Hear you Knocking

    • The Best Of The EMI Years.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.

  • The Beatles

    She Loves You

    • The Beatles: 1 (Remastered).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 14.

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • Now That's What I Call Even More Forgotten 80s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Rich Girl

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.
    • 01.

  • Thomas Dolby

    Hyperactive!

    • Retrospectacle - The Best Of Thomas Dolby.
    • Echo.
    • 9.

  • Cher

    I Found Someone

    • Cher: Forever Fan.
    • Warner Records.
    • 10.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • The Masters Series - Philly Soul.
    • Sony BMG Music UK.
    • 01.

  • The Righteous Brothers

    You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

    • The Best Of The Righteous Brothers.
    • Polydor.
    • 13.

  • Cheryl Lynn

    Got To Be Real

    • American Dreams.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 15.

  • Peter Cetera

    Glory Of Love

    • Love At The Movies, The Album.
    • EMI.
    • 10.

  • Melba Moore

    This Is It

    • THE NO.1 WOMAN ALBUM.
    • DEMON RECORDS.
    • 12.

  • UB40

    Red Red Wine

    • The Very Best Of UB40.
    • Virgin.
    • 01.

  • Percy Sledge

    When A Man Loves A Woman

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

  • ABBA

    Does Your Mother Know

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

  • Culture Club

    Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

    • Culture Club - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI Marketing.
    • 01.

  • The Three Degrees

    Take Good Care Of Yourself

    • ARCADE TSA.

  • Cliff Richard

    Wired For Sound

    • Cliff Richard: The Singles Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 02.

  • Patsy Gallant

    From New York To L.A.

    • Now Yearbook 1977.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Spandau Ballet

    To Cut A Long Story Short

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

  • Stephen Duffy

    Kiss Me

    • NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 1985.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
    • 03.

  • Diana Ross, The Supremes & The Temptations

    I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

    • Soul Classics.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.

  • Def Leppard

    Animal

    • Best Of Def Leppard.
    • MERCURY.
    • 01.

  • The Stylistics

    Sixteen Bars

    • MERCURY.

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 Oct 202314:00
    BBC Radio Stoke, BBC CWR, BBC Hereford & Worcester, BBC Radio Shropshire & BBC Radio WM