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Sharing four hours of Retro Sunday memories

Favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties

Favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties

This week Steely Dan, Quincy Jones, Altered Images and Anita Baker all feature

We remember significant anniversaries for The Shadows, Sonny & Cher and 10cc, plus celebrate musical birthdays for Valerie Simpson, Declan McManus aka Elvis Costello, Jean-Michel Jarre and Edwyn Collins

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Sun 25 Aug 202414:00
BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC CWR, BBC Hereford & Worcester & BBC Radio Stoke

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Music Played

  • Duran Duran

    Save A Prayer

    • Rio.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 08.

  • Steely Dan

    Do It Again

    • Remastered.
    • MCA.
    • 08.

  • Kate Bush

    Hounds Of Love

    • The Whole Story.
    • EMI.
    • 01.

  • Eagles

    Life In The Fast Lane

    • The Very Best Of The Eagles.
    • ELEKTRA.
    • 01.

  • Small Faces

    Lazy Sunday

    • The Summer Of Love Goes On.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 02.

  • Blondie

    Atomic

    • Atomic - The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • Parlophone Catalogue.
    • 01.

  • Maria Muldaur

    Midnight At The Oasis

    • The Female Touch.
    • GLOBAL RECORDS & TAPES.
    • 06.

  • Orange Juice

    Rip It Up

    • Now 1983.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
    • 01.

  • Rose Royce

    Love Don't Live Here Anymore

    • Heart Full Of Soul.
    • HEART & SOUL.
    • 18.

  • The Turtles

    Elenore

    • Sound Of The Sixties, Part 5.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 09.

  • Bucks Fizz

    My Camera Never Lies

    • Bucks Fizz: The Platinum Collection.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 01.

  • Deacon Blue

    Dignity

    • Raintown.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.

  • Nick Lowe

    I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass

    • Nick Lowe, The Best Of.
    • DEMON RECORDS.
    • 03.

  • ABBA

    Take a Chance on Me

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

  • The Supremes

    Nathan Jones

    • Motown Chartbusters Vol.6.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 09.

  • F.R. David

    Words

    • You Are So Beautiful, Vol.1.
    • ARCADE RECORDS.
    • 05.

  • The Shadows

    Apache

    • Best Of Rock & Roll Years, Vol.1.
    • BBC RECORDS.
    • 18.

  • The Police

    Spirits In The Material World

    • GREATEST HITS.
    • A&M.
    • 11.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Walk on By

    • Now That's What I Call Gold.
    • Now! Music.
    • 20.

  • XTC

    Making Plans for Nigel

    • TEENAGE KICKS.
    • SANCTUARY.
    • 10.

  • Shalamar

    There It Is

    • FRIENDS (DELUXE EDITION).
    • BIG BREAK.
    • 06.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Radio Radio

    • TEN BLOODY MARYS & TEN HOW'S YOUR FATHERS.
    • DEMON RECORDS.
    • 16.

  • Maria Vidal

    Body Rock

    • VIRGIN.

  • Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

    • Ready Steady Go! 60s Sounds Of Motown.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 06.

  • Jean‐Michel Jarre

    Oxygene (Part 4)

    • Oxygene.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 01.

  • Quincy Jones

    Ai No Corrida (feat. Dune)

    • The Best Of Quincy Jones.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • Dr. Hook

    When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

    • Timeless: Dr Hook.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 01.

  • Lipps, Inc.

    Funkytown

    • Now That's What I Call An Era - Disco 1973-1980.
    • Now! Music.
    • 16.

  • Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

    Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

    • Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 07.

  • 10cc

    Life Is a Minestrone

    • I'm Not In Love - The Essential 10cc.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 08.

  • Double

    Captain Of Her Heart

    • The Love Cd.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 09.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Night Owl

    • One More Dream, Very Best Gerry Rafferty.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 01.

  • Cass Elliot

    It's Getting Better

    • Sound Of 60s Gals.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 09.

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 13.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • Altered Images

    Don't Talk to Me About Love

    • Reflected Images - The Best Of Altered Images.
    • Epic.
    • 01.

  • KISS

    I Was Made For Loving You

    • Mercury Records.

  • The Beach Boys

    Wouldn't It Be Nice

    • The Very Best Of The Beach Boys (2013 Stereo Remaster).
    • Capitol Catalog MKT (C92).
    • 20.

  • Ashford & Simpson

    Solid

    • Back To The 80s Vol 2.
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • Sherbet

    Howzat

    • Number One Seventies Rock Album.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 10.

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    • Love Will Tear Us Apart - Original Single.
    • LONDON.
    • 01.

  • Tony Christie

    (Is This the Way to) Amarillo

    • Best Of Tony Christie.
    • MCA.
    • 05.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • Feel It!.
    • CARLTON RECORDS.
    • 02.

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    • All Woman.
    • QUALITY.
    • 04.

  • M

    Pop Muzik

    • GREATEST EVER NEW WAVE HITS - DISC TWO.
    • UNION SQUARE.
    • 05.

  • Curiosity Killed the Cat

    Down To Earth

    • Now 9.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Sonny & Cher

    I Got You Babe

    • Cher: Forever Fan.
    • Warner Records.
    • 14.

  • The Temptations

    Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

    • UNIVERSAL.

  • Madonna

    Angel

    • Madonna - Like A Virgin.
    • SIRE.
    • 01.

  • Carpenters

    Only Yesterday

    • Carpenters Gold.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • Stevie Nicks

    Rooms On Fire

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • GLOBAL TELEVISION.
    • 01.

  • Olivia Newton‐John

    Physical

    • UNIVERSAL.

  • Robert Knight

    Love On A Mountain Top

    • THE BEST NORTHERN SOUL ALL-NIGHTER....
    • VIRGIN.
    • 11.

  • Michael Jackson

    Leave Me Alone

    • Essential Michael Jackson.
    • SONY.
    • 01.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 25 Aug 202414:00
    BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC CWR, BBC Hereford & Worcester & BBC Radio Stoke
  • Sun 25 Aug 202416:00
    BBC Radio WM