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Sharing early-December 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 Velvelettes, Anita Baker, Andy Williams and Spagna all feature

We remember significant anniversaries for Boney M, Europe, Cream, Carl Douglas and Frankie Goes To Hollywood, plus celebrate musical birthdays for Joan Armatrading, one of the Bucks Fizz boys and Edward Tudor-Pole

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Sun 8 Dec 202414:00
BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio Stoke, BBC CWR & BBC Hereford & Worcester

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Music Played

  • Paul Simon

    You Can Call Me Al

    • Graceland.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 02.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Now That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer.
    • Now! Music.
    • 11.

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • The Christmas Compact Disc.
    • NOW.
    • 04.

  • Joe Walsh

    Life's Been Good

    • COLUMBIA.

  • The Velvelettes

    Needle In A Haystack

    • UNIVERSAL.

  • Europe

    The Final Countdown

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

  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • Very Best Of Sister Sledge 1973-93.
    • RHINO.
    • 10.

  • Madness

    It Must Be Love

    • Divine Madness.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 10.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    2-4-6-8 Motorway

    • FANTASTIC 70's.
    • SONY MUSIC TV.
    • 02.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • Queen Of Soul: The Best Of Aretha Franklin.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 01.

  • Tenpole Tudor

    Swords Of A Thousand Men

    • Once In A Lifetime.
    • Telstar.

  • Rose Royce

    Car Wash

    • EMI.

  • Cliff Richard

    Mistletoe & Wine

    • Cliff Richard: The Singles Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 17.

  • Status Quo

    Down Down

    • And The Road Goes On Forever.
    • DEBUTANTE.
    • 05.

  • Billy Ocean

    Love Really Hurts Without You

    • The Very Best Of Billy Ocean.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 04.

  • Eurythmics

    Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

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

  • Carl Douglas

    Kung Fu Fighting

    • Now That's What I Call A Massive 70s Party.
    • Now! Music.
    • 09.

  • King

    Love & Pride

    • Now That's What I Call The 80s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 08.

  • The Crystals

    Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

    • Phil Spector's Christmas Album.
    • CHRYSALIS.
    • 07.

  • 10cc

    Life Is a Minestrone

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

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    • All Woman.
    • QUALITY.
    • 04.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Confusion

    • The Essential Electric Light Orchestra.
    • Epic.
    • 03.

  • Bucks Fizz

    Now Those Days Are Gone

    • Best Of Bucks Fizz, The Story So Far.
    • STYLUS.
    • 09.

  • The Beatles

    The Ballad Of John and Yoko

    • The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album).
    • APPLE.
    • 06.

  • Boney M.

    Mary's Boy Child

    • The Magic Of Boney M.
    • Sony Music Catalog.
    • 06.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Pure

    • Pure - The Lightning Seeds.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 04.

  • Yvonne Fair

    It Should Have Been Me

    • POLYGRAM TV.

  • Lionel Richie

    Running With the Night

    • Lionel Richie, Definitive Collection.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 04.

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Come On Eileen

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80s.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 02.

  • Donna Summer

    I Feel Love

    • On The Radio: Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 01.

  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    The Power Of Love

    • Now That's What I Call Christmas.
    • Now! Music.
    • 03.

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

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

  • Ike Turner & Tina Turner

    River Deep Mountain High

    • All The Best - Tina Turner.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 01.

  • Bee Gees

    You Win Again

    • The Ultimate Bee Gees.
    • Bee Gees Catalog.
    • 14.

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 20.

  • UB40

    Rat In Mi Kitchen

    • THE BEST OF UB40 VOL.1.
    • DEP INTERNATIONAL.
    • 05.

  • Carole Bayer Sager

    You're Moving Out Today

    • Carole Bayer Sager.
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 17.

  • Andy Williams

    It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

    • Ultimate Christmas.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 01.

  • Styx

    Babe

    • The Final Countdown.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 06.

  • The Four Seasons

    Who Loves You

    • Working My Way Back To You.
    • Rhino.
    • 10.

  • Liquid Gold

    Dance Yourself Dizzy

    • JACKIE DISCO.
    • EMI.
    • 13.

  • Rod Stewart

    Tonight's The Night

    • The Definitive Rod Stewart.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 20.

  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • Superfunk (compilation).
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 01.

  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

    • FOOTLOOSE (OST).
    • SONY.
    • 01.

  • Greg Lake

    I Believe In Father Christmas

    • Now That's What I Call Christmas.
    • Now! Music.
    • 16.

  • Joan Armatrading

    Drop The Pilot

    • Joan Armatrading - The Very Best Of.
    • A&M.
    • 03.

  • Procol Harum

    A Whiter Shade Of Pale

    • Sixties Number Ones, Vol.2.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 14.

  • Althea & Donna

    Uptown Top Ranking

    • Now That's What I Call 70s Pop.
    • Now! Music.
    • 05.

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

    • Thriller.
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    After the Love Has Gone

    • Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.

  • Ivana Spagna

    Call Me

    • Hits 7.
    • BMG.
    • 01.

  • Bananarama & Fun Boy Three

    Really Saying Something

    • Bananarama: The Greatest Hits Collection.
    • London Records.
    • 01.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 8 Dec 202414:00
    BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio Stoke, BBC CWR & BBC Hereford & Worcester
  • Sun 8 Dec 202417:00
    BBC Radio WM