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04/02/2012

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Last broadcast on Sat, 4 Feb 2012, 08:05 on BBC Radio 2.

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Unit Four Plus Two had a big UK hit with Concrete and Clay but it didn't do so well in America. You can find out why in this edition of Sounds of the Sixties. There is also the story of the day Roy met John and why the Big O was rather annoyed to discover he wasn't top of the bill. Other tracks this week come from Dionne Warwick, The Avons, actor Robert Horton (Wagon Train), Jack Scott, Brenda Lee, Three Dog Night (with a Beatles' cover), David Gates and the great organ grinder Jimmy Smith. And just who was Seth Martin?

There is another Roy Orbison connection in Loose Connections and the BBC session track was recorded in 1964 by The Kinks for Saturday Club.

1962

Courtesy of Radio Times

Music played

  1. Chris Montez Chris Montez — Some Kinda Fun

    Let’s Dance - The Monogram Sides, Ace Records, CDCH 369

  2. The Grass Roots — Bella Linda

    All Time Greatest Hits, MCA, MCAMD-11467

  3. Request

    1. Jimmy Jones — Good Timin’

      25 Year of Rock n Roll, Connoisseur Collection, WRRT CD 60

  4. The Gospel Classics — More Love That’s What We Need

    Northern Soul, Chess, CHESS 9830153

  5. The BBC Sessions

    1. The Kinks The Kinks — Cadillac

      BBC Sessions, Sanctuary Records, SANDD010

  6. Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick — You’ll Never Get To Heaven

    Walk On By – The Very Best Of…, WMTV, WMTV012

  7. Seth Martin — Another Day Goes By

    Can’t Smile Without You, Angel Air, SJPCD378

  8. Request

    1. The Mark Leeman Five — Blow My Blues Away

      The Mark Leeman Five Memorial Album, See For Miles, 017403

  9. Unit Four Plus Two — Concrete and Clay

    Concrete and Clay, Repertoire Records, REP 4191-WY

  10. Loose Connections

    1. Gene Thomas — Baby’s Gone

      Chart Fizzlers, Hi-Note, 1003

  11. Loose Connections

    1. Earl Sinks — Looking For Love

      The Man With 1000 Names, Capitol, 4985

    2. The Velvets — Spring Fever

      The Complete Velvets, Ace Records, CDCHD 652

  12. Roy Orbison Roy Orbison — Mean Woman Blues

    The Best of the Soul of Rock and Roll, Sony Music Ltd, 88697 40992 2

  13. Playing Hard To Get

    1. Brenda Lee — Funny How Time Slips Away

      In The Mood For Love, Hip-O, 40111

  14. Three Dog Night Three Dog Night — It’s For You

    Three Dog Night / Suitable For Feeding, BGO Records, BGOCD865

  15. Johnny Nash Johnny Nash — You Got Soul

    You Got Soul, Epic, 465306 2

  16. David Gates — Once Upon A Time

    Teen Town USA Vol.2, Yeaah, YEAAH11

  17. Request

    1. Jimmy Smith Jimmy Smith — Walk on the Wild Side

      The Jazz Hits – From the Hot 100 1958 - 1966, Ace Records, CDHD 1188

  18. The Avons — Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat

    Hits of 1960, EMI, CD-MFP 6018

  19. Jan & Dean — Drag City

    The Complete Liberty Singles, Selectors Choice Music, CCM-949

  20. Request

    1. Connie Francis — Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You

      The Singles Collection, Polygram, 0731451913129

  21. Lou Ragland — I Travel Alone

    The Northern Soul Story Vol. 3: Blackpool Mecca, Sony BMG, 88697106862

  22. Answers and Sequels

    1. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers — I Put the Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)

      25 Greatest Hits, EMI Gold, 0946 3 12101 2 9

  23. The Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows

    The Hits, Universal, 1781774

  24. Robert Farnon — Sail Ho

    Death Discs 1914-1960: Music To Die For, Chrome Dreams, CDCD5058

  25. Request

    1. Mama Cass Mama Cass — It’s Getting Better

      California Dreamin’ – The Best of the Mamas and the Papas, Universal, 9841715

  26. Billy & The Essentials — Maybe You’ll Be There

    The Golden Age of American Rock ‘n’ Roll, Ace Records, CDCHD 1050

  27. Three In A Row

    1. Cliff Richard Cliff Richard — Marianne

      The Singles Collection 1964 to 1971, EMI, 7243 5 37553 2 4

    2. Marmalade Marmalade — Wait For Me Marianne

      There’s A Lot Of It About, Air Mail Records, AIRAC-1240

    3. Marianne Faithfull Marianne Faithfull — Come and Stay With Me

      True Sixties Love, Spectrum, 984 272-8

  28. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley — A Mess Of Blues

    The King, RCA, 88697118042

  29. Matt Monro Matt Monro — Honey On The Vine

    The Complete Singles Collection, Trade Mark, 50999 606774 2

  30. Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner — Can’t Chance A Break Up

    Talcum Soul 3, Stateside, 07243 5 821522 9

  31. Request

    1. Small Faces Small Faces — Afterglow Of Your Love

      The Very Best Of, MCPS, METRCD163

  32. Jack Scott — Burning Bridges

    Touch Me Baby, I Go Hof Wild, MCPS, JASCD 178

  33. The Shadows The Shadows — Foot Tapper

    More Hits!, EMI, 744744

Broadcast

  1. Sat 4 Feb 2012
    08:05
    BBC Radio 2

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