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21/04/2012

Duration:: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast:: Saturday 21 April 2012

Including this week Wichita Lineman and how Glen Campbell achieved the famous low register guitar break for his first UK hit. There is also the background to how The Beatles' song I Feel Fine came about - it was influenced by a blues recording by Bobby Parker and the opening guitar note was achieved using feedback for the first time on a hit single.

Listen in for a movie-lnked Loose Connections with tracks from Ricky Nelson, Fabian and Frankie Avalon and also there is a Fortunes track which links back to those three.

For fans of the Animals - how many takes did it need to record House Of The Rising Sun? The track holds a record for a chart topper too. And Brian relates a fascinating tale behind a Rolling Stones recording session - but was it just an urban myth? To close the show a recording by a group from Beckenham who started on Parlophone but only had hits after moving to Fontana - The Herd.

Roy Head Treat Her Right
The Best Of Roy Head, Varese Sarabande, VSD-5618
James Darren Pin A Medal On Joey
The Best of James Darren, Sequel Records, NEM CD 694
Request
- Manfred Mann Pretty Flamingo
  Composer: Mark Barkan
  Down The Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966, EMI, unknown
Marty Wilde Save Your Love For Me
White Label Release, Columbia, DB 7145
The BBC Sessions
- Blues Incorporated Night Time Is (The Right Time)
  The BBC Radio Sessions, Music Club, MCCD 179
Petula Clark I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love
Downtown: The Collection, Sanctuary Records, SPEC2074
The Alan Bown! We Can Help You
Outward Bown, Grapefruit, CRSEG022D
Request
- Glen Campbell Wichita Lineman
  Glen Campbell: His Greatest Hits, Woodford Music, WM 860012
Muddy Waters You Need Love
You Heard It Here First, Ace Records, CDCHD 1204
Loose Connections
- Ricky Nelson Teenage Idol
  Greatest Hits, Capitol, 09463 49802 2 7
- Fabian Hound Dog Man
  Radio Gold Volume 2, Ace Records, CDCHD 446
- Frankie Avalon Why
  The Best Of Frankie Avalon, Varese Sarabande, VSD-5594
The Isley Brothers I Guess I’ll Always Love You
The Isley Brothers Story: Volum1 Rockin’ Soul (1959 – 68), Rhino
Playing Hard To Get
- The Fortunes The Ballad Of The Alamo
  The Singles, BR Music, BX 517-2
The Lloyd Alexander Real Estate Whatcha Gonna Do
Looking Back: 80 Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets, RPM, RPM BX 519
Request
- Mark Wynter Venus In Blue Jeans
  200 Fab Sixties Favourites Disc 5, Castle Pulse, PBXCD900X/5
Sir Henry & His Butlers Camp
Instrumental Nuggets Volume 1, Repertoire, REP 4330-WZ
The Equals Baby Come Back
The Best Of The Equals: Baby Come Back, Castle PIE, PIESD 196
Irma Thomas Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)
Bless You California: More Early Songs Of Randy Newman, Ace Records, CDCHD 1240
Request
- The Beatles I Feel Fine
  1, Apple, 7243 5 29970 2 2
The Ikettes I’m Blue
Save The Last Dance For Me, Rhino, Unknown
Answers & Sequels
- Mann Drake The Vampire Ball
  White Label Release, Bethlehem Records, 45-3049
Bobby Hebb Sunny
Chartbusters USA Vol 2, Ace Records, CDCHD 832
Taste Blister On the Moon
The Best Of Taste, Polydor, 521 999 2
Request
- The Animals House Of The Rising Sun
  Hits & Rarities, Disky, SI 901609
Three In A Row
- The Swinging Blue Jeans You’re No Good
  The Swinging Blue Jeans, MFP, 7243 4 95483 2 9
- The Vee Gees Lemons Never Forget
  Horizontal, Reprise Records, R2 7411
- The Beach Boys You Still Believe In Me
  Pet Sounds, Capitol, 7243 8 37662 2 2
The Box Tops Soul Deep
Best Of…, Camden, 74321 674522
The Dixiebelles Southtown U.S.A
The Golden Age Of American popular Music Volume 2, Ace Records, CDCHD 1191
Request
- The Rolling Stones Let’s Spend The Night Together
  Rolled Gold, ABKCO, 5303281
Cleo Laine Let’s Slip Away
1960 British Hit Parade Part 2 CD6, Acrobat, ACQCD7032
Jay Traynor Up and Over
Casino Classics Two, Goldmine Soul Supply, GSCD158
The Herd I Don’t Want Our Loving To Die
The Best Of The Herd, Repertoire, REP 5031
The Shadows Foot Tapper
More Hits!, EMI, 744 744