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26/05/2012

Duration:: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast:: Saturday 26 May 2012

Brian Matthew presents another edition of Sounds Of The Sixties with all the facts behind the songs and the stories behind the recordings. Requests this week include: The Crystals, Elvis, Simon Dupree & The Big Sound, Lynne Randell, Fleetwood Mac and Neil Diamond. There's also a bit of a mystery - just who was John Paine? Even the Collector doesn't know much about him except that his producer was nicknamed 'The Crazy Cajun' who also worked on 'She's About A Mover'. Do let us know if you know!

To go with the Elvis request there is a track from a new Jordanaires compilation, and just what inspired Geoff Stephens to write Winchester Cathedral? There's also a track from one of our favourite American groups of the Sixties - Spanky & Our Gang.

Join Brian for another Saturday morning meander down the avenues and alleyways of pop's golden decade.

Frank Ifield Lovesick Blues
The Best of Frank Ifield, Disky, DC886822
Sam & Dave Hold It Baby
Soul Men, Collectables, 7758
Request
- The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron
  The Very Best of The Crystals, ABKCO, 72142
John Paine Go Go Train
White Label Release, JET STREAM, JS725
The BBC Sessions
- The Spencer Davis Group I Can't Get Enough Of It
  The BBC Sessions , RPM, RPM 207
Love Affair Bringing On Back The Good Times
The Best of the Good Times, Sony, 5044192
The Jordanaires Don’t Be Cruel
The Very Best of Lipstick on Your Collar, EMI, G 0848652
Request
- Elvis Presley KU U I PO
  Blue Hawaii, RCA, 66959
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band Big Time Operator
The Best of Zoot Moneys Big Roll Band, Repertoire, 5027
Loose Connections
- Tiny Tim Great Balls of Fire
  God Bless Tiny Tim: The Complete Reprise Recordings, Rhino, 7866
- Shirley Bassey As Long As He Needs Me
  Greatest Hits: This Is My Life, EMI Music Distribution, 525874
- Harry Secombe If I Ruled The World
  The Very Best of Harry Secombe, Universal, 552719
New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral, Collectables, 562
Request
- Simon Dupree & The Big Sound For Whom The Bell Tolls
  Part Of My Past, EMI, 5937272
Charlie McCoy Cherry Berry Wine
Popcorn Golden Hits 1, ARS Productions, 740229-2
Dusty Springfield I Only Want To Be With You
Hits Collection, Empire Spectrum, 537549
Walter Jackson This World of Mine
It’s All Over, Kent Island, 263
Playing Hard To Get
- The Jack Eubanks Orchestra Chiricahua
  What'd I Say/Chiricahua, Monument, HLH 9312
Mike Berry & The Outlaws Don’t You Think It’s Time
The Legendary Joe Meek, Castle Pulse, 769
Spanky & Our Gang Like To Get To Know You
20th Century Masters the Millennium Collection CD, Mercury, 000284402
Request
- Lynne Randell Ciao Baby
  Stranger In My Arms / Ciao Baby, Columbia, 5-10147
The Animals Bring It On Home To Me
Retrospective, ABKCO, 719325
Answers & Sequels
- Margaret Lewis Honey (I Miss You Too)
  Vol.2, And The Answer Is, Bear Family Records, BCD 15792 AH
Gun Race With The Devil
Composer: Adrian Gurvitz
Gun/Gunsight, BGO, 459
Shorty Long Devil With The Blue Dress
Here Comes Shorty Long, Kent Soul, CDTOP 369
Request
- Fleetwood Mac Black Magic Woman
  Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac CD, Sony Music, 510155
Three In A Row
- Johnny Cash Ring of Fire
  Essential Johnny Cash, Columbia, 86290
- The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night
  1, Apple, 529325
- The Moody Blues Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)
  The Collection, Polygram, 560241
Kathy Kirby Secret Love
The Very Best of Kathy Kirby, Spectrum, 5520972
Paul Anka Tonight My Love, Tonight
30th Anniversary Collection CD, Rhino, unknown
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas From A Window
Very Best Of Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, EMI, 41923
Request
- Neil Diamond You Got To Me
  The Ultimate Collection, Sony, 30419
Gary "U.S." Bonds New Orleans
Very Best of Gary "U.S." Bonds: The Original Legand Masters, Varese Sarabande, 5938
Saved By The Bell Robin Gibb
Magnet, Eagle, 5
The Shadows Foot Tapper
More Hits!, EMI, 744 744