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01/12/2012

Duration:: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast:: Saturday 01 December 2012

Tune in for another dose of classic 60s tracks, and some forgotten tunes from one of the finest decades in music so far.

We'll be giving you a double whammy of Manfred Mann this week, playing both the A and B side of their 1966 release, Semi Detached Suburban My James, in our Both Sides of the Record feature.

We're Playing Hard To Get with The Little Darlings, a Birmingham based band that never quite got the recognition they deserved back in 1964.

And there are plenty of the usual avid requests this week, bringing you music from the likes of The Beatstalkers, The Beatles, The Mamas & The Papas, The Nocturnes, Elvis and Maxine Brown.

The Vernons Girls Lover Please
The Very Best Of, See For Miles, C5CD 616
The Happenings See You In September
I Got Rhythm, Magic Records, 3930161
Request
- Maxine Brown One Step At A Time
  Spotlight On, Kent Soul, CDKEND 187
Both Sides Of The Record
- Manfred Mann Semi Detached Suburban My James
  The Very Best Of The Fontana Years, Spectrum Music, 552 375-2
Both Sides Of The Record / Request
- Manfred Mann The Morning After Party
  The Ascent Of Mann, Fontana, 534 806-2
The Supremes When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
Gold, Motown, 0602498812655
Gene Pitney Princess In Rags
The EP Collection, See For Miles, SEECD 313
Request
- Elvis Presley Return To Sender
  Elvis Sings…, RCA Victor, 47-8100
Sam Apple Pie Uncle Sam’s Blues
Sam Apple Pie, Angel Air, SJPCD401
Loose Connections
- Frankie Avalon Don’t Throw Away All Those Teardrops
  The Best Of…, Varese Sarabande, VSD-5594
- Joan Baez Pack Up Your Troubles
  The Best Of The Vanguard Years, Ace, VMD 74000
- Herp Albert This Guy’s In Love With You
  The Very Best Of…, A&M Records, 397 165-2
Frankie Vaughan Tower Of Strength
The World Of Frankie Vaughn, Spectrum Music, 552 015-2
Playing Hard To Get
- The Little Darlings Little Bit O’ Soul
  You Heard It Here First!, Ace, CDCHD 1204
The Kinks Days
The Singles Collection, Sanctuary Records, SMRCD024
Request
- The Nocturnes Carpet Man
  Psychedelica At Abbey Road, EMI, 7243 496912 2 3
The 5th Dimension Sweet Blindness
Sassafras & Moonshine: The Songs Of Laura Nyro, Ace, CDCHD 1336
The Earthlings Landing Of The Daleks
Those British Instrumentals, Sling Back Records, SB 1085
Bruce Channel Hey Baby
Hey Baby!, Collectables, COL CD 5623
Spanky & Our Gang Sunday Will Never Be The Same
Greatest Hits, Mercury, 314 546 332-2
The Beatstalkers Everybody’s Talkin’ Bout My Baby
Everybody’s Talkin’ Bout My Baby, Decca, F12259
Cliff Richard Good Times (Better Times)
The Hits In Between, EMI, 7243 4 96915 2 0
They Sang It First
- Ritchie Barrett Some Other Guy
  At The Club, Kent Soul, CDKEND 168
The Big Three By The Way
Cavern Stomp, ROM, Retro 862
Cherilyn Dream Baby
You Heard Them Here First: Rock’s Icons Before They Were Famous, Ace, CDCHD 1219
Request
- The Beatles In My Life
  Rubber Soul, Parlophone, CDP 7 46440 2
The Drifters Save The Last Dance For Me
Golden Hits, Atlantic, 7567-81440-2
Three In A Row
- Billie Davis Darling Be Home Soon
  Tell Him, Spectrum, 981 817-1
- The Troggs Little Girl
  The Singles, BR Music, BX 538-2
- Love Affair Baby I Know
  The Best Of The Good Times, Columbia, 504419 2
The Rolling Stones Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows, ABKCO, 0602498209929
Mary Wells He’s A Lover
Love Songs To The Beatles, Soul Music Records, SMCR 5070D
Normie Rowe Ooh La La
Necessarily So…The Definitive Collection, Voice Box, 200701
Request
- The Mamas & the Papas Dedicated To The Once I Love
  The Best Of.., MCA, MCBD 19519
Steve Cassidy Ecstasy
Hello My Angel, Fantastic Voyage, FVCD042
Alma Cogan Let’s Fall In Love
I Love To Sing / With You In Mind, EMI, 7243 5 92654 2 1
The Shadows Foot Tapper
More Hits!, EMI, 744 744