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Episode 18: 1972

A series looking back at the events and music of each year from 1955 - 1979. Tonight part 18: 1972. First broadcast in 1980.

A 25-part series first broadcast in 1980 covering the years 1955-1979. The most significant records of each year are set against Pathe and Movietone newsreels, as well as extracts from Billboard magazine, archive recordings and newspaper clippings read by Bill Bingham. Tonight Stuart Grundy introduces part 18, which looks back at 1972.

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Mon 15 Jun 2020 03:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Mott the Hoople

    ALL THE YOUNG DUDES

    • THE BEST GLAM ROCK ALBUM IN THE WORLD, EVER.
    • VIRGIN.
    • VTDCD-139.

  • Alice Cooper

    School's Out

    • Sounds Of The 70's (Various Artists.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • RADCD-104.

  • Neil Young

    Heart Of Gold

    • Harvest.
    • Reprise.
    • Reprise-2277-2.

  • Harry Nilsson

    WITHOUT YOU

    • GLORIA HUNNIFORD - AT YOUR REQUEST.
    • 麻豆社.
    • 麻豆社 CD-709.

  • Lindisfarne

    Lady Eleanor

    • Lidisfarne On Tap.
    • Essential.
    • ESS CD-214.

  • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

    BIG EYED BEANS FROM VENUS

    • THE MAGIC BAND/THE SPOTLIGHT KID.
    • REPRISE.
    • 7599-26249-2.

  • Hawkwind

    Silver Machine

    • Greatest Hits of the 70s.
    • Disky.
    • BX-991492.

  • Steely Dan

    DO IT AGAIN

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.
    • MCAD-5570.

  • Jethro Tull

    THICK AS A BRICK

    • THICK AS A BRICK.
    • CHRYSALIS.
    • ACCD-1003.

  • Carpenters

    Goodbye To Love

    • THE SINGLES.
    • A&M.
    • AMLH-63601.

  • Don McLean

    American Pie

    • SONGWRITER.
    • SONY MUSIC.
    • MOODCD-74.

  • Todd Rundgren

    I SAW THE LIGHT

    • MY GIRL.
    • EPIC.
    • 469213-2.

  • Slade

    Mama Weer All Crazee Now

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various.
    • Premier.
    • CDGH-1972.

  • David Bowie

    Ziggy Stardust

    • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
    • RCA.
    • INTS-5063.

  • David Bowie

    The Jean Genie

    • Aladdin Sane.
    • EMI.
    • CDP79-47682.

  • John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band & The Harlem Community Choir

    Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

    • Now that's What I Call Xmas.
    • Virgin.
    • VTDCD-836.

  • Roxy Music

    Virginia Plain

    • DECADES THE STORY OF THE 60'S/70'S/80'S.
    • VIRGIN.
    • VTCDX-337.

  • The Horrors

    Machine

    • Wolf Tone.

  • Arcade Fire

    Put Your Money On Me

    • Columbia.

  • Prefab Sprout

    Moving The River

    • Epic.

  • EELS

    Mr. E's Beautiful Blues

    • Dreamworks.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 19 Dec 2014 01:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 15 Dec 2015 01:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 12 Dec 2016 04:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Fri 14 Dec 2018 01:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 3 Dec 2019 01:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 15 Jun 2020 03:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music