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National Album Day: Television and Vashti Bunyan

Mark and Stuart celebrate National Album Day with music from their favourite albums, including Mark, Television's 'Marquee Moon' and Vashti Bunyan's 'Just Another Diamond Day'.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Today, to celebrate National Album Day, Mark and Stuart play tracks from two of their favourite albums of all time. For Mark, Television's acclaimed 1977 debut album 'Marquee Moon' is one of his most loved releases. While, for Stuart 'Just Another Diamond Day' by English folk singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan is among his favourites. He describes her 1970 debut album as "the most lovely record ever made."

Also on today's show, catch up on the best music and entertainment stories of the past week in 鈥楾his Week In Music鈥�.

You can take part in The Chain, choosing a track for our world-famous list of interconnected songs, as it approaches number 8000!

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Sat 12 Oct 2019 07:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Television

    See No Evil

    • Marquee Moon.
    • Elektra.
    • 001.

  • Vashti Bunyan

    Diamond Day

  • Nick Drake

    Northern Sky

    • Island.

  • The Blue Nile

    The Downtown Lights

    • Linn Records.

  • The Mighty Diamonds

    Africa

  • Loma

    Joy

    • Dark Oscillations.
    • Sub Pop.

  • Kate Bush

    Somewhere In Between

  • Geowulf

    Lonely

  • Television

    Torn Curtain

    • Marquee Moon.
    • Rhino.
    • 008.

  • Vashti Bunyan

    Window Over The Bay

  • Vashti Bunyan

    Rose Hip November

    • Just Another Diamond Day.
    • EMI Records Limited.

  • Kamasi Washington

    The Rhythm Changes

    • Jazz on the Corner.
    • Acid Jazz.

  • David Bowie

    Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

    • Ziggy Stardust.
    • EMI.
    • 11.

  • The Smiths

    Well I Wonder

    • Rough Trade.

  • Syreeta

    Spinnin' and Spinnin'

  • Earl King

    Come On - Part I

  • Elvis Presley

    Joshua Fit The Battle

  • Prefab Sprout

    Jordan: The Comeback

  • Television

    Prove It

    • Elektra.

  • TLC

    Waterfalls

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

    Down On Mission Street

  • The Beatles

    Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey

    • The White Album.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.

  • The Clash

    Janie Jones

  • Kraftwerk

    Showroom Dummies

    • Trans-Europe Express.
    • EMI.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    My October Symphony

  • Television

    Guiding Light

    • Marquee Moon.

  • The Kinks

    Where Have All The Good Times Gone

    • POLYGRAM TV.

  • 9Bach

    Pontypridd

    • 9Bach (2019 Reissue).

  • Vashti Bunyan

    Glow Worms

    • Just Another Diamond Day.
    • Spinney Records.

  • Chic

    Happy Man

    • C鈥檈st Chic.
    • Atlantic.
    • 004.

  • The Isley Brothers

    The Highways Of My Life

    • Forever Gold - The Isley Brothers.
    • Epic.

  • Vashti Bunyan

    Rainbow River

    • When The Day Is Over: The Orchestrations of Robert Kirby.
    • Ace Records.
    • 6.

  • Television

    Marquee Moon

    • Elektra.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Oct 2019 07:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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