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Finest Hour Album Special

As part of 6 Music's Vinyl Weekender Guy picks some of his favourite albums and plays the tracks that he thinks capture their essence.

As part of 6 Music's Vinyl Weekender Guy picks some of his favourite albums including Talk Talk, Joni Mitchell and Little Dragon and plays the tracks that he thinks capture their essence. Can you sum up a classic album in just 3 songs? Find out today.

Also, Guy plays some of his favourite Record Store Day releases, and the Poet Laureate has been to the dentist.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Giant Sand

    Temptation of Egg

  • The Cure

    Lullaby (Remix)

  • Talk Talk

    Happiness is Easy

  • Talk Talk

    I Don't Believe In You

  • Talk Talk

    Give It Up

  • Dr. John

    I Been Hoodood

  • The Roches

    Hammond Song

  • DJ Shadow

    Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt

  • DJ Shadow

    Mutual Slump

  • DJ Shadow

    Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain

  • Billie Marten

    Roots

  • Little Dragon

    Ritual Union

  • Little Dragon

    Shuffle a Dream

  • Little Dragon

    Crystalfilm

  • Wooden Shjips

    Staring at the Sun

  • Smog

    In The Pines

  • Vashti Bunyan

    Hebridean Sun

  • Doves

    Break Me Gently

  • Joni Mitchell

    Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire

  • Joni Mitchell

    Barangrill

  • Joni Mitchell

    Electricity

  • Joni Mitchell

    Woman Of Heart And Mind

  • Loma

    Ocotillo

  • Bon Iver

    Skinny Love

  • Blind Faith

    Can't Find My Way Home

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Luv N' Haight

    • The Essential Sly and the Family Stone.
    • Epic.
    • 002.
  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Time

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Thank You For Talkin' To Me, Africa

  • This Is the Kit

    Careful of Your Keepers (Live at the Minack Theatre)

  • T. Rex

    Solid Gold Easy Action

    • Polygram TV.
  • Department of Eagles

    Floating On The Lehigh

  • John Martyn

    Solid Air

  • John Martyn

    Over The Hill

  • John Martyn

    Don't Want To Know

  • John Martyn

    Go Down Easy

  • Bill Evans Trio

    Lucky To Be Me

  • Altered Images

    Happy Birthday

Broadcasts

  • Sun 21 Apr 2024 13:00
  • Mon 22 Apr 2024 00:00