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DON LETTS MEETS TROJAN RECORDS UPTOWN - MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TROJAN RECORDS (320kbs-m4a/129mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th August 2018
Don Letts presents a personal appreciation of Trojan Records, the pioneering UK-based reggae label, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Trojan Records was launched in the summer of 1968, just a couple of months after Enoch Powell’s notorious ‘rivers of blood’ speech. Through its releases of ground-breaking Jamaican recordings in the UK, the label connected the Windrush generation and their families with developing sounds from back home (ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, danehall etc.). Trojan also helped introduce this influential music to a wider audience in the UK and beyond, and, for decades, has united black and white youth on dancefloors and in the street.
The Wailers - Stir It Up [Trojan]
King Stitt - Fire Corner [Jamacan Gold]
Tony Tribe - Red, Red Wine [Downtown]
Symarip - Skinhead Moonstomp [Trojan]
Lloyd & Claudette - Queen Of The World
Clancy Eccles - Fatty Fatty [Trojan]
Hopeton Lewis & The Chosen Few - Boom Shacka Lacka [VP]
The G.G. All Stars - Man From Carolina [Explosion]
Symarip - Skinhead Jamboree [Trojan]
Symarip - Skinhead Girl [Trojan]
Harry J. All Stars - Liquidator [Trojan]
The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket [Trojan]
The Upsetters - Return Of Django [Trojan]
Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted And Black [Trojan]
Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel [Doctor Bird/Cherry Red]
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites [Island]
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number [Trojan]
The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah [Trojan]
Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People [Trojan]
Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People [Polygram Tv]
Dandy Livingstone - Reggae In Your Jeggae [Downtown]
The Soulmates - Them A Laugh And A Kiki
Dennis Brown - Man Next Door [Joe Gibbs Record Globe]
John Holt - Ali Baba [Sanctuary]
Ken Boothe - Everything I Own [Trojan]
Harry J. All Stars - Soul Scorcher [Trojan]
Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want [Trojan]
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - LIVE PARIS THEATRE LONDON 1973 (320kbs-m4a/125mb/55mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 25th August 2018
As part of the Trojan Records 50th anniversary celebrations, a chance to hear a concert by Bob Marley & the Wailers, some of whose records were released on the Trojan label, before they signed to Island Records. Recorded at the BBC's Paris Theatre in London in 1973.
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastafarian Chant
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Slave Driver
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stop The Train
Bob Marley & The Wailers - No More Trouble
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 400 Years
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Midnight Raver
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir It Up
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Concrete Jungle
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Kinky Reggae
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Can't Blame The Youth (Radio 1 Top Gear Session, 26 Nov 1973)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rasta Man (Radio 1 Session, 01 May 1973)
RADCLIFFE AND MACONIE - 6 MUSIC'S ALL DAY RAVE WITH GUEST MARSHALL JEFFERSON 23.08.18 (320kbs-m4a/390mb/2hrs50mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd August 2018
Mark and Stuart celebrate 30 years of UK club culture since the Second of Summer of Love and look back on that period in Manchester and its continuing legacy. They are joined by house music legend and former Hacienda DJ Marshall Jefferson. Born in Chicago, he was a pioneering figure in house music in Chicago and beyond and a regular DJ at Manchester’s infamous Hacienda nightclub. He chats to Mark and Stuart about his career, music and memories of the era and spins a live mix of tracks from 1988.
Inner City - Big Fun [10]
Urban Hype - A Trip To Trumpton
Bicep - Glue [Ninja Tune]
Cassius - Cassius 99 [Distinctive]
SL2 - Way In My Brain [XL Recordings]
N‐Joi - Anthem
The Lucid Dream - SX1000
High Contrast - Racing Green
Utah Saints - Something Good [London]
Code 61 - Drop The Deal
Kings Of Tomorrow - Finally (Danny Tenaglia Vocal Club Mix)
Crystal Castles - Celestica [Fiction]
808 State - Pacific 202
808 State - In Yer Face
808 State - Cübik
808 State - Olympic [ZTT]
True Faith - Take Me Away [Network]
Smart E's - Sesame's Treet
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love [Trax]
Charles B & Adonis - Lack Of Love
Sterling Void - It's Alright
Mr. Fingers - Washing Machine
Marshall Jefferson Mix
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)
Jungle Wonz - Time Marches On
Ten City - Satisfaction
Ten City - Right Back To You
CeCe Rogers - Someday
Ten City - Devotion
Roni Size - Brown Paper Bag [Talkin' Loud]
The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea [Jumpin' & Pumpin']
Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings Of Life [Transmat]
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet [EMI/Virgin/Universal Music]
Sonz Of Bungle - Rainbow Vibes
Daft Punk - One More Time [Virgin]
Joey Beltram - Energy Flash [Simply Vinyl]
Nightmares On Wax - Aftermath (LFO Re-Mix) [Warp]
Crazy P - The Come On
Cubic 22 - Night In Motion [XL Recordings]
The KLF - What Time Is Love? [Telstar]
MARSHALL JEFFERSON - 6 MUSIC'S ALL DAY RAVE MIX (320kbs-m4a/71mb/31mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd August 2018
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)
Jungle Wonz - Time Marches On
Ten City - Satisfaction
Ten City - Right Back To You
CeCe Rogers - Someday
Ten City - Devotion
LAUREN LAVERNE - 6 MUSIC'S ALL DAY RAVE! 23.08.18 (320kbs-m4a/392mb/2hrs50mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd August 2018
As 6 Music marks the 30th anniversary of the Second Summer Of Love, Lauren celebrates the rave culture of the late 80s and early 90s, speaking to influential artists and DJs and asking listeners to share their classic rave experiences. Lauren will be chatting to DJ Nancy Noise, Club DJ and label owner Colleen Cosmo Murphy and Electro DJ Erol Alkan.
Plus this week's People’s Playlist will be dedicated to influential dance classics, as chosen by the 6 Music listeners.
Laid Back - White Horse
Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights (Erol Alkan's Love From Below Re-Edit) [Warner Music]
LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous! [EMI]
Gabriel Gurnsey - Eyes Over
Disclosure Feat. Gwen McCrae - Funky Sensation
Julio Bashmore - Au Seve [Broadwalk]
French House People's Playlist
Daft Punk - Revolution 909 [Virgin]
SebastiAn - Ross Ross Ross [Ed Banger]
Cassius - La Mouche (DJ Falcon Metal Mix)
Étienne De Crécy - Le Patron Est Devenu Fou
Laurent Garnier - Man With The Red Face [F Communications]
DJ Mehdi - Signatune (Thomas Bangalter Edit)
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro [Vulture Music]
Tamiko Jones - Can't Live Without Your Love
Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (1984 Bernard Edwards And Nile Rodgers Remix)
Powerdance - A Safe & Happy Place
Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (Holden Remix)
Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings Of Life
Jack Frost & The Circle Jacks - Shout
Giorgio Moroder - Chase
Mory Kanté - Yeke Yeke (Afroacid Edit)
Elkin And Nelson - Jibaro
DJ Marky & XRS Feat. Stamina MC - LK
Goldie - Terminator
The G. Kru - Super Sharp Shooter
Adele - Hometown Glory (High Contrast Remix)
The Rood Project - Thunder
Burial - Near Dark
Ghost Culture - Giudecca [Phantasy]
Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA Rmx) By Tim Goldsworthy & James Murphy For The DFA
Sparks - Tryouts For The Human Race
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To (Erol Alkan's Glam Racket)
New Order - Blue Monday [Now]
GRAHAM MASSEY - 808 STATE'S SECOND SUMMER OF LOVE FREAK ZONE PLAYLIST (320kbs-m4a/133mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th August 2018
Manchester ravers 808 State compile an hour long mixtape honouring 30 years since the Second Summer of Love and the birth of rave culture in the UK. 808 State’s Graham Massey dusts off his old cassette tapes and rarities from 1988 including a recording of the band's first ever gig in Manchester and the classic rave tune written about a classic rave t-shirt ‘Born In The North’.
808 State - Deepville [Creed]
Tyree & Chic - I Fear The Night [Supa Dupa]
Farley Jackmaster Funk - The Acid Life [Trax]
Gherkin Jerks - Dìn Sync (Get Up And Do Your Thang) [Alleviated]
808 State - New Nissan
808 State - Thermo Kings (Live)
Psychotropic - Hypnosis [02]
Lil’ Louis - Frequency [Rough]
Us - Born In The North [Wooden]
Herbie Hancock - Nobu [Wounded Bird]
Social Kaos - Raindance [Scam]
New Order - Blue Monday (So Hot Mix By 808 State) [Rephlex]
The Ventures - Theme From A Summer Place [Liberty]
DANNY RAMPLING - 'SHOOM' SUMMER OF LOVE CLASSICS MIX (320kbs-m4a/45mb/19mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 18th August 2018
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the 'Second Summer of Love' - one of the most extraordinary musical movements the UK has ever experienced.
Back in the Summer of 1987 four young DJs called Danny Rampling, Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway and Johnny Walker went on holiday to Ibiza and experienced "Superclub" Amnesia for the first time. They were introduced to the unique and eclectic style of DJ Alfredo Fiorito's sets which included pop, soul, funk, jazz, and emerging house music, then being exported from America. The friends returned home to London and set about recreating their experience and the sounds that Alfredo, the father of the Balearic Beat, had introduced them to. Danny Rampling, who set up what is regarded as the UK's first Balearic rave night ‘Shoom’ (which took place in a disused fitness centre in Southwark, South London) provides Nemone's Electric Ladyland with an exclusive, super-nostalgic Shoom Summer of Love classics mix.
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
The Clash - Magnificent Seven
Raze - Break For Love
Raúl Orellana - Real Wild House
Split Second - Flesh
The Gibson Brothers - What A Life
The Woodentops - Why Why Why
J.M. Silk - I Can’t Turn Around
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SECOND SUMMER OF LOVE (320kbs-m4a/134mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd August 2018
The Second Summer of Love was inspired by a handful of iconic DJs. One of them was Hacienda legend, Graeme Park.
Celebrating 30 years of UK Club Culture since the Second of Summer of Love, Graeme joins Chris Hawkins to share an hour of the best music and stories from the infamous acid house summer of 88' to create 'A Brief History of the Second Summer of Love’.
World famous Hacienda DJ Graeme Park was at the very centre of acid house and Madchester’s second summer of love. Graeme tells the story of two amazing years in music, shares extraordinary stories and plays anthems and rarities from that euphoric time.
J.M. Silk - Music Is The Key (Original House Key 12" Club Mix)
Cultural Vibe - Ma Foom Bey (Love Chant Version)
Groove - (Submit) To The Beat (New Remix)
Neal Howard - To Be Or Not To Be (The Gathering Club Mix)
Reese & Santonio - Back To The Beat/The Sound (Original 12" Mix)
Annette - Dream 17
Rhythim Is Rhythim - Nude Photo
Chip E. - If You Only Knew (Subway Whop)
Lenny D & Tommy Musto - (Everything) Bam Boo (Club)
Paul Simpson - Musical Freedom (Free At Last) (Feat. Adeva)
NENEH CHERRY SITS IN FOR STEVE LAMACQ - 6 MUSIC 27.08.18 (320kbs-m4a/388mb/2hrs49mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th August 2018
Neneh Cherry sits in with a taste of carnival and also celebrates the legendary Trojan label, reaching its 50th anniversary this year. She brings a mix of reggae, dub and a just little bit of soul from The Fatback Band, Lord Kitchener, Damian Marley, Beenie Man, Sister Nancy, Tenor Saw, Tanya Stephens, Shinehead and General Echo.
The Gap Band - Outstanding [Telstar]
Fatback Band - I Found Lovin' [Warner Strategic Market]
Mica Paris And Omar - I Should've Known Better
Jah Shaka & Ras Imru - Marshall [Jah Shaka Music]
General Echo - Arleen
Alton Ellis & The Flames - Rock Steady
Lord Kitchener - Home For Carnival [Kalinda]
Johnny Osbourne - Ice Cream Love [Greensleeves]
Sharon Little - Don't Mash Up Creation [One Love]
Tanya Stephens - It's A Pity [VP Music]
Dennis Brown - How Could I Leave [Sanctuary]
Collie Buddz - Blind To You (Radio Edit) [Columbia]
Aswad - Warrior Charge [Universal/Island]
Dennis Brown - Promised Land [Blood And Fire]
Lion Youth - Rat A Cut Bottle [Pressure Sounds]
Sizzla - (Dry Cry) Just One Of Those Days [VP Music Group]
Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm
Zion - No Wahala [Virgin]
Afro B & WizKid - Drogba (Joanna) (Remix) [Moves]
Mabel - Finders Keepers (Martelo's Moskato Refix) (Feat. Kojo Funds) [NFI]
Damian Marley - Welcome 2 Jamrock [Island]
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam [Techniques]
Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote [Mango]
Ken Boothe - Everything I Own [Trojan]
Jay Tip - More Diggity (Summer Breeze Mix)
Asher Senator - One Bible (Jungle Remix)
Sticky Feat. Ms. Dynamite - Booo! (Medieval Hooligans Longshanks Remix) [FFRR]
Shinehead - Billie Jean [Virgin]
Alborosie - Kingston Town [Forward Recordings]
Chronixx - Likes [Soul Circle Music]
Popcaan - Lef My Gun [Mixpack]
Crazy - Nani Wine [Hot Vinyl Smokey Joe Productions]
Bugle - Rise Again [Burn Out]
Mavado - So Special [VP Music Group]
Beenie Man - Who Am I [Greensleeves]
Ravi B - Budget [Ravi B]
Mura Masa Feat. Octavian - Move Me [Polydor]
Angela Hunte - Mon Bon Ami (Ti' Punch Riddim) [Therapist Music]
Samory I - Rasta Nuh Gangsta [Lion Vibes]
Fabian - Prophecy [Rewind Selecta]
BURIAL/KODE9 - EXCLUSIVE MIX 20.09.18 (320kbs-m4a/70mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th September 2018
Eternal Basement - Woy
Orca - 4am
Acen - Trip To The Moon 1 & 2
DJ Biz - Losing Track Of Time
RJ - You Are My Destiny
SleepResearch_Facility - Stealth 4
Speedy J - Terre Zippy
Section X - Galaxian
Battle Of The Future Buddhas - The Other Way Around
Chi-A.D. - When The Effect Came
DJ Phil - Godz House
Jlin - Annotation
DJ Hank - Be Happy
Fulltono - Baby Je Kajoo
Danny Breaks - Dropping Science Vol 1 (Phillip D Kick Edit)
Scratchclart - Drm Walk
DJ Lag - Gqomwav
SOPHIE - Faceshopping
JAMIE XX - CLASSIC ESSENTIAL MIX (2011) (320kbs-m4a/262mb/1hr54mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th August 2018
Mary Anne Hobbs rounds off 6 Music’s All Day Rave with one more classic Essential Mix. It’s Jamie xx with a two hour mix that was first broadcast on 27th August 2011.
Orbital - Belfast [FFRR]
Phanes - Lucky Woman [White Label]
Ifan Dafydd - No Good [Not On Label]
Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redentor [White Label]
Koreless - Lost In Tokyo [Vase]
Floating Points - Sais [Eglo]
Wiley - Colder (Instrumental) [Eskiboy Recordings]
DJ Deeon - Fine Hoes [White Label]
Luke Vibert - Analord [Planet Mu]
New Look - Janet [White Label]
John Tejada - Unstable Condition [Kompakt]
Aardvarck - Nosestep [Rush Hour Direct Current]
Jean Jacques Smoothie - 2 People [Echo]
Instra:mental - Pyramid [3024]
Grimm Limbo - Fortune Favours The Brave [Shipwrec]
R A G - Rage (Spaventi & Aroy Raw Mix) [M>O>S Recordings]
Ronnie Dyson - All Over Your Face [Cotillion]
Jamie xx - Far Nearer (Bootleg) [Not On Label]
Gino Soccio - Dancer [Warner Bros.]
Mr Beatnick - Synthetes [Don't Be Afraid]
Axel Boman - Purple Drank [Pampa]
Loosse - About You (Feat. Yolanda) [Funktastica]
Anette Party & Anita Coke - Moreno [liebe*detail]
Sacha Funke vs. Nina Kraviz - Moses (Stimming Remix) [White Label]
Jamie xx & Gil Scott Heron - I'll Take Care Of U (Special DJ Version) [Not On Label]
Genius Of Time - Houston We Have A Problem [Royal Oak]
Austin Eterno / The xx - I Remember Shelter [White Label]
James Blake - Libra (Edit) [White Label]
Holly Miranda - Slow Burn Treason [XL Recordings]
Peter Horrevorts - Siren [Be Real]
Chuck Roberts - My House (Acappella) [Desire]
Virgo Four - Do You Know Who You Are? [Trax]
Morning Factory - Diane's Love [Royal Oak]
Marshall Jefferson - Mushrooms (Justin Martin Mix) [Airtight]
Karen Pollack - You Can't Touch Me (Roc & Kato Vocal Beat Trip Mix) [Slip 'N' Slide]
TRENTEMØLLER - CLASSIC ESSENTIAL MIX (2006) (320kbs-m4a/264mb/1hr55mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd August 2018
Mary Anne Hobbs warms up for 6 Music’s All Day Rave with a replay of a classic Essential Mix from Trentemøller. First broadcast 15th October 2006.
Trentemøller - Small Piano Piece [White Label]
Khan - Fantomes [Matador]
Trentemøller - The Very Last Resort [Poker Flat]
Trentemøller - Miss You [Poker Flat]
Lhasa - De Carla A La Pered [Audiogram]
Murcof - Una [Leaf]
Trentemøller - Snowflake [Poker Flat]
Trentemøller - Evil Dub [Poker Flat]
The Specials - Ghost Town [Two-Tone]
Chris Isaak - Wicked Games (Trentemøller's Unofficial Remake)
Trentemøller - Nightwalker [Poker Flat]
Trentemøller - Moan (Trentemøller Remix) (Feat. Ane Trolle) [Poker Flat]
The Doors - Break On Through (Disse Bootleg) [Music For Dreams America]
Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen (Justice Remix) [Domino]
Le Tigre - Nanny Nanny Boo Boo (Junior Senior Remix) [Universal]
James White And The Blacks - Contort Yourself [ZE]
Revl9n - Someone Like You [Because Music]
Moby - Go! (Trentemøller Remix) [Mute]
Jokke Seppälä - Feelin Good (Trentemøller Remix) [Nam Nam]
The Knife - Silent Shout (Trente Short Remix) [Mute]
Isolée - Beau Mot Plage (Freeform Fve Remix/Trente Edit/Original Version) [Classic]
Trentemøller & Richard Davis - Always Something Better (Trentemøller Remix) [Poker Flat]
HIGH CONTRAST - CLASSIC ESSENTIAL MIX (2003) (320kbs-m4a/266mb/1hr56mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 22nd August 2018
Looking ahead to tomorrow’s All Day Rave on 6 Music, Mary Anne Hobbs presents a classic Essential Mix from High Contrast. First broadcast 6th April 2003.
The Streets - It's Too Late (High Contrast Mix) [679]
London Elektricity - To Be Me [Hospital]
High Contrast - Twilight's Last Gleaming [Hospital]
Cyantific - 90 [Hospital]
Ratpack - Searching For My Rizla [Dance Pool]
Influx UK - Sing Out [Formation]
Nu:Tone - Our House (Calibre Remix) [BrandNu Recordings]
Roland Clark - I Get Deep (Accapella) [Shelter]
High Contrast - Return Of Forever [Hospital]
DJ Lee & D. Kay - Manipulate The Universe [Advance//d Recordings]
John B - Without U [White Label]
Mind Machine - Barcelona (High Contrast Remix) [BC Recordings]
Unknown - Delirium Remix [White Label]
Kaos - Studio 54 [Human]
M.I.S.T. - Outerspace [Soul:R]
High Contrast - Lovesick [Hospital]
London Elektricity - Born To Synthesise [Hospital]
The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea (Remix) [White Label]
Unknown - LFO Remix [White Label]
Unknown - Gypsy Woman Remix [White Label]
Nu:Tone - Do It/Feel It [White Label]
High Contrast - Basement Track [Hospital]
Landslide - It's Not Over (Influx Datum UK Remix) [Hospital]
M.I.S.T. - Barracuda [Revolve:r]
Jonny L - Let's Roll [Pirahna]
Special Forces - The End (Remix) [Photek Productions]
London Elektricity - Different Drum [Hospital]
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (High Contrast Remix) [Moving Shadow]
FLYING LOTUS - CLASSIC ESSENTIAL MIX (2008) (320kbs-m4a/250mb/1hr49mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 21st August 2018
Looking ahead to 6 Music’s All Day Rave on Thursday, Mary Anne Hobbs presents a classic Flying Lotus Essential Mix. First broadcast 29th November 2008.
Alice Coltrane - Galaxy In Turiya [Impulse!]
Charlie Hayden & Egberto Gisomonti - Testament [Unknown]
Flying Lotus - Massage Situation [Warp]
Dimlite - Sun-Sized Twinkles [Now Again]
Flying Lotus - Robertaflack (Mike Slott Reflunk) [Warp]
Flying Lotus - Roberta Flack (Feat. Dolly) [Warp]
Ahu Kelesoglu - I Know All The Bitches (Bullion Remix) [Altered Vibes]
Heralds Of Change - A Muse [All City]
Carlos Y Gaby - Happy Summer Solstice [All City]
Pudge - Yung Infamous [White Label]
Dorothy Ashby - Myself When Young [Cadet]
Nosaj Thing - Bach [Alpha Pup]
Low Limit - Turf Day [Rush Hour Recordings]
Flying Lotus - Infinitum (Dimlite Remix) [Warp]
Clark - Springtime Epigram [Warp]
Burial - Shutta [Hyperdub]
Blank Blue - Blank Blue (Flying Lotus Remix) [Ubiquity]
Daedelus - I'm String Struck [White Label]
MHE - Untitled
Daedelus / Madvillain - Experience / Accordion (Flying Lotus Live)
Hudson Mohawke - Zoo0000oom
Rustie - Black Block Remix [Bpitch Control]
Teebs+Jackhigh - Clutch [Svetlana Industries]
MatthewDavid - Tallahassee Tapes [Plug Research]
Martyn / Flying Lotus - Vancouver [3024]
Fulgeance - Chico (Dorian Concept Remix) [Musique Large]
Joker - Solid State [LoDubs]
Rusko - Moanerz [White Label]
Daddy Kev - Invite8
Ras G - Star Messengers [Poo-Bah]
Madlib - Unreleased Gem
Samiyam - Cheesecake Backslap [Hyperdub]
Knowledge - Dawn [Harvest]
FLYamSAM - Princess Toadstool [White Label]
Sa-Ra - Hollywood [Babygrande]
Muhsinah / Flying Lotus - With Me/ Melt [White Label]
Flying Lotus - Dissecto [Warp]
Flying Lotus - Breathe
Mike Slott - Home
Flying Lotus - Sangria Spin Cycles (Ambient Mix)
Danny Breaks - Cosmic Dust [Droppin' Science]
Flying Lotus - Beginners Falafel (Free The Robots Remix) [Warp]
Samiyam - Falafel Cannon
Flying Lotus - Beginners Falafel
Slum Village - Players (Instrumental) [Good Vibe Recordings]
Flying Lotus - Cackle
Flying Lotus - Raise It Up
Osborne - Definition Of A Breakdown [Spectral Sound]
Baron Zen - Burn Rubber (Dam-Funk Remix)
Mono/Poly - Needsdeodorantbitch
Chocolate Star / Nelly Furtado - Stay With Me/Promiscuous [White Label]
Gonjasufi - Suzie Q [Warp]
Kiing Midas - Lost (Flying Lotus Live Remix) [White Label]
Rusko / Flying Lotus - Terminal3 / Tea Leaf (Dancers Live Remix)
Daedelus - Hours Minutes Seconds (Beat Invitational Version)
Kode9+Flying Lotus - Kryon [Hyperdub]
Zomby - Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix) [Hyperdub]
Busta Rhymes - What Up
Samiyam - Crystal Lake
Weather Report - River People
Samiyam - Flintstone Car
Flying Lotus - Backpack Caviar [Beat]
Radiohead - Reckoner (Flying Lotus Remix)
Björk - All Is Full Of Love
Broadcast - Winter Now
Portishead - Elysium
Linda Perhacks - Hey Now Who Really Cares
Flying Lotus - Infinitum (Exile Remix)
Flying Lotus - Live Set Practice Run
DAFT PUNK - CLASSIC ESSENTIAL MIX (1997) (320kbs-m4a/266mb/1hr56mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th August 2018
Looking ahead to 6 Music’s All Day Rave on Thursday, Mary Anne Hobbs presents a classic Daft Punk Essential Mix. First broadcast 2nd March 1997.
Paul Johnson - Hear The Music [Peacefrog]
Armand Van Helden - The Funk Phenomena (JOHNICkennydopeMastermix) [Henry Street]
CZR - Chicago Southside (Original Mix) [International House]
DJ Kom - Git Down Saturday [Dance 6]
Red-X - Dee's Knots [Ricanstruction]
Parris Mitchell - Ghetto Shout Out!! [Dance Mania]
Daft Punk - Teachers [Daft Trax/Virgin]
Martin Luther King - I Have A Deam [20th Century]
Rick Wilhite - Drum Patterns & Memories (MM Mix) [KDJ]
Jammin Gerald - Get The Ho '94 [Dance Mania]
Traxxxsters - Da Way U Work
Thomas Bangalter - Spinal Beats [Roulé]
Thomas Bangalter - Spinal Scratch [Roulé]
Wax Master Maurice - Wax Scratch Track [Dance Mania]
Fantom - Faithfull [Prassay Mix] [Source]
Fantom - Faithfull (Original Mix Par Fantom) [Source]
Fantom - Faithfull (Minimix Par Étienne De Crécy) [Source]
I:Cube - Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Mix) [Versatile]
Daft Punk - Rock 'N Roll [Daft Trax/Virgin]
DJ Hyperactive - Chicago [Contact]
Daft Punk - Oh Yeah [Daft Trax/Virgin]
Cajmere - Only 4 U (Blast From The Past Mix) [Cajual]
Trankilou - Champagne [Kif S.A.]
DJ Kom - And Da Beat Goes On [Dance 6]
DJ Funk - Digal House [Universal Funk]
Ween - Freedom Of '76 [Flying Nun]
Cassius – Dinapoly Versus Foxxy Lady [Cassius]
Gusto - Disco's Revenge [Bumble Beats]
DJ Deeon - 2-B-Free [Dance Mania]
Sweet - Somebody's Watching [White Label]
Da Mongoloids - Spark Da Meth (Bangin Like A Benzi Mix) [Strickly Rhythm]
Ron Maney & L.A. Williams - Shining [Kumba]
Roy Davis Jr. - Gabrielle (Live Garage Mix) [Large]
Robert J Hairston - Preacher Man
Daft Punk - Around The World [Motorbass Vice Mix] [Daft Trax/Virgin]
Moodymann - U Can Dance If U Want 2
MASSIVE ATTACK - CLASSIC ESSENTIAL MIX (1994) (320kbs-m4a/274mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 19th August 2018
As part of 6 Music's second Summer Of Love season, another chance to hear a classic Essential Mix from Massive Attack. First broadcast on 11 December 1994.
Massive Attack - Sly [Underdog Mix] [Wild Bunch]
DJ Smash - Da Boodah
DJ Cam - Dieu Reconnaitra Les Siens [Wagram Music]
Massive Attack - Blue Lines [Wild Bunch]
DJ Cam - Pure Pleasure [Street Jazz]
Urban Thermo Dynamics - My Kung Fu [Self Release]
TLC - Creep [Word Of Mouth]
Nine - Whutcha Want? [Old School Party Jams]
Unknown - Unknown
Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy Of Gold [Music On Vinyl]
Fu‐Schnickens - Breakdown [Jive]
Jeru Da Damaja - Statik [Payday]
Public Enemy - Louder Than A Bomb [Def Jam Recordings]
Main Source - Scratch & Kut
The 45 King - Get Funky [Tuff City]
DJ Use - Let Me Hear You Say [Phlange]
Rek Shit Rebelz - Bounce To The Beat
Gang Starr - The ? Remainz
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show [Def Jam Recordings]
A Tribe Called Quest - God Lives Through [Jive]
Black Moon - Reality (Killing Every...) (Instrumental) [Wreck]
Whodini - One Love [White Label]
Super Cat - Scalp Dem (Feat. Method Man) (Wu Tang Mix) [Columbia]
Brandy vs. Super Cat - I Wanna Be Down (LP Instrumental) Vs. Scalp Dem (Feat. Method Man) (WuCapella Mix) [Columbia]
Black Moon - Who Got The Props? [Nervous]
Big Daddy Kane - Word To The Mother (Land) [Cold Chillin']
Le Pamplemousse - Gimmie What You Got [AVI]
The 45 King - Red Alert [45 King]
The 45 King - Street Fun [45 King]
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz [A&M]
90's Lovers - You Know I Got Soul [Pool]
Bootman - To The Hip [React]
Kenny Dope Presents The Unreleased Project - Get On Down [Not On Label]
G. Simone - I Know You Know [Front Page Entertainment]
Paris - Whatcha See? [Blanco Y Negro]
Jamiroquai - Journey To Arnhemland [Sony Soho Square]
Biz Markie - Nobody Beats The Biz [Prism]
The Buddha Baboons - Say Uptown [AV8]
SOULWAX - CLASSIC ESSENTIAL MIX (2005) (320kbs-m4a/253mb/1hr50mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 18th August 2018
As part of 6 Music's second Summer Of Love season, another chance to hear a classic Essential Mix from Soulwax. First broadcast 2nd January 2005.
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (Soulwax Edit) [White Label]
Soulwax - E Talking (Soulwax Nite Version Feat. Nancy Whang) [PIAS]
Märtini Brös - Unknown [White Label]
Tiga Vs. Human League - Unknown [White Label]
Tomas Andersson - Unknown [Bpitch]
Diddy & Felix Da Housecat - Jack U (Angello & Ingrosso Remix) (JFK MSTRKRFT Edit) [White Label]
The Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man [White Label]
Whitey - Y.U.H.2.B.M. [1-2-3-4]
Ladytron - Sugar [Island]
Fischerspooner - Just Let Go (Thin White Duke Remix) [EMI]
Sweet Light - Abusator (Freak N' Chic) (Soulwax Edit) [White Label]
Vitalic - Valletta Fanfares [PIAS]
Miss Kittin - Requiem For A Hit (Soulwax Edit) [White Label]
Simian Mobile Disco - The Count [Kitsune]
WhoMadeWho - Satisfaction [Gomma]
Jackos One - Bats Danse [Toxic Wreckords]
Zongamin - Bongo Song
Midnight Mike - Hot In The Kitchen [Gomma]
Hot Chip - Over And Over [White Label]
Beastie Boys - Stand Together (Soulwax Edit) [Capitol]
Annie - Chewing Gum (Acapella) [679]
Queens Of The Stone Age - First It Giveth [Interscope]
Nocturnal Emissions - No Separation (Sterile)
O.D.B. - Got Your Money (Acapella) [Elektra]
Fatal Error - Fatal Error [R&S]
Adriano Celentano - Alright (Prisencolinensinainciusol)
The Girls - Zebra Jeans [Wall Of Sound]
Kling Klang - Heavydale [Rock Action]
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House (Soulwax Edit) [EMI/DFA]
Franz & Shape - Countach [Relish]
Yellow House - Jack My Body [Dance Mania]
Tiga - Louder Than A Bomb [PIAS]
!!! - Louden Up (Rub N Tug Remix) [Warp]
Whitey - Leave Them All Behind (Soulwax Edit) [Regal]
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Mars, Arizona [Mute]
Johanman - Move My Body (Only 4 Erol Mix) [Turbo]
Linus Loves - Night Music [Breastfed]
Lopazz - Blood [Tiefschwarz Remix] [Output]
Static - Dream It [US Rave Mix] [Strictly Rhythm]
Human Resource Vs. 808 State - Dominator (Soulwax Edit) [White Label]
Audion - Kisses [Spectral/Ghostly International]
Mutsumi - Paris Hilton [Output]
Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat [F Com]
Ark - Sucubz (Mr. Oizo Remix) [White Label]
Soulwax - Teachers [PIAS]
Gary Numan - Steel And You [Beggars Banquet]
Jimi Hendrix - Little Miss Lover [Polydor]
Jay-Z - 99 Problems [Rock-A-Fella]
ZZ Top - Cheap Sunglasses [Warner Bros.]
M.I.A. - Galang [679]
Meat Beat Manifesto - Pressure [Waxtrax]
Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like Its Hot [Doggystyle]
Public Enemy - She Watch Channel Zero [Def Jam]
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Supernatural Thing [PVC]
Kraftwerk - Man Machine [EMI]
Dutch Breaks - Unknown [Demon Fuzz]
Ronnie James Dio - Unknown [White Label]
DJ Shadow - Number Song [Universal]
The Animals - A Girl Named Sandals [IRS]
The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize [Virgin]
Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp [679]
DB - Future Now (DB Remix) [Future Now]
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 25 - 2. REDEMPTION SONG (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 27th December 2017
"If you've never heard of Bob Marley then you must be living under a rock" - Neville Garrick, Bob Marley's Art Director and friend.
At the time he wrote 'Redemption Song', circa 1979, Bob Marley had been diagnosed with the cancer in his toe that later took his life. It is considered one of his greatest works and continues to inspire generations of Marley fans across the world.
For Grammy Award Winning artist John Legend, it's become an anthem for addressing the criminal justice system of America whilst in Palestine, for 'Musicians without Borders' practitioner Ahmed al 'Azzeh it's a song that inspires him to work towards a better life. For Jamaican Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison, it is a reminder to continue Marley's call to 'sing these songs of freedom' and for Bob Scott, it will forever be heard in memory of his nephew Dominick who lost his life during the 2004 Tsunami.
Featuring interviews with Neville Garrick and Wailers Guitarist Don Kinsley.
Produced by Nicola Humphries.
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 23 - 1. A CHANGE IS GONNA COME (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 5th January 2018
Soul Music explores a song that has become synonymous with the American Civil Rights Movement, Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come released in December 1964 two weeks after he was shot dead in Los Angeles. Contributors include Sam Cooke's brother LC, singer Bettye Lavette who sang it for Barack Obama at his inaugural ceremony and civil rights activists from the Freedom Summer of 64, Jennifer Lawson and Mary King.
Producer: Maggie Ayre.
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 21 - 3. MACK THE KNIFE (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 10th November 2017
The tragi-comic tale of love gone sour and shattered dreams eloquently depicted in the Christmas classic Fairytale of New York is the focus of this edition of Soul Music. James Fearnley, pianist with The Pogues recounts how the song started off as a transatlantic love story between an Irish seafarer missing his girl at Christmas before becoming the bittersweet reminiscences of the Irish immigrant down on his luck in the Big Apple, attempting to win back the woman he wooed with promises of 'cars big as bars and rivers of gold'.
Gaelic footballer Alisha Jordan came to New York to play football aged 17 from County Meath in Ireland. Despite being dazzled by the glamour and pace of New York City, she missed her family and friends and stencilled the words 'Fairytale of New York' on her apartment wall as an affirmation of her determination to make the most of her new life in the city. When she was later attacked on the street by a stranger, the words came to signify her battle to recover and not to let the horrific facial injuries she suffered defeat her or her ambition to captain her football team.
Rachel Burdett posted the video of the song onto her friend Michelle's social media page to let her know she was thinking of her and praying for her safe return when Michelle went missing suddenly one December. Stories of redemption and of a recognition that Christmas is often not the fairytale we are sold, told through a seasonal favourite.
Producer: Maggie Ayre.
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 18 - 1. RHAPSODY IN BLUE (320kbs-m4a/63mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 14th July 2017
"I'm convinced it's the best thing ever written and recorded in the history of things written and recorded" - Moby.
Rhapsody in Blue was first heard exactly 90 years ago when it premiered on February 12, 1924, in New York's Aeolian Hall. Through its use at the opening of Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' it has become synonymous with the city that inspired its creation. But for people around the world, George Gershwin's "experiment in modern music" has become imbued with the most personal of memories.
LA based screen writer Charles Peacock reflects on how this piece has become entwined with his life and how, on an evening at the Hollywood Bowl this music "healed him". When Adela Galasiu was growing up in communist Romania, Rhapsody in Blue represented "life itself, as seen through the eyes of an optimist". For world speed champion Gina Campbell, the opening of that piece will forever remind her of the roar of the Bluebird's ignition as it flew through the "glass like stillness of the water" and brings back the memories of her father, the legendary Donald Campbell - it was played at his funeral when he was finally laid to rest decades after his fatal record attempt on Coniston Lake.
Featuring interviews with Professor of Music Howard Pollock and musician Moby.
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 17 - 1. STRANGE FRUIT (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 6th May 2017
"Southern trees bear a strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root..." Billie Holiday's famous song expresses the horror and anguish of those communities subjected to a campaign of lynching in the American South. Soul Music hears the stories of people whose relatives were lynched by white racists and of the various forms of grief, anger and reconciliation that have followed. These include the cousin of teenager Emmett Till, whose killing in 1955 for whistling at a white woman, added powerful impetus to the civil rights movement.
Despite its association with the deep south, the song was actually composed in 1930's New York by a Jewish schoolteacher, Abel Meeropol. Meeropol adopted the children of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg after they were executed in 1953 as Soviet spies. One of those children, Robert, talks of his adopted father's humanity and his belief that the Rosenberg's were killed in a 'state sanctioned lynching by the American government'. For him, Strange Fruit is a comforting reminder of his adopted father's passionate belief in justice and compassion.
Producer: Maggie Ayre.
THE QUEEN OF SOUL: THE LEGEND OF ARETHA FRANKLIN - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/127mb/55mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th August 2018
Continuing an in-depth profile of Aretha Franklin, who died on 16th August. Introduced by Paul Sexton and first broadcast in 2011.
In episode 2, Paul continues to shine a light on the life and times of Aretha Franklin. Tonight's programme picks up where the first left off - at the turn of the 1970s - and follows Aretha's story to 2011. It features many more of the songs that made the Queen of Soul's recording career so unforgettable, including the all-time Franklin favourites of Elton John, Jennifer Hudson and Mick Jagger.
The insights are more than just musical, as they also take us into Aretha's personal world. George Michael, for example, remembers their international chart-topping duet I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) and how her skill in the studio extended to more than just singing. Record executive Clive Davis explains how his Arista label revived her career and put her back in the charts.
Elton John describes the feeling of having one of his early songs covered by Aretha when he was just making his own way as an artist, while her record producer Narada Michael Walden (also the writer of such massive hits as Who's Zoomin' Who and Freeway of Love) explains that she would rarely do more than two takes on any song.
Michael McDonald recalls his own thrill at having Franklin cover his Doobie Brothers smash What a Fool Believes and then how he got to duet and perform with her a decade later on the song Ever Changing Times. We hear how Aretha performed for presidents, sang opera at 30 minutes' notice to a multi-million audience, and survived health scares to be active again both on stage and in the studio at the age of 69.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2011.
Aretha Franklin - Call Me [Warner Esp.]
Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark [Atlantic]
Elton John - Border Song
Aretha Franklin - Border Song (Holy Moses) [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - Spanish Harlem [Global]
Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady [Warner]
Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - All The King's Horses [Rhino]
Aretha Franklin - Angel [BMG]
Aretha Franklin - I'm In Love [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - Something He Can Feel [Atlantic/Rhino]
Aretha Franklin - Break It To Me Gently [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - Think [Dino Entertainment]
Aretha Franklin - United Together [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - What A Fool Believes [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Jump To It [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Get It Right [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Freeway Of Love [Arista]
Eurythmics And Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves [Arista]
Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) [Pro Tv]
Aretha Franklin & Elton John - Through The Storm [Columbia]
Aretha Franklin Feat. Michael McDonald - Ever Changing Times [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - I Dreamed A Dream [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - A Deeper Love [Global Television]
Aretha Franklin - Nessun Dorma
Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still A Rose [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Can't You Just See Me [Columbia]
Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) [Warner]
THE QUEEN OF SOUL: THE LEGEND OF ARETHA FRANKLIN - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/129mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 19th August 2018
Following the sad death of the great Aretha Franklin on 16th August, Paul Sexton introduces episode one of an in-depth profile of the highly talented and influential vocalist, first broadcast in 2011.
Few artists can claim to have invented a musical style. Aretha Franklin was too modest and understated to say so, but she played a major role in creating modern R'n'B, and her singing technique is imitated by many 21st century performers.
The guest list of contributors across the two programmes shows the kind of esteem in which she's held by fellow musicians and admirers: Elton John, George Michael, Dionne Warwick, Ben E King, Jennifer Hudson, Michael McDonald, record mogul Clive Davis, producer Narada Michael Walden and many others, all help explain exactly what made "Lady Soul" unique.
Episode 1, follows the young artist's journey from the church to the charts, singing in her father's church in Detroit and on the road, even after becoming a teenage single parent. Paul considers her often-overlooked time Columbia Records, where Aretha showed her versatility as an interpreter of gospel and secular compositions.
Then the story moves to Atlantic Records, for whom Aretha signed in late 1966 and, where she truly found her voice. Rick Hall, co-founder of FAME Studios, describes how she travelled south and went about creating her first two Atlantic gems, I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) and Do Right Woman - Do Right Man: "I don't think she uttered a word except 'I need to use the bathroom,' or 'How you doing?' he says. As her body of work on Atlantic expanded, with such all-time classics as Respect and Chain of Fools, Franklin's fellow artists knew they were listening to a truly great artist.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2011.
Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) [Warner]
Eurythmics And Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Aretha Franklin - The House That Jack Built
Aretha Franklin - You Grow Closer
Aretha Franklin - My Guy
Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing The Blues [Columbia/Legacy]
Aretha Franklin - Won't Be Long [Columbia/Legacy]
Aretha Franklin - Over The Rainbow [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Are You Sure [Columbia]
Aretha Franklin - It Ain't Necessarily So [Columbia/Legacy]
Aretha Franklin - What A Diff'rence A Day Made [Crimson]
Aretha Franklin - Walk On By [CBS]
Aretha Franklin - Skylark [Columbia/Legacy]
Aretha Franklin - Save Me [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - Baby Baby Baby [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman - Do Right Man [Arista]
Aretha Franklin - Respect [Atlantic]
Aretha Franklin - You Are My Sunshine [Rhino]
Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools [WSM/BMG]
Aretha Franklin - Ain't No Way
Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman [Columbia]
Aretha Franklin - Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) [WSM/BMG)
Aretha Franklin - Think [Warner Esp.]
Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer [Warner Music]
Aretha Franklin - The Weight
Aretha Franklin - Eleanor Rigby
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 13 - 1. BAKER STREET (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 13th January 2017
Gerry Rafferty's glorious and instantly recognisable hit, Baker Street is the subject of this week's Soul Music.
Rafferty died last year (on January 4th 2011) at the age of 63, leaving behind a widely respected musical legacy. The most popular of his tracks is, arguably, Baker Street:
His daughter Martha Rafferty recalls hearing her father develop the melody in the attic of their Glasgow home; the sound of him picking-out the tune on his acoustic guitar would drift through the push-up attic-door, filling the rest of the house with what would become his biggest hit. She describes the inspiration for the lyrics: a book called 'The Outsider' by Colin Wilson which Rafferty was reading at the time. It's about the sense of disconnection from the world that artists often feel. Martha regards Baker Street as the lyrical version of that book.
Other contributors include:
Musician and founder member of Stealer's Wheel, Rab Noakes. He describes how the legal wrangling which followed the break-up of Stealer's Wheel inspired the creation of Baker Street. "Winding your way down on Baker Street, light in your head and dead on your feet, well another crazy day, you'll drink the night away and forget about everything". Although Rafferty was living in Scotland at the time, he had to endure long meetings at his lawyers, and Baker Street was where he'd meet friends and drink, and sing, and talk the night away. The lyrics explore the conflicting thoughts and pressures Rafferty faced: he wanted to continue with his music, but - as Martha says - he had a young family to support and there was pressure to get a 'normal job'.
Singer-songwriter Betsy Cook whose former husband, the late Hugh Murphy, produced Baker Street, plays through the melody on her keyboard and describes what makes the song work musically. She also recalls the emotional impact of hearing it played at Hugh Murphy's funeral.
For poet, Ian McMillan, Baker Street provided the sound track to his student years; and busker Gavin Randle plays it often on Brighton pier with a backdrop of murmurating starlings, a setting sun, and passers-by dancing arm in arm.
Martha Rafferty's interview at the start of the programme is illustrated by an acoustic version of the track played especially for Soul Music by the guitarist Hugh Burns. He played on the original recording, and explains how he achieved the stirring guitar solo at the end of the record.
Also included in the programme is the original demo version of Baker Street, on which Gerry Rafferty plays the famous sax solo on guitar. It was released late last year on a Collector's Edition of the City to City album.
Producer: Karen Gregor (whose first decision when starting work on the programme was not to mention the Bob Holness/saxophone riff urban myth... so there is no word of it anywhere in the programme...!).
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 12 - 2. WICHITA LINEMAN (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th December 2016
Wichita Lineman, the ultimate country/pop crossover track, is the subject of this week's Soul Music.
David Crary is a lineman from Oklahoma. He describes his job - storm-chasing to mend fallen power-lines; travelling on 'dirt roads, gravel roads, paved roads... up in the farmlands of Illinois and Missouri... down south in the Swamplands... it ain't nothing to swerve in the middle of the road in your bucket-truck to miss an alligator '.
He recalls the first time he heard Wichita Lineman, travelling in the back of his family's Station Wagon, listening to the radio... thinking that being a lineman 'must be a cool job' if someone's written a song about it. Also a part-time musician, David has recorded his own version of the song which sums up his working life... on the road, working long hours, away from his wife and six kids.
Wichita Lineman was written by Jimmy Webb for the Country star Glen Campbell. It tells the story of a lonely lineman in the American midwest, travelling vast distances to mend power and telephone lines.
Released in 1968 it's an enduring classic, crossing the boundary between pop and country. It's been covered many times, but it's Glen Campbell's version which remains the best loved and most played.
Johnny Cash also recorded an extraordinary and very raw version. Peter Lewry, a lifelong Cash fan, describes how this recording came about, towards the end of Cash's career.
Meggean Ward's father was a lineman in Rhode Island... her memories of seeing him in green work trousers, a plaid shirt and black boots, wrapping his cracked hands in bandages every morning before setting off to climb telephone poles are interwoven forever with Wichita Lineman... as a child she always felt the song was written for her father, who else?
Glen Campbell also gave an interview for this programme. Shortly after the interview was recorded, Campbell went public about his diagnosis of Alzheimer's. His contribution to the programme is brief, and includes an acoustic performance of the song. It was a real privilege to record this, appropriately enough, down the line.
Producer: Karen Gregor.
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 8 - 2. THE LOOK OF LOVE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 20th May 2016
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
Hal David discusses writing The Look of Love with Burt Bacharach, for the soundtrack of the spoof 1967 James Bond film Casino Royale. This classic track, sung by Dusty Springfield, provided the musical backdrop for a love scene between Peter Sellers and Ursula Andress.
Dusty Springfield's former backing singer, Simon Bell, remembers being on stage at the Albert Hall when Dusty laughed her way through a performance of the song, and musician Jonathan Cohen describes how the samba rhythm underscoring Dusty's smooth vocals combine to make this an enduringly popular love song.
It has been covered many times by artists including Isaac Hayes, Gladys Knight and the French singer Mirielle Mathieu. This programme hears from people whose personal memories of love and loss are forever linked with The Look of Love.
HORDES OF THE THINGS (320kbs-m4a/269mb/1hr56mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 13th to 16th August 2018
Tolkien's Lord of the Rings gets a going over with this spoof serial from 1980.
HORDES OF THE THINGS - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 13th August 2018
The kingdom of Albion is in peril, and the law of darkness encroaches...
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody in 4-parts.
Stars Paul Eddington as King Yulfric the Wise, Patrick Magee as the Chronicler, Simon Callow as Crown Prince Veganin, Christian Rodska as Agar, Frank Middlemass as Radox the Green, Hugh Thomas as Maliadoc, David Ross as King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor, Gordon Gostelow as Caradorn, Miriam Margolyes as Dyandetes and Eve Karpf as Another Harpy.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.
HORDES OF THE THINGS - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/68mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 14th August 2018
Radox the Green battles to gather an army against the encroaching Evil One.
But as his mum gives him an ear-bashing - is Agar really a hero?
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody in 4-parts.
Stars Paul Eddington as King Yulfric the Wise, Patrick Magee as the Chronicler, Simon Callow as Crown Prince Veganin, Christian Rodska as Agar, Frank Middlemass as Radox the Green, Hugh Thomas as Maliadoc, David Ross as King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor, Miriam Margolyes as Mother of Agar, Maggie Steed as Queen Elfreda, Aubrey Woods as the High Bishop of Zylbor and Jonathan Lynn as Golin Longshanks.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.
HORDES OF THE THINGS - 3. EPISODE 3 (320kbs-m4a/68mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 15th August 2018
A startling discovery is made by one defender of Albion.
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody in 4-parts.
Stars Paul Eddington as King Yulfric the Wise, Patrick Magee as the Chronicler, Simon Callow as Crown Prince Veganin, Christian Rodska as Agar, Frank Middlemass as Radox the Green, Hugh Thomas as Maliadoc, David Ross as King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor, Miriam Margolyes as Mother of Agar, Maggie Steed as Queen Elfreda, Aubrey Woods as the High Bishop of Zylbor and Jonathan Lynn as Golin Longshanks.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.
HORDES OF THE THINGS - 4. EPISODE 4 (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 16th August 2018
Can the assembled forces of Radox the Green win the battle?
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody in 4-parts.
Stars Paul Eddington as King Yulfric the Wise, Patrick Magee as the Chronicler, Simon Callow as Crown Prince Veganin, Christian Rodska as Agar, Frank Middlemass as Radox the Green, Maggie Steed as Queen Elfreda, Aubrey Woods as the Evil Flesh-Eating Lord of Craarn, Ballard Berkeley as Baddedas the Blue, Bob Grant as HobLob, the Monstrous Spider, Michael Cule as Xanspur, the Skylord and Jonathan Lynn as Golin Longshanks.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.
ARCHIVE ON 4: POP STAR PHILOSOPHY (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 4th August 2018
Broadcaster and comedian Steve Punt scours the archives to exhume the often pretentious and opinionated philosophical outpourings of pop stars through the ages.
With the help of music journalists Paul Morley, Kate Mossman, DJ and record producer Ras Kwame and surprising soundbites from the archive, Steve explores the concept of the pop star as philosopher. From pop star hobbies, to politics and theories of aliens and the Illuminati, Steve explores the attempts of pop stars to make sense of a chaotic world.
Presenter: Steve Punt
Producer: Georgia Catt
