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Mark Lamarr's Alternative 60s

on BBC Radio 2

Radio 2's resident rock 'n' roll and reggae enthusiast Mark Lamarr returns with more obscure 1960s recordings that have alluded the general public, from rock, pop and psychedelia to folk, soul, R&B and garage.

Mark Lamarr's Alternative 60s 9.30pm R2
The last series in which Lamarr shared the fruits of his musical train-spotting habits resulted in emails from listeners thanking him for some obscure track that they hadn't heard for 40 years and requests for more of the same. So he has obliged. Rifling through his collection, he digs up such gems as an early Suzi Quatro track What a Way to Die, about death by drinking 50 types of beer. Expect surf, soul, ska and garage punk - not the Beatles. As for the theme tune, it's Hornet's Nest by Jimmy [sic] Hendrix in Curtis Knight's band. Recommended for readers of The Word and musical anoraks. (Frances Lass)

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DJ:
Mark Lamarr
Producer:
Simon Poole

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