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Fortunes change for Sheffield's electronic pioneers The Human League in 1980 and Glasgow's The Blue Nile make an album often used to demonstrate the best HiFi systems in 1984. Show more
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Fortunes change for Sheffield's electronic pioneers The Human League in 1980 and Glasgow's The Blue Nile make an album often used to demonstrate the best HiFi systems in 1984. Show more
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Johnnie Walker and guests revisit classic albums by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and The Steve Miller Band. Show more
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Huge successes for British bands with Radiohead's OK Computer from 1997 and Coldplay's X&Y from 2005; both given creative freedom from the same label, in the hope of huge sales. Show more
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David Bowie talks about perhaps his most famous creation, in a lifetime of invention and originality, Ziggy Stardust and Roxy Music describe the making of their debut album. Show more
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Neil and Tim Finn of Split Enz, Crowded House and solo success talk about performing together as they grew up, having an unspoken understanding and a unique fraternal sound. Show more
Another chance to hear the first programme, recorded before Bowie's surprise comeback this year, as Johnnie Walker looks at Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane, with David Hepworth. Show more
Another chance to hear Johnnie Walker's look at Elton John's 1973 classic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, with insight from David Hepworth as well as archive of many of the key players. Show more
Johnnie Walker looks at his favourite classic albums. Another chance to hear Lou Reed's Transformer and Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years, recorded in February 2012. Show more
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Johnnie Walker looks at his favourite classic albums. This week it's Rod Stewart's third solo album 'Every Picture Tells a Story' and 'Some Girls' by the Rolling Stones. Show more
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As this short series continues, Johnnie Walker highlights more favourite LPs. This week it's Cat Stevens' 'Tea for the Tillerman' and Van Morrison's 'Moondance'. Show more
David Hepworth joins Johnnie to discuss Back to Black from 2006 and Lady Soul from 1968. Show more
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Johnnie Walker continues his look at classic albums with two early-'70s hits, The Who's rock opera-based Who's Next and Neil Young's country-folk After the Gold Rush. Show more
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JW and David round off the series with Tuesday Night Music and Heart Like a Wheel. Show more
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Johnnie Walker concludes his look at classic albums with two major female solo hits, Annie Lennox's quadruple-platinum 1992 release Diva, and Carole King's 1971 megahit Tapestry. Show more
From The Rock Machine Turns You On and Oldies but Goldies through Motown Chartbusters and Joni Mitchell's Hits Collection to Bob Marley's Legend. Show more
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Johnnie Walker continues his look at classic albums with two 80s big sellers from the USA, helped by archive interviews and comment from critic David Hepworth. Recorded in 2012. Show more
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David Hepworth joins Johnnie to listen to the classic albums Woodface and Pet Sounds, with archive clips from those involved in the performance and production of the releases. Show more
Two intricate albums feature, one loved more by critics than the other, as Johnnie and David examine Steely Dan's third album Pretzel Logic from 1974 and Toto IV from 1982. Show more
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Two exceptional albums tonight both with links to Memphis. Otis Redding recorded Otis Blue over a weekend in 1965 and Dusty Springfield recorded Dusty in Memphis in 1968. Show more
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Johnnie and David listen to two classic albums - Gerry Rafferty's City To City from 1978 and The Bee Gees' Spirits Having Flown from one year later. Show more