74 Third Anniversary

An excellent third anniversary show, put together by Edison Rex, drew over 30 listeners at one point, which is close to the best we’ve ever had.  All the tracks are selected from shows we’ve broadcast over the past year, and I have listed the shows against the tracks below.

Preshow

Track Artists Album Year RFD show
Highway Star Deep Purple Machine Head 1972 52 On the Road Again
I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye In The Groove 1968 55 Covered Up 1
Tight Rope Leon Russell Carny 1972 58 A Bad Year for Good Music
Equinoxe Part 4 Jean-Michel Jarre Équinoxe 1978 60 Playing The Game
Take On Me A-Ha Hunting High and Low 1985 61 One-Hit Wonders
The Chain Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977 62 No Fillers
I Shot the Sheriff Eric Clapton 461 Ocean Boulevard 1974 64 BYfGM 2: Robert Stigwood

The Show

Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett single 1966 52 On the Road Again
The Point Klaus Doldinger Constellation 1984 53 RaWI 6
Turn!Turn!Turn! The Byrds Turn!Turn!Turn! 1965 54 By The Book
The Boar’s Head Carol Steeleye Span & Maddy Prior A Rare Collection 1972-1996 1999 57 Not Your Average Christmas Music
Lucky Man Emerson, Lake and Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970 58 A Bad Year for Good Music
Playing The Game Gentle Giant The Power and The Glory 1974 60 Playing The Game
Blinded by the Light Manfred Mann’s Earth Band The Roaring Silence 1976 61 One-Hit Wonders
Talk of the Town Bruce Hornsby Harbour Lights 1993 62 No Fillers
Flip Flop and Fly Vince Weber Octoroon 1991 63 Covered Up II
Satisfaction CCS Whole Lotta Love (CCS I) 1970 63 Covered Up II
Layla Derek & The Dominos Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs 1970 64 BYfGM 2: Robert Stigwood
Matty Groves Fairport Convention Liege and Lief 1969 65 BYfGM 3: Dave Swarbrick
Walk Awhile Fairport Convention Full House 1970 65 BYfGM 3: Dave Swarbrick
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 1975 66 Songs That Get Under Your Skin
Journey Of The Sorcerer Eagles One Of These Nights 1975 67 Unexpected Instrumentals
Eleanor Rigby The Beatles Revolver 1966 68 BYfGM 4: George Martin
Tomorrow Never Knows. The Beatles Revolver 1966 68 BYfGM 4: George Martin
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo’s Factory 1970 69 A History of CCR
Rosanna Toto Toto IV 1982 70 Girls…
Bloody Well Right Supertramp Crime of the Century 1974 71 No Fillers 2: No More Fillers Any More

Postshow

Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel Car (Remaster) 1977 56 Difficult Times
Down Under Men At Work Business As Usual 1981 61 One-Hit Wonders
Higher Ground Red Hot Chili Peppers Mother’s Milk 1989 63 Covered Up II
You Should Be Dancin’ The Bee Gees Children of the World 1976 64 BYfGM 2: Robert Stigwood
O’Carolans Farewell To Music Dave Swarbrick + Simon Nicol In The Club 1982 65 BYfGM 3: Dave Swarbrick
Eve Of The War Richard Burton/Justin Hayward Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds 1978 66 Songs That Get Under Your Skin
Red Barchetta Rush Moving Pictures 1981 66 Songs That Get Under Your Skin