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19/09/2012

John Taylor, bassist with the hit band Duran Duran, picks his Tracks of My Years including a disco hit by Chic and a transatlantic chart topper from The Tornadoes.

John Taylor, bass guitarist with the hit band Duran Duran picks the Tracks Of My Years which today features a Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers penned seventies disco hit by Chic and Joe Meek's hit for The Tornados that become the first single by a British band to reach the top of the American Billboard charts. There's the Record of the Week and listeners can test their music knowledge by playing along to PopMaster.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Sep 2012 09:30

Music Played

  • The Isley Brothers

    Harvest For The World

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Robbie Williams

    Candy

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Train

    50 Ways To Say Goodbye

    • Cailfornia 37.
    • Sony.
    • 5.
  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Freddie Mercury

    I Was Born To Love You

    • Never Boring.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 4.
  • Deacon Blue

    The Hipsters

    • (CD Single).
    • Edsel Recordings.
    • 1.
  • Edwin Starr

    H.A.P.P.Y. Radio

    • Edwin Starr: The Essential Collection.
    • Spectrum.
  • Cher

    Love & Understanding

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
  • Emilia Mitiku

    So Wonderful

    • I Belong To You.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • Sherbet

    Howzat

    • The No.1 70's Rock Album (Various).
    • Polygram TV.
  • Love Song

    • Glenn Frey

      The One You Love

      • Above The Clouds: The Very Best Of.
      • Universal.
  • Focus

    Sylvia

    • The Best Of Focus.
    • Chrysalis.
  • Record Of The Week

    • Pet Shop Boys

      Leaving

      • Elysium.
      • Parlophone.
      • 1.
  • Led Zeppelin

    All My Love

    • Led Zeppelin - Latter Days.
    • Atlantic.
  • Van Morrison

    Open The Door (To Your Heart)

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.
  • Coldplay

    Talk

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Andy Burrows

    Because I Know That I Can

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam UK.
    • 1.
  • Charlie Dore

    Pilot Of The Airwaves

    • Walking On Sunshine Vol 1.
    • Kenwest.
  • Jermaine Stewart

    We Don't Have To

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Album Of The Week

    • The Killers

      From Here On Out

      • Battle Born.
      • Vertigo.
      • 10.
  • Love Affair

    Rainbow Valley

    • This Hasn't Changed Us.
    • RPM Records.
    • 003.
  • The Beach Boys

    Isn't It Time

    • That's Why God Made The Radio.
    • Capitol.
  • Barbara Dickson

    Another Suitcase In Another Hall

    • Andrew Lloyd Webber - Premiere Coll'n.
    • Really Useful Records.
  • The following two songs were chosen by John Taylor for 'Tracks Of My Years'

    • Chic

      Good Times

      • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
      • Columbia.
  • The Tornados

    Telstar

    • Rediscover The 60's - Sealed With A K.
    • Old Gold.
  • Keane

    Disconnected

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Thelma Houston

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • Any Way You Like It (Expanded Edition).
    • SoulMusic Records.

Broadcast

  • Wed 19 Sep 2012 09:30