Plain Sailing (Mainly Classic Pop)

PLAIN SAILING * * * * *

https://podcastmachine.com/podcasts/4425/episodes/28921

This is another of those non-soul non-reggae compilations. People love these, honestly, they tell me so, but they get the least downloads. Still, it's what I set up the channel for, to broadcast anything, so here's some more of my favourites. Quite a lot of this stuff charted so we've got classic pop as the main theme. The TRACY THORN track is a beautiful acoustic near-hit circa 1983. DUNCAN BROWNE is a forgotten single from 72 which just about troubled the top 30 at the time. The intro of PETULA CLARK's brilliant I Know A Place is remarkably similar to Rufus Lumley's "I'm Standing"! THE ASSOCIATION are possibly the most underrated US 60's hitmakers, I've never heard a bad song by them. Three tracks from DAVID BOWIE, Quicksand from my all time favourite album Hunky Dory, the great John I'm Only Dancing 45 from 1972, and the at the time unissued ballad cut at Sigma Sound for the Young Americans LP but dropped in favour of Across The Universe - boo! * * * * *

BOY KILL BOY, don't know who they are but they've done a note for note copy of the fantastic Joe Jackson song It's Different For Girls, it's excellent. THE JAGS, THE STRANGLERS, ELVIS COSTELLO, THE POLICE, WRECKLESS ERIC; reminders of that fantastic period from 78 to 81 when Punk and PowerPop ruled. Early singles from SLADE, MARC BOLAN, CHRIS FARLOWE and PINK FLOYD. And 38 years ago, if you'd have told me that when I was 50 I would be including a DAVID CASSIDY record on a compilation I'd made, I'd have said you were mad. * * * * *

There's some classic 60's music from THE VELVET UNDERGROUND and THE BEACH BOYS, a rockabilly belter from the JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO, an excellent early NIRVANA radio session track, good 80's singles from THE BEAT and JOBOXERS and that's about it I think. We end with a very underrated tune from THE TEARDROP EXPLODES. Goodnight. * * * * * * * * * *

Tracy Thorn - Plain Sailing /

Duncan Browne - Journey /

The Beat - Save It For Later /

Petula Clark - I Know A Place /

The Association - Along Comes Mary /

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper /

The Police - Can't Stand Losing You /

David Bowie - Quicksand /

Boy Kill Boy - It's Different For Girls /

Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World /

Nirvana - Molly's Lips /

Johnny Burnette Trio - Train Kept A-Rolling /

Joboxers - Just Got Lucky /

Dexys Midnight Runners - There There My Dear /

The Jags - Back Of My Hand /

The Stranglers - Nice 'N Sleazy /

Tyrannosaurus Rex - King Of The Rumbling Spires /

Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time /

David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing /

The Velvet Undergound - Venus In Furs /

The Pink Floyd - See Emily Play /

Marc Bolan - The Wizard /

Elvis Costello - Alison /

David Bowie - It's Gonna Be Me /

The Beach Boys - The Warmth Of The Sun /

Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love /

David Cassidy - Daydreamer /

The Teardrop Explodes - Tiny Children.