Primal Scream

For this uniquely personal retrospective spread over twelve vinyl discs, Sven Väth takes us back to the early days of his DJ career. On What I Used To Play we meet great pioneers of electronic music, gifted percussionists, obscure wave bands, and innovative producers of a bygone ‘new electronic’ era. Rough beats and irresistible grooves from the identification stage of house, techno, and acid remind us not just how far electronic music has evolved over the past four decades, but how great it was to dance to EBM, techno, and house for the very first time.

Digitally remastered two CD set containing a pair of albums from iconic New Orleans singer/songwriter Mac Rebennack AKA Dr. John. By the end of the '90s, Dr John was again embracing the mysterious bubbling gumbo of his Gris-Gris era, which was music to the ears of a generation of younger British musicians such as Paul Weller, Gaz Coombes of Supergrass and Jason Pierce of Spiritualized. While Pierce is credited with producing two tracks here, the lion's share of ANUTHA ZONE was helmed by UK producer legend John Leckie. Although much of the album was recorded in New York in 1998, six tracks were recorded at Abbey Road, with guest appearances from the UK stars above. The following year saw Dr John pay his respects to the music of Duke Ellington - like he says: 'Doesn't sound like these tunes were written by a hundred year-old cat, but they were. You want to know the ticket to immortality, write a bunch of tunes that people keep on singin' and playin'. The package includes 24 page booklet is fully annotated by Paul Myers.

This compilation first aired on Friday July 24 2015 on BBCFOUR.
A celebration of rock 'n' roll in the shape of a compilation of classic artists and songs…

Feeling all out of love and a bit lost without someone, wondering what you are without that special person but are hoping to be able to apologize and let them know you were so wrong? Then you'll want to check out this new 3CD compilation from Sony Music called Heartbroken, made for those who are feeling left out on Valentine's Day or any time of the year. 56 original recordings done by the original artists, just listen.

The "list de lists", the Top 1000 of all times, will be broadcast in 2021 from November 15 to 26 on Radio Veronica. The accompanying 5 CD Box and double LP have been compiled by Caroline Brouwer and Rob Stenders from the thousand legendary songs on the list. They choose surprising gems such as BILLY JOEL "Piano Man", AMY WINEHOUSE "Back To Black", GOLDEN EARRING "Long Blond Animal", JOHN MAYER "Dreaming With A Broken Heart", MICHAEL KIWANUKA "Cold Little Heart", OASIS "Don't Look Back In Anger", PROCOL HARUM "A Whiter Shade Of Pale", THE CURE "Close To Me" and WHITE LIES "Time To Give" which are further completed by the likes of BOB DYLAN, DANNY VERA, DI-RECT, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, NOTHING BUT THIEVES, SIMON & GARFUNKEL and TOTO.

I Want You to Want Me is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick from their second album In Color. It was the first single released from that album, but it did not chart in the United States. I Want You to Want Me was a number-one single in Japan. The Hooters were formed by Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian and played their first show on July 4 of that year. They took their name from a nickname for the melodica, a type of keyboard harmonica which is German in origin, created by Hohner. Its musical style is influenced by Steinmans appreciation of Richard Wagner, Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Bat Out of Hell has been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America as a platinum album, fourteen times over.Holding Out for a Hero is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack film Footloose, and later included on her album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire.