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The Sound of Style: 1973-1980

Stuart Maconie presents solo and is joined by writers Martyn Waites and Mark Billingham, who chat about their book Great Lost Albums.

We celebrate the launch of The Sound of Style season, a collaboration between ±«Óătv Four and 6 Music looking at the love affair and inextricably linked relationship between fashion and music since the 1960s.

Episode two of ±«Óătv Four's three-part series, Oh You Pretty Things, airs tonight at 9pm. It is narrated by Lauren Laverne and each episode is sound-tracked by a 6 Music presenter, bringing their music expertise to showcase the social history, sounds and looks of the period. Stuart Maconie has sound-tracked episode two, which looks at the 1970s. Across the day, 6 Music shows will be styling their music and chat around the 70s, playing the tracks Stuart selected - plus other gems from that decade - and hearing from Stuart about his music choices.

Stuart said, "Compiling the soundtrack for this episode was great fun and indulged some of my passions like glam, prog and punk. I hope it triggers some great memories and really evokes that time for those who tune in."

On each Wednesday the series airs, 6 Music will be playing music across the shows reflecting the years covered in that evening's programme, so today will be styling their music and chat around the 1970s.

Stuart Maconie presents the show solo today and welcomes writers Martyn Waites and Mark Billingham, who will be chatting about their book, Great Lost Albums. They might mention stories such as Bob Dylan's legendary collaboration with Liberace or perhaps The Who's magisterial, abandoned rock opera, Bingo Wizard. Billingham is best known for his novels and is a former actor and comedian, whilst Waites has done everything from stand-up to teaching drama to young offenders, and has settled on a writing career (for now).

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Wed 24 Sep 2014 13:00

Music Played

  • Avi Buffalo

    Memories Of You

    • At Best Cockold.
    • Sub Pop.
    • 001.
  • Breakwater

    Release The Beast

    • Splashdown.
    • Arista.
    • A3.
  • Kele Okereke

    Doubt

    • Trick.
    • Lilac Records.
    • 001.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    Futurology

    • Futurology.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • The Jam

    Billy Hunt

  • Broncho

    Class Historian

    • Just Enough Hip To Be Woman.
    • Dine Alone Records.
    • 001.
  • Deaf School

    Hi Jo Hi

    • 2nd Coming.
    • Cherry Red.
    • 3.
  • Blondie

    I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear

    • EMI.
  • Aphex Twin

    minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]

    • Syro.
    • Warp.
    • 001.
  • Gentle Giant

    The Power And The Glory

  • War

    Galaxy

    • Rhino.
  • Gruff Rhys

    Lost Tribes

    • American Interior.
    • Turnstile.
    • 001.
  • David Bowie

    Fashion

    • EMI.
  • DEVO

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

    • Virgin.
  • Jamie T

    Zombie

    • Carry On The Grudge.
    • Virgin.
    • 001.
  • Diana Ross

    Upside Down

    • And They Danced The Night Away Volume 2 CD2.
    • Debutante.
  • Beat

    Hands Off - She'S Mine

    • Go Feet.
  • Generation X

    Dancing With Myself

    • Chrysalis.
  • Genesis

    Carpet Crawlers

    • The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
    • Charisma/Atco.
  • Glass Animals

    Hazey

    • Zaba.
    • Wolf Tone.
    • 001.
  • Woman’s Hour

    In Stillness We Remain

    • Conversations.
    • Secretly Canadian.
  • Ramones

    Do You Remember Rock N'Roll Radio?

    • Rhino.
  • La Roux

    Kiss And Not Tell

    • Trouble In Paradise.
    • Polydor.
    • 001.
  • The Human League

    The Path Of Least Resistance

  • Aretha Franklin

    Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

    • Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits.
    • Atlantic.
  • Metronomy

    Month Of Sundays

    • Love Leters.
    • Because Music.
    • 001.
  • Ultravox

    Quiet Men

    • Systems Of Romance.
    • Island.
    • 8.
  • U2

    I Will Follow

    • Island.

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 Sep 2014 13:00

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