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Exploring what makes a great pop album, Danny Baker celebrates the golden age of the analogue, vinyl LP with guests Boy George, Grace Dent and David Hepworth.
What makes a great pop album? Danny Baker celebrates the golden age of the analogue, vinyl LP with pop star Boy George, writer Grace Dent and journalist David Hepworth. Opinionated and impassioned, Baker and his guests select their favourite pop albums and discuss how the LPs of the 60s and 70s were produced - and devoured - in quite a different way to their modern equivalents.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:13The Ronettes
Be My Baby
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00:14Madonna
Like A Virgin
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00:31Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water
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00:32ABBA
Dancing Queen
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00:39Sparks
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
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00:49George Michael
Faith
The Golden Age of the Album
Danny’s look back at some of the greatest albums is part of a season of programmes celebrating the long player across BBC Four, BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music.
- Can today’s artists recreate The Beatles’ Please Please Me in just 12 hours?
- 6 Music listeners reimagined classic album covers – take a look
- Noel Gallagher and more discussed the LP in When Albums Ruled The World
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Danny Baker |
| Participant | Boy George |
| Participant | David Hepworth |
| Participant | Grace Dent |
| Executive Producer | Helen Terry |
| Series Producer | Allan Campbell |
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