Radio 1 Established 1967 Compilation 2 CD album

Radio 1 Established 1967 Compilation 2 CD album

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Radio 1 certainly isnt short of detractors these days and all but the most vehement Moyles groupies would probably agree that its glory days are now a matter solely for historians. But out of the nostalgia whipped up by their 40th birthday celebrations came one fine idea that could only really have been pulled off with the aid of their unique clout (and, of course, the licence fee)-40 of todays biggest acts covering tracks from each of the stations 40 years in existence, and building on the popular Live Lounge franchise in the process. The Raconteurs bash at infamous Peel favourite "Teenage Kicks" has gusto and a genuine southern twist, Lily Allens "Dont Get Me Wrong" is sweet and suits her talk-to-the-hand nonchalance, Editors version of The Cures "Lullaby" is endearingly brooding, Foo Fighters "Band on the Run" is as effective and Foo Fighters-esque as you might expect and Maximo Parks slick reworking of Justin Timberlakes "Like I Love You", as strange a premise as that might sound (and thus key to this albums appeal), just works. On the downside some contributions are inevitably pedestrian; Razorlights "Englishman in New York" is anaemic and unfeeling, The Streets utterly misjudged "Your Song" is room-clearing karaoke playing to none of his strengths and what exactly is the point of The View covering The Libertines anyway!? But all in all it's a unique collection from a station still in a unique, if no longer important, position. --James Berr




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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 Flowers In The Rain (The Move) - Kaiser Chiefs
2 All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix Experience) - The Fratellis
3 Cupid (Johnny Nash) - Amy Winehouse
4 Lola (The Kinks) - Robbie Williams
5 Your Song (Elton John) - The Streets
6 Betcha By Golly, Wow - Sugababes
7 Your'e So Vain (Carly Simon) - The Feeling
8 Band On The Run (Paul McCartney And Wings) - Foo Fighters
9 Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) - Kylie Minogue
10 Let's Stick Together (Bryan Ferry) - KT Tunstall
11 Sound And Vision (David Bowie) - Franz Ferdinand
12 Teenage Kicks (The Undertones) - The Raconteurs
13 Can't Stand Losing You (The Police) - Mika
14 Too Much Too Young (The Specials) - Kasabian
15 Under Pressure (Queen And David Bowie) - Keane
16 Town Called Malice (The Jam) - McFly
17 Come Back And Stay (Paul Young) - James Morrison
18 Careless Whisper (George Michael) - Gossip
19 The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis And The News) - The Pigeon Detectives
20 Don't Get Me Wrong (The Pretenders) - Lily Allen
Disc: 2
1 You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate) - Stereophonics
2 Fast Car (Tracey Chapman) - Mutya Buena
3 Lullaby (The Cure) - Editors
4 Englishman In New York (Sting) - Razorlight
5 Crazy For You (Madonna) - Groove Armada
6 It Must Be Love (Madness) - Paolo Nutini
7 All That She Wants (Ace Of base) - The Kooks
8 You're All I Need To Get By (Mary J Blige) - Mark Ronson
9 Stillness In Time (Jamiroquai) - Calvin Harris
10 No Diggity (Blackstreet) - Klaxons
11 Lovefool (The Cardigans) - Just Jack
12 Ray Of Light (Madonna) - Natasha Bedingfield
13 Drinking In LA (Bran Van 3000) - The Twang
14 The Great Beyond (REM) - The Fray
15 Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus) - Girls Aloud
16 Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake) - Maximo Park
17 Don't Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines) - The View
18 Toxic (Britney Spears) - Hard-Fi
19 Father And Son (Yusuf And Ronan Keating) - The Enemy
20 Steady As She Goes (The Raconteurs) - Corinne Bailey Rae

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