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The Story of Pop - Episode 25: Pomp It Up

Alan Freeman looks back at the mid-to-late 1960s when pop became rock and musicians wanted to be taken seriously.

First broadcast in 1994.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • CLASSIC QUEEN.
    • HOLLYWOOD.
    • HR-613112.
  • XTC

    This Is Pop?

    • Compact XTC The - The Singles 1978/85.
    • Virgin.
    • CDV-2251.
  • The Troggs

    WILD THING

    • WILD THING.
    • PEGASUS.
    • X-X.
  • Soft Machine

    Why Are We Sleeping

    • The Soft Machine.
    • Polydor.
    • 5320505.
  • The Troggs

    WITH A GIRL LIKE YOU

    • HITS OF....65 + 66.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 515-001-2.
  • Gentle Giant

    Black Cat

    • Giant Steps The First Five Years.
    • Talking Elephant Records.
    • TECD209.
  • THE TORNADOS

    TELSTAR

    • THE EP COLLECTION.
    • SEE FOR MILES.
    • SEECD-445.
  • The Beatles

    SGT. PEPPERS HEARTS CLUB BAND

    • SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND.
    • EMI RECORDS.
    • CDP7-464422.
  • Yes

    Roundabout

    • Fragile.
    • Atlantic Recording Corporation.
    • 7567-82667-2.
  • The Moody Blues

    Overture / Dawn Is A Feeling

    • DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED.
    • DERAM.
    • 820 006--2.
  • N/A

    Brandenbergers

    • Classical Storms.
    • BPM Classical Series.
    • BPM-1012.
  • The Who

    GO TO THE MIRROR!

    • TOMMY.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 531 043-2.
  • The Who

    Fiddle About

    • TOMMY.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 800-077-2.
  • The Who

    I'M FREE

    • WHO'S BETTER, WHO'S BEST.
    • POLYDOR.
    • POLYDOR-835 389 2.
  • Bob Dylan

    Desolation Row

    • Highway 61 Revisited.
    • CBS.
    • 4609532-NA.
  • Bob Dylan

    LIKE A ROLLING STONE

    • bob dylan's greatest hits.
    • columbia.
    • 460907-2.
  • Bob Dylan

    POSITIVELY 4TH STREET

    • DYLAN.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • STVCD-116.
  • Led Zeppelin

    Stairway To Heaven

    • STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • LEDZEP CD-7567-82144-2/B.
  • The Beatles

    Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

    • The Beatles : 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • CDPCSP-718.
  • The Beatles

    A Day In The Life

    • SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB ROAD.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • CDP 7-46442 2.
  • The Beatles

    SHE SAID SHE SAID

    • REVOLVER.
    • APPLE.
    • CDP-7 46441 2.
  • Yes

    Close To The Edge

    • CLOSE TO THE EDGE.
    • ATLANTIC RECORDS.
    • 250-012.
  • Herman鈥檚 Hermits

    I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD

    • A'S, B'S & EP'S.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5-96816 2 7.
  • Cream

    SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE

    • DISRAELI GEARS.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 823-636-2.
  • The Shangri鈥怢as

    Leader Of The Pack

    • Leader Of The Pack-Sound Of The 60'.
    • Old Gold.
    • OG-3710.
  • Janis Joplin

    DOWN ON ME

    • THE ESSENTIAL JANIS JOPLIN.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 510-593 2.
  • Derek and the Dominos

    Layla

    • American Dreams II (Various Artist.
    • Solitaire Collection.
    • STDCD-26.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    All Along The Watchtower

    • Live at the Isle of Wight 1970.
    • Polygram.
    • 847-2362.
  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • QUEEN - GREATEST HITS I & II.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • CDP-831264 2.
  • The Troggs

    I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF

    • (NOT KNOWN).
    • PAGE ONE.
    • POF-001.
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)

    • Virgin.
  • The Selecter

    Three Minute Hero

    • Two-Tone Records.
  • Adam and the Ants

    Car Trouble

    • Columbia.
  • Sparklehorse

    Hammering The Cramps

    • Capitol.
  • The Troggs

    I Want You

    • Fortana.
  • Dr. Dre

    Still D.R.E. (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • Interscope.

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Frank Wilson

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