Here Comes My Girl
Johnnie celebrates Tom Petty and his acclaimed 'Drop the Torpedoes' album, while Captain Sensible reflects on his experiences in the '70s.
This week Johnnie gets excited about the 70s rock heroes appearing at this year's Isle of Wight Festival. Not only is his hero Bruce Springsteen headlining but so too is Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.
We take the opportunity to celebrate Tom's debut, with a focus on his 1979 breakthrough album Damn The Torpedoes. Plagued by record company disputes, it was an album that nearly didn't get made as the band's roadie had to hide the tapes from the band so the label couldn't release the unfinished material.
On release it was hailed by Creem as the album that promised "to fulfil Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' manifest destiny". Johnnie spins tracks from the album alongside clips from Tom himself, talking about the album.
Also on the show Captain Sensible, singer, songwriter, guitarist and founder member of The Damned remembers the heady birth of punk in My 70s.
The Damned were the first punk act to release both a single and an album and went on to have nine top 40 singles in the UK. Having just celebrated their 35th anniversary, Captain Sensible remembers ripping up the rulebook and confesses a surprising love for Marc Bolan.
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Captain Sensible - My 70s
Duration: 07:24
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Hour 1
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Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
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Dionne Warwick
Then Came You
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Featured Album - Damn The Torpedoes
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Refugee
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Up Around The Bend
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Bohannon
Disco Stomp
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Elvis Costello
The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes
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Carpenters
Yesterday Once More
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Bruce Springsteen
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
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Carly Simon
Nobody Does It Better
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Featured Album - Damn The Torpedoes
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Shadow Of A Doubt
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The Rolling Stones
Tumbling Dice
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The Supremes
Up The Ladder To The Roof
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Rod Stewart
Maggie May
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Hour 2
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The Rubettes
Sugar Baby Love
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Chic
Le Freak
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Mud
Tiger Feet
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James Taylor
Mexico
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Elton John
Philadelphia Freedom
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My 70s: Captain Sensible
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Sweet
Hell Raiser
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The Damned
New Rose
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T. Rex
Jeepster
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The Gorillas
Gatecrasher
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Sheila & B. Devotion
Spacer
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Stealers Wheel
Stuck In The Middle With You
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Featured Album - Damn The Torpedoes
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Louisiana Rain
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Santana
She's Not There
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Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind
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The Damned
Smash It Up
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- Sun 17 Jun 2012 15:0091热爆 Radio 2