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1985 (Best Year For Music Ever)

Manic Street Preachers claim 1985 to be, ‘The Best Year for Music Ever’. With music from Felt to Grace Jones, the band celebrate the music from that year.

1985 was a big year for Manic Street Preachers, they were turning 16, leaving school, and making their first steps as a band. In fact, they claim 1985 to be, ‘The Best Year for Music Ever’. With music from Felt to Grace Jones, Nicky and James celebrate the music from that year and share stories of personal connections to the music.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Felt

    Primitive Painters

    • Ignite the Seven Cannons.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 5.
  • The Sisters of Mercy

    Marian

    • Family Tree.
    • No Label / White Label.
    • 504.
  • Suzanne Vega

    Marlene On The Wall

    • A&M.
  • The Men They Couldn’t Hang

    Ironmasters

  • Hüsker Dü

    Makes No Sense At All

    • Makes No Sense at All.
    • SST Records.
    • A.
  • Brix Smith, Craig Scanlon, Karl Burns, Mark E. Smith, Simon Rogers, Steve Hanley & The Fall

    Couldn't Get Ahead

    • Couldn’t Get Ahead.
    • Beggars Banquet.
    • A1.
  • Prefab Sprout

    When Love Breaks Down

    • Columbia.
  • The Blue Aeroplanes

    Arriving

    • Tolerance.
    • Fire Records.
    • A1.
  • The Loft

    Up The Hill And Down The Slope

    • Creation Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Jun 2023 21:00