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Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie talk to Mark Ellen about his book Rock Stars Stole My Life!, which chronicles his love of music and his life as editor of Smash Hits magazine.

Writer Mark Ellen tells all about his life as Editor of Smash Hits in his new book, Rock Stars Stole My Life. It's a funny, nostalgic read, which chronicles Mark's love of and life in music. As well as co-presenting the Live Aid TV broadcast in 1985, supporting QPR and diving, another brief claim to fame is playing bass in the band Ugly Rumours at Oxford Uni in the 1970s.

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  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • Bombay Bicycle Club

    Feel

    • So Long, See You Tomorrow.
    • Island Records.
    • 001.

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Me No Pop I

    • The Best Of.
    • Island.
    • 7.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)

    • Led Zeppelin II.
    • Book Club Associates.
    • 6.

  • Kasabian

    Eez-eh

    • 48:13.
    • Sony Music.

  • Ed Harcourt

    Come Into My Dreamland

    • Time Of Dust.
    • Kid Gloves.
    • 001.

  • Public Enemy

    Harder Than You Think

    • Public Enemy.

  • Wild Beasts

    A Simple Beautiful Truth

    • Present Tense.
    • Domino.
    • 001.

  • The Primitives

    Crash

    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Vacant Lots

    Mad Mary Jones

  • Mott the Hoople

    All The Young Dudes

    • CBS.

  • St. Vincent

    Prince Johnny

    • St Vincent.
    • Lorna Vista.
    • 001.

  • New Order

    Fine Time

    • Factory.

  • Kraftwerk

    Expo 2000

    • EMI.

  • Conor Oberst

    Hundreds Of Ways

    • Upside Down Mountain.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 001.

  • Arcade Fire

    We Exist

    • Reflektor.
    • Sonovox.
    • 001.

  • Golden Earring

    Radar Love

    • OLD GOLD.

  • Elephant

    Assembly

    • Sky Swimming.
    • Memphis Industries.
    • 001.

  • Afrikan Boy

    Hit Em Up

    • Yam records.

  • Cate Le Bon

    Sisters

    • Mug Museum.
    • Turnstile.
    • 001.

  • Lykke Li

    Gunshot

    • I Never Learn.
    • LL Recordings.
    • 5.

  • The Stone Roses

    Mersey Paradise

    • Turns Into Stone.
    • Silvertone.
    • 4.

  • Nick Mulvey

    Meet Me There

    • First Mind.
    • Fiction.
    • 001.

  • Jonathan Richman

    La Guitarra Flamenca Negra

    • No Me Quejo De Mi Estrella.
    • Munster Records.
    • 001.

  • Lana Del Rey

    West Coast

    • Ultraviolence.
    • Polydor.

  • Air

    Cherry Blossom Girl

  • The Isley Brothers

    Summer Breeze

  • Django Django

    Storm

  • Lucius

    Turn It Around

    • Wildewoman.
    • Pias.
    • 001.

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  • Wed 7 May 2014 13:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music