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Crucial Vinyl: Rod Stewart's Every Picture Tells a Story

The Don's Crucial Vinyl, an album that has shaped his musical taste, is Rod Stewart's 1971 release Every Picture Tells a Story.

Each week Don selects a piece of Crucial Vinyl (an album that has shaped his musical taste and helped make him who he is). He features three tracks from it and explains why it means so much to him.
This week he picks Rod Stewart's third solo album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971.

Don says, "I remember seeing Rod Stewart and The Faces in 1971 at the Oval in South London in a line-up that included The Who, Mott the Hoople, Lindisfarne and Quintessence. I would have been 15 years old at the time - a crucial period in my life as music and fashion were all-consuming and Rod Stewart certainly had that combination down.

Now this memorable outdoor show came just after the release of the Every Picture Tells a Story album, which included a version of Tim Hardin's haunting Reason to Believe, plus Mandolin Wind and one of my favourite tunes of all time, Maggie May. In fact the single of Maggie May remains on my prized 1960 Rock-Ola Jukebox to this very day."

As ever, Don's other selections cross time, space and genre.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 28 Sep 2014 22:00

Music Played

  • Damon Albarn

    Hostiles

  • Dennis Bovell

    Give It Up Dub

  • Chancha V铆a Circuito

    Sueno En Paraquay

  • The Child of Lov

    Fly

  • Chronixx

    Alpha & Omega

  • Cornershop

    Motion the 11

  • Cult With No Name

    Everything Lasts An Age

  • Derrick Harriott & The Chosen Few

    Psychedelic Train

  • Fever The Ghost

    Calico

  • Georgia Anne Muldrow

    Personal

  • Gomez

    Machismo

  • HAL

    What A Lovely Dance

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Little Miss Lover

  • How to Dress Well

    Very Best Friend

  • Kindness

    This Is Not About Us

  • Leslie Butler & Count Ossie

    Soul Drums

  • Madness

    Africa (Ashley Beedle Remix)

  • Ona Watson

    Take This Job And Shove It

  • Augustus Pablo

    Cassava Piece

  • Billy Preston

    Outa-Space

  • PT

    Thoughts & Rusty Strings

  • Real Estate

    Had To Hear

  • Scritti Politti

    Absolute

  • Rod Stewart

    Reason To Believe

  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

  • Rod Stewart

    Mandolin Wind

  • The Streets

    Dry Your Eyes

  • The Temptations

    Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)

  • Nicky Thomas

    Rainy Night in Georgia

  • The Velvet Underground

    Who Loves The Sun

  • Zoot Woman

    Don't Tear Yourself Apart

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Sep 2014 22:00