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Don presents his selections from 1979, the year he was making videos for The Clash and The Slits, plus he features Michael Jackson's Off the Wall as his Crucial Vinyl.

Don presents his selections from 1979, the year he was making videos for the Clash and the Slits, and he features Michael Jackson's Off the Wall as his Crucial Vinyl.

Don says, "Many would have you think the late seventies was all about punk, the emerging post punk scene and the golden age of reggae, and for many of us it was. But a quick look at the diverse releases around that time reveals a story that's not quite that simple - hey, it never is. In keeping with 6 Music's 1979 theme, this show will feature an honest reflection of what was really going on for me at the time, with culture clash of cuts, which, for example, will include Michael Jackson's Off The Wall as my Crucial Vinyl album... Especially since fellow station DJ Steve Lamacq's already bagged London Calling!"

Born in London in 1956, Don's Jamaican father was a part-time DJ, who'd play ska and more on his own sound system after church on Sundays. Don's love of music matured in the seventies as he immersed himself funk and soul as well reggae, rock and much else. He began his career as a DJ forty years ago in 1976 at the Roxy in London's Covent Garden, which was Britain's first punk club. He played reggae and dub tracks between live sets from the likes of the Slits, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Buzzcocks. He briefly managed the Slits, but turned to making films. In 1978, he travelled to Jamaica with Johnny Rotten (as he was still known), who'd recently quit the Sex Pistols. Then, in New York with his friends the Clash, he was introduced to rap and hip hop. The seventies was the decade that really shaped Don's musical tastes.

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Music Played

  • Carmine Coppola

    The Ride of the Valkyries

    • Apocalypse Now - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Elektra.
    • 5.

  • James Chance and the Contortions

    Contort Yourself

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • Rapper's Delight.
    • Sugar Hill Records.
    • 1.

  • Prince Far I & The Arabs

    Hello, Love Brother

    • Dub To Africa.
    • Hitrun.

  • David Bowie

    Boys Keep Swinging

    • EMI.

  • The Slits

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Island.

  • Michigan & Smiley

    Nice Up The Dance

    • Single.
    • Studio 1.

  • Barry De Vorzon

    Theme From "The Warriors"

  • Linton Kwesi Johnson

    Forces of Victory

    • Forces Of Victory.
    • Island Records.
    • 3.

  • Michael Jackson

    Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • Epic.

  • Michael Jackson

    Workin' Day And Night (Original Demo)

    • Off The Wall.
    • Epic.
    • 3.

  • Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    • Michael Jackson - Off The Wall.
    • Epic.

  • The Specials

    Gangsters

    • Chrysalis.

  • The Beat

    Mirror In The Bathroom

    • Go Feet.

  • Mikey Dread

    Barber Saloon

    • Dread At The Controls.
    • Trojan Records.

  • Talking Heads

    Mind

    • Boston Tea Party.
    • Chrome Dreams.
    • 5.

  • Chic

    Good Times

    • Atlantic.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Tusk

    • The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac.
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
    • 13.

  • Steel Pulse

    Babylon Makes The Rules

    • Tribute To The Martyrs.
    • Island Records.

  • Delta 5

    Mind Your Own Business

    • Rough Trade.

  • The Flying Lizards

    Money

    • Money (7" single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Prince

    I Wanna Be Your Lover

    • Prince - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Barrington Levy

    Don't Fuss Nor Fight

    • Bounty Hunter.
    • Rhino.

  • The Clash

    London Calling

    • Columbia.

  • Junior Delgado

    Love Tickles Like Magic

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    • Virgin.

  • Rickie Lee Jones

    Chuck E's In Love

  • Johnny Osbourne

    Truths And Rights

    • Truths And Rights.
    • Studio One.
    • 1.

  • Public Image Ltd

    Radio 4

    • Second Edition.
    • Island Records.

  • Holger Czukay

    Persian Love

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Oct 2016 22:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music