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The Record Producers Roy Wood
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Richard Allinson and Steve Levine take a look at the career of Roy Wood, including his work with The Move and ELO, and the Wizzard hit I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday.

Richard Allinson and Steve Levine look at the work of a man who has achieved the rare feat of having Top 10 singles with three different groups and as a solo artist who contribution to British pop music has been undervalued - Roy Wood.

Following a Denny Cordell-produced debut album by the Move, Roy took over the controls for the rest of the group's career, then went on to form Electric Light Orchestra with Jeff Lynne and produce a stunning debut single '10538 Overture' before leaving to write and produce a string of hits with his new band Wizzard. At the same time, he was writing and recording as a solo artist, giving him a further four hit singles and an acclaimed debut album 'Boulders'.

This extended version of the Radio 2 documentary concentrates on his work during this period, but also contains some of his production work for others, such as the 'Annie In Wonderland' album by Renaissance singer Annie Haslam.

The programme features interviews with Roy, Jeff Lynne, Alan Parsons, Annie Haslam and others, along with an in-depth look at the original multi-track recordings of '10538 Overture' by ELO, Wizzard's number one 'Angel Fingers', Roy's Top 10 solo hit 'Forever', one of the oldest surviving recordings of a Roy Wood song, and an analysis of 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday'.

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Christmas Day 2016 04:00
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Music Played

  • Wizzard

    ARE YOU READY TO ROCK

    • ROY WOOD SINGLES.
    • CONNOISSEUR.
    • VSOP CD-189.

  • Buddy Rich

    Buddy's Blues

    • Krupa and Rich.
    • Verve.
    • 521-643-2.

  • THE SHADOWS

    Wonderful Land

    • THE HIT SOUND OF THE SHADOWS.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • VSOP-CD341.

  • The Beatles

    Hello Little Girl

    • THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY 1.
    • APPLE.
    • CDPCSP-727.

  • The Move

    Night Of Fear

    • THE SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES.
    • TELSTAR.
    • TCD-2698.

  • The Move

    FLOWERS IN THE RAIN

    • The Collection.
    • Castle.
    • ccscd-135.

  • The Move

    CHERRY BLOSSOM CLINIC REVISITED

    • THE MOVE.
    • Repertoire.
    • REP-4690.

  • The Move

    FEEL TOO GOOD

    • BOOGIE NIGHTS 2.
    • CAPITAL.
    • cdp 7243 4-93076 2 9.

  • The Move

    Blackberry Way

    • THE BEST OF THE MOVE.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • TCD-2432.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Whisper In The Night

    • Early ELO (1971-73).
    • EMI.
    • TCEM 1419.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    10538 Overture

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.
    • 489039 2*.

  • ELO

    First Movement (Jumping Bizz)

    • First Movement.
    • Harvest.
    • TCEMS 1128.

  • Wizzard

    The Carlsberg special

    • Repertoire REP 4762-WY.
    • Repertoire.
    • REP 4762-WY.

  • Wizzard

    SEE MY BABY JIVE

    • 20 NUMBER 1'S OF THE 70'S.
    • MFP.
    • 7 893-18 2.

  • Wizzard

    ANGEL FINGERS

    • (UNKNOWN).
    • HARVEST.
    • SHSP-4082.

  • Roy Wood

    DEAR ELAINE

    • (UNKNOWN).
    • HARVEST.
    • CDP-792586-2.

  • Roy Wood

    Songs Of Praise

    • BOULDERS.
    • EMI.
    • CDSHVLR-80/0946 3 92501 2 7.

  • Roy Wood

    Miss Clarke And The Computer

    • BOULDERS.
    • EMI.
    • CDSHVLR-80/0946 3 92501 2 7.

  • Wizzard

    I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

    • THE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN THE WORLD EVER - VARIOUS ARTISTS.
    • VIRGIN.
    • VTDCD-347.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2016 04:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music