Vernon brings the big tunes!
Musician John Power from Cast and The La's chooses two more of his Tracks Of My Years. Also, two listeners take on the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top.
Musician John Power from Cast and The La's chooses two more of his Tracks Of My Years. Also, two listeners take on the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top, and we dip into the BBC Archive in Vernon's Vault.
Born in Allerton, Liverpool, in 1967, John Power didn't pick up a guitar until his mid-teens when, encouraged by Lee Mavers, he started playing bass with The La's. He was part of the band from 1986 to 1991, including playing on their classic There She Goes, before leaving to form Cast. Cast released four albums before splitting in 2002, then reformed in 2010 and have released music and toured regularly ever since. Last year, they celebrated thirty years since their debut album All Change, as well as supporting Oasis on their huge reunion tour, including Wembley Stadium, Heaton Park, Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Croke Park in Dublin, Murrayfield in Edinburgh – plus New Jersey and LA in the USA.
Cast are releasing their eighth studio album Yeah Yeah Yeah at the end of January and playing some small UK shows around the release of the new album in association with local record stores.
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ABBA
Voulez-Vous
- Abba Gold.
- Polydor.
- 013.
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Coldplay
Adventure Of A Lifetime
- (CD Single).
- Parlophone.
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Sabrina Carpenter
Such A Funny Way
- (CD Single).
- Island.
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Lighthouse Family
Lifted
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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Jackie Wilson
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
- Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
- Music Club.
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Madonna
Express Yourself
- (Single).
- Sire.
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James
Hallelujah Anyhow
- Nothing But Love - The Definitive Best Of.
- EMI.
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Bread
Baby I'm A Want You
- David Gates & Bread - Essentials.
- Elektra.
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Taylor Swift
Opalite
- Life Of A Showgirl.
- Republic.
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Carpenters
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)
- Space Invasion (Various Artists).
- Ronco.
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Elles Bailey
Growing Roots
- Can't Take My Story Away.
- Cooking Vinyl.
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Neneh Cherry
Buffalo Stance
- Now 1988 - The Millennium Series.
- Now.
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Mumford & Sons
The Banjo Song
- Prizefighter.
- Island.
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Prefab Sprout
Cars And Girls
- Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
- Columbia.
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Teddy Swims
The Door
- I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1).
- Atlantic.
- 4.
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Robbie Williams
Human (feat. Jesse & Joy)
- Human.
- Columbia.
- 1.
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Tears for Fears
Change
- Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
- Virgin EMI Records.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Redemption Song
- Legend.
- Universal.
- 41.
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The Source
You Got The Love (feat. Candi Staton)
- Monster Hits Of Dance - 36 Monster Hits From The 80's & 90's (Various Artists).
- Castle Communications.
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Nick Jonas
Gut Punch
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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