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What's in Vernon's Vault?

Vernon explores the BBC archive in Vernon's Vault and two listeners take on the mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top. Plus, Mike Pickering chooses two more Tracks Of My Years.

Two listeners take on Vernon's mid-morning music quiz Ten To The Top and Vernon delves into the BBC archives for Vernon's Vault. Plus, Manchester music legend Mike Pickering joins Vernon this week to choose his Tracks Of My Years.

Mike began his career DJing in the the legendary Hacienda nightclub, and he's credited with introducing house music into the iconic Manchester venue. Later, as an A&R man, he signed Happy Mondays and James to Factory Records, while at Sony he worked with Kasabian, Gossip and Calvin Harris. And with his multi-million selling group M People he sold 11m records, won a Mercury Prize and two BRIT Awards, and helped transform the music industry's attitude to dance music.

At the end of April Mike publishes his memoir 'Manchester Must Dance'.

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Music Played

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Harry Styles

    American Girls

    • Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
    • Columbia.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • Sydney Youngblood

    If Only I Could

    • NOW - Yearbook 1989 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • T. Rex

    Ride a White Swan

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Level 42

    Something About You

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta

    Save Me Tonight

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Everything Must Go

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 17.

  • Paul McCartney

    Days We Left Behind

    • The Boys Of Dungeon Lane.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Sapphire

    • PLAY.
    • Atlantic.

  • a‐ha

    The Living Daylights

    • NOW - Yearbook 1987 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Take That

    You're A Superstar

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Buffalo Soldier

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Go West

    Call Me

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Eternal

    I Wanna Be The Only One (feat. BeBe Winans)

    • Eternal - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.

  • Miley Cyrus

    Younger You

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 005.

  • R.E.M.

    The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

    • R.E.M. - Automatic For The People.
    • Warner Bros.

  • RAYE

    Happier Times Ahead.

    • This Music May Contain Hope.
    • RAYE.

  • Peter Andre

    All About Us 2.0 (feat. Montell Jordan)

    • Legacy.
    • Absolute.

  • Seafret & James Morrison

    Driftwood

    • Fear Of Emotion.
    • Nettwerk.

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