Radio 1: Established 1967

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Radio 1: Established 1967
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Studio album by
Various
Released1 October 2007
Label Universal Music TV
Producer Various
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME 3/10 [1]
Pitchfork 3.4/10 [2]

Radio 1: Established 1967 is a compilation album consisting of covers recorded for BBC Radio 1 by a number of artists to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the radio station. There are 40 covers recorded by 40 different artists. Each artist chose a song from their assigned year, with the only exception being the Kaiser Chiefs – they were required to cover "Flowers in the Rain" by the Move, as it was the first song played on Radio 1. The album was released on 1 October 2007. The Raconteurs appear as the only band to cover a song, and have one of their own songs covered.

Contents

Not all the years correspond to the original year of release, e.g. 1968, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997 and 1999. The songs were however, remixed or re-released in those years.

Track listing

Disc one

#TitleArtistArtist covered [3] Year
1"Flowers in the Rain" Kaiser Chiefs The Move 1967
2"All Along the Watchtower" The Fratellis The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968
3"Cupid" Amy Winehouse Johnny Nash 1969
4"Lola" Robbie Williams The Kinks 1970
5"Your Song" The Streets Elton John 1971
6"Betcha by Golly, Wow" Sugababes The Stylistics 1972
7"You're So Vain" The Feeling Carly Simon 1973
8"Band on the Run" Foo Fighters Paul McCartney & Wings 1974
9"Love Is the Drug" Kylie Minogue Roxy Music 1975
10"Let's Stick Together" KT Tunstall Bryan Ferry 1976
11"Sound and Vision"* Franz Ferdinand David Bowie 1977
12"Teenage Kicks" The Raconteurs The Undertones 1978
13"Can't Stand Losing You" Mika VS Armand Van Helden The Police 1979
14"Too Much Too Young" Kasabian The Specials 1980
15"Under Pressure" Keane Queen & David Bowie 1981
16"Town Called Malice" McFly The Jam 1982
17"Come Back and Stay" James Morrison Paul Young 1983
18"Careless Whisper" Gossip George Michael 1984
19"The Power of Love" The Pigeon Detectives Huey Lewis and the News 1985
20"Don't Get Me Wrong" Lily Allen The Pretenders 1986

* - features backing vocals by Girls Aloud

Disc two

#TitleArtistOriginal artistYear
1"You Sexy Thing" Stereophonics Hot Chocolate 1987
2"Fast Car" Mutya Buena Tracy Chapman 1988
3"Lullaby" Editors The Cure 1989
4"Englishman in New York" Razorlight Sting 1990
5"Crazy for You" Groove Armada Madonna 1991
6"It Must Be Love" Paolo Nutini Madness 1992
7"All That She Wants" The Kooks Ace of Base 1993
8"You're All I Need to Get By" Mark Ronson Method Man and Mary J. Blige 1994
9"Stillness in Time" Calvin Harris Jamiroquai 1995
10"No Diggity" Klaxons Blackstreet 1996
11"Lovefool" Just Jack The Cardigans 1997
12"Ray of Light" Natasha Bedingfield Madonna 1998
13"Drinking in L.A." The Twang Bran Van 3000 1999
14"The Great Beyond" The Fray R.E.M. 2000
15"Teenage Dirtbag" Girls Aloud Wheatus 2001
16"Like I Love You" Maxïmo Park Justin Timberlake 2002
17"Don't Look Back into the Sun" The View The Libertines 2003
18"Toxic" Hard-Fi Britney Spears 2004
19"Father and Son" The Enemy Ronan Keating 2005
20"Steady, As She Goes" Corinne Bailey Rae The Raconteurs 2006

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