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UK Towns Which Gave Us Great 90s Bands

Dermot pays tribute to the places which gave us bands like The Verve, Blur and The Manics.

An Ora Et Labora production for BBC Radio 2.

57 minutes

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Tomorrow03:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Reef

    Come Back Brighter

    • Glow.
    • Sony.

  • EMF

    Children

    • Schubert Dip.
    • Believe.

  • Jesus Jones

    International Bright Young Thing

    • Awesome - Various Artists.
    • EMI.

  • Stereophonics

    Pick a Part That's New

    • Now 43 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Motorcycle Emptiness

    • Ultimate... Drive (Various Artists).
    • Legacy Recordings.

  • Saint Etienne

    Nothing Can Stop Us

    • FOXBASE ALPHA.
    • Heavenly.

  • Republica

    From Rush Hour With Love

    • Deconstruction.

  • Inspiral Carpets

    This Is How It Feels

    • Now 17, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Charlatans

    Weirdo

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Mansun

    Stripper Vicar

    • Parlophone.

  • The Verve

    This Is Music

    • A Northern Soul.
    • HUT.

  • The Verve

    History

    • Hut Music.

  • Gomez

    Bring It On

    • Hut Music.

  • Blur

    The Universal

    • FOOD.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 9 Feb 202603:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Tomorrow03:00
    BBC Radio 2