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Guitarist, songwriter and producer Marco Pirroni was a veteran of the punk scene before he played a pivotal role in Adam and the Ants. He joins Shaun to chat about his My 70s.

Fifty years ago this month, Marco Pirroni played guitar onstage in the first live incarnation of Siouxsie and the Banshees at London's 100 Club. As a guitarist, songwriter and producer, he was a veteran of the punk scene by the time he played a pivotal role in Adam and the Ants. He joins Shaun to chat all about his musical beginnings, inspirations and punk antics in his My 70s.

Shaun also marks what would have been Freddie Mercury's 80th birthday at the start of this month and looks forward to his DJ set at next week's Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling - his 70s Classic is disco-themed!

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1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 6 Sep 202615:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Candi Staton

    Nights On Broadway

    • Bee Gees Songbook (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Dan Hartman & Loleatta Holloway

    Relight My Fire

    • Relight My Fire (Expanded Edition).
    • Epic/Legacy.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Let's Get It On

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • This Week in Music

    • ABBA

      Dancing Queen

      • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
      • Polar.
      • 001.

  • Foreigner

    Cold As Ice

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Average White Band

    Cut The Cake

    • Cut the Cake.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • 70s Classic Album - Queen II

    • Queen, Roy Thomas Baker & Bob Ludwig

      Ogre Battle

      • Queen II.
      • Columbia.
      • 6.

  • This Week in Music

    • Jeff Wayne

      The Eve Of The War

  • The Sutherland Brothers Band & Quiver

    Arms Of Mary

    • NOW - Yearbook 1976 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Ezy Rider

    • First Rays Of The New Rising Sun.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 7.

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

    • Into The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Nazareth

    Broken Down Angel

    • Hot Tracks.
    • A&M.
    • 8.

  • John Lennon

    Jealous Guy

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.

  • 70s Classic

    • Rufus

      Do You Love What You Feel

      • Masterjam.
      • Geffen*.
      • 1.

  • Marco Pirroni's My 70s

    • Roxy Music

      Pyjamarama

      • Oh! You Pretty Things: Glam Queens & Street Urchins 1970-76 (Various Artists).
      • Grapefruit Records.

    • Sex Pistols

      Anarchy In The U.K.

      • 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.
      • 6.

    • Mott the Hoople

      All The Young Dudes

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
      • Premier.

  • Chris Spedding

    Motor Biking

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Barry White

    Let The Music Play

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Frankie Miller

    Be Good to Yourself

    • Full House.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 1.

  • Buddy Holly

    Peggy Sue

    • Buddy Holly (Remastered).
    • Avid Entertainment.

  • The Tams

    Hey Girl Don't Bother Me

    • The Classic Soul Years - 1964 (Vario.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Sep 202615:00
    BBC Radio 2