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Radio Scotland,27 Mar 2026,120 mins

Reasons to Be Cheerful

Grant Stott's Vinyl Collective

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This week on Grant Stott’s Vinyl Collective, Roland Gift, the acclaimed British singer, songwriter, and actor, best known perhaps, as the charismatic lead vocalist with Fine Young Cannibals, who topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with their 1989 album, ‘The Raw & the Cooked’, shares his favourite vinyl record. Grant will have an Ian Dury & The Blockheads ‘Double' on Side 2 of the show, plus, a countdown of the top 10 albums this week in 1999. He’ll also have another cracking Into The Groove 12” and a Magnificent 7" All that and music from The Verve, Gil Scott-Heron, The Blue Nile, Everything But The Girl, Swing Out Sister, Chuck Berry and more.. It’s two hours of new and classic cuts all played from 7", 12" and vinyl LPs. #FridayNightIsVinylNight

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Suspicious Minds
    Suspicious Minds
    Fine Young Cannibals
  3. 2.
    Invisible Man
    Invisible Man
    Queen
  4. 3.
    Party Fears Two
    Party Fears Two
    The Associates