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Fairport's momentous year and the curious tale of the Beatles-busting Sgt 'Nobby' Pilcher.
In which we play the Stack Waddy game, ponder the fate of live rock and roll and investigate the B-side that gave Joan Jett a career and "the power ballad that ended the Cold War".
The Arrows’ I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AT_Pbtyid0
Pyewackett – they exist!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaiU4OAnf-o
Scorpions’ Wind Of Change …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RjJKxsamQ
Little Richard …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj059o9OwqY
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