The Whole Nine Yards Eo 236 3.8.25 3-5pm Uncharted: the best misses 1969-94 with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 236

With Roy Stannard

On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

Sunday 3rd August 2025 3-5pm

www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen

Uncharted

On the show this week, which I’ve called ‘Uncharted’, I’ve delved into the forgotten corners of my musical cupboard, starting from when I started seriously listening to music. From 1969 to 1994 – half of my listening life – I’ve collected songs that never made the charts, but carved deep grooves in my memory. One track from each year that I consider to be the best release of the year. The tracks that defied popularity, that passed fame by and somehow said more because of it. Each song is a bus stop on a personal trip through sound: overlooked, underplayed, and unforgettable. This isn’t a history of hits – it’s a love letter to the ones that got away.

A beautiful miss parade.

Part two – ‘Off the Chart’ 1995 to the present next week.

1969-1994 Tracklist

Hour One

1969 Steamhammer Junior’s Wailing Steamhammer

1970 Cat Stevens Lilywhite Mona Bone Jakon

1971 Graham Nash Military Madness Songs for Beginners

1972 Jim Capaldi Eve Oh How We Danced

1973 Clifford T Ward Home Thought from Abroad Home Thoughts

1974 Mott The Hoople Marionette The Hoople

1975 Richard & Linda Thompson A Heart Needs a Home Hokey Cokey

1976 Cado Belle Rocked to Stony Silence Cado Belle

1977 The Saints (I’m) Stranded I’m Stranded

1978 Wire Outdoor Miner Chairs Missing

1979 Gang of Four At Home He’s a Tourist Entertainment

1980 The Sound I Can’t Escape Myself Jeopardy

1981 U2 Rejoice October

Hour Two

1982 Scarlet Party 101 Dam-Nations Scarlet Skies

1983 Seona Dancing More to Lose Single

1984 Fiat Lux Secrets Hired History Mini album

1985 Fantastic Something Drawing Rooms Fantastic Something

1986 The Lover Speaks No More I Love Yous The Lover Speaks

1987 Danny Wilson I Won’t Be Here When you get Home Meet Danny Wilson

1988 The Wild Swans Bible Dreams Bringing Home the Ashes

1989 A Certain Ratio The Big E (I Won’t Stop Loving You) Good Together

1990 World of Twist The Storm Quality Street

1991 The Fat Lady Sings Arclight Twist

1992 Dada Dim Puzzle

1993 Adorable A to Fade In Against Perfection

1994 Kitchens of Distinction Now It’s Time to Say Goodbye

Cowboys and Aliens

Published by Roy Stannard

I'm someone who doesn't like parameters, barriers or fences. I'll try and climb over them, burrow under them or just pretend they don't exist - until they don't. Sometimes I'll write about the mind in a poetic way, or poetry with neural undertones, or I'll proselytise endlessly about my favourite new band - or one of the old ones. My Blog will give you the keys to the kingdom. A kingdom with no borders, no expectations and, therefore, no failure.. Because I am endlessly empathetic with people, their motivation, their behaviour,their problems and their quest for knowledge, I work with the pioneering Brighton-based homeless, vulnerable women and disempowered school students charity Off The Fence Trust that has tried to redress the equality deficit for over two decades. I produce, host and promote two radio shows a week: The Whole Nine Yards Sundays 3-5pm on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM (www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen) - and Lost Immortals on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM on Sundays 5-7pm.

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