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The Don's selections cross time, space and genre and include Crucial Vinyl from Nina Simone.

The Don's selections cross time, space and genre and include Crucial Vinyl from Nina Simone.

Each week, as well as blending his favourite new music with classics from the UK, USA, Jamaica, Africa and way beyond, Don highlights a piece of Crucial Vinyl - a cherished album from his own collection. He explains why it means so much to him, and features three key tracks. This week it's Nina Simone's To Love Somebody, released in 1969.

Don says, "I stumbled on this record when I was 13 years old, and it's stuck with me from that time to this.

Although primarily covers of songs by the likes of the Bee Gees, Leonard Cohen, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, Nina's take on them is quite unique, and she makes each one her own. In fact there's only one original tune on the album, and even that takes a cue from The Beatles.".

2 hours

Last on

Sun 9 Apr 2017 22:00

Music Played

  • Anchorsong

    Mother

  • D.D Dumbo

    Satan

  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

    • EMI.
  • Coldcut x On-U Sound

    Divide and Rule (Mungo's Hi Fi Remix) (feat. Lee 鈥淪cratch鈥 Perry, Junior Reid & Elan)

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Sea Power

    Bad Bohemian

    • Let The Dancers Inherit The Party.
    • Golden Chariot/Caroline International.
  • DEVO

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

    • Virgin.
  • Kendrick Lamar

    HUMBLE.

    • Polydor.
  • Burning Spear

    My Roots

    • Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology.
    • Island.
    • 7.
  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Baby Driver

  • ESKA

    Shades Of Blue

    • Naim Edge.
  • RBTS WIN

    So Celebrate

    • Palm Sunday.
    • Tidal Prism.
    • 10.
  • Gentleman鈥檚 Dub Club

    Hotter

    • Dubtopia.
    • Easy Star Record.
  • Public Service Broadcasting

    Progress (feat. Tracyanne Campbell)

    • Play It Again Sam.
  • Whodini

    Magic's Wand

    • JIVE.
  • The New Pornographers

    This Is The World Of Theatre

    • Whiteout Conditions.
    • Concord Records.
  • Chaka Demus

    Original Kuff

    • Original Kuff.
    • Dub Store Records.
    • 1.
  • Alphabet's Heaven

    Amin/Propio's High Humidity RMX

  • Real Estate

    After The Moon

    • Domino.
  • The Beach Boys

    Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)

    • Pet Sounds.
    • EMI Records Limited.
  • Bobby Melody

    Jah Bring I Joy

    • Trojan Records.
  • Amy Winehouse

    Half Time

    • Island.
  • 顿鈥橝苍驳别濒辞

    Till It's Done (TuTu)

  • inc. no world

    Waters Of You

    • As Light As Light.
    • No World Recordings.
    • 2.
  • Big Youth

    Screaming Target

    • Screaming Target.
    • Trojan Records.
    • 1.
  • Nina Simone

    Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)

    • To Love Somebody.
    • RCA Records.
  • Nina Simone

    Suzanne

    • The Best of Nina Simone.
    • RCA.
    • 12.
  • Bally Sagoo

    Noorie

    • Bend It Like Beckham.
    • Cube Soundtracks.
  • Horace Andy

    Just Say Who

    • METRO DOUBLES.
  • Bill Baird

    Telephones

  • Bill Callahan

    Thank Dub

Broadcast

  • Sun 9 Apr 2017 22:00