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Radio 2 in the Park stars Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross chooses his Top 3 Scottish bands - and there's a Raintown Mastermix, celebrating the band's iconic debut album.

Sounds of the 80s - 'If you were there, you'd know'...and if you weren't, pay attention!

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Music Played

  • Mel & Kim

    Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Ashford & Simpson

    Solid

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman (Remix)

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • East West Records.

  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga (Live in Budapest)

    • Radio Ga Ga (Live in Budapest).
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Ozzy Osbourne

    Crazy Train

    • The Essential Ozzy Osbourne.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Welcome To The Jungle

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.

  • Iron Maiden

    The Number Of The Beast

    • Monster Halloween Hits.
    • EMI TV.
    • 1.

  • Gino Latino

    Welcome

    • Welcome / Yo.
    • Essential 12" Classics.
    • 2.

  • Madness

    One Better Day

    • Virgin.

  • The Specials

    Too Much Too Young

    • Too Much Too Young.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 1.

  • Rockers Revenge

    Walking On Sunshine

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.

  • Taja Sevelle

    Love Is Contagious

    • Nite Flite: 40 Late Nite Classics.
    • Reprise.
    • 6.

  • Lionel Richie

    Dancing on the Ceiling

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Nu Shooz

    I Can't Wait

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • The Bangles

    Be With You

    • The Essential Bangles.
    • Columbia.
    • 11.

  • Friends Again

    State Of Art

    • Trapped And Unwrapped.
    • EMI.
    • 7.

  • Fairground Attraction

    A Smile In A Whisper

    • The First Of A Million Kisses.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 1.

  • Deacon Blue

    Raintown

    • Raintown.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Deacon Blue

    Ragman

    • The Collection.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 3.

  • Deacon Blue

    The Very Thing

    • The Collection.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 9.

  • Deacon Blue

    When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Deacon Blue

    Love's Great Fears

    • Chillout Songs '87-'94.
    • Sony Music CG.
    • 6.

  • Deacon Blue

    He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now

    • The Collection.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 4.

  • Deacon Blue

    Chocolate Girl

    • Deacon Blue - Raintown.
    • CBS.

  • Deacon Blue

    Dignity

    • Our Town- Deacon Blue (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

  • Deacon Blue

    Loaded

    • Raintown.
    • Columbia.
    • 5.

  • The Human League

    Human

    • The Ultmate 80's Ballads (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • ZZ Top

    Rough Boy

    • The Very Baddest of ZZ Top.
    • BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.
    • 6.

  • Laura Branigan

    Self Control

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Duran Duran

    Girls On Film

    • Duran Duran - Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Tears for Fears

    Change

    • Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

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