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Friday Night Connection

Show Notes

December 29, 1978

Genesis from Knebworth 1978, not included 

30 mins

None

this would have been the 5 or 6 show, the first show been 17/11/78, 28th was a Thursday?

April 20, 1979

Sessions by the John Miles Band and Family

2 hours

Hocus Pocus - Focus

The show begins with The Rolling Stones

June 5, 1981

The Groundhogs in session - Bernie Mardsen track, in session Xero

whole show in 2 parts

Heart - Crazy, Sensational Alex Harvey Band

plays Barclay James Harvest  - mocking bird that had just been released. definitely the correct date. was when Stuart Blackstock was sentenced in news

Artists List

Part 1

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  1. Motorhead

  2. Paul Inder (Lemmy's son)

  3. Zero (session)

  4. Brand X

  5. Angelwitch

  6. Bernie Marsden

  7. The Groundhogs (session)

  8. Barclay James Harvest

  9. Zero (session)

  10. Aerosmith

  11. Gillan

Part 2

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  1. Heart

  2. Sensational Alex Harvey Band

  3. Bill Nelson

  4. Zero (session)

  5. Wishbone Ash

  6. Van Halen

  7. Iron Maiden

  8. The Groundhogs (session)

  9. Eric Clapton

  10. Pink Floyd

  11. Zero (session)

June 12, 1981

flashback 1972

1hr 52 min

this is mentioned at the end of the show from June 5th so show date should be 12th June. Rick Wakeman has just released his album 1984. 

This show is in fact June 12th and is mentioned at the end of the June 5th show.

July 3, 1981

Rose Tattoo Session

1hr 19min

No Friday Night Connection

Definitely July 3rd as the date is mentioned in the show.

July 10, 1981

Rick Wakeman from the archives

missing the first 10 - 15 mins

 

Opens with Rush - Bastille day, definitely 10th July as tom mentions the date in relation to the release of a single by the Byron band. 

September 18, 1981

Niagara in session. 

whole

Sister Change - Frank Marino from Tales of the Unexpected
Unchain your brain Ian Gillian from Glory Road,
touch and go - the cars from Panorama

anniversary of mark bolas death Wednesday the 4th anniversary died 16/9/77 - therefore the show should be dated the 18th September

January 15, 1982

 

30 mins

Includes the beginning on Stone the Crows in Session

 

March 26th 1982

Phil Manazanerer and a couple of tracks from the new Rainbow Album

65 minutes


First show following the death of Ozzy Osborne's guitar player Randy Rhodes

December 12, 1983

Now we are 4

1hr 25 min

 

The 4th show of the viewers top 10 choice of tracks, this tended to be on the anniversary of the first show which should be in mid November

December 23, 1983

Solstice in Session

1hr 3 min

mountain - Nantucket sleigh ride

 

February 24, 1984

Clive Burr's Escape in session

whole show

Child's Anthem - Toto, Last Child By Aerosmith from Rocks, questions of my Childhood - Kansas

Starts with Great White. the connection was for the 10th Feb.  hence this is the 24th Feb. 1984. 

March 2, 1984

Wishbone ash archives and Glasgow in Session

whole show

Plays the wrong ACDC track from Black in Black, should have played Hells Bells and not back in black. 2nd Tarck is ny Jethro Tull

Mentions Nena is at Number 1 in the charts with 99 luff balloons mentions it was the day after St David's day

April 6, 1984

Gary Moore and Pallas in session includes Styx - suite blue and a Yes track from Drama 

whole show

I cheat the Hangman by the Doobie Brothers, Hangman Led Zeppelin

Gary Moore - shapes of things has just been released  as a single . mentions the Whitesnake on 2nd April

June 1, 1984

Chariot Session

1hr 2 min

 

Presented by Richard Skinner, Definitely June 1984 but not sure of actual date 

September 1, 1984

Garrison Session

1hr 3 min

 

Exact date in September 1984 unknown 

December 7, 1984

tracks from agent provocateur by foreigner

whole show

 

Plays band aid - do they know its Christmas (which had just been released) 

January 18, 1985

Terraplane in session from the archives

whole show

 

Starts with Mahogany Rush - Dragonfly

February 22, 1985

 

1hr 30 mins

 

 

April 30, 1985

 

56 mins

 

 

May 17, 1985

 

whole 

 

starts with Kim Michel - Bruce Springsteen just got married

June 23, 1985

 

1hr 34mins

 

 

July 12, 1985

 

whole

 

Definite date as mentions Live Aid will be the following day

July 19, 1985

 

whole

 

plays a long track from misplaced childhood followed by a track by Rage. date is wrong as debate about the live aid broadcast which was 13/7/85.

September 13, 1985

Session by the tigers of Pantan

whole

 

not presented by Tommy Vance but Pete Drummond

18th April 1986





June 16, 1986

starts with rose tattoo from reading 1981

1 hr 5 mins

 

news was Liam Brittan resigns. 

July 25th 1986





August 20, 1986

 

50 mins

 

starts with Whitesnake. Mentions that next week the yes concert is on. plays track from the just released  90125 live album march 1986 and mentions that Marillion were due to play at the Milton Keynes bowel which was in June 2006

August 27, 1986

Yes live in Concert ? this was a repeat of the concert that was played on the first ever Friday rock show back in November  1978.

1hr 29 mins

recorded October 1978 and broadcast may 1979


December 5th, 1986





July 3rd 1987

Crisis Session




May 14, 1990

 

1 hr 33 mins

 

interview with John Sykes

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