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Tommy Vance shows as mp3 |
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Friday Night Connection |
Show Notes |
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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? |
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April 20, 1979 |
Sessions by the John Miles Band and Family |
2 hours |
Hocus Pocus - Focus |
The show begins with The Rolling Stones |
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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 ******
Part 2 ******
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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. |
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July 3, 1981 |
Rose Tattoo Session |
1hr 19min |
No Friday Night Connection |
Definitely July 3rd as the date is mentioned in the show. |
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July 10, 1981 |
Rick Wakeman from the archives |
missing the first 10 - 15 mins |
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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. |
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September 18, 1981 |
Niagara in session. |
whole |
Sister Change - Frank Marino
from Tales of the Unexpected |
anniversary of mark bolas death Wednesday the 4th anniversary died 16/9/77 - therefore the show should be dated the 18th September |
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January 15, 1982 |
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30 mins |
Includes the beginning on Stone the Crows in Session |
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March 26th 1982 |
Phil Manazanerer and a couple of tracks from the new Rainbow Album |
65 minutes |
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First show following the death of Ozzy Osborne's guitar player Randy Rhodes |
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December 12, 1983 |
Now we are 4 |
1hr 25 min |
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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 |
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December 23, 1983 |
Solstice in Session |
1hr 3 min |
mountain - Nantucket sleigh ride |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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June 1, 1984 |
Chariot Session |
1hr 2 min |
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Presented by Richard Skinner, Definitely June 1984 but not sure of actual date |
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September 1, 1984 |
Garrison Session |
1hr 3 min |
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Exact date in September 1984 unknown |
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December 7, 1984 |
tracks from agent provocateur by foreigner |
whole show |
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Plays band aid - do they know its Christmas (which had just been released) |
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January 18, 1985 |
Terraplane in session from the archives |
whole show |
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Starts with Mahogany Rush - Dragonfly |
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February 22, 1985 |
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1hr 30 mins |
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April 30, 1985 |
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56 mins |
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May 17, 1985 |
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whole |
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starts with Kim Michel - Bruce Springsteen just got married |
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June 23, 1985 |
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1hr 34mins |
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July 12, 1985 |
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whole |
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Definite date as mentions Live Aid will be the following day |
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July 19, 1985 |
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whole |
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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. |
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September 13, 1985 |
Session by the tigers of Pantan |
whole |
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not presented by Tommy Vance but Pete Drummond |
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18th April 1986 |
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June 16, 1986 |
starts with rose tattoo from reading 1981 |
1 hr 5 mins |
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news was Liam Brittan resigns. |
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July 25th 1986 |
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August 20, 1986 |
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50 mins |
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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 |
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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 |
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December 5th, 1986 |
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July 3rd 1987 |
Crisis Session |
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May 14, 1990 |
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1 hr 33 mins |
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interview with John Sykes |
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