Mellow Mellow AM Radio: Bubblegum Soul & Ear Friendly Pop
Enjoy my tribute to (mostly) the hit sound of AM Radio (1960 - ±1975)! It's music I don't usually play on Mixcloud, so this might be one episode only ;-)
During the 1960s and early 1970s, AM radio was by far the most popular format. Bubblegum pop’s syncopated, catchy rhythms and singalong lyrics, like the songs from Motown, sounded best on portable mono radios. In Europe AM pop was mainly played by pirate stations, which made it even more exciting to listen to. Around the mid-70s stereo hifi-equipment replaced the transistor radio and pirate stations disappeared one by one, due to government decisions. FM radio stations were willing to play album tracks and longer songs in better sound quality. They pushed back the inferior sounding AM stations that were more tightly programmed and singles-oriented. It was the end of an era.
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Tracklist:
The Isley Brothers – Listen To The Music (1973)
Cliff Richard – Nothing To Remind Me (1974)
Edwin Starr – There You Go (1973)
Hollywood Freeway – You're The Song (That I Can't Stop Singing) (1973)
The Sunrise Highway – Goin’ To California (1968)
The Imaginations – Summer In New York (1967)
Margo Thunder – Expressway To Your Heart (1974)
Diana Ross – Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1970)
Kool & the Gang – Hollywood Swinging (1974)
Joni Mitchell – Help Me (1974)
Foster Sylver – Misdemeanour (1973)
Major Lance – It Must Be Love Coming Down (1971)
Dusty Springfield – Summer Is Over (1964)
Carpenters – Fun Fun Fun / The End Of The World (1973)
Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 – The Look Of Love (1970)
Neil Diamond – Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon (1967)
R. Dean Taylor – Ain’t It A Sad Thing (1970)
John Edwards – Tin Man (1973)
Linda Carr & The Love Squad – Highwire (1975)
Gilbert O'Sullivan – Miss My Love Today (1978)
Yvonne Elliman – Love Me (1976)
Frankie Valli – My Eyes Adored You (1975)
The 5th Dimension – Wedding Bell Blues (1969)
The Eighth Day – Brandy (Doesn’t Love Here Anymore) (1968)
The Tams – Shelter (1966)
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