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The Whole Nine Yards Ep 287 26.7.26 Catalyst Tracks with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM


The Whole Nine Yards Ep 287 

With Roy Stannard

On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

Sunday 26 July 2026  3-5pm

www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen

Catalyst Tracks

In 2011 I took part in a pilot called Time Tracks in which you pick your nine most influential tracks from childhood to the present day and talk about what they mean to you.

I thought I’d revisit them after my 70th birthday yesterday and add a few that have become pivot points since 2011.

Hour One

The Rolling Stones – I Wanna Be Your Man (Single 1963)

Bob Lind – Remember The Rain (Don’t Be Concerned 1966)

America – A Horse With No Name (America 1971)

Neil Young – Like a Hurricane (American Stars ’n Bars 1977)

Scarlet Party – 101 Dam-Nations (Scarlet Skies 1982)

Horse – Careful (Sasha Dub Mix) (The Same Sky 1990)

Brooklyn Funk Essentials – The Creator has a Masterplan (Cool, Steady & Easy 1995)

Mike Scott – What Do You Want Me To Do (Bring ’Em All In 1995)

Geneva – Tranquillizer (Further 1997)

Tom Baxter – My Declaration (Feather and Stone 2004)

Hour Two

Athlete – Light the Way (Black Swan 2011)

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Helplessness Blues 2011)

The Veils – The Tide that left and Never Came Back (The Runway Found 2003)

Marseille – Brightest Star (This Dream of Mine 2023)

Adorable – A to Fade In (Against Perfection 1993)

Shack – Comedy (HMS Fable 1999)

I Am Kloot – Ferris Wheels (Pay Moolah Rouge 2008)

Breton – Closed Category (War Room Stories 2014)Breton

Jungle – Someday, Somewhere (Loving in Stereo, 2021)

Ruti – Flowers (Single 2026)

Lola Young – From Down Here (Single 2026)

RAYE – Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Live at Montreux 2026)

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