Mike Pickering
Musician, DJ, the 'M' in M People and Mancuniuan music legend Mike Pickering takes us on a ten-song journey through the songs that have soundtracked his life.
Musician, DJ, the 'M' in M People and Mancuniuan music legend Mike Pickering takes us on a ten-song journey through the songs that have soundtracked his life.
Mike began his career DJing in the the legendary Hacienda nightclub, and he's credited with introducing house music into the iconic Manchester venue. Later, as an A&R man, he signed Happy Mondays and James to Factory Records, while at Sony he worked with Kasabian, Gossip and Calvin Harris. And with his multi-million selling group M People he sold 11m records, won a Mercury Prize and two BRIT Awards, and helped transform the music industry's attitude to dance music.
At the end of April Mike publishes his memoir 'Manchester Must Dance'.
A 麻豆社 Audio production for 麻豆社 Radio 2.
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Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Dancing In The Street
- Gold.
- Hip-O.
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David Bowie
Suffragette City
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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Sex Pistols
Anarchy In The U.K.
- 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
- 6.
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Buzzcocks
Boredom
- Boredom.
- DOCUMENT.
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The Clash
London Calling
- Columbia.
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Joy Division
Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Now That's What I Call An Era: Sound Of The Suburbs (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Kraftwerk
The Model
- Now.
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Defunkt
Razor's Edge 12 Inch Version
- Defunkt / Thermonuclear Sweat.
- Ryko/Rhino.
- 9.
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Quando Quango
Love Tempo
- Love Tempo.
- Factory.
- A.
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Black Box
Ride On Time
- Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
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M People
How Can I Love You More? (Sasha Qat mix)
- Ultimate Collection: The Remixes.
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc.
- 001.
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Kasabian
Processed Beats
- Kasabian.
- BMG UK & Ireland.
- 002.
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Rihanna
We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
- Now That's What I Call Music! 80 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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