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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'.

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Music Played

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Gold.
    • Hip-O.

  • David Bowie

    Suffragette City

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The U.K.

    • 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 6.

  • Buzzcocks

    Boredom

    • Boredom.
    • DOCUMENT.

  • The Clash

    London Calling

    • Columbia.

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    • Now That's What I Call An Era: Sound Of The Suburbs (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

    • Now.

  • Defunkt

    Razor's Edge 12 Inch Version

    • Defunkt / Thermonuclear Sweat.
    • Ryko/Rhino.
    • 9.

  • Quando Quango

    Love Tempo

    • Love Tempo.
    • Factory.
    • A.

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • M People

    How Can I Love You More? (Sasha Qat mix)

    • Ultimate Collection: The Remixes.
    • Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc.
    • 001.

  • Kasabian

    Processed Beats

    • Kasabian.
    • BMG UK & Ireland.
    • 002.

  • Rihanna

    We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 80 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

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  • Yesterday 05:00
    麻豆社 Radio 2