Surely the best year ever for music?
OK, I'm biased but every track he played was a classic.
Serious smashes by The Who, Kinks, Animals, Beatles, Stones... alongside one offs like King Of The Road and dear old Cliff.

Will we ever see the like again?

A regular Tipsheeter (and past Editor) thinks we are all BORING OLD FARTS (mind you he's almost 30 and getting married this year - how old and boring can you get?)...

But - are we making music these days that will sound as good in 2050 as these hits sound today?

I think Amy`s music will last, but notably with the irony that it technically does not sound like it was recorded recently does it?

My favourite ten years in music was from 1966 to 1975 (memory is faint of 1965, as I was only 4). I recall Dusty Springfield choosing the same ten years and saying she thought we'd never recapture the wonderful music and spirit of those times.

Another fan of 65-75 era of the most wonderful music.

A boom in talent and creativity that is sorely missed - without a local 2nd hand record store in the 80s I would have gone mad

1965 was great - even in that distinguished company, "Ticket To Ride" was a natural number one - but the 1992 section was a disaster and Dale should keep his views on rave to himself (re. remarks on "On A Ragga Tip") or just not do the nineties at all. Some of us young 'uns have warm memories of those times and it's a bit insulting for him to go on about "but YOU bought it" and "if you're still listening." You know, we're licence payers as well!

I do so agree MC - I think, like Sounds of the Sixties, Dale should do the entire show on one year from the 60s or 70s playing all the tracks.

And I think they should have another show for the 80s and 90s.

With someone who loved the music from those decades.
Perhaps you should apply.

I'm certainly thinking about applying, JK!

The Capital Gold way of doing it is much better:

1. One year per week.
2. Top 20 played in full so you get a much better idea of the mood and feeling of the year in question.
3. Different presenters for different decades, so that Mike Sweeney's comfortable with the sixties and David Jensen fully at home with the eighties.
4. Regular studio guest drawn from that week's chart - this Sunday (1981) it was Midge Ure.

I realise that POTP's playlist is limited to a degree by that long established institution, the sedate Radio 2 Sunday audience - but why not two editions per week; Dale can carry on doing the '60s and '70s on Sundays and maybe have the '80s/'90s show on Saturday afternoon. That way you inherit the audience from the Jonathan Ross Show (cutting out the Comedy Hour - does anyone listen to that anymore?) and therefore have more leeway to play all the rave/dance/leftfield stuff which might not go down so well on Sundays.

And MUCH less of 1985, please, a year which I recall JK saying in the Sun at the time was one of the worst ever years for the UK charts - essentially the American charts a few weeks out of date plus some truly lamentable British efforts (mostly trying to copy American music).