Help me complete my graveyard shift!

[superleccy]

Hi

I am trying to create a compilation CD of "Tunes that time forgot" for my car. The tracks must be UK chart hits from the 1970s (or at a push, late 60s or early 80s), generally slow and relaxed, probably "easy" and "atmospheric" maybe a little cheesy - but not really lounge, swing, disco, rock or soul. Basically I'm after the kind of stuff that only gets played these days on low-budget late night radio stations - hence the title "Graveyard Shift". Oh, and I can't have more than two songs on the main artist.

I've got 50 minutes so far... but I've run out of inspiration. I want to fill a 1hr 20min CD so I need to find another 30 mins - about another 7 songs.

Here's what I've got so far... hopefully it will give a flavour of what I'm after!

Neil Diamond: Beautiful Noise
Genesis: Follow You Follow Me
Glen Campbell: Rhinestone Cowboy
Sad Café: Every Day Hurts
America: A Horse With No Name
Gerry Rafferty: Baker Street
Electric Light Orchestra: Mr Blue Sky
Minnie Riperton: Lovin' You
Korgis: Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman
Nilsson: Everybody's Talkin'
10cc: I'm Not In Love
Fleetwood Mac: Albatross

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

SL

Edit: Oh, and the songs have to be available on iTunes! :) I'm gutted that they don't have Elton's "Song for Guy" or Richard Harris's McArthur Park. :(

[Blue Velvet]

With that lot, you've got to have Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel: Make me smile (come up and see me).

[teleromeo]

How about these artists

Kate Bush
The The
Spandau Ballet
Cat stevens
Yazoo
a-Ha
Albert Hammond
Graham Parker
Genesis
John Denver
Tom Waits
Blue Oyster Cult
Human League
Simple Minds
Buggles
Sailor
Alison Moyet
Dolly Parton

[superleccy]

Oooh... cheers!

I can't believe I missed Wuthering Heights and Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile) from the list.

Teleromeo - your other suggestions will mainly end up on another early 80s compilation I'll probably do next. :)

I've also thought of a couple more myself (Chicago - If You Leave Me Now; Wings - Live & Let Die), but darn it they aren't on the ITMS!

Erm... any other legal download services out there for us Mac users?

Cheers
SL

[teleromeo]

perhaps you should install ilike that plugs into iTunes. It suggests similar songs to the ones you play.

[iSaint]

Those are some great b-tunes!

I dare not suggest any, as my USness prohibits my UK music knowledge in any detail. :p

[calculus]

Have a look at the tracklisting on the Guilty Pleasures CDs (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guilty-Pleasures-Vol-1-Various-Artists/dp/tracks/B000GIWS3I/ref=dp_tracks_all_1/026-9136719-8724456?ie=UTF8&qid=1173738323&sr=1-2#disc_1)

[superleccy]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Here is the final selection. It's a guilty Tour-de-Force!

1. Neil Diamond: Beautiful Noise
2. Nilsson: Everybody's Talkin'
3. Fleetwood Mac: Albatross
4. Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman
5. Genesis: Follow You Follow Me
6. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel: Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
7. Sad Café: Every Day Hurts
8. Jon & Vangelis: I Hear You Now
9. America: A Horse With No Name
10. Chicago: If You Leave Me Now
11. Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
12. Korgis: Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
13. Elton John: Song For Guy
14. Gerry Rafferty: Baker Street
15. 10cc: I'm Not In Love
16. Minnie Riperton: Lovin' You
17. Glen Campbell: Rhinestone Cowboy
18. Hollies: The Air That I Breathe
19. Electric Light Orchestra: Mr Blue Sky

To track down the missing tracks (not available on iTunes) I resorted to buying second hand CDs from Amazon.co.uk Marketplace. Their advanced search is actually very good... often the track you want is for sale on some long-forgotten compilation CD for just a few pence!

SL

[glib]

perhaps you should install ilike that plugs into iTunes. It suggests similar songs to the ones you play.
Good lord, I've been looking for something like iLike for such a long time. Thanks!

[teleromeo]

Good lord, I've been looking for something like iLike for such a long time. Thanks!

Have a look if you have a high match with my music taste and don't hesitate to add me as a your first friend. My nick over there also is teleromeo. For those who think I'm an internetromeo, I ain't, my nick is the title of a flemish kids song ...