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Andy Platts from Mamas Gun is Stuart’s guest, talking about the new album DIG!.

Andy Platts from Mamas Gun is Stuart’s guest, talking about the new album. The band are a proper tight-knit five-piece, built on that chemistry you only get from musicians who’ve played together for years, creating something that feels timeless and deeply soulful. Their sixth album DIG! was recorded live to analogue tape, five players in a room, bouncing off each other and capturing those performances as they happened, raw, warm and completely real.

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Sat 11 Apr 202618:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Destinations

    Guess I'll Never

    • Ando Productions.

  • Airto

    Toque de Cuica (Old Mervue Extended Edit)

    • No Fixed Abode.

  • Goody Goody

    It Looks Like Love

    • Atlantic.

  • Donald Byrd and the 125th St Band N.Y.C.

    Love Has Come Around

    • Elektra.

  • Four Tops

    Baby I Need Your Loving

    • Universal.

  • Dennis Edwards

    Don't Look Any Farther (feat. Siedah Garrett)

    • Gordy.

  • Betty Wright

    Gimme Back My Man

    • Alston Records.

  • Carolyn Crawford

    My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)

    • Motown.

  • Leon Haywood

    Don't Push It Don't Force It

    • 20th Century Fox.

  • Prince Charles and the City Beat Band

    Cash (Cash Money)

    • Virgin.

  • The Staple Singers

    Let's Do it again

    • Curtom.

  • Heatwave

    Too Hot To Handle

    • GTO Records.

  • Tiwayo

    Mama Gave Me The Will

    • Record Kicks.

  • Rick James

    Give It To Me Baby

    • Gordy.

  • The Gladiators

    Looks Is Deceiving

    • Virgin.

  • Timmy Thomas

    You're The Song I've Always Wanted To Sing

    • Glades.

  • Richard Temple

    That Beatin' Rhythm

    • Mirwood.

  • The Invitations

    What's Wrong With Me Baby

    • Stateside.

  • The Carstairs

    It Really Hurts Me Girl

    • Sanctuary Records.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty

    • T.K. Records.

  • Sylvester

    Living For The City

    • Ace.

  • Heatwave

    Boogie Nights

    • GTO Records.

  • Vanessa Kendrick

    90% Of Me Is You

    • Glades.

  • INTERVIEW WITH ANDY PLATTS FROM MAMA’S GUN

    • Chic

      Hangin'

      • Atlantic.

    • Mamas Gun

      Wings

      • DIG!.
      • Blue Élan Records.

    • Mamas Gun

      Living On Mercy

      • DIG!.
      • Blue Élan Records.

    • Mamas Gun

      Dig! (feat. Brian Jackson)

      • Blue Élan Records.

    • Mamas Gun

      The Proof

      • Blue Élan Records.

    • Mamas Gun

      Phantom Love

      • Blue Élan Records.

  • MAMA’S GUN TRUNK OF FUNK

    • The Jimmy Castor Bunch

      It's Just Begun

      • It’s Just Begun.
      • RCA Records.

    • The Chi‐Lites

      Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)

      • Brunswick Records.

    • Edwin Starr

      Easin' In

      • Tamla Motown label.

    • ATA Records

      A Dilemma For Holbrook

      • ATA Records.

    • Motherlode

      When I Die

      • Buddah Records.

    • The Fun Company

      Zambezi, Pt. I & II

      • Fun Company US.

    • Bobby Taylor, The Vancouvers

      Malinda

      • Gordy.

    • Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra

      Kiss The Sky

      • Ubiquity.

    • Maze, Frankie Beverly

      Happy Feelin's

      • Capitol Records.

  • The Destinations

    Guess I'll Never

    • Ando Productions.

  • Larry Graham

    Sooner Or Later

    • Warner Bros.

  • Luther Vandross

    I Really Didn't Mean It

    • Epic.

  • The Mighty Diamonds

    Right Time'

    • Virgin.

  • Heatwave

    Ain't No Half Steppin'

    • GTO Records.

  • Peter Brown

    Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me

    • Henry Stone Music.

  • Manu Dibango

    Panther (B-Boys Dj Breaks Mix)

    • Solo 500.

Broadcast

  • Sat 11 Apr 202618:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music