Episode 29 - Top of the Charts with a ROCKET, ft. The Lambrettas
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This episode counts down the 15 biggest non-Elton singles on Rocket, and in the process, tells the story of the label, attempts to define the Rocket sound (spoiler - there isn’t one), and draws out the connections with Elton’s music, where these exist.  Thanks to Doug Sanders from The Lambrettas, who was interviewed for this episode, and gave some wonderful insight into what it was like to be the most successful Rocket artist (apart from Elton perhaps) at the turn of the eighties. The full interview can be found here. The signed Kiki Dee Box Set that I mention in the episode can be purchased (in the UK) here.  The Elton-penned song featured at the end of the episode can be found on my YouTube channel here.
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