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Big hits and intriguing misses from some of the biggest acts and most prominent writing\/ production teams of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1967, British pop radio underwent a seismic change when the pirate stations that had ruled the airwaves over the previous couple of years were declared illegal by an Act of Parliament and replaced by a national station controlled by publicly-funded broadcaster the BBC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arrival of Radio 1 saw the British pop scene remade in the station's own image, with a new wave of songwriting and production teams competing to create bright, brassy, relentlessly upbeat tracks that would be embraced by Radio 1's all-important playlist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile The Love Affair, The Herd, The Tremeloes and The Foundations were among the groups who made the headlines, the key figures were really the backroom auteurs: names like Tony Macaulay, Howard Blaikley and arranger Keith Mansfield were all integral to the new, homogenised pop radio sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll Things Bright And Beautiful: The UK Pop Explosion\u003c\/em\u003e is a 3CD, four-hour celebration of this pivotal period in British pop history, with a huge number of key hits – including several featured in the opening hour of Radio 1's first broadcast – joined by more minor successes and some 45s that received considerable airplay but nevertheless failed to make the grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoused in Grapefruit's standard clamshell box packaging with a 48-page booklet and track- by-track annotation, it's another essential purchase for any late 60s pop aficionado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACK LISTING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1  FLOWERS IN THE RAIN - The Move\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2  SIMON SMITH \u0026amp; THE AMAZING DANCING BEAR - Alan Price Set\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3  YOU'RE ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL - Neil Christian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4  I LIVE FOR THE SUN - Vanity Fare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5  SMOKEY BLUE'S AWAY - A New Generation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6  BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU - The Foundations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7  THANKS - J. 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