2 4 6 8 Motorway - Tom Robinson 7" 45

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Tom Robinson Albums 1975–2002". tomrobinson.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-05 . Retrieved 2014-08-05.

Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Motorway" was not issued on a UK album at the time, and Robinson still rues what he calls the "fatal mistake" of omitting the band's most famous songs "2-4-6-8 Motorway" and "Glad to Be Gay" from their debut album Power in the Darkness, although both songs appeared on a 12" bonus record included with the US release of Power in the Darkness. In 2014, he was one of the performers at the opening ceremonies of WorldPride in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, alongside Melissa Etheridge, Deborah Cox and Steve Grand. [10] The song has subsequently appeared on numerous compilation albums, including Rising Free (1980), The Collection (1987), Last Tango, Midnight at the Fringe (1988), Winter of '89 (1992), Home from Home (1999) [8] and Tom Robinson Band The Anthology 1977–1979. It also appeared on No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion (2003), and is still a part of Robinson's live set. [9] [10] Charts [ edit ] Chart (1978) Gold Badge Award recipients revealed - M Magazine". M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine. 16 September 2015.a b "Peter Tatchell: Not Glad To Be Gay?". 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011 . Retrieved 18 September 2020. Adam Sherwin. "Tom Robinson: Singer shows new generation the power of the protest song in his first album for 20 years". The Independent . Retrieved 4 March 2017. Robinson's return to Britain led to late-night performances in cabarets at the Edinburgh Fringe, some of which later surfaced on the live album Midnight at the Fringe (1988). [2] [3] His career enjoyed a resurgence in the mid-1990s with a trio of albums for the respected folk/roots label Cooking Vinyl and a Glastonbury performance in 1994. [3] [7] The B-side is a cover of Bob Dylan's " I Shall Be Released" which Robinson performed many times, including as part of the supergroup "The Secret Police" at The Secret Policeman's Ball in 1979.

Over his career, Robinson has released more than twenty albums either as a solo performer or as a member of a group. [2] He has also released fanclub-only bootlegs known as the Castaway Club series. In late 2018 and early 2019 Robinson deputised for Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker on his Sunday show Sounds of the 70s. [13]

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It was released in Europe, reaching No. 1 in Sweden on 27 January 1978, and staying at the top for 4 weeks, while in the US (Harvest 4533) has "2-4-6-8" on both sides. It was re-released on Old Gold in 1983 and on EMI in 1987, including a 12" version. [7]