2011 was a good year to be a Hollies fan, and it seems that 2012 might follow in its footsteps!  Last year, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees saw a plethora of releases on both CD and vinyl from labels like EMI, Sundazed and BGO, reissuing individual albums and offering comprehensive new compilations.  This May, a heretofore-unreleased area of the band's history will be rediscovered when EMI issues Radio Fun, a 32-track compilation of some of the classic group's best BBC radio performances.

The official Hollies website has released cover artwork as well as the track listing for this exciting new compilation.  Featuring liner notes by longtime drummer Bobby Elliott, Radio Fun draws on programs like Top of the Pops and Saturday Club for a cross-section of familiar hits and less well-known songs.  Like so many of their British Invasion counterparts, the lads were frequent visitors to the BBC's studios, beaming their trademark harmonies over the airwaves on a wide variety of material both expected and unexpected.  So, though there's no "Carrie Anne," "King Midas in Reverse" or "On a Carousel," you will get "Here I Go Again," "Jennifer Eccles," "I Can't Let Go," "I'm Alive," and "Look Through Any Window."  Though the Graham Nash era of the band (collected virtually in full on EMI's 2011 box set) is heavily represented, you'll also hear post-Nash tracks like the smash hit "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" as well as Tony Hicks' "Too Young to Be Married."  Elliott and Hicks keep the Hollies' music alive with an active tour schedule; the current incarnation of the band is currently celebrating with a Hollies 50^th anniversary tour of South Africa and Europe.

The Hollies' Radio Fun is due in stores in the U.K. on May 7, and will arrive shortly thereafter on American shores.  Hit the jump for the full track listing of Radio Fun!  A pre-order link is not yet available but we'll update once a link is live!

The Hollies, Radio Fun (EMI, 2012)

1. Here I Go Again
2. Jennifer Eccles
3. Bus Stop
4. I've Got A Way Of My Own
5. Wings
6. Step Inside
7. Wish You A Wish
8. Shake
9. Put Yourself In My Place
10. Ride Your Pony
11. I Take What I Want
12. Little Bitty Pretty One
13. Away Away Away
14. Charlie and Fred
15. I Can't Let Go
16. Hard Hard Year
17. If I Needed Someone
18. That's How Strong My Love Is
19. To You My Love
20. So Lonely
21. Something's Got A Hold On Me
22. Nobody
23. Set Me Free
24. She Said Yeah
25. You Must Believe Me
26. Lawdy Miss Clawdy
27. Too Many People
28. Look Through Any Window
29. Too Young To Be Married
30. I'm Alive
31. Games We Play
32. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother