<Tr> <Td> "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" (1967) </Td> <Td> "Flowers in the Rain" (1967) </Td> <Td> "Fire Brigade" (1968) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Flowers in the Rain" is a song by English rock band The Move . The song was released as a single and reached number two in 1967 on the UK Singles Chart, and number four in Ireland . </P> <P> It achieved its own place in pop history by being the first record to be played on Radio 1 when the station was launched in 1967 (though technically Johnny Dankworth's "Beefeaters" was the first track to be heard, since Tony Blackburn chose it as the theme tune for his Daily Disc Delivery, and so it was heard before "Flowers in the Rain"). "Flowers in the Rain" was also the last single by The Move to have Carl Wayne on lead vocals before Roy Wood took over as the band's lead vocalist for "Fire Brigade". </P> <P> The distinctive instrumental arrangement, including oboe, clarinet, cor anglais and French horn, was suggested by assistant producer Tony Visconti . </P>

What was the first record to be played on radio 1