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The Pirate stations were my first love though. I loved the "Americanised" presentation of the shows, and thought this was how radio should be presented. I built an incredible collection of unscoped show clips from all the Pirate stations, but my pride and joy is my collection of BBC Radio Chart shows starting with the old PICK OF THE POPS programmes from the 60s, and continuing throughout the 70s with the Sunday afternoon TOP 20 shows. My idol is still the great Alan "Fluff" Freeman who sadly passed away in November, 2006. He was well into his 80s. I am married with two children 21 and 18. As of 2006, I'm 45 and am still mobile DJing specialising in 60s and 70s nights. I'm also a golf nut — a low / mid handicapper. Don't drink, smoke or do anything illegal, yet I've recently been diagnosed with early onset Parkinsons and have a Pacemaker fitted due to an irregular heartbeat. I've been building my radio show collection up almost daily through trades with like minded nuts similar to myself. I'm really getting interested in the US shows and trade with several guys in the US. Love to listen to shows from the site whilst computing. Hope you all enjoy the shows I send. Godbless to you all in the States. I intend visiting sometime in the next few years. I meet a lot of Americans round the Cavern Club in Liverpool. I live just 8/9 miles from the heart of BEATLE LAND.
The Repository thanks Eric Lawton for sharing!
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David Jacobs, Pick Of The Pops, BBC Light, May 9 1959
(1:00:26)
. . . so perhaps they recorded that thing on a scenic railway - those people must have been hungry, or something . . . [Description by contributor Eric Lawton] This lovely man is our David Jacobs, and here's an extremely rare clip of one of the very first Pick Of The Pops shows. This was three years before the great Alan "Fluff" Freeman took over in 1962. This was the only radio show that played chart hits in 1959, apart from the clicking, hissing Radio Luxembourg — for one hour on Sunday afternoons. My, how we envied you guys in America! A typical upper-class British voice on the radio, David went on to present TV's classic 60's Pop show Jukebox Jury. In good shape for its age, this show features many US and British tracks that are now widely regarded as "classics". Magic radio! |
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Big Jim Murphy, Radio Caroline North, July 26, 1965
(01:00:35)
. . . you'll groove with the station that swings - one nine nine, Caroline . . . [Description by contributor Eric Lawton] Here's a rare clip from the early days of the legendary pirate ship Radio Caroline North. It's a decent-quality 60 minute segment of Big Jim Murphy (aka: Murph The Surf) at his very best in 1965. Kids loved it! Caroline to us was radio as it should be — more American than the stuffy BBC Light. Great station, great DJs, great music! |
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Gary Stevens, Swinging Radio England, October 15, 1966
(55:42)
. . . Boss Radio all over England . . . [Description by contributor Eric Lawton] A great 60's Pirate station, Swinging Radio England had good reception all around the UK. We loved the U.S. D.Js. Radio Caroline had shows recorded in New York by Jack Spector, while Swinging Radio England had shows featuring Gary Stevens (WKNR, WMCA, KRIZ, Doubleday Broadcasting.) Here's Gary in one of my favorite clips from 1966. |
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Kenny Everett, Radio Victory, October 9, 1976
(15:56)
. . . starring Randy Thighs and Jim Big W Stupid Morgenstern . . . [Description by contributor Eric Lawton] The man was a genius! Kenny Everett — King Kenny — who sadly succumbed to AIDS in the '90's — was "in between jobs" when he joined Radio Victory, the Portsmouth-based local radio station. Kenny became a massive TV star in the UK in the '70's. Here he is at his zany best. |
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Kenny Everett, Capital Radio, London, September 12, 1987
(35:58)
This Exhibit 'SCOPED (13:55). . . five people were killed in the crash - two, seriously . . . [Description by contributor Eric Lawton] For some reason, I only had one side of a C-90 tape filled with this classic show from the genius known as Kenny Everett. The other side had been recorded over - Stupid Me! This is classic Kenny on Capital Radio, looking back at some of his fave tracks from his days on Pirate Radio London in 1967. |
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More to Come from The Eric Lawton Collection, Est. January 28, 2007.
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