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Author: Mick the MercilessMick the Merciless Date: Jul 4, 2008 13:03
On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:49:22 +0200, AlfaMS wrote:
> ..OK - lemme try and throw in a few names from the "pirate days" in the
> 60ies: Dave Lee Travis, anyone? Stations like "Wonderful Radio London",
> "Radio Northsea International" (later than the 60ies), "Radio Caroline",
> "Radio City"..
Yebbut they were fresh and original back then. It was all novel stuff.
Kenny Everett, John Peel, Johnny Walker. And a load of others who I can't
be bothered to list
> Ah, those were the days when no radio station (at least here) would play
> all the latest "beat music" other than in adapted orchestra versions
> LOL, or only one or two within an hour's time. Catchword: Needle Time.
> Look it up.. I for one was very glad those stations had been around at
> the time.
> :-D
No question that they changed the face of music radio but once they'd been
got rid of, the BBC did its very best to turn the clocks back to
pre-pirate days. They didn't quite succeed but the 'freedom' of those days
was lost, probably forever.
And yes, I remember 'needle time' and the likes of the Mike Samms singers
doing BBC versions of current hits. Before the pirates, proper pop record
shows on the BBC amounted to Pick of the Pops, Midday Spin (which I would
get to listen to on the bus that took us to another school for metalwork
lessons after our metalwork teacher died) and a Saturday morning show on
The Home Service. One hour of decent pop records from 8 till 9. Good way
to start the weekend.
--
MTM.
"A drum, a drum; Mickbeth doth come."
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