Name: Holiday_Record.mp3 by David Malt
Duration: 1 min 38 s
Description: Digitised version of a record made at Battersea Park Funfair sometime in the early 1960's/late 1970's.

A time capsule :) I remember making a record with a friend at one of the booths that sprang up in the late 60s / early 70s - this one was at Waterloo Station - as i recall, we 'sang' one to the hits of the time "Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep" - timeless :)

Digitised version of a record made at Battersea Park Funfair sometime in the early 1960's/late 1970's.

Holiday_Record.mp3

Alfasound Radio I.D. Jingles Volume 1 OMM

During the summer of 1987, I spent a week chasing after Class 50s, known by many enthusiasts as 'Hoovers', in the south-west of England. I made a number of tape recordings at the time, mostly from the front window, with my trusty ghetto-blaster in hand - and now these recordings can finally be heard :)
In the first track we hear 50002 'Superb' again on 1C36 Paddington-Newquay - this time approaching the destination at Newquay. This is followed by my 'adopted' loco 50031 'Hood' which I had taken from Newquay on 1M79 back to Exeter St. David's - heard departing from the platform at Exeter.

Class 50 50002 on 1C36 approaching Newquay, 50031 on 1M79 leaving Exeter St. David's - 1st Aug 1987

NEW: Signal Radio 1 (1983) - Demo - Alfasound

During the 1980s, I spent a lot of my time riding around the British Rail network, mainly chasing Class 40s and then Class 50s, but also seeing and riding behind a number of other classes. I made a number of tape recordings at the time - many from the front window, some from the platform - using my trusty 'ghetto-blaster' or 'boom box' - and now these recordings can finally be heard :)

Here we have a short pair of tracks recorded from the front window behind celebrity loco D200 (40122) as she makes a spirited departure from Cardiff with 1Z37 - the Gwent Valley Explorer railtour. In the first track, we here a group of bashers discussing whatever as the train prepares to leave Cardiff - the whistle finally blows and the driver gets D200 off to a cruise and then a gallop. The second track was recorded a few minutes later at speed between Cardiff and Newport. 

More info on the tour here: https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870523pt.htm

Happy days 😍

Pioneer Class 40 D200 / 40122 Cardiff-Newport on the Gwent Valley Explorer railtour - 23May1987

A promo from LBC's second image package from 1975: at the time it sounded sophisticated, now it sounds like On The Hour.

LBC relaunch 1975

This is probably the coolest bit of audio ever made. Some of my best friends at the BBC asked my broadcasting hero, Steve Wright to record a message for my wedding. He went all out with this fully jocked master piece...

Steve Wright jocks Rory & Lizi's serious weddin'!

Essex Radio's theme in 1981, sung by Terry Davis.

Transdiffusion Broadcasting System

1431 On Your Radio - Essex Radio theme

This is the Radio Wyvern opening jingle package that I copied from the studio carts in 1982. These jingles are a custom package from Muff Murfin. They stand outside many other commercial packages in that they don't share a common station logo or theme. The tape finishes with the station's founding Technical Director, Rob Yarnold, promoting his Sunday morning show which, on the station's first listening figures, achieved the week's peak listening (at 10.30am on Sundays, if I remember correctly). For a description of the studios in this era, see the Wikipedia entry for Radio Wyvern.

Muff Murfin was not only a director of Radio Wyvern plc, but played a significant role in sharpening up the station's attitude to broadcast music. I recall playlist meetings at which he would criticise new pop records, sent by major labels for audition, because the singing was out of tune.

Radio Wyvern plc was the Independent Broadcasting Authority's programme contractor for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and went on the air from studios in Worcester in October 1982. John Manley was its original launch MD, replaced by Norman Bilton maybe a year or so after the station began transmission. But it was Rob Yarnold who most strongly held aloft the torch for independent local radio for this region. Though he left Radio Wyvern, he later returned to radio when the competing BBC local station opened, and was part of its opening team in 1989.

Complete Radio Wyvern launch jingle package

When I was living in NYC. I recorded this cover "Chain" and ended up with the acapella track. I love this track and would love for Dj's to put their twist on it. Also wanted to share this @Concordmusicgroup because of all the lovely artists you assembled remaking an album dedicated to a great band, Fleetwood Mac. Happy listening!!!!

"Chain" Fleetwood Mac Acapella

Class 87 Coventry to Euston 1986 (Set your watch by it)by Ciclismo, taken from new album "Blue & Grey: An Incomplete History of British Rail", out 06.11.2020 on Courier.

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