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SantaFefan · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:05 am Post subject:

Yes, you're right of course.. it is a memory jogger with some pleasant surprises too..
I have to admit though, my heart sinks when "the year" is announced as anything past the 80s.. Laughing

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graham b · Joined: 23 Sep 2010 Posts: 211 Location: Wakefield

Today is 1968. What a great year. Amen Corner, Status Quo, Louis Armstrong. Memories of being 15 again at the local rugby club disco illegally drinking Woodpecker.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

It is Graham, I was still at school then. Memories of youth club discos for me as well!

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Ian Robinson · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:56 pm Post subject:

6 years before I was born... but it's a good 'un!

oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1189 Location: London

I was 12 3/4 years old, and it was precisely the time, when I started buying Record Mirror, Melody Maker, NME and sometimes, Disc and Music Echo.

I used to flick my school tie whenever Xanadu came on...backcombed my hair a la Dave Dee...but all that aside, I'm just glad I grew up in the sixties.
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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Same for me Helen - great memories of Saturday night discos at the local St John's Ambulance Brigade unit

A good place to hold them as the odd fight used to break out now and then Smile

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Ian Robinson · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:39 pm Post subject:

I liked 1989 too (more my era!)

mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Huge response to these shows now. If you look at Tony Twitter account he sometimes posts twitvids.

Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:11 am Post subject:

Good one on Saturday from two top years: 1967 and 1990. The Beatles! The Monkees! Alan Price! They Might Be Giants! The B-52s! Madonna!

And Candy Flip. Oh well.

Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

Yes, 1967 was a good year. Nice to hear The Move (I Can Hear The Grass Grow) and Pink Floyd (Arnold Layne). Hendrix, The Who and Jeff Beck were also in the charts that month but I can't see Blackburn playing them.

It was certainly a year of transition. The Summer Of Love had not yet arrived and there was some awful rubbish from Harry Secombe, Englebert and Cliff.

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6855

I love the Charlie Chaplin song that Harry Secombe sang..it's a glorious song to sing along with ..and the one by Cliff is one of his lovely ballads ..as far as I'm concerned ...and Please Release Me ....not much wrong with that ....just goes to show you can't please all of the people all of the time Very Happy

Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

Becky: I loved Petula's version of This Is My Song! I guess she sang it with some passion whereas Harry Secombe just bellowed it out.

Though I couldn't stand Release Me, I loved The Last Waltz. So I'm certainly not anti slushy ballads, in case anyone thinks I am!

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

I was sure I'd replied to this thread but it's not here Confused

Anyway I just wanted to say I thought Harry Secombe's version was a bit different from Petula's, the words sounded different but maybe it's just me having a memory lapse!

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

1964 is today's first chart, opening with a Billy Fury track!

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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

It's 3 hours next Saturday 5th May.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

Well I suppose it's better than all the repeats on a sunday night. Sad

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Angela W · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 7229 Location: North Yorkshire

Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

I enjoyed 1964 today, the time when British groups started taking over our charts from the Americans. It was also when TOTP and Ready Steady Go burst onto the scene to introduce us to the new music.

I bought my first record in April 64: Tell Me When by The Applejacks. I still have it in the orange Decca sleeve.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

My copy is in the loft Schidzoid! A great set of songs as you say, things seemed very vibrant back then to an innocent schoolgirl!

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Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

Helen: I just love Gerry And The Pacemakers' 'Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying' and Roy Orbison's 'It's Over'. Also 'Everything's Alright' by The Mojos which I still have somewhere.

It all seemed so new at the time (though some songs were covers of course).

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oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1189 Location: London

That was one great chart..a very exciting time..probably the peak of Merseybeat. If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me. One great record after another.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

Think you're right about the Mersey peak and it was just before Tamla Motown really got known about as well.

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PS Nice to be back Becky!
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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Nice to hear Tony back Live. Obviously still going through a process of recovery.

ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Yes great to see Tony back so soon but he does still sound a bit under the weather Sad

I notice he slightly slipped up when introducing the track 'Walk On the Wild Side' - did I hear him correctly when he said it was produced by David Bowie and Mark Ronson?

I think Mark would merely have been a twinkle in his dad's eye back in 1973 - he obviously meant to say Mick Ronson from the Spiders from Mars and later Uriah Heep

I think on this occasion however its entirely understandable and excusable and I'm thoroughly enjoying the show and having Tony back Very Happy

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

Yes he understandably doesn't sound quite himself, but as you say good to have him back. Hope he isn't overdoing things though.

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ColinB · Guest

Turntable. Now there's a quaint word! Smile

Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

Ruddles: I agree, I think he did say Mark Ronson, though TB was never a Bowie fan.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

If my memory is correct they no longer have them in the R2 studios. When they moved from the old ones I recall JV playing what he suspected would be the last vinyl record on his show. JW and Terry Wogan had already moved to the new studio and their old one was I think the last one to have a turntable.

Some may recall David Jacobs popping into Jeremy's studio at the end of his show on a certain day of the week. I'm guessing he recorded his Sunday night show right after JV had finished. The day I was there Paul Jones was doing the same as he was in and out a few times.

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becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6855

Nice bit of Radio 2 history recalling there,Helen....(if there was a thumbs up smiley I would have put it here Very Happy

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Paul Jones was in a documentary,I watched, on BBC the other night ....London Calling with Jools Holland...he's one of the lucky ones who doesn't look that much different to what he did in the sixties... Cool

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

Thanks Becky!

Paul definitely looked as good as he did in the 60s Very Happy

, his skin was a lot clearer than it was back then.

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

Shame they don't show details on pre-recorded shows though Colin.

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19385 Location: Cheshire

So there is, and I think it's Ken Bruce's studio that they use. They must have had an afterthought sometime later.

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ColinB · Guest

Notice that it's in the side rack area, not built onto the main desk as used to be the case. It's probably there to perform those occasional transfer as I mentioned above.