Monday, 1 January 2007

I have just updated the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame web site, as I do on the last day of every month.

This month's update is a bit different. Up until now, the site has concentrated on the offshore broadcasters of the sixties but, as the rest of the world enters 2007, The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame has now proudly moved into the nineteen-seventies!

The first page of the 'Seventies Supplement', listing those DJs whose names begin with A, is online now and more will be added over the coming months.

The first page contains some offshore favourites like Tony Allan, Don Allen, Tom Anderson and Andy Archer, among others.

People have already been very generous but I am looking for more help. If you have any photographs, recordings, information or contact details for any of the English language offshore DJs of the seventies, please get in touch.

Apologies for cross-posting (I have posted a very similar message on the Caroline Yahoo board) but I hope the message is of interest.

Many thanks – and happy new year.

Jonathan
www.offshoreradio.co.uk

Pirate Radio Hall of Fame <...> said:

This month's update is a bit different. Up until now, the site has
concentrated on the offshore broadcasters of the sixties but, as the
rest of the world enters 2007, The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame has now
proudly moved into the nineteen-seventies!

Great stuff, personally my favourite offshore period.

Quoting a previous Sterling Times contribution:-
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It came into my mind today that Christopher England used to be slightly
obsessed with a record called "Little Birdie".

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I never heard it before and have never heard anyone play it again since.

I've been scratching my head on that one, but suddenly the lights came on: This was some song I was playing a few years back before I was given a life ban from Susy Radio on account of being far more handsome than the licence holders, yes?

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Do you still play it to yourself Christopher?

Sadly, not. I don't even seem on first glance to have a copy of it (or remember who the heck it was). Were I a proper man, of course, I'd be playing it to myself every morning when I rose and last thing at night before going to sleep! I appeared to have failed my manhood test.
D'oh.

Quoting a previous Hans . contribution:-

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Christopher England <...> said:
So, you don't think GCap are trying something different?

Erm, well, no.

So which other single organisation is providing a Chill service, a Jazz service, a Classical service, a kids service, regional and national bubble-gum services, oldies services, a classic rock service, a rock and new music service, a hip hop and r'n'b service, etc., etc.?

Which of the above list would you say wasn't 'something different'?