In article <5F9BDE92958E4F3786C68486891A6967@video2>, (Address removed) (Alan Milewczyk) wrote:

Sez you!

We are all entitled to an opinion Alan, and I confess I was one of the people that would rush out and buy singles in those days :-)

Just looked at the NME Book of Hit Singles – chart dated 12th
August 67....

Sorry don't have that

From the Top 30

Really liked – 23
Quite liked – 2
Didn't like – 2
Didn't remember – 3
They call it "Pop music" as in Popular, that which sells. Worked
for me in 67 when I was 18, still works now I'm 59.

We're obviously on different planets!;-) Tell you what? As you're
struggling to play music from that era, let me do your show for
you! This time last year, I was listening to Pirate BBC Essex,
which is the most live radio I've listened to in many a year – and
I wasn't the only one.

I found an hours worth and made it :-) . You are most welcome to comment on the selection.

I'll venture to say, it wasn't just the music that you were listening to via Essex. Like me you were also re-capturing your youth which we all do and there is nothing wrong with that as long as recapturing your youth doesn't leave you thinking that music is what should be used in 2008.

And I guess this show is a very unique show in that I don't think people should programme a station for themselves – they should programme the station for the audience, which is what we make every attempt to do as we will never get in perfect – no such thing in radio.

I'm sure we have all suffered The Last Waltz more than enough times :-). And it's best left for wedding discos ( please no). Pleasant Valley Sunday was a good pop track at the time, but not now. How many will recall, no googling now, the artist behind A Bad Night? Is Vikki Carr a name that makes people go OH WOW, sorry don't think so.

However, as I am allowed my own opinion – my most FAB track Man from the 60's still remain See Emily Play, well produced, powerful track.
And no plinkikity plink in sight – EUREKA. And if you don't like it, you should visit the vets :-)

The Johnnie Mann Singers as best remembered I'm sure for .........

Really, really Alan – no offence and if the music you love rocks your boat that's fine with me. However, I'd rather listen to nowt rather from some of the, what I think is, dross from the 60's and don't start me on the 1950's charts cos I'll scream at that point :-)

With the greatest of respect for your views

Eric