I was just listening to some Northern Soul music, as I often do, and it got me thinking how different my musical tastes were to many of the guys I worked with on the VOP and Radio Caroline. Many I worked with were particularly fond of rock music, so even though the station playlists meant…
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Postage Stamps
I’m not a stamp collector as such, but have inherited from family and friends some interesting examples of these little pieces of artwork. Here are three stamps from that collection:
45 DAY
A Worldwide celebration of the greatest musical format ever – the humble 7″ vinyl record! DJ Live streams, Talk shows, Live events, & Mixes Community, Mental health discussions, & Promoting the next generation of DJ’s the 45 Kids 4.5.2023 – 04 May 2023 – May the 45 be with you! More info here
Old Enamel Signs
Football
Although I have been a follower of football since I was about 10 when I adopted Arsenal as my team to follow. I never actually went to a proper football game until I was about 13 or 14 when I went to see Swansea City play at the Vetch Field. I then chose Swansea as…
Personal Computing
I’ve owned various Atari ST’s and an Atari Falcon over the years and still rate them very highly. Reluctantly, I eventually went to the dark side and got myself a Windows PC set-up. However, I think that Microsoft Windows is a very poor operating system and has only got where it is today by marketing…
For The Love of Vinyl
I guess that many people reading this post are like me and have a large vinyl record collection dating back to when they were teenagers or even younger. I think I was about 13 when I bought my first piece of 7″ vinyl. I carried on buying vinyl up until about 1990 when I started…
Een Gouden Start
Doing some vinyl conversion at the moment, and this LP is currently going through the process. I don’t think they would get away with this sort of covers nowadays, would they? Een Gouden Start vol.7, from 1974 with the Mi Amigo Boys singing, and Radio Mi Amigo jingles.
Radio Quiz
Walkers Crisps produced a pocket sized quiz book featuring Radio & TV many years ago. Nice to see a few questions about Offshore Radio in it.
Old Radio still going Strong
With thanks to the Radio Workshop in Worthing, West Sussex, England for the photo of the Etronic eta5316. More details about this radio (PDF download) eta5316/
