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…
Category: Radio
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/
Radio Monte Carlo Model Car
Radio Monte Carlo was a famous name in European broadcasting for many years. I bought this model car back in the early 1980s.
Radio Caroline Badge
As I clear out years of accumulated junk I find the occasional memory from the past. Sadly this old badge has suffered a bit of corrosion, but probably worth keeping for a few more years!
I was famous once!
Back in 2011 I was kindly invited to a radio event in Calais organised by the France Radio Club and Offshore Echos Magazine. Apart from being able to talk to some Radio Caroline listeners I was also able to catch up in person with my old Ross Revenge shipmate Walter Simons. A very pleasant meal…
