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4 news and views 25 DJ Roundtable Discussion

6JIMMY SAVILE - Part2 28 Tony Mercer Column Dave Christian Soul Sounds Iobeatwave - fra 29 disco picks of the month

12 ROGER 'TWIGGY' DAY 3o Hospital Radio Casebook

14 Quad Sound with Karl Dallas 32 dx corner i6Radio One 'Out and About' 33 Musing With Moffat

18 The Second XI - No.2 TONY MYATT 34 dee jay album sounds - LP reviews

20frc - cib 37 "Record World" US charts

23 BRIAN McKENZIE 38 Radio Luxembourg charts

3 major UK tour forgaryglitter "Dee Jay and Radio Monthly" poll winner Gary Glitter is currently undertaking a widespread tour of the UK. Under the title "Glitter Over England" the tour lasts for six weeks and at many of the venues tickets sold out in hours. Second concerts are being arranged at several of the locations.

The remaining dates are Locarno, Stevenage (June 7); bbc new Top Rank, Reading (June 8); r Winter Gardens, Margate programmes (June 9); Marine Theatre, Great Yarmouth (June 10); reminder Locarno, Portsmouth (June 14th); Gaumont, Just a brief reminder that Worcester (June 15); the new Radio 1 programme Rainbow Theatre, London schedules began this week (June 16); Palais, Nottingham (June 4). Monday to Fridays, (June 17); Guildhall, Preston Noel Edmonds now has the (June 22); Royal Spa Hall, 7.00 to 9.00 am "Breakfast Bridlington (June 23); Show", followed by three Empire, Liverpool (June 24); hours with Tony Blackburn De Montfort Hall, Leicester Johnnie Walker then fills the (June 26); Alexandra Park, midday to 2.00 pm spot, and Hastings (June 27); City Hall, the afternoons have three Sheffield (June 29); Gaumont, hours with David Hamilton. Ipswich (June 30); Flamingo, "Radio 1 Club" (Mondays to Redruth (July 4); Guildhall, Thursdays) and "Rosko's Plymouth (July 5); Colston Round Table (Friday) fill the Hall, Bristol (July 6); St 5.00 to 7.00 pm slot, with Georges Hall, Bradford "Sounds Of The 70's" (July 7) and the tour ends at running from 10.00 pm to the City Hall, Newcastle on midnight. "Scene and July 8. 1Rac-ew-a- Heard" remains at the 7.00- To tie in with this tour, 8.00 pm spot on Fridays. B.C. Enterprises Ltd., At the weekends, Saturday publishers of "Dee Jay and June 9 sees the start of the Radio Monthly" have repeat of "The Beatles produced the official tour Story" (in stereo in certain programme. Also called areas) and in July Alan "Glitter Over England", it Freeman will take over the has 28 pages, a full colour 3.00 to 5.00 pm slot from pull-out poster and costs 20p. Dave Lee Travis, driving a very 'hairy' Ford Mustang, leaves the Johnny Moran. DLT returns Copies maybe obtained from starting line at the 'Dee Jay and Radio Monthly' Drag Race meeting to Sunday mornings (11.00 B.C. Enterprises Ltd, at Santa Pod. Unfortunately, owing to bad weather the meeting was am to 1.00 pm) and also Willmott House, 43 Queen eventually rained off-but, fear not, we will be back at the big joins Alan Freeman as one Street, Hitchin, Herts for 20p August Bank Holiday Nationals meeting. Full report and more of the regular presenters of (post free). pictures next month. "Radio 1 Club".

British and US charts with news in their record "Armed and caroline tests Extremely Dangerous" are "Dee Jay and Radio brief to tour here from June 29 to saying that they eventually July 15. Dates will be Monthly" received a report hoped to have two services running, one on 390 m announced later ... other in the middle of last month BBC Radio London's tours set include Johnny from the FRC that Radio (50 kW) in English, the other on 259 (10 kW) in Dutch. Country programme "London Williams (June 15 to July 1) Caroline had started test Country" hosted by Bob and Otis Leaville and The station is, therefore, transmissions on 390 m, with extremely interested in Powel can now be heard on Barbara Acklin (May 22 to non-stop music. The station receiving reception reports Sunday afternoons from 3.00 June 11) ... during recent management were quoted as from listeners in Britain. to 5.00 pm ... June dates trip to the UK with the set for The Sweet include Al Green tour, Oscar Toney Blackpool (June 8), Jr cut sides for his first album Manchester (June 9), on the Contempo label ... next month in dee jay Hanley (June 15), Liverpool Howard Marks, promotion (June 16), Great Yarmouth manager at April Music set A LOOK AT THE (June 17) and Leicester to become UK pop

(June 18) ... when correspondent for Station applications closed on May WVBF out of Boston. ARNOLD LAYNE (RNI) 11 there had been two Howard may eventually be applicants for the Swansea making hour long tapes for local radio contract and six airing on the station ... BRUCE WYNDHAM (2nd XI) for the Tyneside (and Ray Moore will host a new

Wearside) station. . Bell's Radio 2 show on Saturday group "First Choice", mornings from 10.00 am to KENNY EVERETT currently high in both the midday, beginning on July 7.

4 a trio comprising L/Cpl vacuum record cleaner bofebS Trevor Neath (guitar), Pte Harold Randall (guitar) and talent Pte Christopher Gaughan (vocalist). contest Top singer was Giles Bodoano, who was also in The British Forces' the "Blue Rockets", placed Broadcasting Services' second in the group annual talent competition - competition. their search for the top The programme was singer and group among produced by Jack Pickering soldiers in Britain and (BFBS) and Don George Germany - culminated (BBC). recently in the finals at the Playhouse Theatre, London. With DJ David Gell as new compere, the contest, was recorded for later contempo broadcasting over BFBS The new `Groovac' record cleaner, produced by R.I. Audio, is stations throughout the world. releases claimed to be the first record cleaning unit that actually cleans Judges were Jackie Trent, Contempo Records the records by vacuum cleaning. with husband Tony Hatch, continue their policy of It has long been recognised that vacuum cleaning is the best singer Louisa Jane White and releasing great disco records way to remove dust, and this unit is now available to effectively husband Phil Sanderson, over the next few weeks. Set remove the fine dust particles which collect inside record grooves songwriter Mitch Murray for release are John Fred & - and which cause both record and stylus wear. and orchestra leader Geoff The Playboys great hit "Judy It has a 0.7 gram tracking weight, which is considerably lower Love. In Disguise" (June 1), than the 3 to 6 grams force of the more conventional brush Guest star of the hour-long Tommie Young - cleaners. This also gives an almost immeasurable reduction in programme was comedian "Everybody's Got A Little turntable speed. Bob Monkhouse. Devil In Their Soul" The Groovac consists of a precision lightweight arm, and a In preliminary rounds, the (June 8), African Music separate suction unit. This unit, which is designed to be inaudible contest had been narrowed Machine - "Tropical" at a distance of 2 metres, has a mains switch and indicator, and down to three groups and (June 15), Fontella Bass - is attractively finished in teak. three vocalists - all of them "It Sure Is Good" (June 22) The unit costs £6.90 plus VAT, and can be obtained from male. and Little Johnny Taylor - hi-fi retailers or direct from R.I. Audio, Kernick Road, Penryn, Winner of the group "As Long As I Don't Have Cornwall. (Tel: 032-67 2753.) contest was "The Patriots", To See You" (June 29).

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5 "My policy of the Radio 1 Jimmy had never that I'd got this idea in my Vipers at Woburn Safari programme is that first of broadcast on BBC radio. head for a programme Park. I've also been in a all it is a programme of "Well yes, that's true. I'd called 'Savile's Travels'. He lions' den, literally, and the entertainment. I maintain been voted Number One DJ wanted to know what it was only thing I had to defend that all programmes can do a for five years and had never all about so I told him myself with was a piece of lot of good without actually actually walked inside that it involved me taking a wood, which one the lions appearing to do good. My Broadcasting House. Then tape recorder around with promptly bit in half - so I shows always carry a Robin Scott, who was then me because the things that fled over the top of the wall - built-in mechanism that controller of Radio 1 asked I do of naturalness are so but this is all good radio. can do somebody some good me to have lunch with him interesting that we could And of course, with pop somewhere without at all and wanted to know why I make up a knock -out records of my own choice it's detracting from its wouldn't or didn't work for programme. So I took a tape incredible." entertainment value." BBC radio. I told him it recorder from the BBC and But in addition to these was because no one had stuck it up people's noses in exploits of Jim himself Jimmy Savile talking about ever asked me - because the various situations that I there is also this aspect of his very popular BBC I've never been one for going get into, and since then I've helping people via the show. Radio 1 show "Savile's round asking for jobs. I just been everywhere with the "On `Savile's Travels' for Travels" - now accepted mind my own business and if `Savile's Travels' machine. instance, I can find somebody as a part of many people's anybody wants me they come "It's the only programme that is trying to get on and Sunday listening. It does for me, and if they stop in the world that has been they can come on our then seem rather strange coming then I'd go back down a snake pit, filled with programme which is purely that until the arrival of down the pit. So I told him live snakes - 36 Russell entertainment in itself, but

6 somebody listens somewhere what shall we do with this non-political, non- "At Stoke Mandeville I and says `Ah that sounds hour. And I said we'll have denominational and invent situations, like for interesting'. I'll give you a a bit of a discussion thing - non -everything - and, of example I've just knocked recent example. I met a girl we play the Coasters' course, a hospital was ideal. off two caravans which I that makes up designs of "Yakety Yak" for the I've got no leanings towards have altered for paraplegics things to wear using talking - and it has now hospitals, I have no desire - and so we raise money for feathers - goose feathers, zoomed up into the top to be a doctor, but the pocket money for these duck feathers and so on, listening talk -show on any patients in hospital come people, and in the summer and I was chatting to her of the four networks, and from all walks of life, all two paraplegics and two about these feathers, and I it even beats several tv chat creeds, all ranks - but they nurses go down to make it entertaining by shows, which is amazing. have one common Bournemouth to this caravan saying things like 'If I wore Of course, it's by far and denominator and that is site I've got and have a free one of these on television away the peak show for they are all poorly and holiday for a week. This is would the feathers get up my BBC Religious Programmes." they are all in trouble. So good because long -stay nose and make me sneeze?' Talk of religion brought the therefore for me to walk hospital patients don't have and things like this - it's conversation around to in with my well known holidays as such because the all a good laugh, but we Jimmy's charity work, physog to those hospitals Ministry of Health doesn't were later contacted by which, unfortunately, is still where I work pays enormous have any mechanics to give `Pebble Mill At One' the regarded by some as a results to me, because we people holidays. Convalescence big lunchtime tv show, gimmick. After talking to have marvellous laughs, and, of yes, but holidays no. who were interested in Jimmy on these subjects course, everybody in hospital "In my job at Broadmoor contacting the girl who had let me assure them it's not. has got plenty of time to talk, we put on shows for the been on `Savile's Travels' How did it all come about? and I've got plenty of time patients and I take people talking about feathers. Now "Money as money never to talk and it's great. like Pan's People to see them, that will obviously be a really interested me and I Hospital to me contains and they think it's fantastic. very big thing for her - always worked out that when everything I need to fill in I built a discotheque inside and this is what I call a big I had enough for the rest of all the spare time that I've for the patients and spin off of the programme." my life, presuming that I got." knocked off about £1,500 - Jimmy's other regular was going to live until I And fill it in he most worth of gear for it together radio show is "Speakeasy" - was 110, then I didn't need certainly does, working as a with a League of Friends." how did that come about? to chase any more bread, porter at Leeds Infirmary, Finally, I asked Jimmy "I'd done a couple of you see. So when I got to that where he has worked day about his new BBC-tv show shows for the Religious stage, which was about six and nights now for almost "Clunk Click". Department and I suppose or seven years ago, I looked seven years, as a social "The BBC hT_.re been when they were given this around to see what I could worker (5i years) at Stoke trying to get me to do my one hour show on Radio 1 do with these enormous Mandeville, and as Honorary own tv show for five years it was obvious that they jollops of spare time that I Assistant Entertainments' now - but I kept putting would come to me and say had. I wanted something Officer at Broadmoor. the block on it because I

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7 didn't want more work - I go out for eight weeks from wanted less. Anyway after the beginning of May, which five years of them speaking is a big enough bite out of to me about it every year the summer for me." it got to the stage where I As I rose to take my either did it or we fell out, leave, Jimmy proceeded to and I wouldn't like to fall light another of his out with the Corporation, renowned cigars. His tiny or anybody else for that cigar lighter actually played matter. So I said 'OK, we'll a tune and what else but have a go', and this year "Smoke Gets In Your sees the Jimmy Savile tv Eyes". A pretty remarkable show, only it's not going to and unusual lighter, but then be called that because Jimmy Savile, OBE is a strangely enough I don't pretty remarkable and like to see my name in print unusual guy! too often, so we are calling it 'Clunk Click' and it will Ben Cree The show's the thing "Welcome to 45 minutes of light-hearted entertainment," said popular DJ Jimmy Savile at the start of the first of his new Saturday BBC-tv chat shows "Clunk Click" - and that really sums up the whole show - pure light-hearted family entertainment. There's a mixture of chat, bits of film, some music, a pop quiz and so on - all linked by Jim in his own inimitable way - and a very good job he does as well. As one might expect with Jimmy there's a certain amount of charity included - the first programme opened with Jimmy giving a pair of cruise tickets to one of the people who appeared with Jimmy involved with two of his many "extra -curricular" activities. him in the award -winning "clunk click" tv commercials. (Top of the page) Jimmy joins new recruits to the Royal Marine We've also had 27 -stone Liberal MP Cyril Smith singing, Commandos for a nine mile speed march at Lympstone, Devon. parrots that can ride bikes, a Dalek and so on. Jimmy is an honorary civilian instructor with the Commandos, and Pop content is there in the form of a game "Pop Up" in which young codples attempt to guess the progress up or down the twice a year goes down for a week to go through the Green Beret course. charts of records currently in the Top 30. (Above) Jimmy at the top of the Pass of Glencoe halfway through As I said good all-round family Saturday evening viewing - an 86 mile solo endurance trek from Crianlarich to Fort William perhaps at times a little slow by today's tv standards - but testing some arctic clothing for warmth, windproofing etc. From without doubt typical Jimmy Savile - and what more does one this particular effort Jimmy was able to make a fullprogramme really want? BC for "Savile's Travels". Don't forget he is also sometimes able to enjoy Mediterranean cruises as well ti - we've 4 of them. Disco Studio Centres with full light and sound facilities, offering a full range of DJ Electronics Putequipment - apart from being appointed stock- istsfor AKG, Reslo Sound, Beyer, etc., etc. Our Discotheque equipment is completely flexible, yet tailormade to give precisely what you want. Exciting visual effects and high quality sound. yourselfAmplifiers - Speaker Systems - Microphones - Discotheques - Sound toLight Units - Effects Projectors - Strobes. In fact all you need, including a wide range of sliders wrapped in ourin singles with ready -cut panels. Send for our new catalogue - you can mail order with no -deposit credit terms. placeOur place is open Monday to Saturday. DISCOSCENE 536 Sutton Road, Southend, Essex - (0702) 611577 DISCOSOUND 122 Balls Pond Road, London, N.1 - (01) 254 5779 HENRY'S DISCO 309 Edgware Road, London, W.2 - (01) 723 6963 DISCOSOUND 90-98 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W.1. (01) 437 5832

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A day in the life of Radio business. Ronan was involved Veronica in deep discussions. Dennis Martin Stevens revisited King (a former Dutch disc Holland recently to cover the jockey who now works in the Free Radio demonstration. office) was answering the He returned with this report: telephone and dealing with At midnight on 17 April, callers. The impression I I arrived with Caroline DJ gained was one of seriousness Steve England at the hotel and formality - not at all the used by Radio Caroline. sort of atmosphere one Veronica's ship, the associates with Radio Norderney, was at this time Caroline. about 50 yards from the "From here I headed beach at Scheveningen. towards the centre of The "At 4 am the Nordemey was Hague to photograph the towed out to sea, and by the demonstration. time I awoke, the ship was "A park was used as the once again transmitting. assembly point. At one end, Veronica was still using the a stage had been erected. The Mi Amigo, so there were two Veronica 'drive-in show' van different Veronica programmes was at the other end, being being broadcast at the same used as a mobile control time. The DJs took advantage centre. The loudspeakers of this unique situation by Be! Verwey scenting success (all pictures by Martin Stevens) were relaying Radio Veronica's humorous cross -talk, But one programme, but this was needed two receivers (and a hardly necessary because good knowledge of Dutch) to hundreds of transistor radios appreciate the fun! were also tuned to 538 or259 "Steve and I drove to the metres. Wherever you were, harbour, where we met Andy VERONICA the air seemed to be Archer. The Veronica tender completely full of the sound of was due to leave in 10 Radio Veronica. And wherever minutes, and there was a you looked, you saw the word suggestion that Veronica MARCHES `Veronica'. A police car had a might put on a loop -tape Veronica sticker on the asking listeners to re -tune bonnet. I even saw a police their radios from 259 metres "Ronan's trust was re -rig the temporary aerial horse with a sticker on its to 538 metres. This would have justified because Veronica did on the Mi Amigo to make it rump! been contrary to the agreement not after all put on the higher. It is also possible that "As the people were between the stations, and loop -tape. The station the equipment on the assembling, a barrage there was just time for one of switched to simultaneous Norderney needed re -tuning. balloon appeared, with a the Caroline staff to rush transmission of an identical But having said that, I can't banner attached to it. At the back to the hotel to confer programme from the two help feeling that Radio same time, a plane circled with Ronan O'Rahilly. I went ships. This was achieved by Veronica will soon have to overhead, also towing a along. It was suggested to using the Norderney's find a better frequency. Veronica banner. Ronan that a Caroline transmitter, and linking a "By the time I returned to "The police seemed to be representative should go out receiver on the Mi Amigo to the harbour, the tender had totally on the side of the on the Veronica tender to Caroline's 10 kW transmitter. left. I had some time on my demonstrators. I have seen re -start Radio Caroline "This was the perfect time hands, so I dropped into other demonstrations in immediately. Ronan preferred to compare the signals from Radio Caroline's office with Holland. At one such (during to trust Radio Veronica. He the two ships. Surprisingly, Steve and Andy. The the visit of President Soeharto said that this was a very the signal on 259 metres was atmosphere had changed of Indonesia) the police wore important day for Veronica, better than the one on 538 completely. Visitors were no riot helmets, and carried and he did not wish to metres. This was partly longer welcome. Even the shields and truncheons. But interfere in any way with that because the Veronica Radio Caroline DJs left after this demonstration was station's arrangements. technicians had helped to conducting their immediate entirely peaceful, and the

10 police gave the impression was in charge of the radio that if they hadn't been on equipment, and all the duty they would have been technical work carried out by joining in! Apart from the Veronica engineers was looking after the occasional done with his approval. The fainting female, they had very Veronica DJs on the little to do. Mi Amigo were not used to "When the park was full, operating the studio controls, everyone began to march so they sat in the production towards the parliamentary studio with the microphone, building. There were far too while Norman Barrington (he many people to take the same has dropped the hyphen - route, but everyone finished Smythe, which he never really up at the building, and filed liked) of Radio Caroline through the courtyard. helped the studio technicians Veronica director Hendrik to operate the control panel. (better known as 'Bul') In this way they simulated Verwey arrived. So did a Veronica's land studio Veronica van, and a tractor. arrangement which the DJs The tractor was towing a were accustomed to. trailer stacked with yellow The goodwill engendered The Veronica "drive-in show" van petition forms supporting Radio during this difficult period for Veronica. The petition forms, Radio Veronica will, we hope, the daffodils strewn every- been the excellent England on 227 metres, and lead to even greater where, and the girl attendants co-operation between the Britain Radio on 355 co-operation between the dressed in yellow all combined three off -shore stations. metres). stations. The Free Radio to produce a picturesque and There is a most welcome Then Radio Caroline movement has in the past spring -like scene. realisation that, as happened offered to let Veronica use torn itself asunder by petty "Bul Verwey spoke from in Britain, Free Radio will be the Mi Amigo, but this was disputes and rivalries. This the van, and the crowd silenced unless it can present also declined because it applies as much to the responded with cheers and a united front against the would have been very difficult supporter organisations as it Veronica chants. Then most of forces of the state to broadcast from the Mi does to the stations. The the demonstrators returned to monopolists. Amigo on 538 metres. recent events in Holland (and the park to attend a pop The new mood became When it was realised how the combined effort of RNI/ concert. apparent after the Norderney long it would take to re -float Ronan O'Rahilly/CIB/FRC/ "No one knows exactly was beached early in the the Norderney, Bul Verwey FRA during the run-up to how many people took part. morning of April 3. Our reconsidered the offer from the 1970 general election) I see from last month's Benelux office reports that Radio Caroline, and show the strength of the Free `Dee Jay and Radio Monthly' RNI offered its spare medium decided to hire the ship and Radio movement when it that the police put the wave transmitter to Radio transmitter for one month, presents a united front. estimate at 50,000. I would Veronica. This offer was using Caroline's wavelength. In the next issue, we shall say the figure was much seriously considered by This arrangement was have more news from FRA higher than this - more like Veronica, but finally declined financially advantageous to Benelux. Also, Part 4 of our 100,000. I would imagine it because it was feared that both stations, and the feature on the forts. was the biggest - and the two medium wave goodwill was such that the We have another advance most impressive - Free Radio transmissions from the Mebo Veronica technicians offer of new photographs at rally ever held in any part of II would have caused a improved the equipment on a specially reduced price for the world. The organisation severe loss of signal quality. the Mi Amigo during their readers of "Dee Jay and was superb. Everyone The two signals would have spell on board. Radio Monthly". This time, connected with Radio interfered with each other, As soon as the Radio it is our new Radio Veronica Veronica must have been and the result for both Veronica personnel were put set. There are nine glossy delighted that the stations might have been on board the Mi Amigo, they postcard -size photos, showing proceedings went so well on disgruntled listeners! The worked non-stop through the three different exterior views such an important day for the technical difficulties of uisng night and the following of the Norderney, three station; for this was not only two medium wave morning testing and tuning pictures taken inside the ship the day of the parliamentary transmitters on different the transmitter. At mid -day (showing the studio, the hearing and the day wavelengths were explained on April 11, Radio Veronica transmitter, and one of the transmissions resumed from by Mike Ross in last month's commenced transmissions cabins), and three the Norderney - it was also "Dee Jay and Radio from the Mi Amigo with a photographs of Veronica's Radio Veronica's Monthly", though it must be normal programme scheule. headquarters in Hilversum thirteenth anniversary", remembered that this Relations between the (showing the building itself, problem was overcome Caroline and the Veronica the record library, and a disc According to some reports satisfactorily on the Laissez personnel on the ship were jockey producing a in the British press, a vote Faire (Swinging Radio excellent. Chicago (Caroline) programme in the studio). was being taken in the Dutch The special price for this set parliament on a Marine is 90p. Offences Bill. These reports Please write to the Free were incorrect. What actually Radio Association, 339 took place on 18 April in the Eli W Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7LG, for your set Dutch parliament was a Triffijiiiii Eilik Ili& Er "hearing" to provide the of Radio Veronica opportunity for people in photographs, mentioning Holland to make statements that you read "Dee Jay and declaring their standpoint on Radio Monthly". Please the subject of off -shore radio. enclose a cheque or postal A significant aspect of order for 90p, made payable recent events in Holland has Marchers filing through the courtyard of the parliamentary building to FRA.

11 TWIGGY'S TALE

Roger "Twiggy" Day is Bill came along Roger, without doubt pretty unique along with Robbie and in the world of the disc Johnnie decided to stay put. jockey. Reference to almost "We had a choice - we any Radio DJ poll (and the could have left. They said recent "Dee Jay and Radio we can't guarantee anything, Monthly" poll was no but if you stay on we would exception) will doubtless appreciate it. I felt very find his name among those strongly on the subject - listed - AND YET ROGER and still do. It was HAS NOT BEEN "ON suppression of freedom and THE AIR" FOR OVER 18 so I thought you've got to MONTHS! take a risk now and then, His previous radio and they might clap us in experience, however, jail - but it's something I includes such names as believe in so it's worth Radio England, Radio taking a risk. Besides I Caroline, Radio Luxembourg thought someone's got to and Radio Northsee. When do it, or the listeners will I met him in London, be without a station that recently, I asked him what they love, and they did love prompted this interest in Caroline - more so after we radio? carried on. So I stayed and "Well really listening to it proved to be the best thing Radio Luxembourg. Things I ever did because we all got like Jack Jackson - 'Wow on well together and had a It's Saturday' or whatever really fantastic time." he used to say on those Fantastic or not, the story D -E -C -C -A programmes. I 'Big L" - and although country has ever known, of the final demise of the two think people of my age Dave was not very hopeful and I think if they'd left it Caroline ships was to come. either wanted to be pop he did put Roger on to the a little longer it would have Roger was on board at the singers or disc jockeys. I bosses of a new project - caught on. It was probably time. What were his couldn't sing - so it was disc Radio England. a bit too early for the British recollections of that fateful jockeying for me! Well, there "I went round to see these public to take at that stage. morning? was a fella who left the guy§ at the Hilton - they'd But it was really a fantastic "It was sad - oh so sad. office where I worked to only flown in that morning. station - very It's very hard to explain become manager of a local I was the first DJ they saw - underestimated." the feeling. But the tug ballroom, and as a joke I they didn't hear a tape or came alongside and I was said 'Don't forget if you anything - they just liked my In November 1966 Radio up to do my breakfast show ever need a disc jockey just 'cute little English voice' England closed down, and - I started at 5.30 am. It was call on me.'. and so that was it. I was Roger returned to disco a Sunday morning and I "I didn't expect to hear hired." work, working for, of all heard this boat alongside. anything more, and then So Roger went to sea, people, boxer Billy Walker I was worried because some of my friends who and joined Radio England, at a new club he'd opened we had heard a rumour that knew I was mad on pop aboard the MV Laissez Faire. at Forest Gate. Then one day students from the music entered me for a How did he find life afloat? he dropped into the Radio University of Essex were Southern tv quiz "It was a new experience. Caroline offices and asked going to capture a DJ for a programme 'Pop The I'd never even lived away them for a job. Rag Week stunt - so we Question'. This guy saw me from home. It was a bit "They were really a bit were on our guard. So I on the programme, liked frightening, but it was very short of people, because it went up on deck and there what he saw and offered me exciting working with a lot was coming up to the was this big Tug from the job as DJ at Dreamland, of Americlins who had a Marine Offences Bill, and Wijsmullers which was the Margate." lot of radio experience. most of their big name company that tendered us. And so Roger became, These people who had worked people were leaving to try and I saw one of the Dutch like so many radio DJs, a in Top 40 radio in the get themselves in with the crew and asked what they part-time ballroom DJ, States did me a lot of good. BBC. So there I was, and I were doing here because they working days as an The only disadvantage was joined Caroline South about often called in for a chat accountant, and nights as a that they wanted us to sound a month before the Bill if they were passing, and he DJ. It was at Dreamland American - we didn't and came in." said 'They have come to that he met Dave Cash, started pulling much more On board at that time tow you off to Japan'. So I who was just on the point mail, which, of course, used were DJs Robbie Dale, just laughed and went off of leaving Radio London, to annoy them considerably. Johnnie Walker, Steve. to the washroom, then went and asked him what the It was probably the most Young, Keith Hampshire and collected my records chances were of a job on Americanised station this and Mike Ahern. When the and went to the studio. The

12 Part one of a two part feature on one of free radio's most popular D. J.sRoger Day

Captain then came in and knew which companies had that once we were in port swept the radio world said 'Off with the been supporting us illegally-so there would be lots of following the closure of the transmitter'. I hadn't actually we got rid of all the stuff hassles - you know like the two stations. started broadcasting yet - and threw it over the side. British Government could "Well we got them as we played continuous music "I woke Johnnie up to have put pressure on the well, you know. We were for half an hour to warm tell him that we were being Dutch Government to stop told to stand by our phones - up the transmitter. So I was towed in. At first he thought us going out again - that and we almost made it once. waiting to go on, and I said I was joking, but when sort of thing. We all had We were on the old Radio 'Well, can I say anything?' we passed one of the these feelings and it was 270 ship - but someone and 'Why are we going off?' lightships he knew I wasn't. very sad -a few tears were blabbed to the authorities To this he replied that we We just mooched around wept I don't mind admitting. and they stopped it going were going to Amsterdam all day - we didn't know The thing that annoyed me out - otherwise we would for repairs, and that I had what to do. There was a most was that we weren't have been back in three two hours to clear all my depressed feeling about the allowed to say anything to weeks." stuff out of the studio. So whole thing, because although the listeners. I thought that So Roger was back on then we realised that we they told us we would be for the tremendous loyalty land - and back, once again, were going in - and so we back in three weeks - we they'd shown us, we weren't to the odd disco booking ... threw masses of documents all knew that it was the end. allowed to give something and to waiting. over the side in case the wrong And that was before we back - and I mean they people got them. These were knew that the Caroline North wouldn't know that it Next month: Roger joins documents referring to ship had been seized as well." wasn't our fault." Radio Luxembourg, and 'paid' records - because What made Roger and the This is true as I'm sure tells his story of RNI. we had been existing on other DJs have this feeling? most people can well 'paid plays', and we felt that "It was literally just a remember the many rumours it would be wrong if people feeling, because we knew and counter -rumours that Ben Cree 000 8ound Tifects from the best and biggest sound library in the world. Hundreds of aural effects on eight great discs- only 95p each and no copyright hangups!

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13 Everyone, these days, Fortunately, the right sort seems to be talking about of hardware is already easy quadraphonic sound, but no Quad is coming to come by. Since the stereo one seems to know very and quadraphonic cartridges much about it. Is it going to are not compatible, you can oust conventional stereo? Karl Dallas reports play a stereo cartridge on a What are the differences quad player but if you play a between the various systems? this exactitude, but the sound once. You'd need an extra quadraphonic tape on an Is it just a gimmick to sell will be very much fuller than stereo amplifier for the rear ordinary stereo player you'll twice as much equipment as with just two speakers. speakers, of course. But in lose two of the channels, before? And, anyway, what There are fairly reasonably - fact, quadraphonic music on sounding worse than straight sort of music is available in priced units which do much tape has so far been confined stereo, so you need a four channels? the same thing, except they to eight -track cartridges. quadraphonic player. To answer that last question spread the third channel over There is talk of quadraphonic A machine which is ideal first, the answer is: precious two speakers, giving you more cassettes some day soon from for adding on to any disco little. I don't think there has of a true quadraphonic effect, Philips, but until that day, console which will enable you been a single quadraphonic usually with volume controls the cartridge is the ideal to take advantage of the single issued anywhere in the to regulate each of the four format. increasing numbers of quad world which, you might speakers but really this is The normal eight -track cartridges as they come into think, takes it out of the unnecessary. Many of the cartridge carries four the catalogues is the JVC sphere of interest of the "4D" or "surround sound" programmes of stereo Nivico 1205U, which will not average DJ. But I don't modes that you find in some (two -channel) music so only play in stereo and quad think so. amplifiers, including some anyone with the simplest modes, but will also actually In fact, lots of DJs have true quad amps, work in grasp of arithmetic will see allow you to record your own been venturing into the field much the same way. that it isn't too difficult to cartridges, though in stereo of quadraphonics without Why it works is a little translate this into two only. realising what they were hard to explain without programmes of quadraphonic This has a number of doing, simply by placing getting too technical, but (four channel) music. refinements not available in speakers all round the room briefly what you have done The only problem is that most cartridge players. instead of just on either side is to connect a third speaker being made for continuous Besides being able to record, of the playing console. This which is out of phase with play, unlike discs and, to a it has a pause control and a "surround sound" is a long the other two. Now most lesser extent, cassettes, it's fast forward drive which runs way from true recordings, whether on tape harder with cartridges to find at three times the normal quadraphonics, of course, or disc, contain out of phase the exact piece of music you speed of 3f inches per just as you don't get anything "information" which is want, which obviously makes second, making it much like stereo from a mono specifically excluded from them a bit of a drag in a easier to find the right place record played through two being played back, because it disco setting. Thus, like the on a tape than ever it's been speakers, but the feeling that would muddy up the stereo conventional stereo cartridge, before. the music ought to come at they are really most useful for Another thing I like is the the dancers from all sides is out -of -phase speaker across background music, for three -position switch, really quite sound, if you'll the terminals of your two instance to play while the allowing you to have the forgive the pun. stereo speakers you are able people are coming in and machine stop itself either at Actually, if you are already to reproduce these sounds. while you are sorting out the the end of each programme using a stereo system, you Which brings us to true running order of your discs. or at the end of the tape, or can get something like a quadraphonics, in which you And because they are to run continuously. This is quadraphonic sound quite have four completely basically intended for particularly useful when easily, for only the cost of an separate tracks - the technical background music, recording, because it protects extra loudspeaker, and you word is "discrete", which quadraphonic cartridges so you from recording over stuff won't need to invest in any you'll be hearing a lot about far have been aimed mainly you want to keep. other costly decoding in the years to come, so get at the easy -listening market, There is also a counter equipment. As you probably used to it - each of which is with just a sprinkling of which is geared to the amount know, the lead to each of reproduced via one speaker. progressive sounds. So if you of time the tape has played, your existing loudspeakers The simplest way to do this, look through the Precision so that if you set it to zero consists of two wires, one in fact, is by way of tape. Tapes catalogue, which is one when you begin, you'll know positive (usually marked plus Most domestic tape of the most comprehensive exactly how long you've or colour -coded red) and the recorders these days record around, the closest the four - got left. other negative (marked minus on four separate tracks, and channel tapes come to pop is One word of caution about or coloured black). If you theoretically it should be very Carole King's "Tapestry", recording, incidentally. With connect up a third easy to convert them so that which is hardly a disco cassettes, it is almost loudspeaker by taking one they will play all four at sound, is it? impossible to record over lead to the positive terminal pre-recorded music and of one of your pair of stereo absolutely impossible to do speakers and the other lead it by accident, but cartridges to the negative terminal of don't have this built-in the second, you will discover protection. So take care. sounds coming from it which The JVC Nivico 1205U are different from what's costs approximately £138, coming from the stereo inclusive of VAT. speakers. So much for cartridges. If you position yourself But we, basically, are in the roughly at the centre of the disc business, and we won't three speakers you will really be getting into probably hear certain quadraphonics until the instruments coming from record manufacturers really specific speakers, though they pull their fingers out and may move around a bit. start producing something for Anywhere else, you won't get The J VC Nivico 12050 is ideal for disco use. us to play on our consoles

14 that makes sense in pop terms. like a proper quadraphonic further out to each side of the as a discrete system (like At the moment, most of effect. I am told that you can 2 -channel sound stage." tape) and gives you the best them seem to be play Pye quad records on SQ Furthermore, even with a possible separation between concentrating either on equipment and CBS records proper quadraphonic set-up, the four channels. This isn't classics or on the same easy on QS equipment since they you don't need any different terribly important in listening market that has are both what are known, pick-up, although JVC classical music, where all collared the bulk of the quad technically, as matrix Nivico have developed a they really want to do is to tape market. The exception systems, but I haven't had a special stylus, the Shibata, reproduce the sort of to this rule seems to be CBS, chance to check this out. which they claim is an reverberation effect you get who have about 80 Before you are entirely enormous advance, both for in a concert hall, but it is quadraphonic albums plunged into despair, here is stereo and quad use. The essential in pop, of whatever employing the SQ system the good news. Though these stylus costs about £19 (inc kind. developed by Sony, of which three systems are not VAT) or can be had Also, to develop CD4 the there are about a dozen that compatible with each other, combined with a cartridge for RCA record company have might be of interest to you, they are all compatible with about £33. developed a new, harder although as with their quad ordinary stereo, meaning that As I've said, there are more plastic which has less surface tapes they tend to be you can play quad records on albums out in SQ (which is noise and is more resistant to weighted on the progressive ordinary equipment and also being adopted by the wear than normal LPs (and side, with artists like Janis, you'll get stereo sound, with mighty EMI group) than haven't record quality Santana, Sly Stone, Beck and nothing added, nothing taken either of the other two standards been tumbling, Al Kooper. away - though there have systems, and there is lately ?). At this time there are been some reports with QS equipment being made by 46 Quite soon, RCA plan to three rival quadraphonic records played on different companies, so it is a turn over all their production systems, the CBS -Sony SQ conventional stereo case of the first in the field to CD4, and already nothing system, the similarly -named equipment that you get getting off to a quicker start, is issued in conventional QS system developed in additional sounds appearing as usual. stereo if it is coming out in Japan by Sansui and being to come from outside the two But, personally, my money CD4. marketed on record in this speakers. is on the CD4 system which But, everything else country by Pye, and another Or, as one technical is being backed by RCA, considered, I would place my Japanese system, the CD4 report put it: "When a QS though the records available allegiance with the company system from JVC Nivico record is reproduced via an in this country number only who had the marketing which is being taken up in a ordinary 2 -channel system the a couple of dozen. There is common sense to put their big way internationally by signals from what would have more CD4 pop available in main drive firmly in the pop RCA and the Warner Elektra been the rear channels the States, however, which field, and start producing Atlantic group. And just like undergo a phase shift to give could possibly be obtained quad singles, here and now. the LP rivals, you can't play an the listener an impression of from special import shops. It remains to be seen who RCA record on CBS -licensed sound emanating from I prefer CD4, basically, will be enlightened enough equipment and get anything sources that have moved because it is what is known to try it out. C.R.S. PRODUCTIONS UK distributors of the fabulous "SPOTMASTER" range of cartridge machines. "MOOG" "400", "500" and the personalised brand new "1070" music jingles just model in stock. for you from our jingle workshops. The only "Spotmaster" distributor in Europe Have a jingle where ALL models are written round you, available for not just a voice demonstration in our over. very much "ALIVE" radio studios. Prices within any Write now for brochures dj's reach. Write and price list. with your ideas. * Newly arrived * from the States instant (it really is) start broadcast DJ COURSES-five studio hours. Experienced ex -radio dj's turntables. are your tutors. £25 inclusive of an audition tape. Details on request. STUDIO HIRE £7 per hour. Convenient to Manchester airport and all stations. C.R.S. PRODUCTIONS 24-30 PARK LANE, POYNTON, CHESHIRE TELEPHONE POYNTON 6001

15 BBQ Radio GETS OUT Easter Monday saw BBC's 'Radio One Club' The DJ in question was afloat - with the actual Rosko, who thoroughly enjoyed himself, throughout transmission coming from on board the cross -channel the trip and who ended up literally knee deep in the Townsend Thoresen car ferry 'Free Enterprise VII'. hundreds of requests that It was a major exercise poured in from the for the BBC Radio One passengers. Executive producer team, involving a two-way radio link from the ship to Johnny Beerling was also a special receiving post set totally delighted with the up on the cliffs at Dover. broadcast. "At the BBC they said reception was so Fortunately it was a fairly clear that they didn't believe calm crossing, although in it was done by a radio link- anticipation of things they reckoned we had a rougher, which could have long cable trailing over the played havoc with stern!" Johnny was also conventional record gear, all discs had been full of admiration for the transferred onto cartridges. co-operation of Captain The saloon of the Free Dawson and his crew, which was tremendous throughout Enterprise VII soon filled up with a mixture of the trip, and he is now fired with an enthusiasm to repeat holidaymakers, soldiers exercise of putting the returning to their units after `Radio One Club' show into Easter, and a large party of odd and unusual venues. girls from the Notre Dame So great was the High School, St. Helens, atmosphere generated, that Lancs (special mention to when the broadcast ended at Form 3T and for Josie 7 pm, Rosko went on for Simpson and Sheila Rigby!) another 30 minutes with a all of whom were delighted free disco show for the to find a real live DJ on passengers. board! ALL AT SEA

The Townsend Thoresen Car Ferry 'Free Enterprise VII'from Rosko return triumphant to the WhiteCliffsof Dover. which the broadcast was made. 'Free Enterprise VII' is the latest of the Townsend Thoresen fleet.

Thr(mgine room pro VCA a little too much for the Emperor! On the bridge with (I to r) Rosko, BBC Executive Producer Johnny Beerling and Captain Jack Dawson- Commodore of the Nti Thoresen fleet.

16 DOS'I iND ABOUTRadio

It is true to say that it incidentally, chauffeur to was very wet indeed at Ringo Starr) not spun Brands Hatch last month, things might well have been when a team of top BBC very different. Radio One DJs plus tv After the race Noel told personality Nicholas us that he was shattered, Parsons took on the might but that he had enjoyed the of eight top promotion men race very much indeed. "It from the major record would be an understatement companies. Both teams drove to say that it was wet, and in 112 mph SheIISPORT really I had no idea how the Ford Escort Mexicos, which Mexico performed under incorporated special safety these conditions", he said. roll cages and fire Noel received the protection. traditional winner's garland The DJ team was and a great cup from Miss captained by 'the hairy Evening News. monster' Dave Lee Travis, Final result was 1- Noel and included fellow DJs Edmonds; 2 - Kenny Smith - Noel Edmonds, Emperor Apple; 3 - Dave Lee Travis; Rosko, John Peel, Johnny 4 - Steve Jones; 5 - John Moran, Steve Jones and Peel; 6 - Emperor Rosko; Dave Gregory. 7 - Steve Collier - CBS. The race provided an easy Team points - Radio One - win for 'local lad' Noel 82; Record Companies - 54. Edmonds (had he been All the DJs welcomed the sneaking down for crafty idea of driving at Brands practice you might well Hatch again at the "Dee ask!), who led from start to Jay and Radio Monthly" finish and never really meeting to be held on looked like being passed, Sunday, September 9, when although had second place we are hoping to match the man Kenny Smith of Apple Radio One team, against a Records (who drove like a team made up of Radio man possessed - and is, TOP GEAR Luxembourg DJs and stars.

DLT and Noel Edmonds get away to a perfect (if rather wet) Eventual winner 'Super Noel' seen here immediately before the start to the DJ race. start.

The two team captains DLT and Don Percival of Phonogram. Noel collects his award from Miss 'Evening ,,Vews'.

17 RADIO l's 2nd XI

Tony has come a long way listened to me as host. Then since his early days as a they listened to my taped newsman for theSouth China voice doing trailers for other Morning Post. shows. Then it was back to He still writes - not sports me again. That went on news now, but trailers for every day. It was Radio 1 and 2 programmes. occasionally embarrassing." Tony presents a lot of them At home in Ealing with too, and he thinks them up. Mrs Myatt and two He is, in fact, the man in daughters, Tony's musical charge of all trailer output interests intensify rather at Radio 1 and 2 and, of than diminish. "For my own course, he's the Friday night listening," he says, "I like voice of Night Ride. progressive jazz. Miles Davis, "That first Night Ride Dave Brubeck, Deodata - if show," he recalls with a you've heard of him. But I shudder, "was an absolute write pop ballads myself and disaster. It's a music show, you might call me a of course, but I was so tremendously frustrated nervous, so petrified, I songwriter. Frustrated because simply talked too much - to I Can't read music. Or write the point of verbal diarrhoea. it down. I've done some But they gave me another collaboration with chance and it was all right musicians. But it hasn't after that. It was the first worked out yet. I'm still live work I'd done in five or looking." six years." Tony is 34 years old. Tony did the earlier live "Do I miss Hong Kong? work in Hong Kong where he The climate, no. The grew up and where, after humidity is unbearable. schools, "because I didn't If you like night life though, have a clue what else to do," it's an exciting place. he took that first job with the Unlike London, it stays .South China Morning Post. open late. If you run out of "I enjoyed it," he says, cigarettes after dark, for "I left, I guess, because I example, you can still buy wasn't too keen on them in the shops because shorthand." the shops are still open. He wasn't too keen on Here you've got to prowl writing stock market reports the streets hunting up a either. That was one of the vending machine. chores at Rediffusion Hong "I miss my friends in Kong - Tony's next employer. Hong Kong too. My first The way out came in the continuity writing, writing for COI, the Central two years here, at COI, shape of a programme announcing, everything, Office of Information, before I lived in a block of flats. called Family Forum. Tony including compere work on landing his first job with Nobody talked to anybody also wrote that. He asked live shows. It was the best the BBC in 1969. else, .or at least not to me. if he could present it. The possible experience I could That job - microphone If a friend came in from answer was yes, if you do it get. But, after four years of publicity, promoting televisionHong Kong, I just wouldn't without pay and on your it,I thought: well, what do programmes via radio - let him go." day off. I do now? Thai's when I grew into the current Radio 1 But that was alt before the Tony did. decided to come to England and 2 responsibilities, Night move to Ealing, the Beeb, The experience enabled and try my luck at the Ride and, in May, to a two and Night Ride. him, two years later, to pirate stations. - week stint filling in on the move to Hong Kong's The year was 1967. By Tony Brandon Show. commercial radio station. the time Tony arrived here, "While he was on holiday, "I learned everything the pirate stations were no there was no respite from me Patrick there. I did news writing, more. Tony marked time for his audienve. They McGivern

18 CAMPAIGN FOR Free Rude INDEPENDENT Campaign BROADCASTING

Veronica come on land . . . and also relayed on 259m Lex Harding (who was also unintentionally!! from the Ali Amigo. This on Radio 227 when they were Readers will no doubt have arrangement continued for a broadcasting in Dutch); heard the dramatic news of few days; now, however, Klaas Vaak; Hans Mondt; how Radio Veronica's ship, Caroline are once again Stan Haag; Chiel Montagne; the my Norderney, was continuing their maintenance Will Luikinga; Rob Out and washed ashore during heavy work and hope to be back Tom Collins. storms on the night of soon. The station broadcasts from April 2, after the local the my Norderney with a lifeboat had taken the crew The Rally On April 18 the Dutch transmitter power of 10 kW off following their distress Government had organised a on 538m (557 kHz). (Prior to signals. It can be seen from discussion on the future of the September 30 last they were the photo that the ship was off -shore stations as they are on 192m.) well and truly beached. This now one of the only European Listenership in Britain was could not have happened at a countries that has not signed very large (estimated to be in worse time as Veronica were the Treaty of Strasbourg that the tens of thousands region) preparing to launch a massive outlaws these stations. but it has dropped to virtually publicity campaign over the Following these discussions, zero since the IBA started Veronica DJ Rob Out who has air for the rally in The Hague been with the station for eight years which representatives from their test transmissions on the and has a regular afternoon show that we mentioned in last the Dutch Music Industry, same frequency. plus a very popular "oldies" show month's issue; however at weekends and from RNI and Veronica, Veronica report by (Pic courtesy FRC London) Veronica made the most of Roy Brooker were invited, recommendations Veronica's ship on the beach (Pic courtesy FRC Holland) their plight.. .. as to future policy would be quality black and white On Scheveningen beach the IBA Test Transmissions poster of the Mi Amigo. made to the Dutch Parliament. Good news for Veronica Norderney soon became a big In order to show the public's These are available at a public attraction and fans - the IBA have finally specially reduced rate for all opinion on the matter a rally obtained permission for an hundreds of people and cars was organised by Veronica, VERONICA HITS LAND! "Dee Jay and Radio soon arrived, so, Veronica aerial site at Saffron Green Monthly" readers. Write to as mentioned. As a result of part of Hilversum. It is here however, has the outstanding near Barnet, Herts. This engineers lost no time in Veronica's massive popularity, the FRC for details. relaying programmes to them that all the programmes are professionalism of the station means that once the aerial together with their well - taped before being sent out to changed. The station too is and transmitters are Tony Allan via loudspeakers. All this experienced publicity filled the Dutch newspapers the ship. Only the hourly very efficient at campaigning, operational they will not have Fans of ex-RNI and department, the rally was news and the occasional and in the past has gained to use 538m. However, it Caroline DJ Tony Allan may and gained the station much well attended. An estimated sympathy. Attempts were special shows in the summer huge public support not only seems that this could be up to be wondering where he has 150,000 people attended, come "live" from the for itself but for many two years before it is gone . .. well he has joined made to re -float the Norderney, including many thousands but at first these were Norderney. A very friendly charities. Veronica has also a completely operational. The the new offshore station from neighbouring Belgium. and free atmosphere exists in very popular mobile disc unit IBA also intend to duplicate called "The Peace Ship" unsuccessful so a special Much support was given to arrangement was reached the Veronica house, and as a which tours Holland and transmissions for an which intends to broadcast Veronica and the rally by visitor from England our Belgium. unspecified period to get to the troubled parts of between Veronica and Ronan Dutch firms and Dutch "pop" O'Rahilly of Radio Caroline reporter was made very Back to the studios, for the listeners used to the change. North Africa from a ship in artists as well as huge welcome. The first thing any technically minded, the mixing the Mediterranean. whereby Veronica's coverage of events in the Radio Nordsee International programmes were transmitted visitor is shown (after consoles were built by the Dutch press. Two views of Veronica's studios. (Left) DJ Will Luikinga at the microphone studio staff and each one is Once again there are Free Radio Campaign on 259m from the Mi Amigo. "chatting -up" the of Studio 4. (Right) Engineer Adje Bouman at the control console of changes in the International In Britain, as a result of receptionist!) is the record Studio 2 (Pies courtesy Bob Arnold) connected to a couple of For details of the Free Although Caroline's new appeals by FRC and its area Service programmes where Radio Campaign, its generator had been fitted, the library of which the studio Garrard 401 (or 301) organisers, Free Radio panel. This is the arrangement shows for an English audience. turntables for disc playback, Brian McKenzie is now newscaster magazine, its area aerial mast was still not ready staff are justifiably proud; it Programme Controller. supporters were encouraged contains many thousands of that has made Veronica one (These sounded very much a three -channel jingle machine organisers and its supplies of so this meant Veronica's to write to the Dutch Disturbing reports from publicity material for programmes went out using LPs and singles all catalogued of Europe's most professional like Radio 2 sounds today.) (the studios and hallway are Embassy to make their and room for many thousands sounding stations; the deejay That was all over ten years full of jingle cassettes!) and a Zurich say that RNI owner Caroline, RNI and Veronica, the temporary aerial, so the opinions known. As a result Mr Bollier is considering send a foolscap SAE td Free power was quite low, more. It was in this library and engineer work as a team, ago and since that time the tape deck for playback of of the large number of letters with the deejay producing the trend has developed more to closing the Short Wave Radio Campaign, BM-FRC, nevertheless, reception was that the two million taped material. The output "World Service" programmes received the Embassy replied show and the engineer the style we know today. from this lot is fed into an London WC1V 6XX. quite good in most parts of "Veronica Blijft" cards were down again at the end of with a printed letter which stacked during the station's responsible for all the After Caroline closed in 1968 Akai tape deck which records Britain. Thus Veronica were promised to make these May. We hope that he Campaign for Independent able to publicise the rally as famous campaign for public playback and recording. Both they once more tried some the master tape to be Broadcasting opinions known to the support two years ago. are highly experienced and English shows for a short broadcast. The tape is rarely changes his mind. previously planned. relevant authorities in Annual mmbership is Upstairs are the four used to working together. time when they employed edited, and dj blunders etc go Caroline News only 38p. Meanwhile attempts to Holland. Allnew members refloat the Norderney production studios, each Another feature of the deejay Robbie Dale. Prior to out as if it were a "live" Whilst we are still waiting are sent two free car stickers. continued. A channel had to Radio Veronica consisting of the announcer's station's production side is RNI's opening Veronica had show ... they do however for Caroline to return, FRC Regular newsletters with the be dug to help it into the sea Since Veronica has been in section which simply houses the regular meetings of the 95 per cent of Holland's sometimes re-record a record Holland in conjunction with latest information on the and bulldozers etc, had to the news so much recently, a microphone and desk, and deejays to discuss policy and radio listeners. When RNI if it "jumps". the station have produced a political scene, as well as the pull it. They finally succeeded we decided to include our this is coupled to the programme content. opened Veronica were quick Some of the best known dj Caroline LP consisting of its off -shore news. Write just in time for the rally and promised special feature on technician's room where the In Veronica's early days to compete and the middle of names on the station are: early history on side one enclosing a foolscap SAE to, this enabled them to transmit the station in this issue. records are played and the the shows were of a "middle the road and classical music Tineke (Veronica's girl dj (some excerpts, jingles etc) Campaign for Independent their special rally programmes The heart of Veronica lies master tape is made. The two of the road" type and for a shows had virtually who has been with the station and its comeback on side two. Broadcasting, 13 Ashwood from the Norderney on 538m in a house, situated in a quiet rooms are coupled by a glass time they even tried some disappeared. At no time, from its start 13 years ago); Also available is a very good House, London NW4.

20 21 'aBcirio302 Terry Wogan Brian McKenzie, Radio Northsee International's late night disc jockey, was They couldn't born in Dunoon, a little village in Scotland. "I was brought up in keep Brian farming would you believe, but it wasn't for me. It is something you have to be very dedicated to. When the down on Pirates opened up, Radio Caroline seemed a long way away, and then Radio Scotland started up, and I the farm suppose it was an escape from the farming, a day- dream. They were advertising for disc jockeys and I went up for an audition and was a complete failure, so I came back to the farming, not that I had ever really left it - I just took a day off! "Three months later, Brian Mckenzie- however, the radio thing voted RNI's began to appeal to me, and I phoned Brian Holden number 2 D.j.- who was programme talks to controller and told him that I wanted to be a DJ, Dave Johns and he asked if I had any experience in clubs, and I show. I like the feeling of his show, so it was not a Christmas last year we were said I hadn't, but he communicating with people, question of establishing the coming in as loud as invited me to up to have a talking with them so they show, so it has grown, and Luxembourg, which was try. That second audition was associate with the DJ. I like the Rock and Roll really great, considering we also pretty bad, but we think that is where RNI is Special, it has an were sitting off Holland arranged that I should do making such an impact in international following. using 90 kilo -watts and tapes at home and take Britain. People can say "We would like to cater Luxembourg has 1,250 them up to him and he what they like, but where the for progressive music, but kilo -watts. In some parts of would tell me what I was signal is good we are taking we are hindered by 'air -time'. the country we are coming doing wrong. That's how I the listeners because the We could go 24 hours a day, in better than them. We eventually got a job on people can associate with the but after 1 am you are into also have a very good Radio Scotland, and I disc jockey as a real minority and your audience short wave signal on the stayed there for five human being. We have got a drops off. It is not fair to 49 meter 'European' band. months till they closed big listening audience and expect people to stay up It is unfortunate that down! we are taking the. that late, after all, people short wave is not a "I stayed in Scotland listeners." have to get up in the commercial proposition as then, and at one point, Brian McKenzie does a morning - they can't stay not many people have Mark Wesley and I were Rock and Roll Show on in bed till noon like we can short wave receivers, which going to go to Australia, Friday nights. on the boat! We thought is a shame, so we have to but that never materialised. "It all started when Paul we might get the two hours concentrate on the medium At that time I was promoting May was on the station, back from the Dutch Service. wave on 220 meters for the bands with a friend and then and I did a pilot show, and Personally speaking I think commercial part of the we branched out into it was so popular I started they could do without the station. organising dances as well it once weekly. I hardly two hours, but it is very "We have listeners and we until we made a furious loss knew anything about Rock hard for us competing with are proving it with records which put us off the idea. and Roll - I'm not that old - a station starting at 6 pm we are breaking in Britain I then came down to but since the programme has and then expecting the which no other stations have London for a week's holiday, been going I've learnt a lot listener to turn over at been playing, and we have and in the end I found I by people and organisations 8 pm to listen to us. been breaking them into was working in Tiffany's sending in records and books. "As regards reception, the charts, and the record where I stayed for exactly Their support has really London is the hardest place companies are starting to a year. Then all of a sudden knocked me out, and they to get the signal into, recognise that. We don't I thought, 'Boom, why not have backed the show to a which is our biggest see any reason for banning a join Radio Nordsee?', so I tremendous degree and the bug -bear. London is like record unless it is in an sent a tape off, and one show has built up a massive Amsterdam, sometimes it extreme. Junior Campbell's Tuesday, Vic Pelli came into following. is impossible to get into record was out for a long the club, and on Thursday "Don Allen arrived on Amsterdam even though time before we got hold of it, I was out on RNI, and for a RNI last October with the we are sitting right on top of and we played it into the year and a half since then, `Country and Western them. The engineers can ground, and you know what the Mebo 2 has been my Jamboree'. I have always explain it, it's because of happened there, and he home. believed that we needed to the amount of industry and attributed a lot of his success "I like doing an easy style put out shows other than the atmospherics. Even to RNI. We also have the programme, but I can do pure top 40 chart material. Luxembourg sometimes advantage of getting records up -tempo. On Radio Scotland Don has been on Caroline have trouble pushing the from the continent and I did literally every type of North and Manx Radio with signal into London. Around America so we are paving 0, 23 the way, and the classic but as a tele- "I think that the highlight commercial stations in example of of this was communications set-up for of my career was accepting Britain there is obviously Billy Paul and 'Me and Mrs the Mebo organisation, the award at the"Dee Jay going to be work for disc Jones' which we were playing which will be a charitable and Radio Monthly" jockeys, announcers and news first, and it was nice to get thing for organisations that Reception.It knocked me readers, but I don't think recognition from Rosko on would like to hire it for the out complete. Mike Ross and anyone really knows what his 'Roundtable' with use of broadcasting, tele- I didn't actually know about type of stations they are Lynsey de Paul, and they communications or as a relay the awards until we had the going to be. Is it going to be admitted that they had heard station, with perhaps the magazine sent out to the top 40 similar to Radio 1, the record first on Nordsee, possibility of a radio station ship. I've never had an or Radio 2 style with and that pleased us a lot, being on the same boat which award before, and it is a nice interviews with Mrs Bloggs and it was nice that they would be rather nice in the feeling, and I was surprised in the street who has lost don't say 'We don't Mediterranean as it is so many people bothered three cats, and does anyone mention them'. We are all beautiful weather out there to vote for me. I was know where they are? in the same business, only most of the time! I think if pleased to be number two Whether or not any of the some people are lucky enough Holland sign the Marine in the RNI section, guys on RNI join them, to do it from land and we Offences Bill, RNI will try especially as I do a late will, I'm sure depend how have to do it from a and stay on the air, night show, but what really much they are going to pay boat." broadcasting from where I surprised me was coming and if it will be financially There is at present a am not sure. The Dutch number six overall. It made worth it, and also if it is great deal of activity within government think that if my week, especially going to be beneficial career - the Mebo organisation. they don't sign the Bill considering I was up against wise for the people working "Actually RNI is the they will have possibly people on recognised on the stations. The stations smallest part of the Mebo another two stations on stations. will have to be good to organisation. Mebo started the air by the end of the "Kid Jensen who was my compete with the BBC, as a little tele- year. The population of biggest competitor was and by the system they are communications set-up, but Holland is the same as seventh, and it was really bringing in of regional now, like all successful London, and they can't nice to see that I pipped stations, I don't think it will organisations, it has afford it, and the more him, and to everyone who be possible to get a really expanded. We have got a stations there are the less took the trouble to vote, high standard. If you had a tremendous amount of work there is for the stations it knocks me out, and thank national station you could throughout Europe and already there. There is not you. I've been to receptions have really strong America. that amount of advertising before, but Ben Cree really competition. I think this is "There is a possibility in Holland. In many ways excelled himself, and any the general point the guys that there will be a ship it is good that you have a magazine that puts on on the station are making, going to the Mediterranean, selection of stations, but anything like that can be so I think if RNI is still perhaps not as a radio any more could be the straw really proud of itself. there, so will we." station with top 40 music, that breaks the camel's back. "With the coming of the

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Shortly following the music policy and getting the I think more than probably very much enjoy. announcements of the first talk programmes over on to you would have on the BBC. JW: Yeh - you see I commercial -radio contracts, Radio 4 is gathering more On my particular programme think the BBC's hang up BBC-tv's "Old Grey Whistle listeners and I think it's the music that I play which really has been that they're Test" held a DJ discussion probably clear that a station if it can be stereotyped is the only station and they're between programme that has that type of middle progressive or what have you, committed to pleasing the introducer Bob Harris, of the road format probably I have veritable free choice listener so that somebody Radio l's Johnnie Walker will get the biggest audience - of what I play. But I think that tunes in doesn't have and 208's Kid Jensen - on so I can't see in terms of when it comes to to wait too long for the the forthcoming stations rock music commercial radio commercial radio playing record that they want to and of the new awareness making all that big difference the kind of music I suppose hear and conversely doesn't in this country to radio and really. One hopes that you and I play more than hear any record that they what it can do. perhaps the heirarchy of the what Johnnie plays would actively dislike. So I think, With acknowledgements to BBC will say "OK well, be limited certainly in the therefore, they sort of play "The Old Grey Whistle we'll let Radio 2 and the early days. The audience the safe situation and would Test" and our sincere thanks commercial stations go for will be there but I don't wait for a record to be to producer Michael the majority audience and think the audience in proved to be popular before Appleton, we reproduce the now on Radio 1 let's really Britain as opposed to America they'll play it so they rather text of that discussion. concentrate on the music and Canada are ready yet to follow the trend instead of and not worry so much about hear Jimi Hendrix in the setting the trend which is the figures." morning as opposed to late what I think they should be BH: Kid you work on evening or something like doing. In my days on BH: John to start with Radio Luxemburg at the that which is where our Caroline I used to have you really because you were moment which is a music is today you know, quite a commercial, to use on one of the commercial commercial station, do you all late evening programmes. the word, late night pirate stations in the find that your freedom's BH: One of the things programme, that got in a bit mid -sixties - what form do limited in a sense by the that has occurred to me and of soul music into that sort you think commercial fact that it is a commercial I think that Noel Edmonds of commercial situation. I radio's going to take in this station going for very high on Sunday morning is don't think we lost country? ratings? proving this, that a very listeners over it and at the JW: Well you mention KJ: Obviously I think with wide programming policy moment we definitely seem to that the format of the new Radio Luxemburg because taking in, for example have a "them" and "us" London station Capitol so many record companies Aretha Franklin next to situation with Radio 1 Radio which is going to be sponsor plays via Jimi Hendrix next to during the day and then Radio 2. I think over recent commercials and Carly Simon next to Radio 1 at the weekend months, Radio 2 in trying advertisements for certain Jimmy9smond, that's the being totally different and to get more of an all -day records and artists - it does kinci*ogranuning that I I'd like to see that changed.

25 BH: Do you find your the David Cassidy's and most of the American could arrive at a situation freedom of choice limited Donny Osmond's and a stations work on that kind though where we maybe John with the music? record is screened not by a of basis don't they -a very have a choice of half a JW: Well I don't choose panel, but by a few people rigid play list? dozen stations in London? any of my records on on every radio station and KJ: Yes, to get a new Do you think that's a programme. They're all so the radio stations are artist featured on American possibility? decided by a panel of executive QUALITY top 40 music radio is a very difficult thing KJ: You mean like one producers but part of the stations with the good stuff because they don't go for station providing R&B and reason for that is because coming through and the kids the big cities, they watch one station catering for jazz? we had the needle time are being catered for - the secondary markets, the BH: Yea, I know this situation and people tend it's not like "we're gonna smaller cities. Like a New goes back to category to forget this. Fifty per cent ignore the under York station will watch situation but I mean do of the music on radio between 15 year olds", the kids are what a station in Buffalo, you . .. 9 am and 5 pm is actually being catered for but like which is in the same State, KJ: I think it's right. on tape and unfortunately your "Long Haired Lover is programming first and A lot of people put down you can't get people like from Liverpool" would not seeing what reaction they're pigeon holing of music Elton John or David Bowie be programmed on say the having on that record you and you shouldn't say this or Paul McCartney or The top quality top 40 or rock see, then they'll slip it in to is that but I think it's right Rolling Stones going into stations in America today, be safe because they can't for a person who's in a Maida Vale 4 with a mono in fact a lot of the stations risk playing a bad record particular frame of mind tape machine and doing a are dropping the top 40 because of the audience because I programme my session so you know, format in America. It's very ratings. The ratings are so show on Luxemburg to a unfortunately you have to funny being in America important in American radio. mood. You're gonna hear a miss out on that type of a few weeks ago listening JW: Yes, but at least they hard rock then you hear a music. But I think to the changes that are have the advantage of soft station. In America categorisation is dangerous, happening - there's still a alternative stations. You it sometimes can be that I'd like to see everything get station that exists in New know, if the one down the way in station, in cities much more flexible. York which I don't think road is playing music that where you have like 80 KJ: It's a funny thing could ever happen in they're not playing and radio stations both on the happening in America now London that exists on a getting listeners then AM and FM dial to choose with the top 40 stations - play list of something like they've got to think again from. You're spoilt, you don't that is my background for 15-20 records a week and and this is the difficulty know where to go, you know. commercial radio in they're constantly rotated the BBC have, they are in a America and Canada and the 24 hours a day. That's difficult situation being the concluded top 40 stations over there WABC in New York. only one. are funnily enough dropping BH: Is it not because BH: Do you think we next month OPPORTUNITIES IN RADIO

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"Wowee! Great reaction to our two -page spread of disco goodies last month - fantastic to hear that you are all finding our tips so useful." So saith our tame disco DJ who has literally been inundated with mail. Let's, therefore, waste no more time but launch off into this month's superb selection ... regrettably only on one page this month. UP TEMPO SWINGERS WIZZARD See My Baby Jive Harvest HAR5070 MILLIE JACKSON Breakaway Polydor 2066 317 SHEPHERDS BUSH COMETS Dixie Sonet SON 2033 NEIL CHRISTIAN That's Nice Ygung Blood Int YB 1044 ELVIS PRESLEY Polk Salad Annie RCA 2359 SHA NA NA Yakety Yak Kama Sutra 2013 064 MAJOR LANCE Ain't No Soul (Left In These Ole Shoes) Contempo C 9 STEALERS WHEEL Stuck In The Middle With You A&M AMS 7036 BIG WHEEL Shake A Tail Bell 1310 DEREK & THE DOMINOS Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad RSO 2090 104 HOT ROD I Want You (All Night Long) President PT 397 LIEUTENANT PIGEON And The Fun Goes On Decca F 13403 HAYDEN WOOD I Don't Wanna Lose You Jam 46 BOBO MR SOUL Hitch Hiking To Heartbreak London HLU 10418 DUFFY Running Away Chapter One SCH R 184 BYZANTIUM What A Coincidence A&M 7064 BABE RUTH Ain't That Livin' Harvest HAR 5072 THE NEW BIRTH I Can Understand It RCA 2360 PFM Celebration Manticore HEVY 2 MEDIUM TEMPO GROOVERS REDHEAD We Ran and We Ran UK R38 STAVELEY MAKEPEACE Cajun Band Deram DM 386 STEPHEN STILLS-MANASSAS Isn't It About Time Atlantic K 10306 BOBBY WOMACK AND PEACE Across 110th Street UA UP 35512 APOLLO 100 Besame Mucho Young Blood Int YB 1042 LYNSEY DE PAUL All Night MAM 99 GUNHILL ROAD Back When My Hair Was Short Kama Sutra 2013 063 PETER D. KELLY Working Class People RCA 2363 BLACK KNIGHTS I'm Not My Brothers Keeper Polydor 2058 360 FAMILY Boom Bang Raft RA 18501 SISTERS Kick Your Boots Off Bell 1307 LINDA LEWIS Rock A Doodle Doo Raft RA 18502 ROLLING STONES Sad Day Decca F 13404 NEIL SEDAKA Standing On The Inside MGM 2006 267 JACKIE DE SHANNON When You Walk In The Room UA UP 35537 FATS DOMINO Blueberry Hill UA UP 35539 NEW YORK CITY I'm Doin' Fine Now RCA 2351 THIN LIZZY Randolph's Tango Decca F 13402 TIMMY THOMAS People Are Changin' Mojo 2027 015 MARGIE JOSEPH How Do You Spell Love Atlantic K 10313 SAINTS & SINNERS Apple Splitter Bell 1308 NOW I Wanna Be Free President PT 401 BYRDS Things Will Be Better Asylum AYM 516 THE CRUISERS Schoolgirls EMI 2021 NEIL WOODLEY Calendar Girl Decca F 13400 SKIN ALLEY In The Midnight Hour Transatlantic BIG 511 JOE S. MAXEY Sign Of The Crab Action ACT 4607 JUNIOR CAMPBELL Sweet Illusion Deram DM 387 LEON HAYWOOD La La Song Pye Int 7N 25611 THE BLACKBERRIES Twist & Shout A&M AMS 7067 JOE SIMON Step By Step Mojo 2093 030 DAVE EDMUNDS Born To Be With You Rockfield ROC 2 JOHN D. BRYANT We All Get To Heaven Polydor 2058 363 INEZ FOXX You Hurt Me For The Last Time Stax 2025 151 MO-I-RANA So My Daddy Says Polydor 2121 158 ANTIQUE Last Tango In Paris Polydor 2001 454 SYLVERS Wish That I Could Talk To You MGM 2006 198 SLOW & SMOOCHYONES OSCAR TONEY JR Everything I Own Contempo C6 SOUL GENERATION Million Dollars Sticky STY 2 THE INDEPENDENTS Leaving Me Pye Int 7N 25612 THE SINGING PRINCIPAL Thank You Baby Action ACT 4608 CARL & CARLA When You've Got Love Pye Int 7N 45237 KEITH HAMPSHIRE First Cut Is The Deepest A&M AMS 7066 GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS Where Peaceful Waters Flow Buddah 2011 170

29 HOSPITAL RADIO CASEBOOK

In this, his third article giving advice on how to set up a hospital Be broadcasting service and a pro or how to run it, COLIN MARCHANT discusses the search for identity. On the subject of "Production and they'll be Presentation", he examines how best to gain a professional approach, yet retain an essential air of informalit). sick of YOU

A somewhat misguided station, you should try they're not your own. interview, keep in the young hospital disc -jockey, immediately to give it an Similarly, don't have a background. People aren't who will remain nameless, image of its own. This is the "get it off your chest" interested here in what once said to me: "I don't first step to professionalism. spot, a "Pop the Question" you've got to say; they want try to make my programmes Listen to any station - or a "hit from the pit" - to hear basically from your professional because I'm sure Radio 1, Radio 4, they've all been done before. subjects. the patients prefer them the Luxembourg, North Sea Think up your own ideas. There will be further way they are - with all the International - and you will There's nothing more corny advice on the different mistakes and confusion!" probably be able to identify than to hear someone approaches to broadcasting Well, he's entitled to his it within a minute simply attempting to be someone in future articles. But at this view, but my view of that is because it's got its own else ... and failing. point I'll just sum up these "Rubbish!" Admittedly, to individual style which you The main aim all the time general hints on presentation an extent it's true that the can recognise. should be to be yourself. by asking you constantly to public likes to have a laugh Pick out a short, catchy You will sound much more constder while you're "on the when something goes wrong piece of music which you sincere to your audience if air' what you yourself on the BBC - if, for example, can use as a station you are. would think of the a newsreader cues a piece of identification - something Put lots of personality performance if you were film and it doesn't, for some punchy, preferably, which into your shows. People in hearing it as a listener. reason, come on; we love to your listeners will be hospital want to be cheered Would that silly remark watch the poor man go humming to themselves up; they don't simply want you'rejust about to make redder and redder! after hearing it a couple of to hear music. In fact, that cause you to cringe if you But that's probably times. may well be of secondary were hearing it from because the BBC isusuallyso Jingles will also help to importance. It's the chat someone else? Would that professional. The cynical give your station an identity - which they find particularly egotistically -presented news patient tuning in for the but make quite sure you're entertaining. summary annoy you? If the first time to his hospital giving it itsownidentity and So far, I've been referring answers are "yes", then you radio station, on the other not that of another station. primarily to music and light know you must change your hand, is expecting to hear an I can never see the point entertainment shows, which approach. amateurish station and if itis in using mass-produced will probably be the bulk of Returning now to the a shambles, he's not jingles which you buy by the your output. But to achieve production side, one of the particularly amused simply hundred and which are professionalism in more most important criteria for because he's not expecting heard on numerous other serious programmes, the professionalism is accurate 4 anything different. radio stations. Why not try technique is very much timing. If a programme is So, in this third article making your own? It's really different - in fact, quite the supposed to last an hour, it in the hospital radio series, not that difficult and you can opposite. shouldn't last an hour and 30 I'm going to look at the make them absolutely Far from projecting seconds. It may throw all the need for professionalism - relevant to your own yourself, you should try to other programmes off course and that's not to be confused particular programmes. suppress your personality and it could also mean that with formality. A programme In fact, it's always wise completely. If you have to your audience won't get can be both professional and to avoid copying in any read the news, by all means correct time -checks. informal, though I suspect direction. make it sound interesting, Set your studio clocks at that the aforementioned Develop your own style but don't employ the same the beginning of each day's dee jay would see this as a as a broadcaster. Don't use style you use as a broadcasts; check them two sheer contradiction in phrases like "Sur le continent" disc -jockey. or three times throughout terms. and "Greetings, If you're chairing a the day. If you're planning to Having launched your pop -pickers" because discussion or conducting an link with BBC network

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programmes your timing will have to be absolutely perfect - the BBC aren't going to wait for you! If anything, make each programme a minute or so shorter than its total airtime. This will allow for continuity announcements, programme trailers and the station identification. Another essential point is to keep your studio quiet. There's nothing more annoying for a listener than to have to sort out the presenter's voice from all the other background sounds there may be. If you want to have an "on air" chat with a fellow disc -jockey, get him seated in front of a microphone - don't just let him call out from the other side of the RADIO WEY OPENS studio, which the listener may And our roving photographer was there! Top left are Tony Brandon and his wife hear or may not. checking cue sheets. Tony asked to become President of Radio Wey - instant acceptance. Below that Radio Wey Secretary John Best interviews Noel As a rule, only the Edmonds. The guy hard at it above is Tony Fish resident studio engineer and DJ compere and people directly (Pictures by R. & N. Anitlff) involved with a particular programme should be in the studio while the broadcast official connection with NAHBO. With the assistance is on. It will be a royal NAHBO (and he's absolutely of the local hospital radio If the programme is occasion for Birmingham right, of course), ANY station, Mr Griffin is "live" then try to Hospital Broadcasters hospital station has a right preparing a booklet on "the obliterate the rubbish as Association next month. to have it's name in the therapeutic value of you go along. Keep The group are celebrating register. After all, he says, hospital broadcasting". interviews and news items the 21st anniversary of not all stations are members Copies will be available short: long ones become their foundation and of NAHBO and those later this year. boring; if you fluff your HRH Princess Anne has independent ones should have words, carefully ad lib your accepted an invitation to as much right as any others way out, don't just give up; mark the event by to be included in the register. if there's too much.chat, be unveiling a special plaque Too true, Mr Cooke. South Western Association aware of it and cut it down. at the studios on July 28. We'd be more than delighted of Hospital Broadcasting Some programmes The group have a to hear from many more Organisations (SWAHBO) inevitably have to be number of events planned stations, be they NAHBO have produced a special recorded or involve the use to record the anniversary. affiliated or not. As a start, hospital radio T-shirt. of tape in some way or This month, there will be a how about hearing more of Enquiries please to Steve another. Therefore, all the special get-together at the your station? Coote, SWAHBO's PRO, at station "production staff" Dolce Vita, one of the 35 Chesterfield Road, should know how to edit. city's liveliest nightspots. Portsmouth, P03 6LY. It's very simple and you'd be amazed how the use of a Colin Marchant's next razor blade can improve feature will spotlight what is your programmes. All the HOSPITAL BRIEFS probably the most important Portsmouth Hospital rubbish can be completely feature of the hospital radio's Broadcasting are organising obliterated! In a letter to this column, existence - "How to run a a Hospital Broadcasting To reiterate, just bear in Mr G. Cooke, station music/request programme". Week in September. Details mind the whole time that manager of Radio Catherine, Watch out for it. in a future edition. people are listening to you - in Birkenhead, takes us to and they're as likely to be as task for saying (in April) critical as you would be if that, with the help of the you were listening to an National Association of The NAHBO has a new NAHBO's Newsletter is to unprofessional programme. Hospital Associations medical adviser. He is be edited by Tony, Currie. (NAHBO), we are compiling Mr T. F. R. Griffin, of Ideas, features, news to him a register of hospital radio Scarborough Hospital. at 6 South Crescent, stations. He suggests that, His assistance will be Ardrossan, Ayrshire, because "Dee Jay" has no avitilable through the KA22 8DU.

31 DX CORNER dive jenkins

Most shortwave listeners the station you really did add to their enjoyment of And Ican prove it... receive them. Other details their hobby by sending of use to stations are the reception reports to stations details on some verifications "BBC 50" edition of their reception quality of the they have heard, and in leave a lot to be desired the popular "World Radio Club" broadcast and the receiver return the stations will reply ideal card should confirm DX programme last and aerial used. by confirming the report each detail of your report, November. This show by the Return postage, in the with a QSL card, and so we very few do. way is also transmitted in the form of an International take a look this month at The BBC card is one which medium wave band to Reply Coupon is useful and this subject. is poor in this respect, but to Europe at 23.15 GMT each can persuade a station to The obvious reasons for be fair, the BBC has a Friday on 276 metres. verify. Remember that one sending off a reception report problem; because so many No matter how well the coupon is cashable for stamps is to let the station know you stations re -broadcast its stations reply, you must to the value to cover a reply heard their broadcast and to programmes from sites all ensure you have sent in a by only surface mail. Many let them know the qualities over the world, they find it detailed report and the basic stations will reply without of the transmission. The impossible to fully confirm requirements are: frequency, return postage so its worth resultant QSL card; or in each report they receive. time (gmt) and date of the trying for a QSL first before some cases, letter, can They did however issue a broadcast. Enough spending out on IRC's. provide a record of reception full QSL for the special programme details to convince Some countries are not over the years. Most cards members of the Universal have a nice illustration on Postal Union and can one side with the verification therefore not exchange IRC's - details on the reverse, a the local Post Office will collection often takes pride of advise you. place in a DXers' shack. Date Fe/S;43Hour 0930 - ()WS GMT Taped reports are accepted Most large stations, if Frequency 5'446 MHz ( &Cam) by some stations, and if you

they are honest, find To C-ke UgAik(NS are lucky the tape will be listeners' reports of minor returned with local music Dear Friend, dubbed on the tape. value, for they have their own Your report is hereby verified as fully correct. We thank you for your monitors around the world interest in the Trans -Europe Outreach of Adventist World Radio. AWR As a bonus one often who supply very detailed will be glad to hear from you again. receives postcards, magazines technical reports. Such ILa Voix de l'Esperance and other items from stations welcome reports AWR (T. r. A Postale 5409 stations, which probably Rua Braamca 84, 6 Esq. Paris 9e, France however because they Lisboa, Portugal explains why QSL collecting maintain listener -station Stimme der Hoffnung 61 Darmstadt is very popular with DXers. contact but in some cases the Am Elfengrund 66, Germany Why not send in a report to reports are not checked and a station you could start with a card is simply issued. The Reverse of QSL card from Adventist World Radio. RNI who issue a fine card. ARE YOU HAVING DIFFICULTY IN GETTING IT?

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32 musing with moffat

I suppose everyone at know! (Dentists do it too. "fiddle, cello and big bass the habit of that nectar to some time or another has With swabs of cotton wool drum"! In fact I never got effervesce. Later that day, woken up in a strange bed, and what feels like half a ton round to finding out exactly the following words were not knowing where they are. of steel in your mouth, what the Philharmonic exchanged: Don't get me wrong. I'm that's the time they ask you Society had to do but Nurse (on making bed): not suggesting for one the state of health of your whatever it was, "Thank "Oh Mr Moffat, what moment that readers of wife!) You", I shall attend a HAVE you done? Look at "Dee Jay and Radio After their departure with concert of yours one day. the sheets. Fancy wetting Monthly" lead immorallives, rustle of starched linen, I As the news of my the bed at your age!" that they consort with decided to take further stock accident spread - due mainly Me: "I didn't wet the bed "loose" men and women of my position. I was in to Pete Murray who told his nurse, it was champagne." or indulge in wife swapping. hospital, that much I knew. "Open House" listeners that Nurse: "Oh dear, dear, No, I'm thinking more along But Where and Why? Both I would welcome visitors it must be your head injury. the lines of hospital and eyes could open, as I (I'll kill him when I see him Doctor, I think Mr Moffat hotel beds. As you might discovered, taking a quizzical next) flowers, fruit and an has had a relapse. He thinks have heard Messrs Blackburn, look at my surroundings. assortment of citizens, known he's passing CHAMPAGNE!" Wogan and Murray mention There on the pillow, lay the and unknown, descended To the staff of Willesden in their programmes, I clue to my whereabouts. upon me. Two complete General Hospital, my regained consciousness in a Stitched in red cotton, the strangers even came in to apologies and thanks. hospital bed a few weeks name of the institution. see me in the BATH! ago after loosing a fight with "ST MARY'S HOSPITAL (I was frightened to use the a motor vehicle on the FOR WOMEN." "Oh, lavatory after that!) roger moffat Highway - or so Christ," I thought, "I've But it was the gift of I'm informed. It was the had a sex change operation!" whisky and champagne that smellthat told me firstly Instinctively, with the sweat led to my downfall. "If that all was not well, that rolling down my face, my someone brought me some I was not at home. Our hand groped below the Scotch," I asked cautiously bedroom smells of perfume sheet. Whatever had with a bottle already in my MITREX and dogs. The atmosphere happened to me, my sex locker, "Would I be allowed in my new surroundings was remained the same! (I was to drink it?" "No" I was definitely antiseptic. "Open later told that due to hospital told, "certainly not." To ELECTRONICS an eye", my brain laundry difficulties they were hell with that I thought, commanded. Peering down using any linen they could and liberally laced my bottle at me were three dusky get.) of orange cordial with the LOCATION maidens clad alike in blue As my condition improved, fiery liquid. "Can Mr Ford and white. Was I in hell, I began to enjoy my have some of your orange?" hospital - or even worse, enforced captivity a little asked the nurse later, all SOUND SERVICE had General Amin got me as more. Above my bed was a unsuspecting. I don't know a hostage? I closed the eye brass plaque which informed if he knew what caused it, to ponder the question me that my bed was endowed but Mr Ford made one of the Disco and P.A. further. "Open your mouth and maintained by The speediest recoveries ever please" said a disembodied Harlesden Philharmonic known in the history of the Equipment Hire voice, the accent of which Society of North London. hospital. I put down to somewhere Obviously a lot of thought The champagne was in the West Indies. It was the had gone into my placing donated by Miss Lillian Let us solve your sound disinfectant taste of a in the ward! The next bed Duff, a charming BBC Light problem. We can supply thermometer that answered was looked after by The Entertainment Producer, to sound indoor or outdoor. the question for me. "How Greyhound Racing whom I'm eternally grateful. Battery or mains, 60 to are you feeling now?" asked Association. Why I cannot The trouble was how to 400 wattsifrequired. "Miss Jamaica", putting icy think. Perhaps the original open it without anyone else Higher power bypre- cold fingers on my wrist. patient had been bitten at knowing. Couldn't carry it vious arrangement. Why is it that intelligent, White City - or tried to to the Gents, not on two highly -trained members of commit suicide after loosing crutches - besides one just the medical profession his all on the favourite at does not drink good Write: occasionally perform such Wembley. Yet another was champagne in the lavatory, unintelligent acts as to ask "given" by The Stock nor bad champagne for that 95 Old Church Street, you how you are feeling Exchange Dramatic Society. matter. Full of bright ideas, Newton Heath, when you've three inches When I say that my bed was I decided to drown the noise Manchester 10 of glass tubing in your "maintained", no one of the popping cork by or phone 061 681 8597 mouth? Perhaps it's because actually arrived to change opening it UNDER THE they don't really want to the sheets complete with BEDCLOTHES, forgetting

33 dee jay album sounds

"Ha! Ha! Said The Clown". "who's who" of Rock. I THE BIG THREE Again there's a fair know they've had ads on TV, Resurrection selection of disco tracks in but we don't all watch TV do Polydor 2383 199 addition to the Detroit we? The Big Three were one of Emeralds already mentioned, With massive hits by such the most popular of the many including items by the great rockers as Big Bopper, Merseyside groups that Stylistics, Donnie Elbert, Larry Williams, Little sprang up in the wake of Ramsey Lewis, Status Quo, Richard, the Everly Brothers, `Beatle mania' in Liverpool's and Rod Stewart. Danny and the Juniors, Cavern. "Resurrection" is the Comments made above Lloyd Price, Jerry Lee Lewis, title of this album and that also apply to this set. Useful. etc, etc - you'll see what I is indeed just what this is -a BC mean. re-creation of the rough, raw, The last of the four sides STATUS QUO exciting sound that the group is devoted to actual music made. The Best Of Status Quo from the film featuring David Pye NSPL 18402 Essex, Viv Stanshall, Wishfull No doubt the recent chart Thinking and some nice success of "Mean Girl" has tracks by Billy Fury. Having prompted this rather heard the music, I'm now misleadingly titled set from looking forward to seeing the Pye. Why misleading? film. misleading? Well, OK, so the If rock's your music - then album contains the afore- this LP is an absolute must. mentioned "Mean Girl" plus BC two of their original hits "Down The Dustpipe" and .. "In My Chair" - but can the BELIEVE IN MUSIC rest of the tracks really be Various Artists called their best? K -Tel TE 294 WILSON PICKETT By the present performance Latest album from the Greatest Hits of the group as shown on K -Tel organisation - and it's Atlantic K60038 their recent Vertigo album well up to the standard of Double album set which "Piledriver", then these are the others - in fact from a contains pretty well all of far from their best. disco DJ point of view, it's Wilson Pickett's best known To be fair, however, the probably the best. There's tracks. Obviously not all of tracks move along nice - and tracks by the O'Jays, Roxy them made the charts here - most of them have that nice Music, Judge Dread, Free, but each and every title is up -tempo blues feel that the the Faces, Dandy Livingstone, known and loved by DJs the group were into at that time. John Kongos and many more. SOUL CLASSICS world over. BC Much easier to carry about James Brown Now they're all here - on than all those odd singles - Polydor 2391 057 one terrific double album mean how many times do Without doubt the perfect from Atlantic. Whatever else you get asked to play a 'B' disco music. Real 'soul classics' you may miss make certain side? Without doubt the perfect it's not this one. R,IGIt4AL BC disco music. Real 'soul BC trART rt classics' these - including ("DEEJAY" "Papa's Got A Brand New MICROPHONE AWARD) Bag", "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", "Soul Power", "Make It Funky" and "Hot Pants". You know them all, "SOUNDER" and to have them in one TAJ IUMAL ARTISTS collection is just great. Makes 20 ORIGINAL CHART HITS an ideal `warm-up' album. Various Artists `Don't miss this one. Philips TV1 ("DEEJAY" First compilation album MICROPHONE AWARD) from one of the major record companies, following in the footsteps of the K-Tels, 40 SMASH HITS based on Arcades and Roncos. Being the film from one catalogue, to fill 20 "THAT'LL BE THE DAY" TAJ MAHAL hits they've had to go back a Various Artists Sounder little in time, so that Ronco MR 2002/3 CBS 70123 alongside the Detroit I found the front of this Music from the soundtrack Emeralds "Feel The Need In album sleeve very misleading. of the film "Sounder". The Me" you'll find such vintage In fact it was not until I better tracks on the album items as Dusty Springfield's referred to the list of tracks comprise four versions of "I Close My Eyes And Count on the back that I realised Lightnin' Hopkins "Needed To Ten" and Manfred Matins' that in fact this is really a Time" of which the first vocal

34 version is the best. I also This time they do expressive drawl and a RICHMOND loved the second cut include, however, the two masterly lyric control. The Frightened "Sounder Chase a Coon", hits from John Kongos - arrangements are maybe a Dart ARTS 65371 given a lovely harmonica "He's Gonna Step On little too complex, but this Some delicate folk -oriented treatment but there any You Again" and "Tokoloshe is one of the more music with strong lyric favourable comments must Man" both of which went interesting albums this catch -lines and interesting wait. These snippets, 20 in all, down very well in the discos month. arrangements. Vocals are packaged together are first time round. average - maybe not quite probably relevant in the If - and it must be a big deep enough, but by no context of the film, but I'm "If" - you don't have these means detrimental to the not going to watch the movie tracks already then get general sound, which is very every time I want to hear the this one, if only for Cocker's British. Nice ideas throughout music! Cicely Tyson may have incredible "With A Little and the duo who comprise received rave notices on her Help From My Friends". Richmond could develop acting performance, but as BC into something very the record stands Taj Mahal's listenable indeed. performance certainly doesn't MF musically match Miss Tyson's EDWARD BEAR performance. MR INCREDIBLE HOG Volume One Dart ARTS 65372 Nice electric blues riffs on this heavy album - the group has a fine sense of timing and rhythm that weaves cleverly into the ATLANTIS material which could have Atlantis fallen into the usual Vertigo 6360 609 sensory -overload trap; but EDWARD BEAR More Euro-rock, this time it doesn't. It's a powerful Edward Bear from Germany. The album with some good Penny Farthing PELS 532 BOOT HILL instrumental work is production work and Competent vocals and PRESERVATION SOCIETY extremely good - pacey, arrangements. Very promising. instrumental on this Let's all rock together ultra -heavy with some laid-back rock album with Chapter One LRS 5010 commanding riffs from some perceptive and personal As Rosko says in the sleeve guitarist George Meyer. SPIRIT lyrics. Arrangements are notes, "no strings or horns, If anything it's TOO sweeping and often really just good old ROCK". heavy - subtelty isn't their appealing but the general Rock'n'roll, they says, is here strongpoint and the melody sound becomes a little to stay. This is no revival, lines mostly fade away samey after a while. A little certainly. This is some of the under the beat which has more originality and this hard-hitting original stuff that speedy, dominating group could make a really that takes you - foot -tapper quality that's so currently good album. or dancer - into the spirit of fashionable. And the sounds that have kept us "fashionable" is the key all so fascinated for so long. word. SPIRIT Tony Phillips does the solo The 12 Dreams of spots. Good old -oldies here - Dr Sardonicus "Let's All Rock Together", 111111M1111 Epic 64191 "Hello Mary Lou", "That'll Three -year -old album Be The Day", and "Lucille". re -activated due to the RM group's recent tour - sadly down to a three-piece from the five -piece on this, their last album with the original line-up. It's a psychedelic HUGH HOPPER concept album, full of fine 1984 JUICY GIANTS rock, atmospheric ballads CBS 65466 and some haunting melodies. ,.. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Far out. Hugh Hopper,

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36 u.s. u.s. charts charts top 30 top 30 singles Mid May 1973 albums

1 Frankenstein Edgar Winter Epic 1 Houses Of The Holy Led Zeppelin Atlantic 2 You Are The Sunshine Of My 2 The Best Of Bread Elektra Life Stevie Wonder Tamla 3 They Only Come Out At 3 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round Night Edgar Winter Epic The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Bell 4 1967-70 The Beatles Apple 4 Cisco Kid War UA Apple 5 Drift Away , Dobie Gray Decca 5 1962-66 The Beatles 6 Stuck In The Middle With 6 Masterpiece Temptations Gordy You Stealers Wheel A&M 7 Aloha From Hawaii Via 7 Little Willy The Sweet Bell Satellite Elvis Presley RCA 8 Reeling In The Years Steely Dan ABC 8 Moving Waves Focus Sire 9 Daniel Elton John MCA 9 Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd Harvest 10 Pillow Talk Sylvia Vibration 10 Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper Warner 11 Daisy A Day Jud Strunk MGM 11 Beck, Bogert, Appice Epic Elektra 12 The Right Thing To Do Carly Simon 12 Can't Buy A Thrill Steely Dan ABC 13 My Love Paul McCartney & Wings Apple 13 Still Alive And Well Johnny Winter Columbia 14 Wildflower Skylark Capitol 14 Byrds Asylum 15 Funky Worm Ohio Players West- 15 Made In Japan Deep Purple Warner bound 16 Eat It Humble Pie A&M 16 Hocus Pocus Focus Sire 17 Around The World With 17 Out Of The Question Gilbert O'SullivanMAM Three Dog Night Dunhill 18 Thinking Of You Loggins and 18 Neither One Of Us Gladys Knight & Messina Columbia The Pips Soul 19 The Night The Lights Went Out Vicki Lawrence Bell 19 Spinners Atlantic 20 Playground In My Mind Clint Holmes Epic 20 Alone Together Donny Osmond MGM 21 I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City Chelsea 21 Cosmic Wheels Donovan Epic 22 Steamroller Blues/Fool Elvis Presley RCA 22 Bloodshot J. Geils Band Atlantic 23 The Twelfth Of Never Donny Osmond MGM 23 Grand Hotel Procul Harum Chrysalis 24 I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby Barry White 20th 24 Birthday New Birth RCA Century Alice Cooper Warner 25 Lady Sings The Blues- 25 No More Mr Nice Guy soundtrack Diana Ross Motown 26 Armed and Extremely Dangerous First Choice Philly Gr 26 Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts Warner 27 Leaving Me Independents Wand 27 The Captain And Me Doobie Bros Warner 28 Let's Pretend Raspberries Capitol 28 Six Wives Of Henry VIII Rick Wakeman A&M 29 Will It Go Round In CirclesBilly Preston A&M 29 Composite Truth Mandrill Polydor 30 Hearts Of Stone Blue Ridge Rangers Fantasy 30 The Session Jerry Lee Lewis Mercury

37 charts charts singles albums

top 30 hot heavy 20

1 See My Baby Jive Wizard Harvest 1 Yes Songs Yes Atlantic 2 Can The Can Suzie Quatro Rak 2 Live Uriah Heep Bron 3 Also Sprach Zarathustra Paul MacCartney & Deodato CTI 3 Red Rose Speedway (2001) Wings Wings 4 One and One is One Medicine Head Polydore 4 River Terry Reid Atlantic 5 Wonderful Dream Anne -Marie David Epic 6 Hell Raiser Sweet RCA 5 The Captain & Me Doobie Brothers WB 7 Broken,Down Angel Nazareth Mooncrest 6 There Goes Rhymin' 8 Could It Be I'm Falling Simon Paul Simon CBS In Love Detroit Spinners Atlantic 7 Aladdin Sane David Bowie RCA 9 Mean Girl Status Quo Pye 10 Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed RCA 8 Old Soldiers Never Die Heads, Hands & Feet Atlantic 11 You Are The Sunshine 9 Journey Kingdom Come Poly Of My Life Stevie Wonder Tamla Motown 10 Down the Road Manassas Atlantic 12 Brother Louie Hot Chocolate Rak 11 Live Songs Leonard Cohen CBS 13 Drive-in Saturday David Bowie FCA 14 Giving It All Away Roger Daltrey Track 12 Wishbone Four Wishbone Ash MCA 15 You Want It You Got ItDetroit Emeralds West- 13 Bloodshot J. Geils Band Atlantic bound 16 Hello Hello I'm Back 14 For Your Pleasure Roxy Music Island Again Gary Glitter Bell 15 Razamanaz Nazareth Moon 17 No More Mr Nice Guy Alice Cooper Warner Bros 16 Daltrey Roger Daltrey Track 18 Rubber Bullets 10 CC UK 17 Ooh La La The Faces WB 19 Just Walkin' in the Rain Partridge Family Bell 20 Over & Over James Boys Penny 18 Grand Hotel Procul Harum Chrys Farthing 19 Home Thoughts Clifford T. Ward Charis 21 Armed and Extremely Dangerous First Choice Bell 20 You Broke My Heart Spooky Tooth Island 22 I've Been Drinking Jeff Beck featuring Rod Stewart Rak 23 Sad Day Rolling Stones Decca 24 Stuck in the Middle With NOTE You Stealers Wheel A&M 25 Polk Salad Annie Elvis Presley RCA THESE CHARTS ARE 26 Standing on the Outside Neil Sedaka Polydore 27 Snoopy versus the Red INCLUDED AS A GUIDE &iron Hotshot Mooncrest TO THE BEST SELLING 28 That's What It's All About Jigsaw BASF 29 Neither One Of Us Gladys Knight & SOUNDS IN BOTH THE The Pips Tamla Motown UK AND USA 30 Frankenstein Edgar Winter GroupEpic

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