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The Shape of Sounds to Come

2 editorial Hi there, and welcome to what we think is the most exciting issue of "DEE JAY AND RADIO MONTHLY" to date. If you happen to be a new reader - where on earth have you been for the past seven months? No seriously, we hope you like the magazine enough to place a regular order with your newsagent. First of all be sure to turn to page io where you have the opportunity to win a prize of a lifetime. TWO WHOLE WEEKS INTHE USA VISITING SOME OF THE TOP RADIO STATIONS IN NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, NASHVILLE AND LAS VEGAS. There are also lots of exciting runner-up prizes. This month's DJ features include the ever -popular JIMMY SAVILE, ALAN BLACK, ALAN DELL and RNI's MIKE ROSS kicks off a new series on the lads afloat! "DEE JAY AND RADIO MONTHLY" also takes a look at the world of student broadcasting, and there is pictorial coverage of our fantastic awards reception. Add to this all our popular regular features on free radio, disco picks, etc. and you will see why "DEE JAY AND RADIOMONTHLY" is fast becoming accepted as THE definitive radio and disc jockey magazine. Our sincere thanks to you all, and see you again next month. BEN CREE PUBLISHER

t B.C. Enterprises Ltd. 1973 Dee Jay and Radio Monthly is published by B.C. Enterprises Ltd., Willmott House, 43 Queen Street, Hitchin, Herts. (0462-54399). Typesetting by Leagrave Press, Luton (Luton 51525). Printed by George Pulman & Sons Ltd., Watling Street, Bletchley, Bucks. (Bletchley 4921). Distributed by New English Library, Magazine Division, Barnards Inn, London EC1 (01-405 4614). contents page page

4news and views 27Radio Fleet Productions

6JIMMY SAVILE 3oALAN DELL io"dee jay" US COMPETITION! 32dx corner

12frc - cib 34beatwave - fra 36disco picks of the month 14Dave Christian's Soul Sounds

15The Second XI - No. 38Tony Mercer Column ALAN BLACK Musing With Moffat i6Polly Perkins meets 39Hospital Radio Casebook BBC Radio London's David Carter and Susan Barnes 40"dee jay" diary i8MIKE ROSS 41Student Broadcasting

20DEREK CHINNERY - Part 2 42dee jay album sounds - LP reviews

22"You Tell Us" - readers' letters 45"Record World" US charts

24"dee jay" awards reception 46Radio Luxembourg charts

3 Veronica demonstration halts traffic in The Hague A crowd of tens of thousands (police put the estimate at 50,000) chanting young people invaded the centre of The Hague, in Holland just before Easter, to demonstrate in favour of the survival of offshore pop station "Radio Veronica". The demonstrators, from all over Holland, carried transistors tuned to the popular station, and created traffic chaos as they marched in a procession several miles long. They jammed round the Parliament buildings, where a special investigating committee was holding a hearing on whether to ratify the Strasbourg Convention which would ban "pirate" radio stations in international waters. The Parliamentary Committee ended their meeting without making a decision. Police had to intervene when traffic piled up, causing motorists to echo the radio one marchers' chants with a chorus on their horns. club road Planes flew overhead, towing show banners urging the preservation of the station. Exciting summer holiday "Radio Veronica", changes were announced claimed to be the most recently for the popular popular of the three BBC programme "Radio 1 stations off the Dutch coast Club". Five of the network's - North Sea International top DJs will be involved in a and Caroline are the other large-scale promotional two - threatened with campaign which will see the closure if Parliament ratified programme touring England, the convention, went back Scotland and Wales. on the air on the same day Beginning on July 23, the as the demonstration, on its (Top left) Ronan 0' Rahilly and (Rest) the demonstrators at the recent Hague - programmes will be presented own wavelength, after Radio Veronica demonstrations. by one DJ each week. Alan interruptions caused when Freeman kicks off touring the its transmitter ship was Biscuits Radio Network West Country and the beached in a hurricane on news in are expanding the service to following week Rosko will April 3. include their factories in be in the South East. The 474 -ton former brief Manchester and Liverpool From August 6 Ed Stewart German lightship was .. . soul singers Arthur visits the Midlands and the refloated and towed back Forthcoming stars set for Conley and Major Lance North East, and Stuart into its original position in Radio 2's "Star of the Week" have been added to the bill Henry goes home to the North Sea, four miles include Mantovani (April 30), when Gladys Knight and the Scotland the following off Sheveningen. Veronica's Liza Minelli (May 7), Pips play two concerts at the August 20 sees DLT in the broadcast had been resumed, Anthony Newley (May 14) London Palladium on Sunday, North West and North through the help of rival and Ella Fitzgerald (May 21) June 10 . .. Kid Jensen's Wales and Rosko returns Caroline, but not on its . .. Island records are on "Dimensions" programme on week beginning August 27 familiar wavelength. the search for Millie Small, now going out on Mondays with dates in South Wales "Radio Veronica" has who had a world-wide smash and Saturdays at 10 pm and and the West. become a national issue in in 1964 with "My Boy 11 pm respectively . .. The actual venues are Holland, where supporters Lollipop" - but who hasn't Female rock group Fanny currently being finalised, but say that the station gives been heard from in the past are to tour Britain from "Dee Jay and Radio them entertainment and two years. She was last mid -May. Dates set so far Monthly" understands that relaxation in contrast to the heard of living in Singapore. include Lancaster the broadcasts will come official Dutch radio and Anyone knowing of her University (May 18), from a special custom-built television which they consider whereabouts should contact Northampton (May 19), touring broadcast caravan. dull. Island Records' London Birmingham (May 20), Meanwhile Easter Monday The popular Amsterdam office (tel: 01-229 1229). .. Manchester (May 21), saw the Radio 1 Club team newspaper, De Telegraaf, in Focus tour dates for May Cleethorpes (May 22), with DJ Rosko broadcasting a front-page splash story, include London's Rainbow London's Imperial College from on board the quoted a public opinion poll Theatre (May 4/5), Leicester (May 26), Croydon (May Townsend-Thoresen which claimed that nearly (May 6), Sheffield (May 7), 27), Plymouth (May 28), cross -channel ferry Free three-quarters of the Dutch Preston (May 8), Dublin Oxford (June 2), Cardiff Enterprise VII between population support "Radio (May 9/10), Edinburgh (June 5), Southampton Dover and Zeebrugge. Veronica". (May 11), Glasgow (May 12), (June 6), Blackburn (June 8) "Dee Jay and Radio Political sources expect Manchester (May 13), and Bracknell (June 16). Monthly" were there so the present government, Birmingham (May 14/15), Popular Leeds United look out for a full report and already troubled by a Hanley (May 16) and footballer Jackie Charlton pictures in next month's Cabinet crisis since last Croydon (May 17) .. . is to present a series of issue. year's general elections, to Recent research carried out half-hour programmes, avoid any action on the by Radio Luxembourg in entitled "Jack's Track" next month in dee jay "pirate" radio issue and Scandinavia revealed a on BBC Radio Leeds leave the problem over to a massive audience of over starting on April 25, at later administration. 4,000,000 listeners 7.15 pm. In the ROGER 'TWIGGY' DJ Jimmy programmes Jack will be DAY Savile's "Clunk -Click" talking to Yorkshire folk a b.c. series of safety belt TV at work in factories, schools * ** * * ** ads won a top award at the and hospitals, etc. The enterprises recent National TV programmes will be BRIAN publication Advertising Festival held in repeated on Saturdays at NIcKENZIE London . .. the United 10.10 a.m.

4 more beeb djs to race changes at brands Following the recent programme and DJ changes announced for Radio 1in the hatch summer, "Dee Jay and Top Radio 1 DJs, plus Radio Monthly" now actor Nicholas Parsons, are understands that even more to have a special race of are currently under discussion their own at Brands Hatch at the BBC. on Sunday, May 6. The DJ These would include a team, to be captained by brand new Sunday breakfast Dave Lee Travis, who show between 7 and 8.30 am, originally thought of the idea, a change of time for will include Noel Edmonds, another award for jim "Sounds of the 70's" Rosko, John Peel, Dave For Jimmy Savde last month - an award that's different, at (possibly after midnight), Gregory, Steve Jones and least to the ordinary run of DJs. But, then, Jimmy's never been and more programme Johnny Moran. ordinary at anything. separatron in the evening. This latest accolade came from the hands of HRH Princess It is also understood that They will oppose a team Alexandra. The occasion was the annual presentation of any increase in "needletime" of promotion men from the Carl -Alan Awards - made to the very top professionals ... at allowance given to the BBC top record companies, and ballroom dancing! would almost certainly go the race will be over ten No, Jimmy hasn't taken to the light fantastic. His was a to Radio 2. laps (12.4 miles). The race special award, for the best disc jockey. will be known as the The DJs (dinner jackets) and tulle was spread all over SEE YOU ALL AT "Evening News Radio DJ London's Lyceum Ballroom. It was a formal occasion and the Car Race" and the drivers award winners shook hands, bowed, curtsied and nodded to the Santa Pod will all drive 112 mph princess. Raceway SheIISPORT Ford Escort Not so our Jimmy. He knew how to show proper deference Mexicos, which incorporate on special safety roll cages and to a member of the Royal Family. After all, he has an OBE to SUNDAY MAY 13th prove it.. . fire protection. Not a bow, not even a curtsy from our Jim. His was the real for the "Dee Jay and Radio thing. He KNELT before the royal princess to get his award! 'DEE JAY' Monthly" are hoping to And, looking on ("I could spit", he said) was fellow DJ, Terry DRAG RACE. arrange a similar event at our Wogan, who was compering the show for Mecca and BBC MEETING Brands Hatch meeting to be Television. held on Sunday, September 9. C -R -S PRODUCTIONS NEW STUDIOS

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5 Jimmy Salle tells Ben Cree his strange success story. Pt. 1

THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE DISC JOCKEY

"Hi there guys and gals!" where each week he records - again gives you an insight job I would first of all look No other way seems really the "links" for his popular into the character of the for the things that I liked, put appropriate to introduce a Sunday programme "Savile's man. Nothing is too much them all down on paper, and feature on Jimmy Savile, Travels". We were greeted, trouble. then see if any of the things ex -miner turned disc jockey, however, by a French- But what was it that I enjoyed doing would make hospital porter, journalist, speaking Jimmy, who was prompted his interest in me a living. charity worker, etc., etc. In about half way through a becoming a disc -jockey in the "It was a very strange sort fact you name it and the series of ten programmes for first place? of list because it comprised chances are that Jimmy has the BBC Overseas service - "When I came out of the things like music, lights, girls, either done it, is about to do a sort of French "Top of the pits with a broken back and stopping in bed and so on, it, or if it's something Pops". In fact Jim's French couldn't do any more manual and it was apparent to me completely new, will want to was very good, and when you work at that time, like so that I could never become an do it. consider that he is largely many people I was looking atom scientist or a long "Dee Jay and Radio self-taught - "I bought two for work to live. I suddenly distance lorry driver. So my Monthly" finally tracked phrase books which cost me decided, because I do things list precluded just about Jimmy down in the lower just over a quid, and that's a in a left hand sort of way, everything the labour bowels of Broadcasting House, lot of loot in anyone's eyes!" that instead of looking for a exchange had to offer, because

6 they didn't offer jobs like staying in bed, lights and girls. So quite by coincidence I invented disc jockeying. "What happened was that I borrowed a wind-up record player off one of the lads, some 78s from a girl, and went to see a café proprietor in a place called Otley in Yorkshire. I said to him `After you've closed your café for the evening, how about me sticking some posters up around the town, and we'll get everybody to come into the café room at a shilling -a - skull! You keep what you make on the teas and cakes, I'll keep the money on the door and play the records and we'll have a bit of a dance round." The enterprising café proprietor from Otley agreed, Jimmy in Hollywood interviewing the Everly Brothers way back when ... Jimmy hand -wrote the posters, and so began the looking for me. They came to get up to Manchester and play in the smooch times career of Jimmy Savile - disc from little cafés to bigger see what it was so spectacular when we turned the lights jockey. cafés, from little dance halls that Jimmy was doing. They down, and it was the Ray "I finished up making 11 to bigger dance halls to chains would return and report that Conniff version of the Swan shillings profit that night, and of dance halls." he played classical music and Lake ballet. One lunch-time as I was packing the gear up So Jimmy Savile began to how were they expected to get after the special mid -day a girl came up to me and said work for the Mecca away with that! But get away session all the records had `It's my 21st birthday next organisation - an association with it Jimmy most certainly finished and there was only week and I'm having a party. which was to last for around did. about a couple of dozen I can't afford a band - would ten years. "I remember one occasion people around - you know you bring your gear?' Of "I worked for them as one in particular. I had this the ones who didn't have any course, I said yes, and when of their ballroom managers favourite piece of music to work that afternoon - and I she asked me how much I and I actually finished up on charged, quick as a flash I the board! I turned into told her 50 bob. We held it what's called a `sickbusiness at the same café and for four doctor' - if a place was in hours I put on an incredible trouble, it was mine. So I had DJ show. That was really my to put across these first audience - the youngest tremendous strokes, and so I was five and the eldest was did everything I could the grandma of the family conceivably think of -a who had had a heart attack complete Barnum & Bailey in the day before at 82, and the ballroom. I actually enjoy alternatelywas having to playing records in dance halls turn the music down to keep enormously and it's a lasting her alive and up to keep the regret to me that I don't play others amused, and it must as much in dance halls as I have been the most difficult used to. But there's plenty of disc jockey job before or time and I can see my getting since. I had such a good time back to that as a pleasure. and I pulled myself a girl to "With the Manchester and walk home with - I had no Leeds scenes in particular I car or anything like that. would do a DJ session and in Then the girl whose the middle of it I would play rAt last the price barrier has been broken. The Complete Light Show birthday it was suddenly put things like the Peer Gynt brings you all the dazzling colour of a full light show - but at a sensible Suite or Tchaikovsky, and, of Iprice! Powerful 150W beam gives 20ft. image size from 15 yards. 50 bob in my hand. Well, of Showroom open Tues.-Sat. Mail your order today. No risk money back course, at that time my entire course, it was incredible to get music like this in a dance guarantee. Trade enquiries welcome. week's wages had been only 500 £2, which was for six shifts hall. The result was that my ITo: Squire Electronics, 176 Junction Road, London N19 dance hall was filled to Please send me Complete Light Show(s) down the pit, and after four Iat £22.00 plus postage (30p each). hours she had given me more capacity by 9 o'clock, and if I enclose a cheque! money order for Please despatch COD (2ip extra each)I than a week's money. I you didn't get in by then the looked at that money in my house full sign went up and Name hand and that was the you'd had it." IAddress parting of the ways. From The whole thing was a truly then I've never looked back enormous success and people and from then I've never ever used to travel for miles to see asked for a job, and if you the incredible Jimmy Savile on Ijquies Electeonics noticed I never asked for that stage. The Mecca head office job - she came up and asked people would get on to their me to play. People just came other managers and tell them

7 put on this Ray Conniff piece, because I liked it. Anyway when the familiar strains of the Swan Lake ballet came out over my big 200 -watt speakers, a girl, who had been sitting in front of me on the stage, suddenly kicked off her shoes and went into this perfect ballet routine. All of us, the workmen and me and the patrons that were left, stood transfixed while this girl danced round. She was away on her own, completely lost and as the record ended she went down into a curtsey. Then as though she awoke from a dream she suddenly looked round and her hands flew to her mouth and she fled from the dance hall - minus her shoes! "I use that as an example of the power of disc jockeys in dance halls - what a good disc jockey can do in a dance hall with people and with music. It knows no bounds and THAT is the true art of being a disc jockey. When you can make people do things like that, then you have got a power. I'm not talking about the power of making records popular - I personally don't think that a DJ has any great power that way. You can't make people's minds up for them. You can give records exposure, sure, but you can't make their minds up. When I've done my DJ sessions I've not just gone on to play people records. I've gone on and looked at a great mass of people and I've thought `Right, what are we gonna do tonight? What shall I get you into? Shall I get you all dancing round to Jimmy Shand and his Band, or shall I get you to smooch round to Tchaikovsky, or shall I get you really moving and grooving?' That's what made me a fortune long before I went on the radio." But the move into radio Jimmy introducing the first ever Top of The Pops back in January 1964 was shortly to follow and signed to the Luxembourg earning around £20,000 a and I did the very first 'Top first on the scene were Radio team, who at that time year? of the Pops', on January 1, Luxembourg. included such stalwarts as "Well, one day I got a 1964. "They'd heard about me Jimmy Young, Sam Costa, phone call from a guy called in the dance halls - and they Alan Freeman, Pete Murray Johnnie Stewart, and he said Next month, Jimmy joins sent a guy up to see me and and Don Wardell. This was `I'm starting a new TV the Radio 1 team and talks he said `It's incredible - in the era when many of the programme called `Top of the about his various charity the middle of a DJ session shows were sponsored and Pops' and I'd like you to be work and his new TV chat this chap plays the Peer Gynt recorded at the Hertford the first DJ on it.' So, of show. Suite or the Legend of the Street studios. Among the course, I said `yeah, sure' Glass Mountain, turns all shows that Jimmy had were the lights out, and everybody the `Warner Brothers Record has a smootch round'. And Show' followed by `The Teen R.E.L. RECORDING STUDIOS that's just the way it was." and Twenty Disc Club' and (RADIO EDINBURGH LTD.) Radio Luxembourg `Guys, Gals and Groups'. obviously were impressed What else was to follow Wholesalers forA KG with this rather unusual for this popular DJ - already character, and so Jimmy was reputed at that time to be See Classified Ads. for details

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9 YES HERE IT IS-your opportunity tosee at first hand how many of the top US radio stations operate and to meet their DJs. For 14 days (the full itinerary is given opposite) the luckywinner of this exciting "DEE JAY AND RADIO MONTHLY" competition will tourthe USA in style, with, of course, many additional opportunitiesto see some of the famous American landmarks and buildings. In addition there are 50 runner-up prizes of the first album by"Gladys Knight and the Pips" on the Buddah label, plus 50 Buddah singles. HOW TO ENTER All you have to do is study the list below of attributes thatany DJ should have and place them in order of importance. For example if you feel that "Clarity of Speech" is the mostimportant factor then you would place letter "B" against number "1" and so on until all six numbers are completed. Pleasewrite your entry in ink or ballpoint pen. Then complete, in not more than 20 words, the sentence: "I would like to visit US radio stations because... " Send your completed entry form together with the specialentry token to the address shown, to arrive NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1973. You may submit as many entries as you wish, but each entryMUST be on the official "DEE JAY" entry form! RULES AND REGULATIONS All entries will be examined, and the correct entry which in the opinion of thejudges gh.es the best reason for wanting to visit US Radio Stations will be judged the winner, and the result will be announced in the July issue of "DEE JAYAND RADIO MONTHLY". The judges' decision in final, and no correspondence can be entered into. The judges of the competition will be John Howson, European Manager of BuddahRecords, (who are providing the runner-up prizes and will also be entertaining the winner in New York); Peter Odell of Odell International Travel,(who are organising the travel arrangements); Ben Cree- Editor/ Publisher of "DEE JAY AND RADIO MONTHLY"; and a top radio DJ still tobe finalised. ATTRIBUTES OF A DEE JAY A -KNOWLEDGE OF THE MUSIC D -SPEED OF ACTION WITH HIS B -CLARITY OF SPEECH EQUIPMENT E -NEAT AND TIDY APPEARANCE C -FRIENDLY APPROACH TO HIS F -ADAPTABILITY TO VARYING AUDIENCE AUDIENCES AND SITUATIONS

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10 FULL ITINERARY

Day One:Fly Pan Am 747 to New York, and stay in a luxury hotel.

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11 Free Radio CAMPAIGN FOR INDEPENDENTC B Campaign BROADCASTING

In last month's issue we RNI Top 30. promised you an exciting When they do get up there article and here it is! NORDSEE- is plenty for them to do, Martin Rosen recently like drinking coffee, and spent five days out on the sorting out their mail, for Mebo II, Radio Nordsee listeners who want a International, living, eating WHAT IT'S "name -check" on a and watching the deejays at particular night. There are work. also records in the library OUT TO MEBO II REALLY LIKE which the deejay may wish to The first sight of the play during his programme. Mebo II was from the shore Gerard Smit (Buitengaats is should like to point out As the evening begins, one at Scheveningen where it the breakfast programme here that of all the deejays of the deejays prepares the was just a tiny speck in the 6 am -9 am Monday to on board Mike is probably news for the International distance. To get out to the Friday) was busily editing the hardest working. Not Service. boat I had to meet the an interview with the Dutch only does he do his nightly A day's broadcasting "Trip Tender" which left Swing College Band. In the 8-10 pm programme, but he starts at 6 am with Gerard Scheveningen about 11.30 am. news room was Hans has to be up at 3 am to Smit presenting "Buitengaats", On board the tender were Molenaar collecting in the switch off the transmitters, until 9 am. After the news deejays Mike Ross, Arnold news from all over the world. and up again at 5.30 am to with Hans Molenaar, all Layne and Leo van der Goot. (Listen to Hans' great switch them on again. Also programmes with Peter We arrived out on the hitback show Monday if there is anything wrong Holland, Tony Berk and Mebo II at about 12.30 pm, nights 7.30-8 pm.) with the television aerial or Ferry Maat are recorded. and the first thing we did At 4 pm Leo is in the there is a light out in a cabin Each tape runs for an hour, was eat! studio doing the first of his it is Mike that fixes it; as and is switched on by the About an hour later the "Driemaster" programmes, well as repairing any newsreader after he reads tender departed taking off which is a "live" two-hour transmitter that may break the news. He also cues up the boat Ian Anderson, programme every day. In down, as the 49 mb short the tape for an hour hence. Graham Gill, Dick de Graaf case you didn't know all the wave did on the Monday. Leo comes along at 4 pm and Bruno. After lunch I Dutch programmes, except What do the rest of the with "Driemaster" until was shown to a cabin, for for Buitengaats and English deejays do during 6 pm. Finally on the Dutch which I would like to thank Driemaster and the news are the day? Well after much service Nico Steenbergen Brian McKenzie for the recorded in RNI's Bussum investigation, research and for two hours on tape. use of! studios. questioning I found the 8 pm after the Dutch news As soon as I sorted out answer. Nothing! Well not Mike Ross takes over with my bunk, I was shown LIFE ABOARD SHIP until after lunch. Before you the International Service. around the ship and I After "Driemaster" and call them lazy, remember He is on until 10 pm when noticed that it was a hive of dinner, Mike Ross begins to the English (International) Mike reads the news cues activity. In the production sort out the records into the Service closes at 3 am - the in Don Allen's jingles and studio (which is used for right order for the deejays stay up until 4 am first record. Don stays until the World Service on International Top 30 Show or even later chatting and midnight when Arnold Layne Sundays) Buitengaats deejay which begins at 8 pm. I one night preparing the hits the airwaves until 3 am.

Gerard Smit - presenting "Buitengaats" every morning. The "swingometer" denoting how far theMebo 11is rolling.

12 Each deejay selects his own out, and at what time. in the bows (pointed end!). reporting on this in the running order from the Each advertisement is next issue of "Deejay and Dutch Top 50/International cross-checked with a ON THE MOVE! Radio Monthly". If the Top 30 plus a few hitbacks reference number. To the Perhaps one bizarre aspect Government have decided and playlist records, which left of the deejay are the about living on board the to close the stations it is are usually new releases. Dutch Top 50/International Mebo II was when you thought that it will be Top 30 and playlist records. looked out of the galley or several months before the THE STUDIOS Again directly in front is a went on deck (incidentally stations will have to close. For those of you window which looks into the the galley or kitchen is at interested in studio layout, production studio. the stern - blunt end of the here are the details. All The production studio ship) you may have noticed programmes come from the is much larger than the that Veronica was about small studio. Probably as main studio, in fact you half mile away port side Caroline big as the average could probably fit the main and Caroline about one mile bathroom! Cartridges with studio in three times! away starboard side. If you off advertisements, jingles, Although bigger, as far as looked again later in the day, promotions and sound equipment is concerned it is you would probably find effects are in racks on each basically the same. The only the position reversed with the air side of the studio. In front differences being that there Veronica on starboard. This of the deejay is a are two speakers at both is because the Mebo II is At the time of going to microphone hanging from ends of the studio. There is fitted with a swivel anchor press Radio Caroline is off the ceiling. The control panel only one cartridge player, and the ship turns with the the air. The reason for this has ten faders (one spare). and very few cartridges - tide. is that their new Barth This controls the three mainly for the World Life aboard the Mebo Generator is being installed cartridge players - the Service. There are three however, is not a gay, and hopefully the remaining cartridges are self cueing tape decks and two exciting thrilling life that sections of the aerial mast is and instant start. Three turntables with the same you may consider it to be. being erected. self-starting turntables. As instant start and cueing Everyone gets on with their The work is expected to the fader is pushed up the features. The control panel job of broadcasting, take at least ten days as the turntable automatically is almost in the centre of preparing news, sleeping, two old generators have to starts. Obviously as the the studio. Behind the eating, writing letters, or just be taken off the ship and the fader is pushed up, it puts deejay across the back wall, watching TV. new five ton, water-cooled the relevant piece of the library of singles and That is about it, except generator fitted, and will equipment over the air. LPs which ranges from to say put everything be capable of a power Therefore, there is a switch Deep Purple to Mantovani! mentioned together and you 400 kW. So hopefully, by which allows the deejay to Over to the right, in the have the happy sound of the time you are reading cue records. The other left corner is a "swingometer" Radio Nordsee International. this Caroline's signal should faders are for the which shows how far the be coming over to this microphone and the two ship is rolling to one side. country loud and clear using tape decks (which are It is gauged from 0-25 port the full power of their mainly used for the Dutch and starboard (left and right!). Dutch transmitters with a 180ft pre-recorded programmes). Luckily while I was on high aerial mast. There is a large speaker board it didn't move any to close Right, well we hope that above the deejay in the left further than five! To the you enjoyed our special corner which allows the immediate right of the articles this month. If you monitoring of programmes. deejay is the door which pirates? want some RNI stickers As soon as the microphone leads into the transmitter they are available at 5p for is switched on it immediately room and over to the left On April 18 the Dutch three. Special discount rates cuts out the speaker. Also in the left corner is the door Government is to decide for bulk orders. If you want in front of the deejay are to the next deck up or into whether or not to introduce them send with a foolscap lists of publicity spots the main studio. Both studios legislation to outlaw the sae to Free Radio Campaign, (adverts) which are to go are situated at the bottom three off -shore stations. BM-FRC, London By the time you receive this a WC1V 6XX. Also from the decision will have been made same address, details of the and we will be commenting FRC trip out to sail around on it in the next edition. the three stations. Please In the meantime if it is send an International Reply announced that the Coupon for details of this; "anti -pirate law" is passed it may be your last chance then we suggest all listeners if legislation is passed. should write at once to the For the latest news about Dutch Embassy in London the IBA, Garner Ted and register a protest. Armstrong's version of the On April 18, we "History of Off -Shore understand, there will be a Radio" all this and more is huge rally in the Hague available in the CIB's organised by all the record current newsletter. companies in Holland to Membership is only 38p, support the stations. Radio less than 1p a week! Or if Veronica is to broadcast you just want more details special programmes on this just send a foolscap sae. day. Regrettably many Either way write to, people in this country will Campaign for Independent not be able to hear them Broadcasting, 13 Ashwood because the IBA are still House, London NW4. testing on the same See you again at the end Hans Molenaar checking a news item. All photos courtesy CIB frequency. Again, we will be of May.

13 CHRISTIAN'S

SOUL

SOUNDS

Hi Everybodee! round a corner. You're yes, singer. He had a monster Yes, the quill of the supposed to drink it in 1967 with "Little Old Man Love". Did you dig "Yes, Christian is about to flurry Christian, not wear it! (Everything's alright, I'm Ready" in '65? well if again. (What flurry speech - Isaac Hayes' newie in uptight)". I dug it out and you did listen to it now - get it? YUK). I'm sitting at America already available played it in a disco the other 8 minutes 56 seconds of 16,000 feet over Belgium here on the Wattstax week and it went down a sensuality on record. It's having beer and biscuits. albums - "Rolling Down The storm. great for the discos too - What a lovely way to go - Mountainside" - not quite as Heard about Dame Sybil you know fellas - it's the 10.05 am to Staines good as his last one - but Thorndike? She's joined end of the evening and you Reservoir! very "ecoutable"! Tottenham Hotspurs - Nice want to have a slow dance Since I last wrote the Soul New band called Maxayn one, Sybil! Hey, these one with the young lady who's show has taken to the on Capricorn - and I believe liners get worse don't they? been giving you the golden airwaves and I'm pleased to the first record on this label (Editor - you could say!) eyeball all night. You can't say the reaction has been in Britain. Don't know what I've had a lot of letters miss with this album. It'll be fantastic. the A side is called but the about import copies of released on Buddah soon. Just received some new B side is fantastic for discos - records - well if you live in Watch out for it. singles from the States - all lots of electronic swishes and the South of England try Here this plane's got you disco DJs make a note - good rhythm - it's the old Contempo, Hanway Street, outside toilets! Anyhow, as the new one from the Impressions' number London W1 - they have I fade slowly into the dust - Jackson 5 "Hallelujah Day" "Checkout Your Mind". most of the soul records sorry dusk - I leave you with is an absolute monster - (a I'm going to start available and I think they're the new one from the real put your hands together campaigning shortly for a about the best in England. O'Jays - "Looky, Looky" and clap song). I defy anyone re-release on Warner Bros. LP of The Month Spot- and look out for it! to sit down while it's on. Remember Bill Cosby - Well it's got to be Barbara Keep it together, Lurch - this plane is going comedian, tennis player and, Mason "Give Me Your Dave Christian.

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14 This month Rodney Collins starts the first of a series on radiol's 2nd XI

Thirty -year -old Alan Black, much exposure here, which from Rosyth near is a shame. On the 'review' Edinburgh, made his programme we try to feature Radio 1 debut in July 1968 the type of music the when he stood in for a listener won't necessarily holidaying Dave Cash in hear on many of the other the Thursday "Midday shows." Spin" spot. It was also his In 1967 Alan had started first programme for the a career as a commercial BBC. artist working as a freelance Alan had started his in London and Paris. His broadcasting career with work in this field includes Radio Scotland and later animations for films and went on to help programme television, and he was one the Radio England/Britain of the team who produced Radio stations. And it was the Beatles full-length helping to programme one feature cartoon "Yellow of the pirates that really Submarine". He still counts gave Alan such a wide and drawing and painting among varied taste in music. As his main hobbies and is one of Radio l's "second XI" currently working on he can be heard every sketches of his Radio 1 Wednesday night presenting colleagues at the Beeb. the contemporary music He reads a lot, goes swimming review programme with quite a bit as well. Anne Nightingale - but what "Somehow I don't find type of music does Alan too much time to build up really like? hobbies. Like most people "Well, obviously I like the in radio, my main hobby is stuff we feature on the naturally playing music at review programme. I like home!" folk music, and blues. Alan, who married his But I also greatly enjoy French -born wife in London middle of the road music - last year, is soft spoken, Sarah Vaughan and Billy highly intelligent, easy Eckstine for instance, and going and contented with life. Frank Sinatra. I have a great He doesn't have any wild respect for Sinatra, I love ambitions to win all the pop his phrasing of lyrics. polls, and is delighted and Really, no one can sing a surprised when people do song like him. I particularly put pen to paper and vote like listening to the records for him. He doesn't exactly from his early days, the music shun publicity - but hardly he made with the Tommy goes out of his way to Dorsey Band for instance. Presleys and the Carl "Any programme that attract it. And unlike some "I do have fairly catholic Perkins material. I also like features new records and of his colleagues in radio, tastes in. music. 1 think if light classical music. music is important. In he's in the profession you are in the music "The only records I don't America there are far more simply because he loves industry you have to be really get on with are the outlets for music on radio - broadcasting. "It is a very fairly tolerant, for your predictable bubblegum stations catering for virtually personal medium. When listeners' sake as much as sounds - I am terribly every taste. But in Britain you're presenting a radio anything else. At home I'll critical of them, although I Radio 1, during the day programme you really feel listen to Chuck Berry, don't condemn that style." anyway, has to be all things that people are listening to folk and blues and, naturally, Alan regards the review to all men. If a pop record you. It's a great feeling." I have a great love for the programme as an important is not really in the Radio 1 If you ever get the chance music I grew up with -- the part of Radio 1. format then it doesn't get to meet Alan Black, do so.

IS An unusual enthusiasm for women-I to r Polly Perkins, Dave Carter andSusan Barnes. I first met Dave Carter lot of listeners." a few months back, when he Susan: "Yes, it's surprising produced and presented my how many. A long time ago first half-hour show for we thought that, after the Radio London. We decided London's breakfast show, everybody then to get together again was too busy getting off to as soon as possible to work or doing their discuss Dave's unusual housework to really have enthusiasm for women! time to stop and listen. When you read this recent Liberated You see, originally we were conversation with Dave and aiming that spot at the Deejay Susan Barnes you'll women. In fact, we were see what I mean. P.P.: "First of all, Susan wrong, because a Ladies tremendous number of men tell me when you started tune in. We get guys work with Radio London?" Susan: "Right at the listening while working in Polly Perkins talks factories, driving their cars beginning in June 1970. to work or driving cabs and We started training sessions to Susan Barnes lorries." because most of us hadn't Dave: "Most broadcasters been in broadcasting before, and Dave Carter have a preconceived notion although I had." who they are going out to. Dave: "All of us had to of Radio London Susan's programme was first get together and, for the first conceived as a middle-of-the- time in British radio make our mistakes them what record they'd broadcasting, had to learn to road programme, but middle- unnoticed!" like played." of-the-road doesn't mean be both engineers and P.P.: "Did you, Susan, Dave: "It was a sort of just Ray Coniff and Tony broadcasters. So, for a start broadcasting straight 'Down Your Susan Barnes Bennett to Susan. She takes couple of months, we all away?" Way'!" it to mean music with a played with the equipment. Susan: "No. I started on Susan: "I did that until broad spectrum. She plays I think that the most the technical side, as a the beginning of last year. records in the morning that amazing thing for most of station assistant. Then, on Now I do a daily show us at the beginning was that John Peel would be proud Sunday afternoons, I used Monday to Friday mornings to play in his show, and we there was virtually no to go out and about, from 9.30 until 10.30." find that a market gardener audience, so we were able to meeting the public and asking P.P.: "I know you have a aged 52 or a housewife 16 aged 22 both enjoy this. We are having a conversation P.P.: "Codswallop will do trained by the pirate ships." wish really that we got more with the listeners and not just fine!" Dave: "We started off cold and Susan was there letters criticising the talking at them." Dave: "It isn't only Alan so she was given the job. programme!" P.P.: "Is it your policy Keen who thinks this, it Susan: "In fact, the to have women run your could also be the opinion of If she couldn't have done the traditional concept of morning programmes?" Douglas Muggeridge at job it wouldn't have middle-of-the-road is the Dave: "The women who Radio I. They all say lady mattered if she were a girl music I include least in the are doing the morning presenters of music shows or a fella - she wouldn't programme. Perhaps once a sequence of programmes are impossible to find. be doing it any more. month I'll include a Ray are doing them because Now - every local BBC It's as simple as that." P.P.: "You treat males Coniff or something. I they can do them and not radio station have found play all kind of music, because they are women. these girls! Some are good and females as people including heavy blues and I therefore feel that we are and some are bad, just like rather than as gender?" soul records, and yet I got more liberated than most male disc jockeys. In the case Dave: "I hope so." a letter from a man of 75 places." of Susan, when she goes on Susan: "I think I've done things for most of the who thanked me for P.P.: "Have you ever had holiday she has a good introducing him to a new any irate letters saying 'Why backup who also happens programmes on this station. Radio generally has been scope of music." is a bird doing this to be a girl. We haven't tied to the tradition of the Dave: "We're trying programme, I can't stand had difficulty, because the very hard to break away the sound of her voice?' or girls are there. Obviously, old fashioned BBC announcer in his dinner from the concept that because anything like that?" if girls aren't given the you belong to a certain age Susan: "There have been opportunity of getting jacket, and it's just been impossible for women to group or a certain social one or two letters, but when front of a mike they' rein strata there is a particular you read them you realise not going to get the get into radio. The strongholds have to be broken brand of music that is that the people are totally experience, and this applies quite high up in Radio 3 and fitted to you. We feel that off their heads anyway!" to fellas as well. It's a there is only two kinds of P.P.: "I was speaking question of the Heads of Radio 4. Once women are music, good and bad, and recently to Alan Keen, the Radio Stations using just a accepted as announcers on these stations then they'll even that is a very head of Radio Luxembourg little bit of imagination. subjective thing. If you and he holds the view that They want everything to be be accepted in Radio 1." hear a record you'll feel that there are no good female gift wrapped and handed to P.P: "I've always you either like it or not, deejays." them in a package. They wondered why such a and your view is no more Dave: "I would disagree. want a super broadcaster staunchly male stronghold or less valid than mine or In fact I think what he says just given to them." as the British Broadcasting Corporation is known as Susan's. Our only format is absolute codswallop, P.P.: "Like they got `Auntie'. Makes you approach is in our although I could use Tony Blackburn and nearly presentation, which is that we stronger language!" everybody else ready think!"

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17 Like so many other who didn't like the shows DJs on radio Mike Ross, that were put on in place Radio Northsea of the English speaking International's top DJ, spots. started into radio in a very Now everything seems to small way. be much smoother on RNI. "I was doing discos in Don Allen is Programme the Reading area when a Director and the general friend told me that opinion of him would appear Caroline were taking over to be very favourable. RNI for the 1970 Election "Don is like a father to campaign - and that we were all of us as he has so much to distribute leaflets and experience from working on stickers at our discos. The Radio Caroline, Manx Radio next thing I knew was that and even on the BBC. He is my mate went up to the a real professional," said Caroline rally in London Mike. and came back and asked me Dave Johns starts the "People are now taking if I wanted to go on radio! notice of us, and we have "I told him that obviously to be grateful to 'Dee Jay I was interested and he said first of a series of and Radio Monthly' for that I would have to put including us in the magazine together an audition tape. interviews with and in the poll. It's great. I then came up to Beacon The magazine is impartial Records in London for an RNI D.J's. This month: and I think it will have a interview - where I met massive circulation as it is Larry Tremaine and in at the very start of the Steve Merike. Steve was current radio `boom' - with doing the breakfast show the opening up of the new on Radio 1 at that time commercial stations. It's also and was not supposed to nice for us on RNI to be able have any contacts with RNI to have features about us under any circumstances. such as this one. We are However he did and I was starting a fan club on RNI, told 'We are going out but we could never afford to the boat on Thursday'. to have a magazine on the I was out on the station same style as 'Dee Jay'." for two weeks and then it Life on board ship has closed down." not been without its So Mike came back to moments as Mike re -called. England and returned to "One time I can especially the disco scene, but this remember was Christmas of time on a professional basis. 1971, when Dave Rogers In November he received a was on the boat. He is a phone call from Steve Merike really nice person and that asking if he knew anyone Christmas we had laugh after who could raise a quarter laugh after laugh. Dave of a million pounds. played Santa Claus, as "I said that I could try, Santa visiting the Mebo 2 on and Steve told me that the Christmas Eve, and Rob idea was for Radio Monte Eden interviewed him. In Carlo. We raised the money, fact I have a master tape of but then Maurice Gardett the whole. of that evening who was negotiating the and together with other contracts sold out to Dave great incidents I would like Cash and Tommy Vance - to put together an LP record so they went and did the of the highlights of my job." time on the ship. We also In January Mike again on the ship as long as you Various and many reasons put together a panto I received o call from Steve, were one of the 'in' crowd. have been given for this entitled 'Sleeping Beauty- or 0 this time asking if he would However if you were one action, some by Managing how Dave Rogers was caught like to re -join a new RNI. of the 'out' crowd things Director John De Mol, in sleeping at the end of He was quite naturally could be a bit sticky for you. last month's "Dee Jay and Scheveningen Pier, bitten rather reluctant, not only It's true to say that basically Radio Monthly" - but other by a poisonous crab, and because of the previous the station was run pretty stories include records being then revived two seconds occasion, but also because he well by Steve and Alan West, thrown overboard by one later by a St Bernard with now had several disco except that they really had of the English DJs. Generally a bottle of brandy'. I still contracts going. And so at bigger ideas than they speaking the Dutch and have several bits on tape, but this stage he declined. could really handle, and so English people didn't get unfortunately I have lost However in May Martin eventually they were fired. on too well together, and the script, so if anyone is Kayne left the ship and as a Then we had lots more when two people on the ship reading this who has a copy result of yet another call hirings, firings and didn't get on they couldn't please let me know as I from Steve, Mike joined re-hirings, and nothing very easily get away from should very much like to RNI on May 5, 1971. How really settled down until each other. Eventually as put it all together. Jane did he find things on RNI October 1 when everything it turned out, the Ballantyne was playing the at that time? went bang, and the English International Service was Sleeping Beauty, Dave "Everything was all right service was closed down." restored by Mr Bollier, Rogers was the Queen, 18 Rob Eden the King and Transmitter Circuits we have your hand. We use a lot will have to stop the Dutch Terry Davis the Prince. I got the breakthrough down of RG8 and RG50 Coaxial Service and go all English, should love to put it to -48 Db Separation Cable, and it is used for and the Dutch crew would together even if it was just between the two signals. feeding aerial sources down, have to be changed for a for my own satisfaction." You are bound to get some and an RG8 cable is about South American or an Irish For the technically breakthrough because the two inches thick, and if you one. It isn't really a minded, Mike points out that, transmitters are sitting in a join a piece to a normal commercial proposition once "We were once planning to terrific field of Radiated piece of household wire, the Dutch sign the Bill, have an all -day English Frequencies, so even if we and feed it &kin to the though if we really wanted Service, and when Radio improved the screening of newsroom and touch it on to make money we would Veronica closed down on the transmitters, the signals the 'earth', you will melt the turn the station into all 192 meters we set out our would combine again in the entire wire the whole way Dutch. If and when RNI spare 10 kW transmitter on atmosphere. You can't put up." closes I would like to work that frequency and did test so many transmitters in a People are always asking in engineering. What I broadcasts, but we found boat and expect them to when the Dutch Government really would love to do is that we had a 'Beat Carrier' work perfectly, they will will try and close down the to work in the BBC which gave us up about work, and you must offshore stations. As Mike Radiophonic Workshop. 257 meters, which was the remember that at one stage says, "I don't think it will If all fails, I would go into two carriers beating together we were broadcasting on be for at least a year, and my own business. I have got to form a third carrier, five frequencies. We gave it may be as long as five a few ideas on the Audio taking the modulation with it, up the 31 metre band years ahead. The Dutch Equipment side, but I have and we had spread the band. frequency because, as it is a have a clause in the Bill got very good qualifications We realised that to put two productive frequency you which says that all contracts which put me in line for a. medium wave transmitters cannot receive any news already signed must run, very good job. The only on separate programmes, broadcasts, you cannot and our Dutch service have thing apart from the then both programmes watch television and most got contracts for a year communicating with an would come out on both of all you cannot touch ahead. I can't see them audience that I will miss, transmitters and on anything without getting a coming out with tugs to is not seeing my name in additional frequencies, so shock. You have to tow us away. We have got the papers. I think we are any idea of an all day remember that we are plans formulated within the all slightly egotistic, and I English Service was scrubbed pumping five or six kilowatts company for that coming day like the 'glamour' of working as it was a technical of RF power into a ship when the Bill is signed. on a ship even with all the impossibility. We have already loaded with RF, The Mebo 2 could stay discomforts of the business." trouble with the broadcasts and as a result, things start where it is, and the Mebo I is on Sunday with the World arcing. You only have to there and could tender us Service and the Dutch hold a bit of wire and if from Spain. It is a next month: Service. In the Audio you touch the bare end, you diabolical thought, but it Processing Circuits and the will get a great big burn on could be done. The station Brian McKenzie OPPORTUNITIES IN RADIO

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19 Did Derek have any trouble we do take listening observations of the DJ team to tapes and considering all on Radio 1 at the moment? the alternatives. I thought In fact did he regard them in this case it was right to How to bring in someone new, as a team? "Oh yes, and I hope the particularly with a programme listeners do. I think we've that already had an existing got a very strong team at style - so that the guy is not the moment. You know starting completely from one of the criticisms of getyour scratch. It has a loyal Radio 1 is that the DJ team following of people who want is not so much a team to hear the Top 20, or as as the pirates were. we now run it, rightly or Remember if you live on a wrongly, the Top 60. Johnny ship or say in Luxembourg radio Beerling, one of our and you are thrown Executive Producers, had together day and night, been taking an interest in obviously you are more of Torn and had for some a team. But now they are time had him in mind for all growing a little older, something. So he got Tom break! in and between them they they are married men, families on the way if not did an awful lot of work to already, and when they've get to the position where finished a show in Concluding our two he seemed to be right for Broadcasting House they the spot. After all it does perhaps wander back to the take some time to department in Egton House part interview with familiarise yourself with our and have a natter with the new equipment. Tom had producer and various people - been making up programmes but you can't expect them to Radio One boss for Danish Radio for some hang around all day, so they time, and we all thought go back to their wives and that he had a super voice, kids. That doesn't mean they Derek Chinnery quite unlike any of the other are not totally involved in DJs, and one that would be pop radio in the sense that many changes on Radio 1, What about the attractive on radio. I'm very they all do a lot of outside and more are planned for introduction of total pleased because whenever work as well, personal the remainder of 1973. What newcomers, as with the case we put someone on brand appearances and so on. are Derek's thoughts on of Tom Browne and new or make changes our That's fine by us, after all these? "Solid Gold Sixty"? listener research seems to it's all promotion for Radio 1. "Let's just recap a little. "When it was decided to indicate a drop in listening I think they are a pretty We have often been accused change 'Pick Of The Pops' figures, but I think this friendly bunch, and they of not bringing in new blood because Alan had been there is inevitable - it's just a seem to get on very well - - but if you look at the for 11 years and had said question of unfamilarity and they all have the present schedules and at one stage that he wanted with names, etc. Anyway interests of Radio 1 at heart compare them to say five to come off the show, as the figures have now climbed because after all that's how years ago it's quite always we considered every back to something like they are making a living and remarkable the number of potential DJ for the spot. Alan's and after all it's still creating their success." people that have come and I honestly don't think people rather early days - because Recently there have been gone." realise how much time and I think it takes at least a

20 year to establish someone in best disc jockeys, and we are recorded at 71 ips with the "The local stations, both pop radio these days." not exactly here to give work records cut down, after all commercial and the BBC - The Saturday afternoon to new people, except like we all know what the these stations are employing experimental spots with new Tom who dropped in on records sound like and what a lot of young fellows and DJs seemed to have proved `Solid Gold Sixty' and has we want to know is what the we are hoping that in due pretty successful for some proved successful." DJ sounds like. Chop the course they will become a new faces - why are these As a recipient of probably middle out, it doesn't have greater breeding ground for to end? thousands of tapes each week to be a neat edit in fact very top DJs." "Now that we have the from hopeful would-be radio often the rougher the editing Returning to the changes introduction of stereo disc jockeys, what actually the better because you know planned for June, what was broadcasts on Radio 1 on happens to these tapes at the the thing is chopped to the the thinking behind moving Saturday afternoons, the BBC, and to whom should end, and the tapes don't Jimmy Young away from emphasis is even more on they be addressed? have to be very long, say Radio 1? the music - and it was "To the Auditions Unit - about ten minutes. Another "I'm very sorry to see important that we use a it sounds very pompous but tip I would like to give is Jimmy leaving Radio 1 - he's top -line DJ to demonstrate you must remember that that it's very helpful if the been one of the stars of the our faith in stereo. We are we have pop singers, groups DJ gives a thumbnail network - and incidentally obviously trying to encourage and so on and not just on biography on the beginning not a pirate DJ! He became people to take notice of the Radio 1 front, as well of the tape - you know, one of the great successes stereo and so we decided on as DJs, applying for BBC name, age, address and on Radio 1 but we have to Alan, although for the first work, so there really has experience - things like that make changes and I think it's a logical step for Jimmy to move over to Radio 2 bearing in mind his background, and for his future too I'm sure that it will be the right move. "Similarly take the case of David Hamilton, who will be joining the network in the afternoons. David is a broadcaster of wide experience and although we had featured him in programmes like 'Late Night Extra' and he has done relief for presenters on Radio 2, David has always seen himself as a Radio 1 DJ, and has always had his heart set on being part of the Radio I team. We feel that he is well suited for our afternoon show." What are Derek's thoughts on the introduction of commercial radio to the UK? "I see that Dickie Attenborough's music policy on Capital Radio is more likely to be similar to Radio 2, which of course Ready for take -off Johnny Beerling, Tony Blackburn and Derek Chinnery makes Radio Ts problem even stronger - which is eight weeks the programmes to be a unit. If people send so you know who you are why that network is getting will be by Johnny Moran. tapes to me and I happen to listening to. more of it's own identity. "This doesn't mean that have a free moment I might "We do try and give Parallel to that I am we won't at some later date just pop one or two on to everyone a fair hearing, we committed to giving Radio 1 re -introduce a similar sort the tape machine just out of are a public organisation, a more positive image as a of new talent spot. However interest - but I still send we feel a certain pop network, and I hope you must appreciate that them on to the audition unit responsibility and I am that we will be able to even though the Saturday where they are acknowledged. only sorry if there have been project a young image. I afternoon programmes have The tapes are then heard at long delays. As I've said don't mean a youthful produced several very good regular intervals - on under present circumstances image, nor do I mean that DJs, at the moment with the average once a fortnight. It's it's not very high priority - we will have only young various needle -time and really amazing you know you've got to remember that people listening to it, programme restrictions, we that we even get people Radio 1 is a national because there are a lot of can't use them all! No one sending in piles of loose network, the top pop station not -so -young who seem to in their right mind would tape in an envelope, or tapes and we want only the cream enjoy the friendly approach take off Tony Blackburn or recorded at 1ips and this of the performers, so the of the Radio 1 DJs, and the Johnnie Walker, who both sort of thing - whereas we young DJs must expect to cheerful and happy, even if topped your recent poll, and are using professional serve an apprenticeship sometimes noisy by their put in some new bloke. equipment and without a somewhere before they can standards, music that they What we are interested in lot of complications we start on Radio 1." play." is doing the best can't play them. Where did Derek suggest programmes possible with the "Tapes should be they try? ben tree

21 in the standard of work of wouldn't go, a garage would Biddick Hall Estate, South Shields those participating and make a better job of it therefore the creation of compared with a dentist. I myself am a discotheque opportunity for advancement, So Mr Coates when these DJ and have found many tips very much a two way poor unfortunate patients and pieces of useful exchange, the DJ in switch on their radios in information in every column furthering his career might the morning, who do you printed. conceivably contribute think that they would like Yours sincerely, something to the station as to listen to ... a ward B. Wilson he passes through. orderly? It is quite possible to run I do not believe that your a hospital radio station statement which read "We * * * * * * * * * without creating a cheap have found without version of Radio 1 whilst exception, that their sole aim at the same time balancing is to produce programmes As we rather expected the Dear Sir, the enjoyment experienced by which are cheap imitations I am a regular reader of letter from Mr David Coates patients with the satisfaction of BBC Radio 1". And the of NAHBO, part of which we "Dee Jay and Radio gained by the DJ, and it is reason I don't believe you is Monthly" and in general reproduced last month, has arrant nonsense to suggest because one of those letters drawn an absolute stream of find it of great interest, but that most stations are was mine. why in seven months has replies. A few to be fair in manned by a selfless band I sincerely hope, Mr Coates favour of his attitude towards Jimmy Savile, OBE, had no of devoted crusaders. Of that no offence is taken over mention? OK so he has had DJs on hospital stations - but course the patients who my rather blunt way of the vast majority agreeing a couple of mentions on make up the audience are putting things, but let's not page 4 (all of two sentences!) with our comments. Two, our first concern in the put square pegs into round selected at random from those and once he even managed provision of a service and holes and put the DJ back a colour picture on the front received are reproduced everything the station behind his turntables, not below. - but still no article. broadcasts must appeal, for our sake - but the You have just completed but please let's not get patients. 27 Rodenhurst Road, the last in your "Big Three" Clapham, carried away with the Yours sincerely, series, but surely Father Jim London SW4 8AE selfless martyr bit, we can Ray Hewins (DJ) has one of the biggest Dear Sir, provide the personal touch - followings of the lot. I would not regard a and enjoy it. compulsion on my part to So how's about a massive I am indeed happy that Savile feature? to write to "Dee Jay and "Dee Jay and Radio * * * * * * * * * Radio Monthly" as one of Anonymous Monthly" is taking an (Editor: OK so how's the most likely events of interest in hospital Drogheda, Co Louth, about page 6 guys and gals!) 1973, but nevertheless the broadcasting and I hope that Ireland correspondence from one future correspondence will Dear Editor, David Coates, the Vice demonstrate quite forcibly As a reader of "Dee Jay Chairman of the National that the number of stations and Radio Monthly" every * * * * * * * * * Association of Hospital willing to align themselves month, how about giving Broadcasting Organisations, with the kind of parochial Irish TV and Radio DJs a provided the necessary stance which Mr Coates mention in your magazine? If you would like to write stimulus to put pen to paper. has adopted will be few, Franklin Dee to "Dee Jay and Radio I read with interest the very few. (Editor: Mr Dee (no Monthly" on any subject feature in the February issue Yours faithfully, relation to Simon are you?) here is the address to send to which Mr Coates would Paul Houslop, we'd love to. Would any of your letter: appear to have taken Programme Organiser, our many Irish readers like "You Tell Us" exception, I presume in his Radio Guy's, to send us some basic capacity as a representative Guy's Hospital information first?) "Dee Jay and of the NAHBO. The feature Radio Monthly", was I think a fair and balanced assessment of the 66 Edgar Street, Willmott House, Pitsmoor, * * * * * * * * * realities of the hospital Sheffield 43 Queen Street, broadcasting scene as Ahoy there! Hitchin, opposed to the idealistic (Typical introduction from Edgbaston, twaddle which regrettably ex -pirate!) With reference Birmingham Herts. tends to be bandied around to Mr David Coates' letter Congratulations on an in certain quarters with in last month's issue, which excellent magazine - in fact, clerical solemnity and great incidentally reminds me of the only one I have come to * * * * * * * * * reverence. the marine broadcasting act. buy regularly. You would The feature in question I agree with the basic probably like to know just did not intimate, as Mr principles of his letter that what your readers are Coates suggests, that hospital their service is to relieve particularly interested in, and broadcasting stations exist boredom and alleviate the in my case it is without any "for the furtherance of the fears of sick people and not doubt, the articles on Free careers of DJs", any more to exist for the furtherance Radio, and the interviews than the BBC exists for the of the careers of DJs. with former offshore furtherance of the careers of However his letter indicates station DJ's - but I'm also DJs. It must however be a very narrowminded view fascinated by the articles on patently clear, even to the of the situation. Mr Coates, disco equipment. "jaundiced eye" of Mr Coates' let me ask you a question. Yours sincerely, committee that a by-product If your sink was blocked Paul Kendall of an efficiently run and I should imagine that you well organised radio station would go to a plumber and 'might just be an improvement not a cobbler. If your car * * * * * * * * *

22 Like to be alone in a SUPER STUDIO? Then try Radio Fleet!

Gania Wyndham, who runs they are - because in Radio Fleet Productions, a Sheffield, for instance, they thriving studio in the very go home an hour earlier than heart of London's newspaper in Leeds, and, therefore, have world, has one very good different commuter times. reason for being involved in We've done a complete the world of radio - she dummy of one week sample happens to be married to programmes for both towns." none other than Bruce According to Gania, there Wyndham, popular BBC are three basic objectives to Radio I and 2 presenter and the studios ... "Firstly we news reader. are here to produce I spoke to her recently at programmes for other the Radio Fleet Studios, commercial stations, which located little more than a we can then send up the line stone's throw from Fleet to Birmingham, Manchester, Street (and it doesn't have to Glasgow or wherever they want them. Secondly, we can be a very athletic throw at Radio Fleet's DJ position that), and asked her how the produce here our own little studios came about. features on sport, fashion, "The idea originally came there must be lots of people part o' the United etc., shall we say for London, about last February I suppose.around this area in particular Newspapers Group, and this, and finally we are here as a We realised that there were who will want commercial obviously, gives them a great commercial studio for other no studios close at hand, and radio -style studios in or near interest in the forthcoming people to do whate er they this meant that we had to go, the very heart of Fleet commercial radio network, in wish with. I mean, kviously say, to Manchester Square to Street." particular in Leeds and we're here not just as a pretty record any little bits we So work on the new studios Sheffield, where the group face - we're here to make wanted to. There literally was started on August 15 of last owns the major local money." nowhere in or near Fleet year, and was completed by newspapers. Preliminary work In fact so far several of the Street. We could have used October 8th - under eight for their consortiums in those already announced local Reuters, but not really for the weeks in all! areas has already formed a set-ups have been into Radio sort of purposes we wanted. "We had, I think, probably large part of the studio's Fleet studios. This area in which we're now the best technical consultant output. "They have actually come sitting was one enormous we could have had and "We thought it would be a to us saying 'can we produce barn of a room, so our together with his architects good idea for our consortium five minutes of sport, or news, Chairman suddenly said he designed, built and even members to hear the sort of or Parliamentary stuff', which 'Why don't we build our wired the equipment in thing :hat they, might is exactly what we want them own?' Partially, I suppose, himself - so he knew jolly eventually hear in their own to do." because of the coming of well it was going to work, areas, and so we made It could be on the question commercial radio, but also as and, touch wood, it's dummy tapes. One for each of Parliamentary material that a general commercial working very well." area - and you might be this is where Radio Fleet proposition because we felt Radio Fleet Productions is surprised how totally different could well score. If the Hon.

27 Member for Wythenshawe is special introductory message required to comment on some for his new book to be used item of local news, and on American commercial happens to be in the House, radio station. then it is obviously much Talk of overseas radio quicker to whip him into the brought us to Radio Fleet's Radio Fleet Studios for a few Director, Tom Chalmers, who minutes than to drag him off is also chief executive of to Manchester. Radio Services, a veteran Apart from this sort of broadcaster of many years area, what type of person has experience - several involving been using the Radio Fleet stations and networks studios so far? One regular abroad. He started in user has been Paul broadcasting in 1936 and Hollingdale, former BBC DJ, went on to become Assistant now running his own set-up, Controller and eventually Metromedia Radio. Controller of the Light "Paul has already done a Programme in 1948. He then commercial for Woolworth's went out to Nigeria as on their special James Last Director General of Nigerian LP, which has gone out on Broadcasting. He came back Manx Radio and to England for a time as Luxembourg. He's done a Controller of the BBC North review of a new film 'The Region, and then returned to Lovers', which will be Africa as Director General of premiered in Manchester at Tanganyikan Broadcasting the end of April, and various Company. From there he interviews with musicians and went on to join the United artists." Nations as their East African The studio has also been Representative, with specific used by disc jockeys and is emphasis on broadcasting - equipped with a full radio DJ both radio and TV. In 1964 set-up. Here, either alone or he returned once more to the with assistance aspiring DJs BBC where he took up the can make programmes or post of Specialist Assistant to audition tapes, and above all the Controller Overseas and the atmosphere is very Foreign Relations in charge friendly. One particular of broadcasting all over the feature of the studio is that a world. Two years later Tom DJ can sit at his console and was invited to start work on interview somebody, either commercial radio for the sitting right beside him or in United Newspapers group the very luxurious interview which lead, of course, studio. eventually to the founding of It is this point of DJs being Radio Fleet Productions. able to come into the studio How does Gania see Radio and literally 'do their own Fleet Productions thing' that is likely to be a developing? big success factor for these "I would like to see the studios. studios in action 24 hours a "For instance if you were day, seven days a week for to go into the studio now, whatever purpose - it doesn't Ben, and say to me or our matter to me. The more engineer Adrian 'I'm fully people that come to us the aware of what this equipment better, and I think you'll is and should be doing, I'd agree they will find a friendly much rather you left me atmosphere. I think it's a alone' then we would. If, very intimate atmosphere and however, a fairly new or I think it's a relaxing inexperienced DJ comes in (Top) Paul Hollingdale using the studio; (Centre) The 10 channel Neve contim panel; and (Bottom) The superb special interview room. atmosphere." and says 'I'm not quite sure I had to agree with her, how to work the Rapid Cue and if you're looking for a cartridge machine' then studio in the London area to Adrian would be sitting record your DJ tape, some behind and doing whatever jingles or an interview- or the DJ required - not what going to let any maniacs in!" Rapid Cue machines - and even if the mood takes you, Adrian thinks he needs but. From this point of view merely by swivelling your a song or two - then you the DJ says he wants. After these studios could well be chair one is able to work the could do a lot worse than all the DJ or potential DJ is pretty unique, and it is console. calling Gania Wyndham on the customer and what he certainly true to say that a One recent feather in the 01-583 9199 (ext 344 or 366). says, our engineer will do for DJ can work alone in this cap for Radio Fleet I know she'll be delighted to him, and if he says he would studio, provided he knows Productions was a visit to the hear from you. rather be left alone then he what he's doing. You can studios by top racing driver will. Obviously we are not work the turntables, faders, Graham Hill who recorded a Ben Cree

28

DIGGING WITH DELL

David Griffiths talks to radio'sswing king

Alan Dell was putting the recordings had been dumped. He is providing a unique exponents of swing era music finishing touches to his Big For obviously, the record opportunity to hear big is a long story that begins Band Sound (Tuesday nights business has to keep moving bands from the past, at a in his native South Africa on Radio 2) and the ahead and has to get rid of time when they were in the 40s when Alan was producer, John Hooper, was old stuff, most of which supremely popular. Though growing up in a house in marvelling at Alan's ability nobody will ever want to there are some fine bands which his journalist father to dig up rare discs and hear again. today (notably, of course, reviewed records. So Alan recordings of American But of course, here and the great survivors such as just naturally heard practically broadcasts. Since a very high there are to be found gems, Ellington and Basie), the all he wanted of the popular percentage of this especially, perhaps, from the era has gone and, apart music of the time. He had programme's music is not swing era, and if nobody in a from recreators such as Syd to buy very few discs, though to be found in the BBC record company cares - or Lawrence, there doesn't he vividly remembers the Gramophone Library (itself knows - then out goes a gem seem to be much happening. first one his father didn't the most comprehensive in along with the mud, the stones, The modern mood is have and which, having the world) but comes from and the fool's gold. apparently indifferent to the heard it on the radio, Alan Alan's own collection and Fortunately for those of swinging dance band. rushed out to buy - Glenn contacts, Hooper was us in Britain who have the All the more reason, then, Miller's "Slow Freight", wondering whether record swing taste, Alan Dell cares to delve into the past and still one of his favourites. companies have all sorts of and knows. Thanks to present those sounds that can (In fact, Miller's wartime wonderful swing era goodies diligent research, still excite, or at least have AEF band with strings was lovingly filed away in their perseverance, and the great nostalgia value. That to become his favourite of vaults. building up of an informal there is a steadily growing all orchestras.) By no means, sighed Alan. network of contacts, he is audience for big band swing He played a little piano He went on to tell of a able to snatch many a can be seen from the and drums in a would -be - horrifying event an swinging sound from ever-increasing listening jumping school band and acquaintance had impending oblivion. It seems figures to Dell's programme. thought he might become a witnessed: into a'huge pit to me that he is much more How Alan found himself pro musician. He went to outside Los Angeles, than a smooth -voiced and in this particular niche as see the South African truckloads of master knowledgeable disc jockey. one of the world's leading Broadcasting Corporation's

30 orchestra at Johannesburg "using condenser mikes long short of money, I returned to suddenly realised, only a few and one look at the set-up before the BBC". It was while London where I could earn minutes before the broadcast, in the studio, with mikes working on an SABC a few pennies writing sleeve that the programme had everywhere, and Alan said commercial programme, notes for Decca and so on. been extended by 20 to himself "This is for me!" Voice of Capitol, that he Also, the SABC wanted me minutes. Alan dashed to the He joined the SABC as a saw an opportunity to take to do some shows from gramophone library, pulled clerk in the record library. leave of absence for a few London." out a few of his favourite Browsing around one months and visit the Capitol It was organising these records and told an amazed lunch break he found some studios in Hollywood which, programmes, with Eve Denys just to cue him in. dusty records on a shelf, he considered, had the best Boswell singing and Tony All went well and this now asked about them and was recording sound at that time Osborne writing,the charts commonplace practice was at told not to bother with them. (1952). that brought him into the time regarded as an They were by Count Basie So he went, via -London, contact with BBC producers - unbelievably brilliant feat! and decent South Africans where he made a few contacts. who have been employing Nowadays, Alan lovingly simply didn't like that kind Capitol's Hollywood his services ever since. Alan and carefully assembles his of music. Alan, however, studios and stars exceeded didn't get to go back to most difficult programme liked them very much. So Alan's wildest expectations. South Africa until October material at home in his own much so that he wrote a Week after week he found 1971 - "almost 20 years studio, dubbing discs on to 20 -minute script for them, himself "working" on after I'd left. I went tape and splicing away to took it to the programme recording dates with the primarily to see my mother his ears' content. On The manager, who passed it,and greats he'd previously only but found lots of old friends Big Band Sound he has allowed Alan to read it on heard on the radio - Stan still working at SABC where experimented_ with the stereo the air. His broadcasting Kenton, Peggy Lee, Nat Cole, they gave me a right royal effect of playing, say, an career was off to a swinging Kay Starr, Les Paul and reception!" original Jan Savitt record start, he was promoted to Mary Ford, Tennessee Ernie Now Alan can look back from one speaker and a presentation assistant. He Ford. on a distinguished BBC (and Glen Gray hi-fi recreation wrote scripts, did "But although I was Luxembourg career embracing from the other, switching announcing, and - after a offered a regular job, my Ted Heath Swing Sessions, back and forth and then while - became a big band visa did not entitle me to Date With A Disc and - playing both at once! producer. work in USA. If I'd had that currently on Sunday nights - Sometimes he takes a chorus Always intensely interested kind of visa I would have Music To Midnight. Back in or so from several records in acoustics, Alan was been liable for call-up in the 1954, when such things and splices them into determined to learn how to American army and I didn't were unheard of at the BBC, elaborate and musically get the. best possible broadcast fancy being shipped out to he pioneered a spot of ad-lib exciting medleys. There sound for his shows. And, Korea! deejay chat. It happened on aren't too many disc jockeys he says, SABC was quite "So after being away a lunchtime programme when around with Mr Dell's remarkably progressive - nine months, and being very he and producer Denys Jones talent.

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One of the obvious try for some TV DX but rewards of Dxing is to be Try someone else's local that's another subject able to listen to stations entirely. which you would normally While Continental stations not be able to. Now that national networks. Given station, and for over two are unpredictable, I have the 20 BBC local radio time however, a local hours I enjoyed a great found that the BBC stations stations are operating on programme will be aired country and western show, are constant, some days both medium and VHF and you should then know the only interference was better than others but always frequencies, and with the for sure the station you have from the police who with a fair signal, so why coming of the commercial received. All the local normally had the exclusive not try for one or two stations it's a good idea to stations will verify your use of that channel! "local" stations tonight. consider Dxing these stations. reception reports, some with One pointer to good FM DX is one of the Although, as their name a QSL letter and descriptive FM DX conditions is your subjects covered inContact implies they are aiming at folder, so QSL collectors TV, if you get interference the magazine of World DX an audience within, say, a here is another 20 stations from Continental stations Club, and if you would like 15-20 mile radius of the to aim for. on either sound or picture details of membership then transmitter, the fact that As regular readers of this then FM DX should be send a large sae to me at stations like BBC Radio magazine know, the local possible and a tune of the 11 Wesley Grove, Copnor, London are regularly BBC stations are being VHF band may produce Portsmouth P03 5ER and reported by members of featured in a series which some real surprises. You I will be pleased to send you Continental DX clubs, gives an insight into their could also tune the TV and some. should show you that music programmes. The list they are well worth trying of stations alongside this for, even if you have no feature will give you the local station in your area. frequency information to LOCAL RADIO WAVE LENGTHS A bit of patience and you enable you to try for these Medium Station Wave VHF VHF could well find another stations. If one particular (Metres) (MHZ) (Later) source of radio station interests you, any Birmingham 206 95.6 newsagent can order for you Blackburn 351 96.4 entertainment. I often listen Brighton 202 95.8 95.3 to London, Oxford and the relevant edition of Bristol 194 95.4 95.5 Bristol on their respective Radio Timeswhich lists the Carlisle 397 95.6 Derby 271 96.5 VHF outlets. For Radio stations' programme details Humberside (Hull Area) 202 95.3 96.9 Brighton I find the medium in full. Leeds 271 94.6 92.4 Leicester 188 95.2 95.1 wave outlet best because the FM Dxing can also bring London 206 95.3 94.9 VHF signal is normally you stations from Europe; Manchester 206 95.1 swamped by Radio Solent. Belgium, Holland and France Medway (Chatham Area) 290 97.0 96.7 Merseyside (Liverpool Area) 202 95.8 Therefore it is advisable to are the best bets. This form Newcastle 206 95.4 try both bands when of Dxing is unpredictable, Nottingham 197 94.8 95.4 Oxford 202 95.0 952 searching for these stations. but when conditions are Rotherham (Relay of Sheffield) 95.05 Identifying a station can be good, you could well be in Sheffield 290 88.6 97.4 for a treat as many stations Solent (Central Southern England) 301 96.1 a problem, as many Stoke-on-Trent 200 94.6 96.1 stations share frequencies, come in with a quality as Teesside (Middlesbrough Area) 194 96.6 good as a local broadcaster. and of course take NB: In the near future some stations will move to new VHF frequencies. programmes from the four I once received a Belgium These are shown in the last column. classifieds extra classifieds extra FOR SALE SITUATIONS VACANT DEEJAY JINGLE/ AMAZING GENUINE OFFER: Four COMPANION TAPE hours featuring 15 stations - only £11 This is the sixth in our series of (Tape/Cassette). 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In Parts 1 and 2 of our particular ghost was so series on the forts we active that its existence came described the two types to be taken for granted. It situated in the Thames was even given a nickname - Estuary and off the east Towers Jonah. coast of England. We also Jonah made noises, cast saw how the ex -army forts shadows - and walked about. were used by various Free On one occasion everyone on Radio stations. This month, the fort was in the mess in Part 3, we take a closer ofpower room when footsteps were look at the naval -type forts heard outside. The DJs and (or towers, as they are engineers were so convinced commonly described). very low power, using an produce certain results," that they had heard someone Knock John tower is about ex -US Air Force 1 kW he said. "We shall not be walking that they made a 18 miles east of Southend in transmitter. The name of the closed down. I have never thorough search of the fort. the Thames Estuary. So far station was later changed to heard of anything like this No one was found. as we know, the first person BBMS (Britain's Better before in my life -a sand The fort to which Roy to visit the tower with ideas Music Station). bar has become a part of the Bates decided to transfer was for Free Radio was Roy In November, 1966, Roy land." He announced he another of the ex -naval Bates. Bates was fined £100 for would continue to transmit towers, known as Tongue Roy Bates did not set up a unlicensed broadcasting while his appeal was pending Sands. This stands some permanent base, and in within territorial waters. "even if my solicitors advise nine miles from Margate. September, 1965, Radio City Defiantly, he kept the me to the contrary". Roy Bates got as far as took possession of the fort. station on the air. He The appeal was lost. It taking over the tower, but Knock John tower is only refused to accept the court's was decided to transfer the instead of continuing to about four miles from decision that Knock John station to a different fort broadcast under the new Shivering Sands, where Radio was within British and to re -open as Radio name of Radio Albatross, City was located. It was jurisdiction, and maintained Albatross. But before we he decided to move on yet therefore convenient for that the rules for settling the leave Knock John, we must again - this time to Roughs "colonisation", and a three-mile limit flew in the tell you about the ghost. tower. quantity of equipment was face of everything he had We learnt about the ghost Roughs is the landed there. Radio City learned in 25 years' work from Radio Essex disc northernmost naval -type fort, did not have any known connected with the sea, jockey, Michael Cane (better situated some seven miles plans for a new station, but including running a fishing known as Martin Kayne). east of Felixstowe. Ronan merely wanted to use the fort fleet. Martin didn't believe in O'Rahilly was reported to for testing equipment. "It seems to me certain ghosts until he worked on have spent £15,000 Unfortunately for Radio factors are being bent to Knock John tower, but this developing the tower. His City, Roy Bates had decided plans were to use it as a to open Radio Essex from holiday hotel, health centre Knock John tower. He and helipad. He had the arrived with a strong force superstructure removed so of men and took over. Three that a helicopter could land people from Radio City, on the platform, but did not including DJ Dick Dickson, get as far as putting the were for a while held as tower to any commercial use. "prisoners". A transmitter The picture shows the and other equipment worth platform converted to a over £500 were also helipad, after Roy Bates had captured. taken over the tower Both sides continued to and erected a radio mast. claim the fort, but eventually The story of how Roy Reg Calvert of Radio City Bates wrested Roughs from announced an agreement Ronan, and how he turned which left Roy Bates in it into the independent poisession. sovereign state of Sealand, Radio Essex opened on will be told in the fifth and

34 final part of this series. Scheveningen in the fierce We have now covered all storm which raged through the forts except the ex -naval the night of April 2, reminds tower at Sunk Head, us once again of the approximately 12 miles from vulnerability of the radio Walton -on -the -Naze. ships. Radio Veronica is Sunk Head tower was the strong enough to survive this home of Radio Tower and crisis, but will lose revenue Tower Television. Studio and listeners. conditions on the tower were Last year, we suggested primitive indeed, as can be the stations should agree on seen from the photographs the provision of a stand-by taken while the radio and ship, for use by any station television equipment was which was temporarily unable being tested. Radio Tower to transmit from its regular was planned to be something vessel. If commercial rivalry different from all the other quote, without comment, prevents such an off -shore stations - real a writer on the subject: arrangement, cannot a ship local radio, quality "It was an act of appalling be purchased and fitted out programmes to serve irresponsibility by the by an independent body minority groups in East Labour government, to which supports all three Anglia as well as shows whom the silencing of off -shore stations? For our which would have more commercial radio was a more part, we are willing to general appeal. To read important consideration than co-operate with anyone their prospectus, you would the defence of the country. towards this end. almost think they were The government was aware One thing is certain. On applying for an IBA that the forts in the Solent no account must the contract! (Normansland, Spitbank, stand-by ship, if it ever But it was Tower St Helen's and Horseland), materialises, be used for a Television which attracted which were constructed fourth off -shore station. the widest publicity. The under the orders of Lord Apart from the fact that this successful test transmissions Palmerston in 1860, were used would defeat the object, the provide the only example in World War I and World patience of the government of free enterprise television War II. The forts occupied of Holland is already beamed to Britain from ship, used by Radio Tower to by the pirate radio stretched to the limit with fort or plane. publicise its wavelength: stations were built to guard three stations operating off The two men behind the "Get a fix on 236". the entrance to Britain's the Dutch coast. operation (Peter Jeeves and All the evidence points the most vital waterway leading This brings us again to Eric Sullivan) wanted to other way. If anything of that into the heart of London. the subject of rumours about keep the TV tests a secret, nature had been going on The guns on the forts were new stations. These are so they transmitted at the operators would not sufficiently powerful to bring again flying around, and 4.20 am. They reckoned have risked attracting down enemy planes which one is becoming without a compulsive viewer massive publicity to might also have been uncomfortably persistent. who, instead of switching themselves by trying to open heading for the capital. Who Surely the potential off when BBC 1 closed an off -shore television can say for certain these forts operators of new stations down on Channel 5, station. Nor would they will never again be needed must realise that not only continued to stare at the have used a slogan which for the defence of the will they lose every guilder screen. Perhaps he was could have been taken to country? The fort complex of their investment - they bewitched by the refer to drugs. There is no at Great Nore had to be will bring the existing Free ever-changing psychedelic doubt that Radio Tower and demolished after the war Radio stations to an end as pattern of shooting stars? Tower Television were because it was a danger to well. Be that as it may, he saw a genuine attempts to widen the shipping. But none of the globe appear on his screen scope of free enterprise other forts stand in the main with a symbolic tower on the broadcasting. shipping lanes, and there top, and the words "Tower After the Marine Offences must be no further wanton Finally, a reminder that Television". He told the Act became law on August 14, destruction of our defensive NFRA associate membership newspapers, and the secret 1967, 17 officers and men outposts." costs you nothing more than was out. An annoyed from the Royal Engineers In Part 4 we shall return a stamped and self-addressed Mr Sullivan said: "This were spotted fixing powerful to Shivering Sands and trace envelope. If you haven't joker caught us during our explosive charges to the the events which led up to the already joined, simply send tests. But it does at least tower. A few days later, raid which took place in your sae to the Free Radio prove our night-time there was a spectacular June, 1966. We shall also Association, 339 Eastwood broadcasts have an orange flash and Sunk Head see how this event, and the Road, Rayleigh, Essex, audience". was blown to smithereens, tragedy which followed, SS6 7LG. And we also have Alas, the audience leaving just the remains of had serious implications for a special offer to "Dee Jay remained a small one, the two concrete legs the future of Free Radio in and Radio Monthly" readers because Radio Tower and protruding from the waves. Britain. who are already FRA Tower Television did not There is a strongly -held members. If you send us an get beyond the testing stage. view that the destruction of Norderney- sae and quote your Some people thought this to Sunk Head was much more membership number, we'll be deliberate policy - it was than just a means of why no send you a quality self- rumoured that the use of removing for ever the adhesive sticker with a bird Sunk Head for broadcasting possibility of a Free Radio standby ? of peace encircled by the was merely a cover for station using the tower. words "Friends of Free smuggling or drug -trafficking. It is beyond our scope to The plight of the Radio", a car sticker and, These rumours may well have endorse or refute this Norderney, which was other promotional material originated from the slogan viewpoint, so we shall merely washed up on the beach at worth over 20p in total.

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As promised in last month's correspondence column we are extending this particular feature - which has proved immensely popular with our many disco DJ readers - to two pages. This will enable us to give more indication of the type of record - speed,mood, etc. So once again over to our hard-working but tame disco DJ ... "Hi, everyone! Glad to know that this page has been so useful. And so as there are tremendous lots of goodies for you this month, let's dive straight in with the up -tempo swingers.. ." UP TEMPO SWINGERS THE ROUTERS Let's Go Warner K16156 FIRST CHOICE Armed and Extremely Dangerous Bell 1297 BOBBY BYRD Saying It and Doing It Are Two Different Things Mojo 2093 028 BARRABAS Wild Safari RCA 2339 MIDNIGHT MOVERS Follow The Wind (Parts 1 & 2) Contempo CR 7 TOM JONES Letter to Lucille Decca F 13393 10 CC Rubber Bullets UK 36 SPENCER DAVIS GROUP Catch Me On The Rebop Vertigo 6059 076 STEAM MACHINE You Make It Move Capitol CL 15746 MANDINGO Medicine Man EMI 2014 NAZARETH Broken Down Angel Mooncrest MOON 1 THE SYMPHONICS Using Me Polydor 2058 341 MAE WEST (Yes it is!) Great Balls Of Fire MGM 2006 203 DANIEL BOONE Sunshine Lover Penny Farthing PEN 804 JOHNNY RIVERS Blue Suede Shoes UA UP 35508 NEIL DIAMOND Cherry Cherry UNI UNS 556 BOB SEGER Rosalie Reprise K 14243 MAXAYN Feelin' Capricorn K 17509' ESTHER PHILLIPS I've Never Found A Man Kudu KUS 4002 RASTAFARI Funky City Satril SAT 8 MATATA I Need Somebody President PT 400 SHANGRI-LAS Give Him A Great Big Kiss Buddah 2011 164 ANGELS ONE -FIVE Toody Pye 7N 45227 MANDRILL Mandrill Polydor 2066 320 STAPLE SINGERS Oh -La -De -Da Stax 2025 142 THE BURNER -LEE AUSTIN Real Woman Mojo 2093 027 JAMES BROWN I Got Ants In My Pants Polydor 2066 296 JOHNNY JOHNSON & HIS BANDWAGONGive Me Your Love Again EMI 2011 HOT BUTTER Percolator Pye Int 7N 25609 THE JAMES BOYS Over and Over Penny Farthing PEN 806 DOUGAL BROTHERS Cuckoo-Ka-Choo Columbia DB 8972 JEFF WAYNE Get Movin' MCA MUS 1193 BARRY BLUE Dancin' (On A Saturday Night) Bell 1295 BOSS Mony Mony Deram DM 382

SLOW & SMOOCHY ONES BARBARA KEITH Free The People Reprise K 14240 BARRY WHITE I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby Pye Int 7N 25610 MEL & TIM What's Your Name Stax 2025 171 ISAAC HAYES (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Stax 2025 177 COLIN AREETY (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Deram DM 383 JIGSAW That's What It's All About BASF 05 19572-9 PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS My Love Red Rose Speedway R5985 DETROIT SPINNERS Could It Be I'm Falling In Love Atlantic K 10283 BETTY LAVETTE Your Turn To Cry Atlantic K 10299 LIBIDO Hold On To Your Fire Mooncrest MOON 2 KENNY LYNCH We Can Be Friends Atlantic K 10297 ANN ODELL I Didn't Mean To DJM DJS 276

MEDIUM TEMPO GROOVERS HAMMERHEAD Nice Girl RCA 2326 JIM NELSON Tell Laura I Love Her EMI 2017 ALBERT KING Breaking Up Somebody's Home Stax 2025 162 DAVID BOWIE Drive In Saturday RCA 2352 GALLAGHER & LYLE Jesus Save Me A&M AMS 7063 LLOYD MILLER Black Is Black JAM 40 WAR The Cisco Kid UA UP 35521 GENE PITNEY 24 Sycamore Pye 7N 25606 HURRICANE SMITH Beautiful Day, Beautiful Night EMI 2018 THE MIXTURES Slow Train UA UP 35532 STARBUCK Wouldn't You Like It RCA 2350 JIMMY THOMAS All God's Children Contempo C8 SYLVIA Pillow Talk London HLU 10415 DEODATO Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) CTI CTS 4000

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REGGAE CORNER DESMOND DEKKER Sing A Little Song Rhino RNO 115 DANDY LIVINGSTONE Come Back Liza Horse HOSS 28 NICKY THOMAS Images Of You Horse HOSS 29 PIONEERS At The Discotheque Trojan TR 7888 THE HITTERS Hypocrite UA UP 35530 RIGHTEOUS FLAMES Let The Music Play RCA 2353

Joe Tex ("I Gotcha"). Other good movers are album picks of the month The Krystal Generation's "Wanted Dead or Alive" and the opening track of best discotheque -style side two "Sweet Happiness" material (and, therefore, not by Newby and Johnson. usually so readily available) As with the Avco set a from the Avco catalogue. good mixture of styles and Nice mixture of styles and tempos, and again highly tempos, and with artists recommended. such as the Stylistics, Donnie Elbert and Della ALSO RECOMMENDED Reese obviously to be Wilson Pickett's Greatest recommended. THE MERCURY MOBILE Hits - Atlantic K 60038 Personal favourites are DISCOTHEQUE Volume 1 James Brown - Soul Donnie Elbert's "I Can't Various Artists Classics - Polydor 2391 057 Help Myself", which as I'm Mercury 6338 153 Wattstax - Soundtrack - sure you know always gets Similar idea to the Avco Stax 2659 019 THE AVCO MOBILE 'em leaping, and the opening collection above, but this Kool and the Gang - Music DISCOTHEQUE Volume 1 "What's A Matter Baby" by time featuring disco material Is The Message -Mojo Various Artists L. J. Reynolds and from the Mercury label. 2347 004 Avco 6466 011 Chocolate Syrup. Top artists featured include Jerry Lee Lewis - The As the title implies, and A nice idea - and I'm Jerry Butler ("One Night Session - Mercury 6338 217/8 quite correctly, this is a already looking forward to Affair"), Bobby Hebb Mandingo - Columbia collection of some of the Volume 2! ("Love, Love, Love") and Studio 2 - TWO 400 star pick star pick

ALICE COOPER STATUS QUO No More Mr Nice Guy Mean Girl Warner K 16262 Pye 7N 45229 Almost certain to zoom Although this is old to the top of the charts, material (from the "Down this is probably the most The Dustpipe" and "In My commercial record that Alice Chair" period - circa Cooper has made. Taken 1970-71) - like its from the "Billion Dollar predecessors it really moves Babies" album - this one along and should really get will go down very well in the 'em going. Therefore, highly discos. recommended.

star pick star pick

THE SWEET GARY GLITTER Hell Raiser Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again RCA 2357 Bell 1299 THINK DISCOPOWER As most disco DJs know Gary's singles all make ! if you want to get 'em superb disco records - viz going - put on a Sweet his top award in the recent Fantastic equipment- leaflet from record. Right? Well, here's "Dee Jay and Radio their latest offering, and Monthly" poll - and this one DISCOPOWER (mail order dept ), again it'll do the trick. is certainly no exception. 50 Ringwood Hill, Newport, Mon. Another Chinn -Chapman More up -tempo than previous composition, and full of and a nice one. Don't miss excitement from beginning to it. end. Really moves.

37 to as many stations as It's quite strange really - possible. you could get a record All albums and 45s are selling, say in Los Angeles, the mailed out to the stations and in their charts - which and the staff then do is not even being played in follow-up visits. The other New York. That is until main activity is usually someone comes in from LA tony PA's by artists who are raving over the disc and then working in the area and call all the stations will pick up in to the local stations in on it. that town. Worth a mention, in my mercer The companies also have opinion, are two of travelling promotion men America's best record who spend anything from promoters that I know. three weeks to two months These two men have helped column on the road visiting stations. me in the past by mailing They pick up their promotion records to me from the US. material either from their They are George Brewer of Record vromotion in the home or from mail offices Columbia Records and show's records for this USA is completely different which they arrange to visit Steve. Wax of Bell. month. The album is to over here. In England you at certain times. Here are some more "Exuma" on the Kama Sutra have Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4, One of the best field stations for your information: label. plus Luxembourg and your promotion men in the US Singles of the month BBC local stations. Each is Alan Riley who used to WHB, include Johnny Johnson's 106 W 14th Street, record company may have work for Jerry Ross Kansas City, "Give Me Your Love Again" two or three pluggers and Productions - the company Missouri 64105 on the new EMI label, possibly one to deal with the which owned Colossus Johnny Dolan "Gold Medallions" by discos. Records Inc. He used to KXOK, Tucky Buzzard on Purple In the States there are no vanish for weeks on end 1600 N Kings Highway Boulevard, and "Clap Your Hands and St Louis, discos as such - but the and come up with great MO 63113 Stamp Your Feet" by record companies have the plays all over. Ram Otis Bonnie St Clare (and Unit task of contacting over Also of interest is the fact KOMA, Gloria) on Philips. 5,000 radio stations! -that the stations each have Box 1520, If you've got a copy of Oklahoma City, The companies have, on their own record charts Oklahoma 73101 the Sutherland Brothers and average, a Head of Record which the promotion men Johnny Bridges Quiver single on Island Promotion in each of their check on each week. This "You Got Me Anyway" - WDGU, main offices (they usually means that the companies Box 6606, flip it and listen to the "B" have three offices in major can see what is called a Minneapolis, side - "Not Fade Away" - it's 55420 cities over the USA) with "regional break-out" often Scott Burton the best record I've heard in maybe three assistants and weeks before the disc gets months. it is/heir job to get round into the national Top 100. Finally, here are my 'Bye for now. musing with moffat DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (b) it has heard the song Memo to audiences ELGAR was made, words came on to prolonged before. everywhere. KINDLY STOP perhaps by the "late" applause, waited until it had To make matters worse, THIS OBNOXIOUS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE! died down and then came people are now applauding AMERICAN HABIT AT Sir Edward died in 1934, the musical introduction to at the start of a song that ONCE. For the record Mr Master Shakespeare in 1616. her first song, one of her the artist has never sung Bennett performed such past money -spinners. I before, let alone recorded! standards as "I Left My Memo 2 - to the staff of my settled back to listen. But If Tony Bennett had Heart in (Applause)", "If I "local" could I? Oh no. Again the included an aria from "La Ruled The (Applause)" and When I come up to the appreciative fans broke into Traviata" in his repertoire many others. He did NOT bar and order "one small wild applause, drowning at you can be sure that some sing "God Save The whisky for my wife" and least the first half dozen idiot would have put his (Applause)". Exit Moffat then, in quieter tones, add words of her song. The or her clammy little hands from the Palladium "and a large scotch for scene was a recent Sunday together and that the rest, applauding loudly - AT THE myself", would you kindly concert at the London sheeplike, would have END. refrain from shouting, for Palladium at which Dusty followed suit. all to hear, "a small one was the undisputed star. It Also on the bill with Memo 1 - to BBC DJs for the wife and a large one happened again a few weeks Mr B. was the excellent It is almost eight years for yourself". If I want her later when the stage was STAN REYNOLDS now since the "late" JIM to know, I'll tell her occupied by a Mr TONY Orchestra and included in REEVES died and the "late" myself! BENNETT. What is the their repertoire was a medley NAT "KING" COLE audience trying to prove? of Glenn Miller memories. departed this life in 1965. And to whom? The singer What did we get? Is it therefore not time or to itself? It can surely Rapturous applause when that the use of "the late" was only be one of two things. the "sheep" recognised discontinued? Believe it or That (a) it recognises the "Moonlight Serenade" believe it not, dear readers, singer which isn't very although, as far as I know, but on ITV's "Stars on ,brilliant seeing that the name Mr Reynolds and Co neither Sunday" recently a reference is printed on the tickets or wrote it or have recorded it. to the "late" SIR EDWARD roger moffat

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A drive to persuade more and Bristol organisations, the country. guest disc jockeys from hospital radio organisations and Radio Rainhill, in Second was Portsmouth Radios 1 and 2. all over Britain to join the Prescot, Lancashire, due on Hospital Broadcasting for Radio 2 DJ, Tony Brandon, National Association of the air on June 1. their taped review of 1972, accepted the presidency of the Hospital Broadcasting The meeting decided to while Radio Enfield, with a station and was one of the Organisations (NAHBO) foster the establishment of programme about the principal guests on the day. was called for by the regional organisations to Enfield Town Show, took He was supported by NAHBO chairman, Mr Ken improve communication third place. Noel Edmonds, Johnny Fulstow, at the association's between stations and the The prizes were presented Walker, John Dunn, Keith annual meeting, in London. central executive committee. by veteran broadcaster, Bob Gallyer (Radio London) and Speaking to a "Dee Jay Western England stations Danvers -Walker. Keith Skues. and Radio Monthly" reporter have formed a South West During a brief talk, in The special programmes after the meeting, which was Association of Hospital which he spoke of the value began at 2 pm and continued held at Hammersmith Broadcasting Associations. of hospital broadcasting, until 9.30 pm, when, it is Hospital, Mr Fulstow said. The former Scottish region not only to patients, but as reported, Keith Skues had to "There are still many hospital has been dissolved, to be a breeding ground for be "dragged from the broadcasters who are unaware replaced by a more informal up-and-coming broadcasters studio" to enable the of our existence. We want to structure, while the northern with commercial radio in station to close down and bring them into the fold. areas already have their own view, Mr Danvers -Walker the patients to get some sleep. There are also several association. recalled that he was one The studio was closed in broadcasting organisations - It was decided that all of the world's first -ever January to enable it to be quite big ones - who feel future annual general hospital broadcasters. He completely reconstructed that they have nothing to meetings should be held in produced a photograph, at a cost of about £525. gain from being members. London. The second general showing a hospital broadcast, Radio Wey normally To them I would say: meeting required by the in which he participated, broadcasts for 50 hours a In the field of charitable association's constitution, being made in Melbourne, week. During the studio work that we are in, it's will be held in the Australia, in 1930! shut -down, members not only what we can get provinces. Next autumn's NAHBO members, at provided a limited service out of membership, it's meeting will be in Swansea. their annual meeting, also with the help of tapes important that we help Mr Fulstow, with some heard Mr Peter Redhouse, pre-recorded at their homes. others with the experience reluctance, permitted himself manager of BBC Radio The live soccer broadcasts that we have gained over the to be re-elected chairman London, speak of local remained a part of the yearg. Let us have your for a fourth (and last, he radio's place in British service, however. membership and share with declared) term. Broadcasting. One of the first us your knowledge." Other officers elected were: programmes to go out via Nearly 50 hospital stations Secretary - Mrs Ena HOSPITAL BRIEFS the new studio was a live are members of the Montgomery (of 16 South One of the country's commentary of the FA association - ranging from Terrace, Euxton, Chorley, newest hospital radio Amateur Cup Final at large networks, such as the Lancashire); Treasurer - stations, Radio Rainhill Wembley. With the blessing huge 55 -hospital network in Geoff Steer (Weymouth); (Prescot, Lancashire) will of the FA and the Wembley Liverpool, to smaller Committee - Dennis Rookard come on the air on June 1. Stadium authorities, Radio one -hospital, and even (Harold Wood), Kathy Jones The station is being built Wey's John Best and Pete sometimes one-man, (Oldham), Selwyn Thomas largely with a grant of nearly Lewis provided their own stations. (Swansea), Phil Davies i1,800 from the Merseyside word pictures of how local The NAHBO constitution (Swansea), Paul Easton Hospitals' Council and a team Walton and Hersham declares as its aim: To extend (Northwood Park). further £500 from the local defeated Slough by one goal and improve the relief of Other committee members management committee. to nil. sickness, infirmity and old until the 1974 annual It will serve nearly 2,000 For the past year or so, age, through hospital meeting - David Coates patients at the psychiatric broadcasting and allied (Hammersmith), Brian patients at Lister Hospital, hospital. Hitchin, Herts, have had services, by giving Snowdon (York) and C. a Sunday morning service encouragement and providing MacFarlin (Liverpool). Coventry Hospitals' administrative, technical, A NAHBO trophy - broadcast to them from Broadcasting Service have the local parish church. legal and medical advice; presented to the British appealed to the public for while, at the same time, association by their However, the other donations to their record Sunday, fortunately after providing a meeting place counterparts in Holland, library. Already 1,000 and platform for all ZON - was awarded to the weekly broadcast, a albums and singles (one -fifth thief broke into the church connected with these Radio St Helier (Surrey) for of the target figure) have services for the free exchange their entry in a tape and stole the mixer unit. been received. The theft was reported of ideas and information. recording competition, Membership of the arranged jointly by NAHBO Radio Wey, serving 2,000 in the local newspapers. association costs just ET a and a national magazine. patients in the Weybridge, The following morning, the Vicar, the Reverend year. Radio St Helier's tape, Surrey area, celebrated Some 90 delegates from one of their weekly news the opening of their new Michael Tingle, went to all over.Britain attended the programmes, came top studio with bumper his pulpit and found, on meeting in London. Among among 18 entries from all programmes put out live by the floor - the stolen them were members of some mixer. Fixed to it was a note, of the newest stations - with just one word on it - Yeovil, recently opened "Sorry". with the assistance of Bath

39 in which, as a change frorri Scotch the heavies I'm usually cast as, I ply a London Tape Pee Jay Diary hairdresser with distinct homosexual inclinations. Very interesting letter "Best of luck for your received a few weeks ago Over the past few months, in fact since we started "Dee Jay continued success. I do from an organisation calling and Radio Monthly", it has become apparent that there are enjoy reading it." themselves Radio Scotland many interesting side -lines and stories, concerning the DJ and Thanks Stuart, and (North). Founded in 1966 radio field, which do not, unfortunately, merit a full article or doubtless many of our the aim of the station was at feature. readers will be tuned in on first to keep alive the sound We have decided, therefore, that from time to time, probably May 27. of the old Radio Scotland every other month, to run a "Dee Jay Diary" page or pages with tape listeners and on to which we can collate these minor stories. And so without eventually to obtain a further ado, here we go ... Discount broadcasting licence. They now hope that when for D.T.'s eventually a licence is issued for that area their application Just like to draw all our many DJ readers to the will be met with favour and 01' they will then be able to 46?tn excellent discount scheme transmit from their studios '017/(-2/1.r.. being run by Mike Searle, alias Lord Welling, from in Banff to an area embracing r,2 both Aberdeen and Inverness. 71 Belgrove Road, Welling In the meantime they are 04°÷1:71Y/AY in Kent. For a cost of £5 +41- ey. fraA per year DJs can obtain operating as a non-profit oak 411, making tape station. kk4, ogyzai a full 15 per cent discount )2Avo on all records, tapes, Listeners (?) send in tapes Radio Scotland (North)-The Studio (sec Scotch Tape). on which the station accessories, disco lighting records shows, the only cost and came about originally Challis, who in his spare and sound equipment, being the return postage. at the suggestion of a time plays clarinet with stationery and custom-made The programmes include listener. The honorary Bournemouth's Gerry Brown stage display material. They jingles and commercials President and I gather Jazzmen. also receive a regular mailing list of all new releases of and 75 per cent of the "King Pin" of the "The show will largely be records played are organisation is none other produced by the scores of interest to the DJ. Delivery promotional product, due than popular BBC jazz enthusiasts who live in should be made within 48 to the support they are presenter Peter Latham, the area who have said that hours. A 10 per cent discount already receiving from the and the club produces its they will provide us with is available on records and major record companies. own bi-monthly bulletin news for the local jazz diary, tapes only, with a 5p packing and postage charge on orders Listeners come from all over "Night Owl", which which will be the life -blood under £2.50, for no annual Great Britain and the excelled itself in the of the programme," said Continent, and in addition March/April issue by making Dave. cost. the station runs a regular nice comments about "Dee The plan to feature local If you buy a lot of records and haven't yet programme on the radio bands as well as interview Jay and Radio Monthly". found a friendly local dealer service of Hairmyres Hospital, Thanks, "Night Owl"! local and visiting jazz who will give you a discount - East Kilbride. Membership costs £2 per personalities, and there will this sounds like a good idea. They are also in the year and the club holds also be review spots covering process of launching a Road regular parties and new jazz record releases. Show Discotheque to help get-togethers which are Anyone interested in Think publicise the station all always attended by many helping supply jazz news, over the North of Scotland. of the Radio 2 personalities. or feature suggestions for There is a supporters' club If you are interested in the programme should albums known as the RSN CLAN becoming a member, then write to Dave at BBC Finally I wonder how and the station produces its write to the Secretary, Radio Solent, Southampton, many DJs are making full own Prediction Hit Fifty. Pam Bartlett of 1 Whitehouse S09 4PJ. use of the many compilation It all sounds very Crescent, Chelmsford, albums now on the market? enterprising and as you can Essex CM2 7LP, and, of For instance instead of

see from the picture course, don't forget to Gay Gordon ? carrying over 300 45s - it is opposite their studios look mention "Dee Jay and Radio now possible to have all pretty good too. Well done, Monthly". Nice letter received from the "A" sides on less than Radio Scotland (North). Stuart Henry, following our a dozen albums - and these The address should you feature on him last month. cover many of the top hits wish to write to the station Jan South I quote: of the last 20 years. Next is 26 Newtown Drive, "As you may or may not month in "Dee Jay and Macduff, AB4 1SR. Yet another local station know, I now regard acting Radio Monthly" we will be is helping to eke out the as about my only looking at those that are rather meagre amount mentionable hobby. Last available. Meanwhile what Night of air -time given to jazz. year I played a Glasgow do you our DJ readers Tuesday May 1 sees the murderer in 'New Scotland think of them. Write to club start of a new programme Yard" and a tinker in "Dee Jay Diary", B.C. "Jazz on Solent" on BBC `Adam Smith'. On Sunday Enterprises Ltd, Willmott Did you know, for instance, Radio Solent. The night, May 27, my next House, 43 Queen Street, that the BBC programme programme which goes out dramatic offering goes out. Hitchin, Herts. "Night Ride" has its very at 7.40 pm, will be A play called 'Blinkers' by own club? It's been going introduced by the station's Peter Ransley, with John now for over three years programme organiser, Dave Neville and Barbara Ferris, 0000000000voov0000000000000000000000000000000t0000e.)000000000000000000ti000000000000000to.J000 In January 1969, I picked of their friends, and very g up my copy of the "World CAMPUS. RADIO often the stations invite 0 Radio & TV Handbook", listeners to come along to and an entry under the One area of broadcasting that has not been coveredthe studio with records. heading "Great Britain" previously in 'Dee Jay and Radio Monthly', andIt is however more likely that caught my attention. It which may, in fact, be totally unknown to many ofa listener will hear a new referred to a station called our readers, is the ever increasing area of Studentalbum by an unknown group University Radio York, Broadcasting. Many universities now have their own on a familiar label, than a broadcasting on 300 metres O broadcasting set-up, and in this first article Andy better -established artiste who medium wave under a special Sennitt, who has in the past been in charge of Radio records on a label which does GPO licence. I had never Bailrigg at the University of Lancaster, takes anot send out promotion heard of this station before, look at the overall Student Radio scene. copies. There is nothing and imagined that it must the station can do if a O have been for some company refuses to help, and undisclosed purpose other there is no money left to than broadcasting. A few the older non -campus 35 hours of actual record buy records. All we can do months later, however, I universities are at a shows if you add the time is point out the numerous was accepted by Lancaster disadvantage, and so far for "chat". The rest of the examples of students buying University and received a all the stations are located programme output consists records they might not have student handbook which at universities where there is aof news and features of otherwise heard, as a result contained reference to large central nucleus of interest to members of the of airplay on campus "Radio Bailrigg". From this, student accommodation to university, documentories stations, and leave the ball I learned that Lancaster provide an audience. and discussions on current in the companies' court. students were also planning The sources of finance varyaffairs topics, drama, Next, a word about the a station like the one at with each station, but the original music by university format of a typical campus York, and that it was to be situation at Lancaster is artistes and so on. radio show. Most stations a complete broadcasting fairly typical. An initial Even some of the major tend to put out more service of information and £1,000 came from an annual record companies have still specialised forms of music entertainment. Being deeply goodwill gift from three to realise the potential of before midnight, and have a interested in all aspects of American colleges whose campus radio. Happily, late show of 1or two hours broadcasting, I applied to students come over to many of them now supply playing mixed types of music join the group of people Lancaster to study. This was the student stations with from "bop" through to running the project, little supplemented by loans some or all of their releases, progressive. Often, listeners realising that I would end from some of Lancaster's and a few companies even are invited to ring up with up in charge of the whole own colleges and at go to great lengths to their requests, and frequently operation for nearly a year. the moment an annual co-operate. We discovered these practically take over My experiences showed that grant of over £600 is received that most companies were the whole show, so the DJ despite being in existence from the university's student under misapprehensions never knows what he will be for four years, student council. . about the status of campus playing ten minutes later! broadcasting in this country Professionals may be radio, and it is quite possible As often as possible, is still relatively unpublicised surprised that, with the that even now there are interviews, special reports and misunderstood in the amounts of money quoted promotion managers who and other non -music items places where it could be of above, it is possible to have either never heard of are included to make the Smost benefit. Thus I want to produce a workable radio university stations, or who programmes more interesting, 4-4 describe the student radio station. Let me honestly believe that they and the whole programmes scene as it stands now, and stress that, while obviously are illegal rag -week operationsare generally unscripted and give some personal views on the resources of the student of some kind. A big step unpredictable. its future role in the frameworkstations are limited, the forward, however, took place Already student radio has of British radio. standard of programmes in May 1972 when all but produced several promising O At the time of writing, can be extremely high, and one of the existing stations disc -jockeys. I have heard 5eight different universities in terms of value -for -money attended a highly successful people on campus stations have their own stations on I should imagine that conference. As a result, the who are as professional the air. These are York, campus audiences get the National Association of as some of the BBC and 5Lancaster, Kent, Essex, best possible deal. A typical Student Broadcasting came offshore disc -jockeys. Surrey, Brunel, Warwick campus station has a main into existence, and the effect Apart from their microphone and Loughborough. Several studio with a couple of of this has been to technique it is obvious that other stations are in the record decks, two high -qualityco-ordinate the activities they need to be competent Opreparatory stages, and a tape decks, DJ microphone of all campus stations and at operating the studio number of universities are plus one or two interview provide a stronger, united equipment, as nearly all DJ considering the idea. The mikes, a mixing console voice with which to approach shows are one -man -operated. technical regulations laid with six to eight channels, the various authorities and I would confidently say that down by the Ministry of studio monitor and talkback organisations. many student DJs would be gO Posts and Telecommunicationssystem and a portable tape You are probably quite at home in a are stringent, and basically recorder for location work. wondering, then, how the professional radio studio, Oinvolve the use of special With relatively limited stations manage to produce and can only hope that any inductive loops which make facilities, it is inevitable that balanced programmes of producers or programme the signal audible on the a large proportion of each music when many labels directors looking for new campus on a normal station's output should simply ignore them or talent will not overlook the transistor radio, but which consist of music refuse to send their releases, campus stations. In the USA prevent effective reception programmes. Phonographic By far the largest source a career in broadcasting is outside the university. Performance allow, on of records is from the often begun with a campus Besides being extremely average, 28 hours a week students themselves. Most station, and it would be difficult to achieve, this of "needletime", which in DJs arrange to bring along nice to have a similar requirement also means that practice should permit about their own records and those situation in this country. 505000000 ,!;10C;00W:100.D0000000000000050VVV0000000.5000V501)000V905000000C.C.Qt9t51)00t IJOIA,Q000,545

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Jackie's selection also "Suzanne, Beware of the includes "(Your Love Keeps Devil", originally issued as Lifting Me) Higher and a "B" side to one of the Higher" and a very soulful tracks included on this album version of "Danny Boy". - the old Emile Ford The Chi-Lites album number "What Do You which contains their big Wanna Make Those Eyes hits "Have You Seen Her", At Me For" - but later "Oh Girl" and "Give More flipped and re -issued with a as. Power To The People" and different backing track. the Tyrone Davis set are also "Suzanne" is not packed full of fisco goodies. included, but his follow-up Don't you dare miss any "Big City" is. There's also of these. ALICE COOPER a nice version of the BC Billion Dollar Babies Goffin/King composition "At the Club". NEWPORT IN NEW YORK '72 Warner Bros K56013 Roberta Flack, B.B.10% Curtis Mayftekl A good reggae album. Herbie Mann, Les McCann, Billy Eckstine Alice Cooper is undoubtedly one of the BC current phenomena on the 0000 pop scene. If, however, you get down underneath all the make-up and other attention - 0000 getting showbiz gimmicks - there is a group which comes 00 up with pretty basic but effective rock music. Much of it goes down very well TYROIN OfMir NEWPORT IN NEW on the disco scene, and MSWV 1111111, YORK '72 included here are three of Various Artists his big hits "Hello Hooray", Atlantic ATL40439 "Elected" and the current 00 Following the catastrophic TRAPEZE "No More Mister Nice and senseless wrecking of the Guy". Having said that You Are The Music: We're 0 1971 Newport Jazz Festival, Just The Band with the exception of these in 1972 organiser George three and perhaps the title Threshold THS8 9000 Wein took a calculated track there's little to This is one for the heavy music freaks. Loud guitar, gamble and moved the event recommend this one to the v000_ into New York City. DJ market. But if you like strained vocals, solid beat but nothing much original. Most people said that he was well -played progressive rock The group are musically THE CHI-LITES mad, but for nine days in music this could be one for good and succeed in getting Greatest Hits July the Festival spirit was you. nicely to the body rhythms, Brunswick BRLS 3003 re -born in the very heart of BC JACKIE WILSON New York. but they need stronger Greatest Hits This album collates the material to have more Brunswick BRLS3004 best of several "soul" instant appeal. TYRONE DAVIS sessions held as part of the Greatest Hits week - and with featured 1111k HIM Brunswick BRLS3005 artists such as Curtis Three great albums which Mayfield, Roberta Flack, must obviously recommend B. B. King, Herbie Mann, themselves to each and Les McCann and Billy every disco DJ - because Eckstine, it's good. really there's some terrific Personal favourite tracks are material here. In fairness Curtis' "Pusherman" from very few of the 48 tracks the film "Superfly" and could be classed as chart Roberta Flack's powerful hits, but everyone has been rendition of "Somewhere" DANDY LIVINGSTONE a tried and tested disco which closes the album. Trojan TRLS45 favourite - some like Be sure to give this one a Dandy Livingstone first RICK JONES Jackie Wilson's "Reet listen. hit the charts last year Hiya Maya Petite" for many years. BC with his great record of Argo Z DA156

42 A sensitive, soft and and expressive voice set LON AND DERREK VAN gentle folk -oriented album against a variety of reggae EATON from singer -songwriter Rick, rhythms, if that makes Brother a talented Canadian. It's sense. An attempt at Apple Sapcor 25 beautiful late -night listening - sophistication that Nice brotherly love very personal, but with sometimes comes off image dominates the enough character to make it perfectly - his version of well -designed sleeve. The appealing to a large-ish "Desiderata" is the best I've music is equally audience. The string heard - and at other times well -produced - by Klaus arrangements are delicate, matches the inane sleeve. Voormann - and is a but Rick can swing when big -sounding gospel groove necessary. that rolls over you for the first play or two, and later EDDIE KENDRICKS begins to insinuate itself People ... Hold On nicely. The atmosphere is Tamla Motown STML 11213 mellow and musically strong. Eddie was one of the The songs especially are Temptations lead singers - he uppers; this is an album sang "Get Ready", if you worth owning. need identification - and this solo LP showcases him with some adventurous songs and arrangements. He gets Afro VULCANS on "My People ... Hold On", a funky workout, and Star Trek later gets into some pretty Trojan TRLS 53 BUCKWHEAT vocal showcases with some Basically an album of Charade soulful and often poignant reggae instrumentals with London SHU 8444 songs. Well produced by some space -y moog giving Really striking cover Frank Wilson. futuristic touches. It's a picture on this one -a combination that just about far-out "charade" idea works, but at times the that came off. The group is ethereal quality of the RARE EARTH a solid white funk unit with gimmickery swamps the gut Willie Remembers a powerful girl lead singer beat. Pleasant reggae Rare Earth SRE 3008 in Debbie Campbell. background music with a Definitely the best Rare They're adventurous within welcome difference. Earth album so far. They've a limited framework, yet successfully combined all their solid blues "Tell Me those diverse influences and Babe" is the track that's finally mastered the being programmed here and heavy -soul genre they've somehow comes across with experimented with for so more immediacy than the long. An atmosphere of love heavier (musically) stuff. CAMEL and optimism pervades the MCA MUPS 473 album, and every track is Some ambitious and strong with something to plaintive rock from a "new" offer. group containing some well-known musicians, including keyboard man Peter Bardens. This is the WAR first record I've heard in The World Is A Ghetto which Bardens really fulfils United Artists UAS 29400 his considerable talents. This is a mammoth album Strong, unhurried hit in the States and it's easy arrangements, mature songs, to hear why. It's in the same interesting workouts. A nice subtle Latin rock bag as Santana (although nowhere surprise. THE GUESS WHO near musically similar) and Live At The Paramount features subtle body rhythms, RCA Victor SF 8329 superb instrumental work One of the best "live" HOOKFOOT and some beautiful vocals. Communication heavy rock albums for ages. It's a class album, cleverly On side one the team run DJM DJLPS 428 produced, deserves to be One for the specialists. through some of their heard. best-known songs like Hookfoot come on with "Albert Flasher" and on to some of the best heavy rock "Pain Train", with their usual instrumental workouts exhilarating guitar and around, but you need to high-energy rhythms, but listen closely and carefully it's on side two where they if your interest is to be really come on strong. retained. They're short on Their live "American ERNIE SMITH melody and long on Woman" is an extended Ernie ... Smith, That Is repetition, so the music version of the single and it's London SH 8442 tends to work on a more sheer joy all the way. Must A real curiousity, this one. subliminal level. When it have been a good audience Ernie is a kind of reggae gets through, it hits. But it that night at Seattle. cabaret singer with a mature needs patience.

43 D.J. COURSES reviews in brief classifieds DISCOTHEQUE DJ COURSES nowbeingheldregularlyatthe Roger Squire's Disco Centre, Lon- don, N19. Benefit from many years MOBILE ofsuccessfulexperiencein the business.Tuitiononprofessional DISCOTHEQUES equipment in a natural discotheque BRIAN DAY SHOW. Professional environment. Furtherinformation Radio DJ. Mobile throughout and booking enquiries to Miss Mead southern England. 750 watt. "Orange" 01-722 8111. Sound. Lights and jingles. Office: 123 Fore Street,Exeter. Tel (0392) PERSONAL Unsure of rte exact The original hit is included 55114. ARE YOU ADVENTUROUS? vintage of "The King of along with fresh If so, you must not miss the chance MAINSOUND DISCOTHEQUE en- to make exciting new friends of the Rock - Bill Haley Plays" interpretations of Lennon tertainment for all occasions. Tel. 01- oppositesex.Write - S.I.M. 994 4903. (DJ), ;Ember EMB 3396) - but it and McCartney's 'Yellow Braemar House, Queens Road, :ertainly isn't the Haley I Submarine" and a slow RADIO NORTH KENT, Mobile Reading. and remember of old. No "Rock "Red River Rock".. . early Discotheque Lights.Phone PENFRIENDS wanted between 6 and 7 pm. 01-6583218. urgently; Around The Cock" material Sweet and Pipkins crop up allages.SAE to:PenSociety, (P.29), Chorley, Lancs. iere. Not reallil recommended on "Gimme Dat Ding" FOR SALE . . "L_ve" tenor sax soul (Music for Pleasure DJ RECORD BOXES -lightweight, POSTAL INTRODUCTIONS for sounds from tte late King capacity for 250 singles and 10 LPs, friendship or marriage. Details from MFP 5248). The t tie track DUET, 11 Macclesfield Street, Lon- Curtis on Atlantic K 30029, finished inmattblack.SAE for was, of course, a big hit for details: 138 St. Georges Road, Chel- don, W1. recorded atSnmlls'Paradise in the Pipkins bock h 1971 tenham, Glos. 1966. 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singles Mid April 1973 albums

1 The Night The Lights Went 1 Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper Warner Out Vicki Lawrence Bell 2 Lady Sings The Blues - 2 Ain't No Woman (Like The Soundtrack Diana Ross Motown One I Got) Four Tops Dunhill 3 Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd Harvest 3 Neither One Of Us Gladys Knight & The Pips Soul 4 Deliverance - Soundtrack Warner 4 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round 5 Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Bell The Piano Player Elton John MCA 5 Sing Carpenters A&M 6 Rocky Mountain High John Denver RCA 6 Break Up To Make Up Stylistics Avco 7 The World Is A Ghetto War UA 7 Cisco Kid War UA 8 Can't Buy A Thrill Steely Dan ABC 8 Call Me Al Green Hi 9 Birds Of Fire Mahavishnu 9 Killing Me Softly With His Orchestra Columbia Song Roberta Flack Atlantic 10 Aloha From Hawaii via 10 Space Oddity David Bowie RCA Satellite Elvis Presley RCA 11 Love Train O'Jays Phil Int 11 Space Oddity RCA 12 Moving Waves 12 Stir It Up Johnny Nash Epic Focus Sire 13 The Divine Miss M Bette Midler 13 Danny's Song Anne Murray Capitol Atlantic 14 Masterpiece The Temptations Gordy 14 The Twelfth Of Never Donny Osmond MGM 15 Shoot Out At The Fantasy 15 Masterpiece The Temptations Gordy Factory Traffic Island 16 Little Willy The Sweet Bell 16 No Secrets Carly Simon Elektra 17 Dead Skunk Loudon 17 They Only Come Out At Wainwright Columbia Night Edgar Winter Epic 18 Peaceful Helen Reddy Capitol 18 Wattstax - Soundtrack Stax 19 Aubrey Bread Elektra 19 Transformer Lou Reed RCA 20 Drift Away Dobie Gray Decca 20 Prelude Eumir Deodato CTI 21 Stuck In The Middle With 21 The Best Of Bread Elektra You Stealers Wheel A &M 22 Talking Book Stevie Wonder Tamla 22 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder Tamla 23 I Am Woman Helen Reddy Capitol 23 Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed RCA 24 Neither One Of Us Gladys Knight & 24 Reeling In The Years Steely Dan ABC The Pips Soul 25 Cover Of Rolling Stone Dr Hook & The 25 Around The World With Medicine ShowColumbia Three Dog Night Dunhill 26 Step By Step Joe Simon Spring 26 Hot August Night Neil Diamond MCA 27 Also Sprach Zarathustra Eumir Deodato CTI 27 Who Do We Think We Are Deep Purple Warner 28 Daisy A Day Jud Strunk MGM 28 Derek And The Dominos In Concert RSO 29 Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me The New Seekers Verve 29 Byrds Byrds Asylum 30 Out Of The Question Gilbert O'SullivanMAM 30 The Session Jerry Lee Lewis Mercury

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1 Tie A Yellow Ribbon 1 Houses Of The Holy Led Zepplin Atlantic Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn Bell 2 Eat It Humble Pie A&M 2 Hello! Hello! I'm Back 3 For Your Pleasure Roxy Music Island Again Gary Glitter Bell 4 Grand Hotel Procul Harum Chrysalis 3 Get Down Gilbert O'Sullivan Mam 5 River Terry Reid Atlantic 4 I Am A Clown David Cassidy Bell 6 Ooh La La The Faces Warner 5 Tweedle Dee Little Jimmy Osmond MGM 7 Cosmic Wheels Donovan CBS 6 All Because Of You Geordie EMI 8 Electric Light Orchestra 2 Electric Light 7 Pyjamarama Roxy Music Island Orchestra Harvest 8 Heart Of Stone Kenny Rak 9 Larks Tongues in Aspic King Crimson Island 9 Power To All Our Friends Cliff Richard EMI 10 True Stories Judy Collins Electra 10 Drive In -Saturday David Bowie RCA 11 Dark Side Of The MoonPink Floyd. Harvest 11 Twelfth of Never Donny Osmond MGM 12 In The Right Place Dr. John Atlantic 12 Crazy Mud Rak 13 Mothers Pride Fanny Reprise 13 Love Train O'Jays CBS 14 Katpain Kopter & The 'Fabulous Twirly BirdsRandy California Epic 14 Duelling Banjos Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandel Warner 15 Birds Of Fire Mahavishna Orchestra CBS 15 My Love Wings Wings 16 Greenslade Greenslade Warner 16 Good Grief Christina Chicory Tip CBS 17 Old Soldiers Never Die 17 Cum On Feel The NoizeSlade Polydor Heads, Hands and Feet Atlantic 18 The Right Thing To DoCarly Simon Elektra 18 In Concert Derek & Dominoes RSO 19 Brother Louie Hot Chocolate Rak 19 In Deep Argent Epic 20 20th Centry Boy T. Rex T. Rex 21 By The Devil (I was 20 Byrds Byrds Asylum Tempted) Blue Mink EMI 22 Never Never Never Shirley Bassey U.A. 23 I Don't Know Why Andy & David Williams MCA NOTE 24 Giving It All Away Roger Daltry Track 25 Bad Weather Supremes Tamla THESE CHARTS ARE 26 Why Can't We Live INCLUDED AS A GUIDE Together Timmy Thomas Mojo TO THE BEST SELLING 27 Hey Mama Joe Brown Ammo 28 Feel The Need In Me Detroit Emeralds Janus SOUNDS IN BOTH THE 29 Mean Girl Status Quo Pye UK AND USA 30 Every Day Don McLean U.A.

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