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RADIO
CAROLINE - 1964 - STATION JINGLES
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This CD contains the
first station produced
jingles used by Offshore
Pirate Station - Radio
Caroline, several months
after it came on air in
March 1964. The
recording session,
according my research,
occurred sometime in
late 64, possibly, early
1965 and features
session singer Madeleine
Bell, with the
unmistakable Hammond
Organ heard on many of
the original Caroline
jingles in those early
pirate days. There is
some dispute as to when
the session was actually
recorded, but whenever
it was - many well known
jingles feature in the
set - "Caroline - The
Sound of the Nation" ...
"Sounds Fine It's
Caroline" ..."Man That's
Groovy"...as well as
instrumental beds,
shouts and accappellas.
This uncut recording
session sounds pretty
basic by today's
standards, but can
be considered as a
milestone in
broadcasting history.
There is an additional
track on the CD
featuring organist Jimmy
McGriff playing "'Round
Midnight". This tune was
used
to start transmissions
on Easter Sunday 1964,
and became the station's
Anthem, closing
broadcasts each
evening. The tune was
originally used as the
theme to a programme
called " Sunset
Serenade".
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RADIO
CAROLINE COMPILATION '64 - '67- CD |
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We start on
Easter Sunday 1964, and Simon Dee opens the
station, and introduces Chris Moore....Chris
features again in the next piece from 1966,
and then the Emperor Rosko and Keeter the K
present a spoof broadcast from Radio
Moscow!....Mike Ahern presents "Cut Short"
from Easter 1967...listen to this production
masterpiece!...Then August 14th 1967 dawns
and Robbie Dale says goodbye to the Big L,
and later Caroline goes "International" at
midnight.....Finally, there's the "loonabout"
programme presented by Carl Mitchell,Glen
Adams and Stevie Merike from December
1967..... this recording is around 60
minutes, and the audio quality is average,
as you would expect from a recording of this
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RADIO
CAROLINE RECORDINGS '64 - '89 - CD |
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We
start
with
the
Radio
Caroline
Anthem
"Round
Midnight"
by
Jimmy
Smith...This
tune
was
played
every
evening
as
Caroline
closed
it's
broadcasts
in
1964....
Track
two
is
an
early
Radio
Caroline
Promo
called
"Fourpence
Off"...Set
to a
calypso
beat,
this
rather
strange production
was
aired
in
the
first
few
weeks
of
broadcasting...
On
track
three,
We
join
Norman
St.John
and
Graham
Webb,
presenting
programmes
on
12th
December
1965
(running
time
around
26
minutes)
Track
four
is
an
abridged
interview
with
Caroline
DJ
Johnny
Walker
and
Radio
London
DJ
Tony
Windsor,
talking
candidly
about
their
times
on
the
offshore
Pirate
Stations.
Track five
-
Join
Johnny
Walker
and
Robbie
Dale
at
Midnight
on
August
14th
1967,
as
Caroline
becomes
illegal...
Track six
-
Caroline
Jingles
from
1973/4
Track seven
-
Caroline /
Mi
Amigo
promo
and
jingle
Track eight
- DJ
Mike
Hagler
made
this
superb
station
promo
in the
Seventies :
-
"From a
Point
at
Sea"....Loving
Awareness
Track
nine
-
Hear around
20
minutes
of
the
Caroline
Raid
from
1989,
as
the
station
was
taken
off
air
by
the
Dutch
Authorities
Track
ten
- New
Riders
of
the
Purple
Sage
-
"On
My
Way
Back
Home",
features
references
to
Radio
Caroline.
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Andy
Archer Show Part 1 - CD |
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Join
Andy Archer on Radio Caroline:
The
Date: 27th February 1968....
The
Time : Midday to 1.00 p.m.
Bud
Ballou reads the news, then Andy
begins his lunchtime show...It's
bright and bubbly, there are the
Caroline Hits, and some of the
"plug" records that were keeping
Caroline going financially at
this point...There are
advertisements too, many of
which had been cancelled after
the Marine Offences Bill made it
illegal to advertise on Offshore
Radio stations...Nevertheless,
Here is Caroline - still
sounding great on 259
meters....Sadly, 4 days later,
Dutch tugs towed away the
Caroline ships, and the rest as
they say, is History....
Running time - Nearly an hour.
Audio Quality: Fair to good.
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Andy
Archer Show Part 2 - CD |
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Join Andy
Archer On Radio Caroline - Early 1968...
The Date:
27th February 1968
The Time:
1.00p.m. - 2.00 p.m.
Part two
of the Andy Archer Show... A follow up to the "Part
1" CD....another hour of Pop Pirate Legend - Radio
Caroline. Hear the Caroline Hits, the imfamous
"plug" records, advertisements were few and far
between, as the Marine Offences act took effect, and
made it illegal to advertise on Offshore
Radio....Nevertheless, the show went on....
Sadly, 4
days after this recording, Dutch tugs towed away
both Caroline ships and the rest as they say - is
History!!
Running
time - nearly an hour
Audio quality : Fair to good.
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Andy
Archer Show Part 3 - CD |
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Here's "Part Three" of the Andy
Archer show - Radio Caroline
International - 1968
The Date: February 27th 1968
The time 2:00p.m. to 3:00p.m.
The show is still in full swing,
but the "plug" records and
promotions are now reaching
fever pitch!! Those good old
'Major Minor' tunes are being
sold for all they are worth!
Andy stays on the case, and
presents requests, and some
golden oldies...
Sadly, 4 days after this
transmission the Caroline ships
were towed away by Dutch tugs
who took the ships to Amsterdam,
where they lay abandoned for
several years....and the rest,
as they say,... is History!!
Audio quality varies, but in the
main is fair to good...
Running time : just under an
hour.
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Radio
Caroline Ship Photo - MI AMIGO |
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Here's
a
photo
-
print
of
the
60's
Pirate
Radio
station
-
Radio
Caroline.
The
ship
was
called
the Mi
Amigo,
and
is
pictured just
after
a
repaint
in
1966.
Coming
on
air
in May
1964
as
Radio
Atlanta, The
Mi
Amigo anchored only
a
mile
from
the
original
Radio
Caroline
vessel
the
Fredricia. Radio
Caroline
and
Radio
Atlanta
joined
forces
in
June
1964,
and the
Fredricia
set
off
to
the
Isle
of
Man
to
broadcast
as
Radio
Caroline
North,
leaving
the
Mi
Amigo
broadcasting
as
Radio
Caroline
South in
the
Thames
Estuary.
This
picture
measures
16cm
x
13cm, comes
in a
card
sleeve,
and
will
be
mailed
to
you
in a
hard
backed
envelope.
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The
Emperor Rosko on RADIO CAROLINE
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Here
is a
CD
recording
of
Top
American
D.J.
"The
Emperor
Rosko" On Radio
Caroline
from
August
1966 ....
Joining
Radio
Caroline
in
1966,
the
Emperor
caused
a
stir
among
the
DJ's
and
Crew
on
Caroline
when
he
came
aboard
with
a
Mynah
bird
called
Alfie.
The
bird
would
sit
in
the
studio,
and
interupt
the
presenters,
with
quotes
like
"Sounds
Fine
-
It's
Caroline"....
I'm
not
sure
whether
Alfie
features
on
this
show,
but
there
are
many
references
to
the
days
happenings
on
board
Caroline
South,
the
1966
Beatles
tour,
and
plenty
of
musical
mayhem....Famous
for
his
motor
mouth
style
Rosko,
real
name
Mike
Pasternak,
was
well
suited
to
the
ad-lib
style
of
presentation...He
stayed
with
Caroline
until
early
1967,
when
he
left
to
work
on
the
French
service
of
Radio
Luxembourg,
becoming
the
stations
top
DJ
within
a
year.
Rosko
can
still
be
heard
on a
number
of
"Gold"
format
stations
in
the
UK.
Rosko
catchphrases:
-
Hey
Brothers
and
Sisters
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It's
flyin'
time,
with
fun
on
your
mind...time
to
make
your
back
crack
and
your
liver
quiver
Child.....
Join
me
on a
musical
mainline
connection,
direct
from
the
Mothership...Are
we
ready
to
boogie
down..???
.....Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
!!!
Wham
bam,
alakazam,
that's
the
Sound
-
the
super
sound
on
the
sixties...Going
back,
an'
checkin'
it
out
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Ready
for
some
more
-
Hit
that
floor
- the
Great
Days
are
back
again....
Cut
in
my
Retro
Rocket
and
Sock
-it
to
my
Pocket!!
And
who
could
forget....
Ace-Tastin'
Motorvatin'
Good
Buzzing, Smooth
Talkin',
Fast
Walkin' Ever
Givin',
Cool
Fizzin'.....Pepsi!!
(Please
note
that
these
phrases
do
not
appear
on
this
show
but
were
featured
here
just
for
fun!)
Naturally,
with
recordings
of
this
age,
the
audio
quality is
fair
to good, please
do
not
expect not
FM
radio
quality
Another great
addition for
collectors
of
Offshore
Pirate
Radio
recordings.
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Johnnie Walker Interview - CD |
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£ 5.99 GBP
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Here's Ex-Radio Caroline DJ, Johnnie Walker talking candidly about his time on Radio Caroline, he describes his feelings of when the station closed in 1968, and his subsequent move to BBC Radio One a year later. Johniie then left the UK and became exiled working in American Radio.After 6 years in the States, Johnnie recalls learning of the return of Radio Caroline, and contacting the owners of the station, who gave him the position of Programme Controller. After a year of preparing to go back on air, several delays resulted in Johnnie leaving the organisation to work on Radio West in Bristol. Johnnie recounts his work with the 'new' Caroline, and tells of his bitterness towards the station, that had still not returned to air as this recording was being made. This would date the interview around 1982. The audio quality is unmistakably AM, and the running time is around thirty minutes.
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Opening Day August 20th 1983
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