Here
is a CD of Radio 390, and a
typical afternoons output from
this Sweet Music Offshore Radio
Station. Whilst the other pirate
stations had DJ's, Radio 390
employed 'announcers', who
presented their programmes in a
formal manner...playing
standards from the likes of
Percy Faith, Frank Chacksfield,
Herb Alpert and Frank
Sinatra.....
Track one: - Join Edward Cole,
Lee Gilbert and Jack MacLaughlin,
and enjoy excerpts from shows
with tantalising titles such as
"Stateside Special",
"Intermezzo", "Memory Lane",
"Teatime Tunes", and "On the
Scene".
Track two is the Radio 390
stager - "Eve - the Women's
Magazine of the Air"...Radio 390
was aimed predominantly at
Housewives, and the shows were
presented in a magazine format
using this title as the
umbrella....short 15 and thirty
minute segments, making up the
day's broadcasts.....
"Radio 390's style of music and
it's presenters were a far cry
from the other Pop Pirates, and
that is why the station was so
successful", ......so said
station Managing Director, the
late Ted Allbeury....hear this
interview recorded over thirty
years ago, on track three of
this CD.
This
recording is in remarkably good
condition, and even if the music
content may not be to your
liking, this CD is a true
collectors item for 60's
offshore radio fans.....
(running time over 70 minutes)