Category Archives: pirate radio

50 years ago in the Music Industry 18 – Disc & Music Echo, 1967-1972

Posted on December 15, 2018 by dhvinyl

Life, a lack of articles I could physically copy from my bound volumes, and a lack of articles generally (maybe one of the down-sides of being Assistant Editor at the time) has resulted in this ongoing series having had a … Continue reading →

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50 years ago in the Music Industry 14 – Disc & Music Echo, 1967-1972

Posted on April 15, 2018 by dhvinyl

If I can claim anything in my six years as a “journalist” (inverted commas as I was really little more than a local reporter and music paper ‘hack’) it was playing my part in trying to save the pirate radio … Continue reading →

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A Personal History of the British Record Business 26 – Ken East Pt.3

Posted on February 16, 2016 by dhvinyl

  Ken East‘s tenure as MD of the EMI Records UK lasted from January 1967-July 1969 They (the Sixties) were great years. Start of pirate radio. Tony Windsor (pirate Radio London- Big L) was Tony Withers in Australia, king of … Continue reading →

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