Growing up, I remember the radio in our house almost always being on and my Mom happily singing along from time to time with the songs she liked. In other words, the sound of the radio was an important part of my life’s background, great when my favourite songs were played, but more often lesser tunes caused me to either ignore them or grind my teeth in frustration.
Then there were the songs that (according to classmates) weren’t cool to like, but still sounded kind of neat, confusing times…
And of course deejays talking too much instead of just playing music, or ruining tracks by refusing to keep their mouth shut during the start / finish of a record, irritating.
Whether good or bad, most of us probably have similar radio-related memories; listening to your favorite station/deejay/radio-play/etc., taping songs of the radio, following sports, etc.
Over the years there have been loads of collections (vinyl/tape/cd) of songs played on the radio, either from a particular station (Radio Caroline/Veronica/etc.) or by a specific deejay (John Peel, etc.).
Here on Jokonky too, we posted a few radio collections as well:
Then there were the songs that (according to classmates) weren’t cool to like, but still sounded kind of neat, confusing times…
And of course deejays talking too much instead of just playing music, or ruining tracks by refusing to keep their mouth shut during the start / finish of a record, irritating.
Whether good or bad, most of us probably have similar radio-related memories; listening to your favorite station/deejay/radio-play/etc., taping songs of the radio, following sports, etc.
Over the years there have been loads of collections (vinyl/tape/cd) of songs played on the radio, either from a particular station (Radio Caroline/Veronica/etc.) or by a specific deejay (John Peel, etc.).
Here on Jokonky too, we posted a few radio collections as well:
New Wave On My Radio in 1982
BEST OF 2 METER SESSIES
Dutch Pirate Stations and Nederbeat
Downstairs Dan Made Me A New Wave Fan
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A quick search confirmed this, no vinyl, CD, or blog post anywhere, weird!
Therefore it seemed like a perfect opportunity for Jokonky to fill this gap...
For this first compilation, I focused on a mix of lesser-known songs, but who knows what the future will bring!
I also managed to sneak in 2 covers of well-known Mexico-related radio songs as well as 2 Dutch bands...
Some songs urge you to listen or turn on the radio, others the opposite!
Bad news, suicide, lovers, girls, and spirits are all subject matter here for that wireless contraption...
Never mind, without much further ado, altogether now:
Ha, ho
I found myself these days in total sensuality
Her radio and stereo, yes, all the same to me
One thing is clear, say we all know what we hear
The airwaves don't lie
I listen to the radio, its better than a stereo
We listen to the radio, radio stereo
Link: https://mega.nz/file/2BUQ1Z7T#Oe5ZQ24H0fhdTcqcqGILDBOofxgOriCUb_0dsWAs54g
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Share one of your memorable (or deplorable!) radio experiences!
Here's mine... Late 1970's, I finally got a decent (imho) radio-cassette recorder and more live concerts are broadcasted than ever before. That evening there was a Simple Minds concert on the radio and I had bought some new blank C-60 cassettes (C-120 were more suitable but unfortunately tended to drag after a while). Show time, the deejay gave some background info about the concert and I pressed 'record'! To my horror after about 10 minutes the deejay suddenly interrupted the music with a short message: 'Do not record this concert, only listen for pleasure!' This happened several more times and as a result my recording was ruined... Later I discovered that some record companies had complained about the broadcasts as the quality was usually excellent and some ended up on bootleg lp shortly afterwards! Bummer...