Sunday, August 19, 2012

A British Sampler

A nostalgic journey in sound around the UK from the chimes of Big Ben to She's A Lassie From Lancashire.On the BBC label from 1969. The blurb on the back says - "All kinds of music are represented on this disc - from true folk music and traditional tunes centuries old to the latest creations from Merseyside and Swinging London. Many of the numbers have been specially recorded for a "A British Sampler", others are from the BBC archives and from BTA's sound library, and one or two have been created electronically by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop." A British Sampler - Side One
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2 comments:

Bernard said...

I hope I'm 'allowed' to say in this day of 'hideously' PC nonsense, that this is a perfect 'picture' of life as I remember it. If BBC did a similar recording today....?
I've downloaded this for nostalgia. I wish the tracks were separate as I could use many of those.
Thanks for all these.

10:25 AM
Wastedpapiers said...

Hi Bernard. I'm sure you are allowed! It would be very different ofcourse and thee lies the charm of this record I guess though I suspect even back in 1969 we would all have a different take on what would make a sound sampler of the UK! The BBC does not hold a monopoly of all recorded sound thankfully!

11:43 PM

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