Time for more old Charlie Gillett radio shows now from my treasured pile of cassettes from the 80's and 90's. The first show in two ...

A rather battered Lp on the Decca label I found in a library sale many years ago. That was a good time to buy vinyl when they were changing ...

Compilation of Sheffield and area bands from 1980 on the Aardvark label distributed by Rough Trade/Red Rhino. Contains 32 page booklet about...

Having lived in the East End of London for some years I was always dazzled by the exotic looking Bollywood record sleeves I used to see dow...

LP on the Bulldog label from 1977. A compilation of various soul tracks from the 60's. Wikipedia says - "Between 1957 and 1959, he ...

An old find from Brick Lane or Cheshire Street markets back in the 80's. Released on the Charley Affinity label in 1986. Some nice vocal...

A charity single made by BBC DJ Ray Moore on the Play label in 1986. Wikipedia says - "Raymond (Ray) Moore (2 January 1942 - 11 January...

EP on the Columbia label from 1962. Accompaniment directed by Brian Fahey. Pinky & Perky were a popular puppet duo on children's te...

Single on the Jabulani label from 1989. One of a batch that DJ Charlie Gillett sent to me around that time after one of his trips to Africa....

A promotional record (EP) on the Lyn label from the 60's I imagine with popular disc jockey Emperor Rosko telling us how to exercise wit...

A nice suprise on this cheapo Saga LP I found this morning in Help The Aged shop - not the generic calypso I expected but a nice mixture of ...

A 10 inch LP I found at the market today. Its a bit scratchy but worth a listen I think. Contains a few old Sun rockabilly sides including R...

I was hoping this would be more like The Andrews Sisters but sadly a bit more like The Mike Sammes Singers with a big band backing. A bit to...

Found in the indoor market today. On the cheapo Chevron label from 1979. I prefer the Clinton Ford who does novelty songs I must admit - the...

More poppy R&B instrumental with Hank Jacobs on the Sue label from the 60's. Sorry about the scratchy condition of this single. ...

A pop single this time from the archive - on the London label from late 50's. Catchy little number I vaguely remember being played on ...

A reggae single from 1972 on the Duke Reid label. I think this was a small hit at the time - certainly in the reggae charts. The original ...

More old ska from the 60's on the Island label. Owen Gray on the "A" side and Owen teams up with Millie Small , who had a bi...

Classic rock steady anthem on the Doctor Bird label from 1968. Wikipedia says - "Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in...

More ska from 1962 on the Island label. Some southern soul influenced ska from the Blues Busters. Wikipedia says - "The Blues B...