A record on the Embassy label from 1961 I found in a Brighton charity shop recently. I assume they were a Canadian band but not much about t...

A nice compilation of folky blues guitar from Kicking Mule on the Sonet label from 1974. Some fine instrumental and a couple of vocal tracks...

This Philips Lp from 1963 has lost it's sleeve somewhere along the way. I tried to find it online but no luck. A great compilation of ro...

Not a record I would normally buy but I was intrigued by some of the odd song titles. No self respecting mod would ever march to the title s...

This rather fuzzy tape from the early 80's features Charlie with guest Dave Kitson who used to promote bands at the Moonlight Club in We...

A two part City Limits show on Capital here from the early 80's - the first half featuring rock 'n roll pioneer Little Richard who w...

More old radio shows from the archive - one from 1977 with Rico Rodriguez playing some of his influences including Don Drummond and Gene Amm...

Another great old Honky Tonk radio show from 1978 broadcast on Radio London. Charlie is talking to R&B pioneer Roy Brown and playing som...

Another of those records you just have to buy for the sleeve alone. The music is quite good too despite playing safely in that middle of the...

Another from the dusty attic pile - originally bought at Cheshire Street in East London in the 80's or 90's. A nice selection of Ca...

An LP on the Emotan record label from Nigeria (1982). One of a big stack of Afrobeat I bought in a junk shop in Stepney, East London where I...

Not the usual Mickey Katz humour here but instrumental music from the hit Broadway show on the Ember label from 1967. The sleeve notes say -...

Another Charlie Gillett on Capital Radio from the 80's this time a themed show about "Running". The usual eclectic mix of reco...

Curious mixture of Breton harp and electric guitars from this 1973 LP on the Fontana label. The songs work best for me when unencumbered by ...

Found a couple of years ago in a charity shop in Westcliff - on - Sea in Essex. One of Frank's records for children. I remember his clas...

Found in a record shop in Chester today in the 50p box. I was drawn to the sleeve art I suppose rather than the music which is pretty much a...

Another of those record labels that jump right out at you when you are sifting through piles of Mantovani, Mrs.Mills and Madonna records. Th...

A poor tribute to Flanagan & Allen by Val Merrall on the cheapo Avenue label from 1971. Apparently the nephew of Bud Flanagan and band l...

An oddity this being a magician doing tricks on a record. A bit like a ventriloquist doing a radio show! They seemed to get away with it th...

" The Best from BBC TV and Radio Children's Programmes" it says on the sleeve and includes samples from Listen With Mother, Pl...