A radio show from 1978 on BBC Radio One. I think it was called "Star Choice" - where pop celebrities of the day played DJ for tw...

Another steel band from the West Indies on the Wirl label.  Released in 1973.  Attracted by the sleeve more than anything. Steel bands don...

LP on the cheapo Ember label from 1965 found at charity shop today.  Pleasant piano jazz - a compilation of show tunes and standards. Wi...

10" LP recorded in the 50's on the Pye Nixa label. Found the other day in a Leek charity shop in The Peak District for 99p.  I ha...

Rather disappointing steel band from Barbados. Was attracted by the sleeve and the 50p price tag.  A weird mixture of calypso, classics an...

Lp on the Golden Guinea label from 1965 found at boot sale.  I have fond memories of "Messing About On The River" from the radio...

The last of last weeks boot sale goodies. The extraordinary voice of Yma Sumac and  orchestra conducted by Les Baxter from 1956 of the Reg...

More scratchy vinyl from the boot sale. I think I have featured Jimmy before but not sure what songs were on the blog post.  This LP has m...

Recent boot sale find on the cheapo Music For Pleasure label from 1963.  Many of his best songs and characters here. I'd forgotten jus...

Last of the EP's you'll be glad to know!  This time a medley of old music hall tunes by the Big Ben Banjo Band on Columbia again f...

Another EP from the weekends record haul at the boot sale in Cheshire.  This time a sort of mini Greatest Hits by Flanagan & Allen on ...

An interesting batch of EP's from a recent boot sale included this gem from Felix Mendelssohn on the Columbia label from the late 40...

An illustrated talk by Leonard Bernstein about what jazz is and isn't.  Preaching to the converted on the whole - so can't quite s...

Another old Capital Rado show from the 80's. Malcolm Maclaren makes an entertaining guest and plays a variety of music from The P...

Another Foreign Affair show numbered "46"  here on the cassette from the 80's sometime. Charlie chats to Manu Bibango and pl...