Radio Personalities

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Who were the best? Who did you listen to? He's before my time, but there's something comfortable about old Art Bell broadcasts. The comments are full of reminiscences from long time listeners echoing the sentiment.

@leylag1466​

2 years ago​

I never felt lonely working my night shifts at the hospital when Art was alive. My unit ( oncology and palliative care) isn’t for the faint of heart. No matter how bad my shift was, Art’s soothing and comforting voice helped me through the night. The other viewers/ listeners always felt like my people, my tribe. I loved the crazy, nutty callers as much as the 20 year old Veteran caller. The past 2 years haven’t been easy on any of us. It made me miss Art even more. Now I listen to reruns and try to find comfort in them. My faithful companion is gone and dearly missed. Godspeed Art!​

 

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That Randy C set Luke had with him singing over all the r'n'b was brilliant.

 

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Rush was a hero of Craner's.




Corpse was a Howard Stern guy.

 

[versh]

You already get people talking with fondness of old podcast episodes like this, Joe Rogan and Cum Town stuff from five or six years ago.

 

[Murphy]

a grizzled colleague regularly tortures me with old Tommy Vance radio rrrrrrrrock sssssshow shit when the wee small hours bite

the shit I hear on that, cunt has set-lists and thee worst taste in music (possibly ever) but he’d run through fire so rough/smooth

thing is, my brother would put it on way back in the long ago and tbf colleague’s era is utter hair metal trapped with a schizoid into Def Leppard raaaaaaadio agh, whereas I recall more thrash

see how invasive Tommy Vance still is

 

[versh]

a grizzled colleague regularly tortures me with old Tommy Vance radio rrrrrrrrock sssssshow shit when the wee small hours bite

the shit I hear on that, cunt has set-lists and thee worst taste in music (possibly ever) but he’d run through fire so rough/smooth

thing is, my brother would put it on way back in the long ago and tbf colleague’s era is utter hair metal trapped with a schizoid into Def Leppard raaaaaaadio agh, whereas I recall more thrash

see how invasive Tommy Vance still is

He did do that one show with Lydon on Capital where he played Can, mind you.

 

[Corpsey]

Tim Westwood

Sadly he's a creepy noncey weirdo but absolutely hilarious broadcaster

 

[Corpsey]

Rush was a hero of Craner's.




Corpse was a Howard Stern guy.

I'm more into Redbar

 

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@line b loves this guy.

 

[versh]

He isn't a music guy, but I like Michael Silverblatt. A man whose voice alone will likely enrage Luka.

 

[versh]

One of the things I like is just the sound of a voice on an old broadcast, love the way this one sounds. They both have great voices in general too.

 

[william_kent]

Steve Barker and Fenny, ON THE WIRE

Blackburn radio ON FIRE

the Yabby You 3 HOUR SPECIAL was an epiphany for me

http://www.archive.org/download/OnTheWireYabbyYouOnTheWire_0/YabbyYouOnTheWire.mp3

I did so many drugs to my taped off the radio cassettes of this show... I ... JESUS DREAD...

I spent years tracking down the tunes, spent a fortune, and now because of internet you get instant track listing and

Yabby You & Prophets - Falklands Crisis - (Vivian Jackson)
Tubby's - Zambia Dub - (Vivian Jackson)
Trinity & Dillinger - Jesus Dread - (Vivian Jackson)
Yabby You - Yabby You Sound - (Grove)
Prophets & Trinity - King Pharoh Plague on the Land - (Vivian Jackson)
Willie Williams - Armagideon Man - (Vivian Jackson)
Ranking Magnum - Magnum Force - (Prophets)
Yabby You - Conquering Lion - (Lucky)
King Tubby's - Conquering Dub - (Prophets)
Big Youth - Big Youth Dread - (Lucky)
Wayne Wade - Lord of Lords - (Prophets)
Michael Prophet - Love and Unity - (Island)
Michael Prophet & Vivian Jackson - Mash Down Rome Dub - (Vivian Jackson)
Prophets & Trinity - Chant Down Babylon Kingdom - (Vivian Jackson)
Michael Prophet & Scientist - Death to all Racists - (Vivian Jackson)
Prophets & Prince Jammys - Pick the Beam/Version - (Grove)
Dicky Burton - God is Watching You - (JA MAN)
King Tubby's - King Tubby's Rock - (JA MAN)
Yabby You - Beware Jah is Watching You - (Prince)
Augustus Pablo - Beware the Version aka False Dread - (Prince)
Vivian Jackson & The Defenders - Love Thy Neighbours/Version - (Defenders)
Family Man & Knotty Roots - Distant Drums - (FAMS)
King Tubby's - Zion is Here - (Vivian Jackson)
Devon Russell -Race Track Riot - (Globe International)
Smith & The Prophets - Valley of Jehosephat - (Prophets)
Jah Stitch - African Queen - (Prophets)
Junior Brown - I Must Achieve What is Mine - (Vivian Jackson)
Yabby You & Horace Andy - Undivided World - (Vivian Jackson)
Wayne Wade - Jah Vengeance
Michael Prophet - Praise You Jah Jah - (Profit)
Charlie Morrison - Selassie Memorial - (Vivian Jackson)
Patrick Andy - Show a Little Love - (Vivian Jackson)
Pat Kelly - How Long/Version - (Nationwide)
Jah Scona - Steppin' Out a Babylon/Version - (Prophets)
Prince Pampado - Dread Bandwagon - (Vivian Jackson)
Wayne Wade - Man of the Living - (Prophets)
King Tubby's - Living Style - (Prophets)
Unknown - Death Trap - (Prophets)
Vivian Jackson & The Prophets -Jah Love - (Hot City)
King Tubby's - Honey Dub - (Hot City)
Tommy & King Tubby's - Greetings - (Prophets)
Tony McCook – Revenge - (Prophets)
Dillinger – Freshly - (Prophets)

 

[Benny Bunter]

Mark and Lard when they were on late night were pretty good as far as the BBC goes, in my time, before they got "promoted" to the breakfast show.

 

[william_kent]

edit:

I've taped a lot of shows off the radio but that ON THE WIRE Yabby You SPECIAL is the best EVER

http://www.archive.org/download/OnTheWireYabbyYouOnTheWire_0/YabbyYouOnTheWire.mp3

 

[william_kent]

a grizzled colleague regularly tortures me with old Tommy Vance radio rrrrrrrrock sssssshow shit when the wee small hours bite

the shit I hear on that, cunt has set-lists and thee worst taste in music (possibly ever) but he’d run through fire so rough/smooth

thing is, my brother would put it on way back in the long ago and tbf colleague’s era is utter hair metal trapped with a schizoid into Def Leppard raaaaaaadio agh, whereas I recall more thrash

see how invasive Tommy Vance still is

TV ON THE RADIO!

I have to admit I learned to love UFO through TV *

oh look it's GEN and COSEY ^. ( i.e., GENESIS P-ORRIDGE and COSEY FANNI TUTTI from THROBBING GRISTLE, I feel I may have to spell this shit out for the non pensioners here )

* obviously I'm joking to a slight extent, but "strangers in the night" may be one of the best live RAWK albums EVER? I know I spent an enjoyable evening with THE LOVE OV MY LIFE singing along, albeit out of tune and off beat, to DOCTOR DOCTOR...etyc

 

[Murphy]

A tragic lad who went on to work for BBC regional radio rented a house off a mate who may or may not have had a grow on in said property, could’ve been next door let’s not get too specific

Anyway, check this for a guest voice i can hear the sexual frustration in his voice even here too, poor cunt

 

[william_kent]

^
@Murphy

"it's just helps'

"expectations'

"we're get there in the END, a big IF, but...musical chairs, but it if it stops...YEAH..."

"a very interesting point you made there?"

 

[Murphy]

excruciating

 

[martin]

old Tommy Vance radio rrrrrrrrock sssssshow shit

He used to have a segment on his show called THE ROCK WAR, which started off with military drumming and helicopter noise, where he'd play three bands' demos and then you could ring in and vote for the best. "THE ROCK WAR...ACT ONE!...Act one on THE ROCK WAR tonight is LORD CRUCIFIER...they come from Waltham Cross and include TEZ HOOF on bass...DAVE 'ANTICHRIST' WHITBY-DESFORGES on lead guitar..." etc. But during the '91 Gulf War they dropped the helicopters and rebranded it THE ROCK CHALLENGE.

Wasn't there some early morning Radio 1 show where Vance kept playing Welcome To Hell by Venom on repeat until they'd raised a certain amount for Children In Need.?

Looking back on John Peel, he made us sit through hours of shit by The Wedding Present and The Delgados, so fuck him.