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Documentary Singles

CAROLINE FAREWELL  Erro 100.002. (NL.1980). Features jingles from 1964 to 1980 on the A side and airchecks from the last day of Caroline on 19th March 1980 on the flipside. Erro records were produced by SMC.

ROGER DAY RECORD UKS S-001. (c1968) Released by the Roger Day Fan Club, this untitled disc features Roger talking about his career. It was recorded aboard the "Mi Amigo" in Amsterdam harbour in Summer 1968.

THE END?. SOS 1. (NL.c1975). On the 14th November 1975, Radio Mi Amigo closed, after the British authorities boarded the ship. Steph Willemsen, the man behind the Radio Condor project, produced this record blaming the democracy and featuring a brief account of what happened that day. The cover features black and white pictures of the Norderney, Mebo II, King David, Condor and the Mi Amigo. The back cover has a brief history of Radio Mi Amigo with addresses of free radio stations and organisations.

THE STORY OF OFFSHORE RADIO  Impulse Book Club. GIN 8AB. (NL.c1970). Sampler for "The History of Offshore Radio" album produced by Paul Harris and sent free to members of the Impulse Book Club.

MI AMIGO SOUVENIRS 1976 - 1978  SMC Production (NL.1978). One of the first records produced by Stichting Media Communicatie and featuring Marc Jacobs, Rob Hudson, Herman de Graaf, Frank van der Mast, Hugo Meulenhof, Eddie Beekman, B. Bas, J. Jachio and Dinges. Produced by Ton van Draanen.

RNI CLOSEDOWN Cress Records LHR RN EP1. (1971). In order not to upset the Dutch authorities and cause them to take action against the long established Radio Veronica, RNI voluntarily closed down after broadcasting for a year. That at least was the story told to the press. In fact Veronica had paid RNI to stay off the air. This 33rpm single features the brief history of RNI with the closedown recorded on side two. The label stated that further copies of the record were available from Cress Ltd, 7/11 Woodcote Road, Wallington, Surrey.

THE SOUND OF THE STARS  Lyntone LYN995 (1966) A flexidisc given away with the first issue of Disc and Music Echo, features an interview with the Beatles by Caroline's Tom Lodge.

1 JAAR RADIO NOORDZEE  Sonopresse, Rotterdam (NL.1971) A flexidisc given away with "Muziek Parade" magazine to celebrate the stations first birthday, featuring deejays Ferry Maat, Peter Holland, Tony Berk, Alfred la Garde, Joost den Draayer, Tony Allan, Leo van der Groot, Hans ten Hoge

RADIO VERONICA 538 Veronica 538. (NL.1972). Released by Radio Veronica, the record has a history of twelve and a half years of Radio Veronica featuring station staff and jingles from over the years. The colour cover shows the "Norderney" at sea.

JOHNNY WALKER STORY  Lyntone LYN 1664 (1968). Radio Caroline jingles and promotions including Johnnie Walker's "Mans fight for freedom". Released by Chris Cary as part of his 'Caroline Club' run from Chesterton Hall Crescent, Cambridge,  (and 34 Addison Gardens, near Shepherds Bush) in 1968. They were produced as solid vinyl discs as well as "give-away" flexi-discs.

WONDERFUL RADIO LONDON - HIGHLIGHTS OF BIG L  (1967) A single sided 7" record released by Radio London as the soundtrack to accompany an 8mm film about the station, narrated by Mark Roman. The film and the record together sold for £2.10s.0d (£2.50) to listeners.

WONDERFUL RADIO LONDON - HIGHLIGHTS OF BIG L  (1967). This disc was sold to listeners for 12s.6d (63p) and featured highlights of the stations final hour, it was released shortly before the stations close. In appearance the single looks identical to the film soundtrack disc, with a white cover and record centre label with silver title letters on a maroon background. Apart from playing the records, the only difference is a very tiny A & B pressed in the centre vinyl of the final hour release.

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