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44 results found for '"Disc recordings"' in Keywords.
Jason Donovan on Xmas single (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; Music
Report on Australian pop star Jason Donovan’s new Christmas record, Missing You Love. Includes interview where he discusses the background to the record. Includes extract from single. Female interviewer...
Cliff Richard charity single (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; Music; News report; Vox pop
Camilla Affleck reports (from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in London?) on Cliff Richard helping launch a charity record aimed at raising money for leukaemia research and the hospital. Includes actuality of the...
EMF anger John Lennon fans by using Chapman voice (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the new album from the band EMF, Schubert Dip, which contains the voice of John Lennon’s killer, Mark Chapman reciting Lennon lines. Lennon’s fans are outraged by the inclusion, and Liverpool...
Margaret Thatcher narrates Copland’s Lincoln Portrait (1992)
- Genre
- Speech; Music
Former UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, narrates Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, taken from a recording entitled A Salute to Democracy (EMI Classics CDC 7 54539 2). The recording also features the...
Digital compact cassette launched (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Justin Carrigan reports on the launch of a new electronic music format, the digital compact cassette, which is intended to rival the CD in terms of popularity. Includes interviews with Steve Redman, Music...
Gimme Shelter song released to aid homeless (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Music
In aid of homeless charity, Putting Our House in Order, twelve different versions of the Rolling Stones song, Gimme Shelter have been released by artists including Tom Jones to raise money and awareness for...
Ed Bicknell on CD price reduction report (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Nicky Broyd interviews manager of rock band Dire Straits, Ed Bicknell as he comments on a Heritage Select Committee report which calls for price reductions for music CD’s. He, along with the Consumer’s...
LBC London Parade song winners (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the winning record for the LBC London Parade, which will go on sale to raise money for the Variety Club. Lynsey de Paul, who wrote the song, discusses how it came about and how it got its title -...
MMC ruling on CD prices (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Mark Phillips interviews the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC) chairman, Graeme Odgers, following a year-long investigation of the CD industry. The MMC has ruled although there is a monopoly created by...
Georgie Fame interview (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
Keith Howell interviews British rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and musician Georgie Fame about performing with his sons James Powell (drums) and Tristan Powell (guitar). He also talks about his...