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The Big L Tapes
Background notes
The Tony Blackburn Show
Sat 15 July 1967 0530-0904
Tony's last Big L show
The Keith Skues Show
Sun 23 July 1967 0900-1203
includes the history of Big L
The Penultimate Fab Forty
Sun 30 July 1967 1200-1506
presented by Ed Stewart
The Final Fab Forty
Sun 6 August 1967 1201-1532
presented by Tommy Vance
The Mark Roman Show
Sat 12 August 1967 1500-1809
Mark's penultimate Big L show
The Ed Stewart Show
Sun 13 August 1967 1210-1518
Ed's penultimate 'Stewpot' show
The Chuck Blair Show
Sun 13 August 1967 1758-2040
Chuck's penultimate show for Big L
The Perfumed Garden
Mon 14 August 1967 0225-0537
John Peel's night-time show
The Chuck Blair Breakfast Show
Mon 14 August 1967 0539-0848
the last Big L breakfast show
The Pete Drummond Show
Mon 14 August 1967 0856-1206
farewell messages
The Last Three Hours
Mon 14 August 1967 1208-1502
the final Stewpot Show, the Juicy Fruit Show, Their Final Hour and Big L's closedown at 1500
Big L extras
Mon 14 August 1967
two TV news bulletins on the day Big L closed
Radio Caroline
February 1968
the end of a Stevie Merrick Show and the US Hot 100
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The Chuck Blair Breakfast Show
Mon 14 August 1967 0539-0848
Big L's last Breakfast Show
Listen
audio file: type mp4 bit rate 128kbps file size 183.1mb length 3.12.41
Notes on the recording
Chuck Blair seemed to be having problems this morning - perhaps he was overcome by the emotion of his last programme, or perhaps he'd been up all night! There were several brief periods of dead air (silence) and on at least one occasion he played the wrong jingle.
The programme included many messages to and from listeners and dedications to Chuck's colleagues on the station.
This tape was broken so there's a slight hiatus around 0.05.58 in the audio file, but only a few seconds seem to be missing.
Analysis of the programme
0.00.00 Chuck Blair show starts - timecheck 0539
0.01.00 Stevie Wonder: Blowin' in the wind, farewell to John Peel
0.04.48 Beatles: All you need is love (broken tape during this record)
0.08.24 Four Seasons: I've got you under my skin (revived 45)
0.12.19 Cliff Richard: The day I met Marie
0.14.50 The Seekers: Hey there Georgie Girl
0.17.17 Keith West: Excerpt from a teenage opera
0.21.47 Weather at 0600
0.22.11 Lovin' Spoonful: You didn't have to be so nice (revived 45), Vitalis ad, 3 seconds of dead air, Kenny Everett promo
0.25.44 Alan Price Set: The house that Jack built, Woburn Abbey festival ad (another brief pause)
0.30.17 Beatles: Lucy in the sky with diamonds
0.33.56 Tremeloes: Silence is golden, Free Radio Association ad
0.38.24 Tremeloes: Even the bad times are good, Big L t-shirt ad
0.42.36 McCoys: Up and down (revived 45)
0.46.28 Johnny Mann Singers: Up up and away
0.50.12 (unknown record)
0.52.46 News at 0630 with Paul Kaye
0.54.11 Tony Brandon's theme and dedication to him
0.54.57 Small Faces: Itchycoo Park, Big L t-shirt ad
0.59.29 Four Seasons: Let's hang on (revived 45), Big L t-shirt ad
1.04.27 Beach Boys: Heroes and villains
1.08.27 The Hollies: Carrie Ann
1.12.10 Vikki Carr: There I go (Radio London Disc of the Week)
1.16.02 Elvis Presley: Puppet on a string (revived 45)
1.19.22 Four Seasons: Working my way back to you (revived 45)
1.22.40 Weather at 0700
1.23.12 Ian Damon's theme and dedication to engineers Ian West etc
1.23.57 Stevie Wonder: I was made to love her, Vitalis ad, thanks to ship's crew, Big L t-shirts ad
1.28.44 Cliff Richard: In the country (revived 45), dedications
1.31.56 Procol Harum: A Whiter shade of pale, dedications, Consulate ad
1.37.11 David Bowie: Laughing doll, Wharfside Furniture Supplies ad, dedications
1.42.31 Young Rascals: A girl like you, dedications, Castrol XL ad, dedications
1.47.01 Rolling Stones: As tears go by, Computer course ad
1.51.21 Monkees: Last train to Clarksville
1.54.00 News at 0730 with Paul Kaye
1.55.22 Warm Sounds: Sticks and stones, dedications
2.00.12 Lovin' Spoonful: Nashville cats (revived 45), Where to Go in London ad, Du Maurier ad
2.04.28 Beatles: All you need is love, dedications, Big L t-shirts ad, dedications
2.10.35 Beach Boys: God only knows, dedications, Castrol XL ad
2.14.26 Elvis Presley: Long-legged girl (with the short dress on), Smiths crisps ad,
2.16.31 Beatles: Thank you girl (revived 45), Big L t-shirts ad
2.20.18 McCoys: Come on let's go (revived 45), Juicy Fruit ad
2.24.44 News in Brief at 0800 with Paul Kaye
2.26.50 Strawberry Children: Love years coming, Vitalis ad (followed by 5 seconds of dead air)
2.30.21 Rolling Stones: We love you, Consulate ad
2.35.23 Gene Pitney: I'm going to be strong (revived 45)
2.38.31 Temeloes: Even the bad times are good, Woburn Abbey festival ad
2.42.19 Manfred Mann: Ha ha said the clown (revived 45), Sight and Sound ad, dedications
2.47.03 Beach Boys: Then I kissed her (revived 45), Castrol XL ad
2.50.00 The Happenings: My mammy, Earl Barber track to newstime
2.53.52 News at 0830 with Paul Kaye
2.55.12 Spencer Davis Group: Time seller, Vitalis ad
2.59.19 Frank Sinatra: Somewhere my love we'll meet again
3.02.08 Beatles: A day in the life, Pleasurama Ramsgate ad
3.07.09 Walker Brothers: Walking in the rain (revived 45), thanks to listeners for letters and support
3.11.45 Sonny and Cher: It's the little things (part of)
3.12.41 tape ends at 0848
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