London pirate radio - news and discussion

[ddraig]

loads of em only remember the number for Kool tho
Vibes FM! used to listen to that in work van when in SW London

 

[ska invita]

hah exactly me too - got into vibes as a van driver
vibes is still running ...vibes fm yeah yeah!! oh my god.....viiiiibbbbessss efffff emmmmm....

 

[ddraig]

that's such a good way of writing it to match the jingle!
was going over n over in my head earlier

 

[stethoscope]

vibes fm yeah yeah!! oh my god.....viiiiibbbbessss efffff emmmmm....

Wheeeeeel

 

[ddraig]

Cheers STEPH!

 

[ska invita]

Wheeeeeel

right first one to work out what it says after the wheel gets free vibes for life!

somethigng about a trainer ride again!?

 

[ddraig]

Just had it in in the car when on S Circ!
Had Kool but was muffly or silent

 

[ska invita]

Kool has been fucked all year...very intermittent...often down and often just creeping throguh some crackle....in fact im not in the best spot for radio signal but the dial has felt a bit bare recently

 

[ddraig]

Yeah I well remember being patchy and touch n go for pirate radio when I lived there

 

[ska invita]

Yeah I well remember being patchy and touch n go for pirate radio when I lived there

but seems unusually so at the mo...including in town...might go and have a look on radionecks if theres any gossip

 

[ska invita]

Great photo:

Front row left to right:
Dj Andre, Bobby or Steve!, Colin Favor, Lindsay Wesker, Tony Harrison (DJ Tee), Gordon Mac, Joey Jay, Colin Dale, Trevor Nelson

Standing left to right:
Paul Trouble, Dave VJ Morrisey, Deanne Savone, Max LX, Sammy Lyle, Danny Rampling, Nick Power, Steve Jervier, Judge Jules, Norman Jay, Patrick Forge, Jay Strongman, two unknown - far right Daddy Bug, Nick Manasseh

Leant over in the middle: Steve Jackson

 

[ringo]

Great pic ska invita do you know what year? 1992?

 

[ska invita]

Great pic ska invita do you know what year? 1992?

88 supposedly - still in pirate days

 

[ringo]

88 supposedly - still in pirate days

No wonder they look so young

 

[ska invita]

Nick Manasseh looking a little stoned and hiding! Or am i projecting...

 

[ringo]

Nick Manasseh looking a little stoned and hiding! Or am i projecting...

Yes, I thought he was hiding too.

 

[ska invita]

Colin Favor with a flaptop

 

[stethoscope]

Great picture

That AMFM site is well worth checking btw.

 

[ska invita]

Talking of Kiss, bitd my mate who played on Kool took a Kiss FM sticker, cut it up with scissors and made this

 

[dlx1]

Great pic ska invita do you know what year? 1992?

Early on as Favor got hair.
[emoji41] photo

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Woop woop!

https://www.ica.org.uk/whats-on/shout-out-uk-pirate-radio-1980s

Shout Out! UK Pirate Radio in the 1980s
26 May 2015 – 19 Jul 2015

Shout Out! UK Pirate Radio in the 1980s is an archival exhibition looking back at the early tower block pirate radio movement which emerged in the UK during the 1980s, prompting a new musical phenomenon that would change the face of British music.

 

[stethoscope]

Some absolute golddust 1989-1993 recordings being posted on this mixcloud

 

[ddraig]

wow! blinkin loads!!
going for this one first https://www.mixcloud.com/DanWarbo/sunrise-887-fm-peter-stapleton-lazer-94-mike-scott-summer-1989/

 

[ska invita]

Weekend Rush As seen on TV !

 

[ska invita]

Dan Warbo is on a mission - hes uploaded some of my rips before - he uploads tunes almost daily - lots are his rips but i think he collects and just ups everything he gets his hands on

 

[ska invita]

pirate style

 

[dlx1]

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[dlx1]

Some absolute golddust 1989-1993 recordings being posted on this mixcloud

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Anger not at S'S
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[emoji35] [emoji35]

NO I can see number of show stolen from me just they reposted as there oun rips.

[emoji35]

Fucking lier

Just read Ska post

https://m.mixcloud.com/LaserWorshiper/

 

[ska invita]

yeah - its impossible they wouyld be all his rips anyway. shit going not to acknowledge tbh, but hey

 

[dlx1]

He probably not even born when aired. Fucking kids of today

[emoji6]