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One
of the best things about the pirate radio stations was that you actually
heard all of the record, not just half or two-thirds of it as you did
when listening to Radio Luxembourg. The 'official tune' of Radio Caroline was a track called (predictably) 'Caroline' which appeared on the 'B' side of a single by The Fortunes and the chorus segue of which was used in many of their jingles. Another song with the same title was recorded by Roy Hastings. A track called 'We Love The Pirates' released on Radio Caroline's own label, and made by members of The Ivy League under the name of 'The Roaring 60s', was widely played during the final days of pirate radio in 1967. Under the terms of The Marine etc, Broadcasting (Offences) Act it has technically been illegal to play it anywhere in Britain, inside territorial waters, since 14th August 1967 as it 'promotes the cause' of pirate stations. |
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Station
Jingles and Intros While some stations had specially composed jingles, many of the pirates used generic ones, tailored to their own particular station or show, commercially produced by (usually American) companies. In the examples below, the Radio England jingles have been tailored specifically for the station's own use. The others are in their 'raw' state ready for modification or as ready to use 'off the shelf' items. Swinging Radio England (with thanks to the generosity of Ray Robinson in providing much of the Radio England content) |
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Radio
Shows and DJs The following are excerpts from various stations and programmes, giving examples of the chat, the jingles, the Sixties DJ sound and in more than one instance, the embarrassing 'cock-up'. Swinging Radio England |
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