Main menuVarious, BBC 1922*1962 - Historic sounds from forty years of broadcasting
Release details
| Title | BBC 1922*1962 - Historic sounds from forty years of broadcasting | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Various | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - Other BBC (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - Other BBC 7'' singles.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC - PD 1 | ||||||||
| Format: | Vinyl 7'' singles | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1962 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Sound effects View all other tracks listed as Sound effects. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | PD1 S1 BBC PD1 S2 BBC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
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| Page views: | 2409 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2418, rank in singles is 535. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
| This section shows the information I have recorded for this release. | |||||||||||
| Detail | Value | ||||||||||
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Not recorded | ||||||||||
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) | ||||||||||
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Tracks
| Below is a list of tracks for this release. | |||||||||||
| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Signature tunes | 4.36 | |||||||||
| B1 | 2LO calling | 4.26 | |||||||||
| B2 | Uncle Mac - Hullo Children [Derek McCulloch] | ||||||||||
| B3 | Mr. Grouser, played by Ralph de Rohan | ||||||||||
| B4 | A. J. Alan, beginning his story, Charles, broadcast 1 July 1936 | ||||||||||
| B5 | Henry Hall's Here's to the next time | ||||||||||
| B6 | Opening announcement of Television Service by Leslie Mitchell, 2 November 1936 | ||||||||||
| B7 | Breakdown announcement and Bow Bells interval signal | ||||||||||
| B8 | Last illness of King George V, announced by Stuart Hibberd, 20 January 1936 | ||||||||||
| B9 | 'V' Interval signal on BBC European Service, during wartime period | ||||||||||
| B10 | Colonel Britton (Douglas Ritchie) broadcast to 'V' Army in Europe | ||||||||||
| B11 | The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, broadcasting in French to the French Empire - 21 October 1940 [The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill] | ||||||||||
| B12 | BBC War Reporter, Stanley Maxted, broadcasting from Arnhem, 20 September 1944, as Stirlings dropped supplies | ||||||||||
| B13 | Sandy MacPherson at the BBC Theatre Organ | ||||||||||
| B14 | The Radio Doctor on Indigestion, from his series What is it? which started 26 December 1943 | ||||||||||
| B15 | Peter Sellers as Bluebottle from the Goon Show's Great Tuscan Salami Scandal, broadcast 21 February 1956 | ||||||||||
| B16 | Mrs. Mopp, played by Dorothy Summers in the 300th performance of ITMA, broadcast 28 October 1948 | ||||||||||
| B17 | Big Ben | ||||||||||
| B18 | John Snagge's commentary on the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953 | ||||||||||
| B19 | Carleton Hobbs, from A Hedge Backwards, a discovery for radio by Henry Reed, broadcast 29 February 1956 | ||||||||||
| B20 | Colonel John Glenn, in orbit, 20 February 1962 | ||||||||||
| B21 | That's all. Cliff Michelmore closing Tonight | ||||||||||
| Total length of media 9:02. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
| Below is all the cover (front, back, middle and inserts if applicable) and label pictures I have for this release. | |||||||||||
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Reviews
| Below is my review for this release and the ratings. | ||
| Side 1 has a number of BBC themes mixed together into one. Side two has lots of snap shots from the BBC archives. | ||
| Ratings | ||
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| My rating | 4 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
| Both sides tracks are merged into one track. Introduced by John Snagge. | ||
Further information | ||
| Occasionally the BBC released material which didn't follow the normal catalogue number sequences. The few of these which exist are normally one off's never to be repeated! The main exception is the FAME records found in the albums section. | ||
Statistics
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| Page views: 2409 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2418, rank in singles 535. |
| This page was last updated on 11-06-2024 at 15:34:15 UK local time. |
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