Quite lucky in the South East, before RV got snapped up by Radio drOne his Saturday lunchtime show on Radio London was a must for those into JF&S.

Jeff Young replaced him on Radio London, and it was still a great listen.

Broadcaster Michael Aspel used to have a mid-morning show on the old 194 mw Capital Radio, and his intro tune was Azymuth's Jazz Carnival.

Colin Curtis is a legend, never managed to go up north to one of his residencies. But managed to go to most in the Home Counties and London area. Frenchies, The Belvedere, zero six, Flicks, Goldmine, Royalty and Wheelers to name a few, our home turf was Frenchies in Camberley with Chris Brown & Jon Walker.

Robbie Vincent on Radio London was required listening on a Saturday lunchtime late 70s for me and my mates in Essex. One friend mentioned listening to Kenny Everett and we had to put him straight. We travelled down the A13 to the Goldmine and down the A127 to the Zero 6 but in our mid to late 20s we started to feel too old and then we found our level at the Epping Forest Country club which was great for JF & S

Quote: We travelled down the A13 to the Goldmine and down the A127 to the Zero 6 but in our mid to late 20s we started to feel too old

I was wondering who those old farts were back in the day   : )

Also, on Capital Radio Greg Edwards used to present his Soul Spectrum show which was early Saturday evening, and also on there you also had the late Peter Young whose Soul cellar show catered for Northern Soul element.

Quote: How about the Record Stores.

Didn't manage to get to Murphy's place, but I used City Sounds, Groove and Bluebird but not that often.
I was quite fortunate. I knew Jon Walker (who was Chris Brown's warm up at Frenchies) he managed our local Our Price Records store. Jon knew one of the guys from one of the record shops above (can't remember who) as he was a DJ and every Thursday took delivery of a stack of new imports, which of course saved me a trip of a train up to London and this also coincided with me getting paid (which is a recipe for disaster). I used to come out of there with a minimum of 2 albums every week. I can even remember the first import album I bought off him. It would've been late 1980, I walked into the shop and heard this haunting saxophone intro, the album was Sadao Watanabe's "How's Everything" live at the Budokan and the track was "Up country".

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Quote: I would have been wearing weejuns and BD Baggies shirts. Not sure of the time period but younger mate would have been wearing bowling shirts and sandals?

Weejun's or Cole Haan's and a Lacoste polo or some overpriced shirt from Jones in the Kings Rd, probably a bell sleeve cardigan, red tag Levi's or Fiorucci safety Jeans, weren't quite full-on Ivy at that time.

RG,
Really interesting point about being full on Ivy.
I think back in the early Eighties it was more of an Americana vibe. Loafers, bd's, cardigans, rare straight legged Levi's and heavy weight grey marl sweatshirts and t-shirts.Also throw in lots of Lacoste - polo shirts, golf shirts with pockets and cardigans. Lots of different blousons too.
It just was so different from anything on the high street
There wasn't any Sixties overtones it was more pastels and casual.

As I type this I'm listening to Nice Shot. I've forgotten how much I love this tune. Thank you for bringing back the memories. Next Friends and strangers.

What a great memory. You're right about the Robbie title songs. Sadly I don't think the Dramatics tune ever made it to CD. What a song!

I'm sure I found JS by accident whilst hunting for records.

One of the big Jazz record stores, possibly Mole Jazz, had a small second store in the Covent Garden area. That would of been the only reason for me to be in the area in the Eighties.

RG check this out

https://www.britishrecordshoparchive.org

Thanks mate

I still navigate Nottingham by old long gone record shops in my head (and past pubs).

Selectadisc across its locations, Revolver, Pendulum, the Jazz shop at top of the Arcade, Arcade Records, the extensive one in basement of W H Smiths (great for Blues and Jazz). Plus Rob's Records still going for Soul  & Mod vinyl. First Fopp shops. Plus more I am remembering but do not recall the name of.

Record shops were my initial obssessions.

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The eight pound pint. Unfortunately it was my round but having seen what the bloke in front was charged we agreed to switch to halves.

Landlord looking for Norman Balons crown as Britain's rudest landlord. Vain enough to have his name across the front of the pub.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19970243/britains-strictest-landlord-nags-head/&ved=2ahUKEwiF5cHFt4OIAxV5X0EAHTXMPDkQFnoECCIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3VLf2ATSTvGLDfIb7k9gJy

Should have stayed in The Star Tavern in Belgrave Mews -only a fiver a pint in there.

Kinnerton Street is gentrified servants quarters now popular with bohemian/degenerate types. Prince Andrew was photographed there with that young girl

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