Island Life - The Vinyl Thread ep.71

Welcome to The Vinyl Thread with Natalie and Alban Low. Escapism is the theme this week, as we float around 6 different islands or archipelagos. Join us for 20 minutes of vinyl and shellac, we spin flea market finds and auction lots into a themed selection for you to enjoy. 

Listen to episode 71 of The Vinyl Thread here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/island-life-the-vinyl-thread-ep71/

Originally broadcast on Radio Nope on the 17th July 2022. Listen to other shows on Radio Nope at www.radionope.com

Tracklist
1. Guy Antoinette Et Les Young Lovers - Sega Chou-Chou (7”)
Discomad - 466 279
2. Lord Kitchener, Fitzroy Coleman's Trinidad Ragers - Saxophone No. 2 (10”)
Melodisc - 1271 (1954)
3. Trio "Ny Antsaly" - Mandany Resaka (7”)
Philips - 432.539 BE (1961)
4. John MacLeod and John Macinnes - Puirt-A-Beul (12”)
Folkways Records – FE 4430 (1961)
5. Tony Johnson - Iron Bar (10”)
Melodisc - 1182
6. Hula Hawaiian-Quartett Mit Valentinos Hawaiian-Band, Carlo Holm Und Seine Hawaiian-Solisten – In Einem Alten Märchenwald (West Of Samoa) (7”)
Polydor – EPH 20 145 (1956)

Next week Natalie and I will be calling long distance, with a selection of vinyl tunes all about or featuring Telephones. 

Funnies - The Vinyl Thread ep.19

Welcome to The Vinyl Thread with Natalie and Alban Low. This week we are sharing a selection of humorous vinyl with you, so expect some rib-ticklers, parodies, double entendres, and nonsense songs. Join us for 20 minutes of vinyl and shellac, we spin flea market finds and auction lots into a themed selection for you to enjoy. 

Listen to episode 19 of The Vinyl Thread here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/funnies-the-vinyl-thread-ep19/

Originally broadcast on Radio Nope on 18th July 2021. Listen to other shows on Radio Nope at www.radionope.com

Tracklist
1. Achoo Cha-Cha (Gesundheit) - The McGuire Sisters
2. The Ying Tong Song - The Goons
3. Horoscope - Michael Flanders And Donald Swann
4. Vengo Anch'io. No, Tu No - Enzo Jannacci
5. Drunken Sailor - Pinky & Perky
6. The Handyman - Lord Kitchener
7. Hang On The Bell, Nellie - Lou Preager

Next week our theme will be Evil Heart.

Trinidad - Vinyl Joblottin' ep.11

Each week on Vinyl Joblottin’ we buy a bundle of vinyl at auction (or find one in a record shop, charity shop, car boot sale, etc). The records are a slice of a collection, giving us a glimpse into a collector’s past. Then we spin each joblot into a theme for you.

Welcome to Vinyl Joblottin'
Listen to episode 11 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/trinidad-vinyl-joblottin-ep11/

In episode 11 our vinyl story comes from the record collection of Ronnie Aye Maung. He was born in Burma but spent many years of his life working and living in other countries around the world. In the mid 1960s he moved with his family to Trinidad. This week his daughter Natalie Low shares some of her memories about her time growing up in Trinidad.

Tracklist
1. No Hurricane In Trinidad - Lord Kitchener
2. Wood In The Fire - Mighty Sparrow
3. Calypso Castillan - The Sandpebbles
4. Matilda, Matilda - George Browne With Mike McKenzie's All Stars
5. Big Bambo - The Merrymen Featuring Emile Straker
6. Sammy Dead Oh! - Russ Henderson And His Caribbean Boys

This radio programme is part of the A World In London Radio Series, more information at http://djritu.squarespace.com/