Category: 1981
Cuban Heels In Session – 1981- Past Daily Soundbooth
– Cuban Heels – In Session for John Peel – recorded October 10, 1981 – broadcast October 15, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Cuban Heels to end the weekend, in a session (their second) recorded for John Peel on October 10th and broadcast on October 15, 1981. The band
UB40 In Concert – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– UB40 In Concert – June 13, 1981 – BBC In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – Continuing with the 80s tonight and a concert by UB40 from June 13, 1981. Recorded, as always, by the venerable BBC Radio as part of their In Concert Series. Part of the
Lora Logic In Session For John Peel – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Lora Logic – in session for John Peel – May 26, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Lora Logic tonight. A name synonymous with the Punk/New-Wave scene of the late 70s/early 80s. Her unique and distinctive sax playing, was prevalent in the early days of X-Ray Spex, a band she
Solidarity In Silesia – Miners On Strike – An Emergency In Stirling Heights – December 27, 1981 –
– December 27, 1981 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 27, 1981 – Solidarity, despite official news reports to the contrary, was anything but dead. The protests now extended to the coal fields in Silesia, where over 1,000 Miners went on Strike,
Poland And The Martial Law Problem: “Nobody Leaves, Nobody Moves . . .” – December 23, 1981 –
December 23, 1981 – CBS Radio News On The Hour + Spectrum Commentaries – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 23, 1981 – A week of Martial Law in Poland – a week of crackdowns and a week where unrest continued. The news broadcasts beaming from Warsaw were largely repetitious
Missing Persons In Concert – 1981 – Past Daily Weekend Soundbooth
– Missing Persons – Live At My Father’s Place – August 25, 1981 – WLIR-FM – Ending out the weekend with a set from 80s darlings Missing Persons, recorded live in concert at My Father’s Place in Roslyn, New York on August 28, 1981. Difficult to imagine big hair and