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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Claire and Friend(s) Remember when Natalie Casey (Two Pints etc.) pretended she was Caire? Or did I misremember that?

BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 14/09/2026

Yes. Digital Jazzzzzz. Along with the obligatory blank cassettes. One has Julio Iglesias on it, which has left me quite shaken as you can imagine Thanks Andy 🤙

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 14/09/2026

Hello. Been a while. @avavsystems.bsky.social is clearly worried about my long absence as he’s sent a suspiciously cassette shaped care package.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 26/07/2026

A-ha! There seems to be an error on the credits of BBC Children’s Themes REH 486, 1983 “TAKE HART (The Gallery Theme, "Marguerite") - Bob Morgan and Stepping Out” But the KPM record shows that Stepping Out is a track title.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 19/07/2026

World Cup! The Story of Britain in the World Cup Championship since 1950 Narrated by Jack Charlton O.B.E. REC 592, 1986 FREE WALLCHART IN FULL COLOUR WITH COMPLETE FIXTURE LIST

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 27/06/2026

BBC Wildlife Series, completed! Field recordings by Ludwig Koch, Eric Simms etc. in delightfully consistent, lecture themed photographic slide sleeves.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 07/06/2026

I said I would try to add some infographics to my site on how far I am with collecting the BBC Records catalogue. Here's the first bit of that. RE LP catalogue numbers only, and there's an error with the unreleased numbers to fix. Still... www.bbcrecords.co.uk/wp/collectio...

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 25/05/2026

How the BBC shelving is going: update 8 The main RE catalogue has bust further out. I’d already taken out the chunk of Digital Stereo Jazz LPs, now the 700+ numbers are out. The 600s are on borrowed time as I still have bunch of other stuff still to go in here.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 25/05/2026

There’s… umm, a lot going on in this sleeve illustration. Sound Effects No. 18 Holiday Sounds REC 301, 1978.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 23/05/2026

Happy #internationalsynthday! EMS Synthi A The Radiophonic Workshop RED 93, 1973 Radiophonic Workshop organiser Desmond Briscoe’s actual shed!

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 20/05/2026

“Think back to your childhood. Do you remember when the anxiety started?”

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 15/05/2026

All reissues of the first nine BBC Sound Effects LPs are mine at last, completing my collection of the UK releases. 9 different images 9 different type faces Back sleeves are all unchanged from the original issues. Same catalogue numbers. Next in my sights is the Wildlife Series.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 12/05/2026

If you see this, post a STAR TREK

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 09/05/2026

Need! Sound Effects No.6 reissue sleeve RED 106, 1971 I think I just need no.7 to complete the set of reissues now.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 01/05/2026

Now playing Mozart Horn Concertos The Four Horn Concertos and The Fragment In E MICHAEL THOMPSON BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk REN 600, 1986

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 18/04/2026

More ‘gots’ (Good afternoon)

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 14/04/2026

Because it’s a wholly musical recording all the explanation is contained in the included leaflet. John Levy’s notes are dated April 1968 and i reckon it was released in October.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 14/04/2026

REGL 1 is the first Radio Enterprises Gold Label release. The matrix number is re21. So, the next release, The Importance of Being Hoffnung REB 21, has to budge up and take matrix re22, and the madness of catalogue numbering gets worse from there.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 14/04/2026

Ni hao! I’ve been meaning to get around to Chinese Classical Music REGL1, 1968 for some time now. I’m picking off the early releases and this is a key one from ‘68. John Levy is your guide to the ch’in, p’ipa, hsiao, and the chen.

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 13/04/2026

There are examples of Koch’s recordings all over the BBC Records wildlife output and this is one of two dedicated to him, but also the first in the Wildlife series. A salute to Ludwig Koch and a selectiion of some of his finest recordings BBC Wildlife Series No. 1 RED 34, 1969

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 12/04/2026

How I greet new followers on Bluesky

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 11/04/2026

These sketches of il papa always put me in mind of some kind of 80s sitcom titles

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 10/04/2026

Catalogues! I’ve added the two latest acquisitions and fixed all the issues with my catalogues page, which has been broken for a long time. Each one I own is available to flick through like real leaflet! Still plenty more to find and scan in. www.bbcrecords.co.uk/wp/catalogues/

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 08/04/2026

John Gillbe designed many of the early BBC sleeves and seems to have painted several. His wife was co-credited on Blessed The World That Sings (REC 24) and he was responsible for the dissolving ribbons of magnetic tape on BBC Radiophonic Music (REC 25).

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 08/04/2026

I just saw that the sleeve art for Ulster’s Flowery Vale (REC 28) was up for auction in February. No credit, but it must be by John Gillbe, who designed the sleeve. The Belfast Telegraph said it was ‘a “twee” design for American tourists’. I’d have bid though. £35

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 02/04/2026

Plus! A bit of clarity on when BBC Radio Enterprises appeared as a brand for licensing purposes (hint: at the same time that the label started releasing records).

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 02/04/2026

For the long weekend, after a long hiatus, a long-ish blog post! I've made a modest breakthrough on the very first releases on the BBC Radio Enterprises label in 1967. The first news of BRE, the news of the label and, finally, proof of release dates. www.bbcrecords.co.uk/wp/our-prese...

RE 1 Our Present Knowledge of the Universe

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BBC Records (Vinyl) @bbcrecords.co.uk · 20/03/2026

Show someone who absolutely rocks a hat (that isn't Indiana Jones).

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