*** You can now hear un-cut versions of my Chart Show recordings in full on my MixCloud channel: [ Ссылка ]
Thanks to Richard for correctly identifying that this is actually Sunday September 7th 1980. The "official" charts website is inaccurate when it comes to identifying specific dates for these old chart shows - it doesn't allow for the Tuesday lunchtime publication date of the chart on Radio 1 during this era, which was then used on Thursday's TOTP before being broadcast on Radio 1's Sunday evening chart show. Fortunately BBC4's TOTP re-runs and other resources on-line have enabled more accurate dating!
Tony Blackburn is on fine form here, one year into his tenure of hosting "western Europe's most listened to show... the Top 40 in super stereo on VHF"!
Apologies that I don't have the start of the show or even the first few links - in fact I was surprised to find this recording at all as I'd given up regular taping of the Radio 1 chart show at the end of 1978.
On the plus side, I had a much better stereo set-up by this date and so the recording is pretty high quality. As Tony would say: "Lovely to have you with us"!
For more Radio 1 Chart Show clips, check out my playlist: [ Ссылка ]
Thanks for watching - and listening! :)
