This record reminds me of the summer of 1981 and BBC Radio Leicester!
It was during the summer of 1981 that I had written to BBC Radio Leicester about the possibility of my working for them on the radio. I was 13 and the BBC had a children’s programme called ‘Conkers’ which was a magazine type show presented by local youngsters (although looking back it was probably presented by the kids of the guys who ran the station as it was virtually impossible to get on to!)
I remember the station manager (I seem to think his name was Roger) invited me in for a talk and said I was welcome to observe the proceedings and see how I got on. I stayed behind and watched what went on in the studio and listened while that week’s show was recorded. I distinctly remember that ‘Hold On Tight’ by ELO was the record of the week and they played it during the show. I watched as the record was placed on the turntable, manually manoeuvred until the needle was at the start of the track and then the segment was recorded as the record started and what a great record it was.
As I mentioned before I love ELO and Roy Wood and this type of dense and layered music and I love this song in particular. The song was a hit that summer and during the holidays the local school (New Parks) had a number of exchange students over from France and we had two of them staying with us. The area was awash with French kids and as we were teenagers we played our music and drank coke and had a wonderful time.
This song always reminds me of the fun I had that summer, roller skating, hanging out with my pals and listening to the hits of the day, which included ‘Hold On Tight’.
Now listen to the song….
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