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Flower
Power, Merseybeat, Mods, Mini Skirts and The Twist .
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All
these things are now recognised cult icons of the Sixties, but
nothing can have been more representative of the spirit of Sixties
youth and its rebellion against the unwillingness of the old-fashioned
'establishment' to accept their new ideals than 'pirate' radio.
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The
names and sounds of the major stations like Radio Caroline and 'Big
L' - Radio London - are very memorable but how much do you really
know of their fascinating history, the many smaller, less well-known
stations, and their epic struggle to break the stranglehold of outmoded
industry bureaucracy in order to bring the vibrant new sounds of
rock
and pop to us - the youth of the Sixties?
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"This is the
story of the
music airwaves of the
swingin' Sixties
and offshore
'pirate' radio"
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SixtiesCity
2007