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BBC - Radioplay Music - TAIR Discovery

BBC Radioplay Music Library produced a series of Radioplay LPs & CDs exclusive to the British Broadcasting Corporation for use in its radio broadcasts. BBC Radioplay LPs & CDs were produced solely for broadcast by BBC radio stations and featured recordings that were free from Copyright, containing tracks recorded by the BBC (or partner organisations in Europe, USA etc). A number were live recordings, but there are also versions of well known songs recorded in the radio stations studios.

For the vinyl LPs the front sleeves were usually of exactly the same design, with a picture of the featured artist & title being the only difference. The rear sleeve notes the title, tempo, intro, duration, end, composer, publisher and blurb related to the track (so the presenter could appear knowledgable!) BBC Radioplay LPs have some unique recordings, and as they were usually pressed by companies like Nimbus and were for broadcast, the quality of the production and pressing is usually very high. All CDs prefaced with the TAIRCD reference. CDs were manufactured at the Nimbus plant. "BBC Radioplay Music is not available to the public."

cds catagory CDs

CoverCatalogue numberTitleArtist(s)YearRatings
No coverTAIRCD 001Radioplay - The greatest hitsVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 003Get around the 70sVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 004Supreme momentsThe Supremes3
No coverTAIRCD 007Get around the 80sVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 010Master blasterStevie Wonder3
No coverTAIRCD 011Kinda countryVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 013The delectable Miss D.Diana Ross3
No coverTAIRCD 014FunkaroonyVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 016The Christmas songVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 017The CarpentersCarpenters3
No coverTAIRCD 019WitnessMarvin Gaye3
No coverTAIRCD 020America / Doobie BrothersVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 021Islands in the streamVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 022Soul spectrumVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 023Slave to the rhythmVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 024Sailing by ....Various3
No coverTAIRCD 028Sugar babiesVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 030Solid goldVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 031Getting' toughVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 032Get around the fiftiesVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 033Four Tops reach outThe Four Tops3
No coverTAIRCD 037Best of Smokey Robinson and the MiraclesSmokey Robinson and the Miracles3
No coverTAIRCD 046Get readyThe Temptations3
No coverTAIRCD 051Singer and the songVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 063Instrumental expressGlenn Miller and his Orchestra3
No coverTAIRCD 069Stateside smashesVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 078Rhythm ... & BluesVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 082Soul spectrum - Volume 2Various3
No coverTAIRCD 098The sound of PhiladelphiaVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 106Roll with itVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 120U got the lookVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 122Elton JohnElton John3
No coverTAIRCD 12779-86Prince3
No coverTAIRCD 12887-91Prince3
No coverTAIRCD 132Let the music playVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 135Music music musicVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 137Forever in blue jeansNeil Diamond3
No coverTAIRCD 141Don't worry be happyVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 142EroticaVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 149Love songs - Volume 2Various3
No coverTAIRCD 150Bed of rosesVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 151Dance crazyVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 152The world is stoneVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 155The heat is on Various3
No coverTAIRCD 158Sweet freedom - Hits of the 80s and 90sVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 159Cat's in the cradleVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 162Lonely streetVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 163These dreamsVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 174So closeVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 175La Bamba - Pop classics volume 9Various3
No coverTAIRCD 178Volume 2: 1974-1982Elton John3
No coverTAIRCD 183Volume 3: 1983-1993Elton John3
No coverTAIRCD 191The strangest partyVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 193Livin' for the weekendVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 195Stool pigeonVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 196Alive and kickinVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 197The hits - Volume 1: 1974-1978ABBA3
No coverTAIRCD 198Earth songVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 201The hits - Volume 2: 1979-1983ABBA3
No coverTAIRCD 204Isn't she lovelyVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 208All by myselfVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 210The classic yearsElvis Presley3
No coverTAIRCD 211Against the grain - A new country samplerVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 216Betcha by golly wowVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 218Stateside smashes volume 4 - Black or whiteVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 220Love songs - Volume 7Various3
No coverTAIRCD 227Hot hot hotVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 232Miles awayVarious3
No coverTAIRCD 233Show tunesVarious3