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The BBC Sound Archive is a collection of audio recordings maintained by the BBC and founded in 1936. Its recordings date back to the late 19th century and include many rare items, including contemporary speeches by public and political figures, folk music , British dialects and sound effects.
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Sham 69 album) BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Steve Earle album) BBC Radio One Live in Concert (Dexys Midnight Runners album) BBC Radio One Live in Concert (New Model Army album) BBC Radio One Live in Concert (Thin Lizzy album) BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Atomic Rooster album) BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Caravan album)
The BBC Sound Archive contains the archived output from the BBC's radio output. Widespread recordings exist in the archive from the mid-1930s, when recording of programmes and speeches were kept for rebroadcast; the catalyst for this was the launch of the BBC Empire Service in 1932 and the subsequent rebroadcast of speeches from political ...
the 'Ceramic Archive collection' from University of Wales Aberystwyth 'Story of the Forest collection' 'BBC Radio Cymru collection', including recordings dating back to the late 1930s recorded for the BBC Home Service; the 'Wax Cylinder collection', including the only known recording of Welsh Revivalist preacher Evan Roberts, made in 1904/5
BBC Archives, a 2002 Iron Maiden album; BBC in Session, The La's album; BBC Live, a 2005 Violent Femmes album; Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996–2003, a Mogwai album; Radio One, a 1988 Jimi Hendrix Experience album; BBC Radio Sessions, an album by The Bluetones; Something's Coming: The BBC Recordings 1969–1970, a Yes (band) album
The history of the Sound Archive can be traced back to 1905, when it was first suggested that the British Museum should have a collection of audio recordings of poets and statesmen. The Gramophone Company started donating metal masters of audio recordings in 1906 (on the basis that records would wear out), with a number of donations being made ...
Sounds of the 60s is a long-running Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 2 that features recordings of popular music made in the 1960s. It was first broadcast on 12 February 1983 and introduced by Keith Fordyce , who had been the first presenter of the TV show Ready Steady Go! in 1963.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s BBC Records released a wide range of recordings, primarily but not exclusively as tie-ins to the BBC's television and radio output. Some of these recordings entered the UK record charts (see below). Other ventures included a long-running series of sound effects recordings as well as original material from the BBC ...