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by **devildog** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:33 am

Does anyone remember this broadcast show? I remember the major rock station out of Montreal would broadcast this show on Sunday nights in the early 80s. It was a great showcase for new bands like Icicle Works, etc.

by **Otters Walk Among Us** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:36 am

I remember it. I learned about lots of new acts from the UK long before they got here through that show.

How long did that show last?

by **devildog** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:46 am

[quote]Originally posted by Otters Walk Among Us
[br]I remember it. I learned about lots of new acts from the UK long before they g

by **MikeP** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:28 am

Sure, I remember that show -- used to listen to it regularly circa 84-86. Wasn't it hosted by someone named Graham Dean?

by **EchoBeachBunnyBoy** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:39 am

Yup. Graham was the man. That was a really good radio show. Found out about a lot of bands thru it. [:)]

by **fritzb** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 7:33 am

<B>Rock Over London[/b] was fantastic!

In my area there were no cool New Wave / Alternative radio stations. The Sunday night "Rock Over London" was my only real radio exposure to the New Wave scene. I lived for it!

I particularly remember heari

by **scramjet** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 7:54 am

Great show. Graham Dean - did he have a female sidekick? Memory grows foggy. I know I heard some great stuff on that show, but the only song that comes to mind is Passengers by Elton John.

by **design_femme** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:29 am

My experience is similar to fritzb's. On Sundays, I looked forward to Rock Over London. I remember hearing songs by Siouxsie, Erasure, OMD, Depeche Mode, etc. The only thing that I didn't like about the show was how they sometimes cut off the songs really

by **Grunch** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:51 am

Sunday evenings I always listed to CHOM-FM, Montreal, for the New Music Foundation. They brought loads of imports and indies to the scene every sunday for a couple of hours, man I lived for that great show. Was Rock Over London on a different station??

by **Ollie Stench** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:11 am

Cheapo Records has a bunch of these on vinyl, mainly late 80's. I think they go for $6 per episode.

by **devildog** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:14 am

[quote]Originally posted by Grunch
[br]Sunday evenings I always listed to CHOM-FM, Montreal, for the New Music Foundation. They brou

by **Grunch** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:06 am

Maybe ROL was part of the New Music Foundation?? What great imports they used to play, and indies. I literally sat with a notepad to wrote down must haves I heard there first, like Bourgie Bourgie, Strawberry Switchblade, The Big Dish.....the guy who did

by **ghosty** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:59 am

Listened to it religiously. Still have a tape somewhere from late '85 with It Bites!, the Ferry Aid single and an early version of Queen's "A Kind Of Magic".

by **buffalochipz** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:31 pm

>>>>>>>>
How long did that show last?
>>>>>>>>

The station I worked at in the mid 90s ran ROL on Sunday nights so it lasted at least until 1994. I scammed a dozen or so shows on CD before they fired everyone and switched to Oldies. At that time it

by **Otters Walk Among Us** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:12 am

[quote]Originally posted by ghosty
[br]Listened to it religiously. Still have a tape somewhere from late '85 with It Bites!, the Fer

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