[78-L] A silent Goons record?

[Michael Biel]

The question really is whether these are pressings from the BBC 
Transcription Service or if they are lacquer masters that might be of 
the unedited original Home Service or Light Programme broadcasts.  I 
would tend to think that they are T.S. pressings.  Even so, there are 
collectors who would love to have them on disc, especially 16-inch.  I 
think the educational radio series in the U.S. in the 60s and 70s were 
on 12-inch microgroove.  I have the full sets of 12-inch discs for the 
"My Word" and "Round the Horne" distributions and a letter to the 
station apologizing that they were out of the Goon Show discs. 

"The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal" was restored on Vol. 7 but "The Treasure in the Lake" doesn't seem to unless it is a mislabeling of the 1956 "The Treasure of Loch Lomand."  That is the identification of the program on the disc set itself of Vol 3, although the contents as listed on the web show "The Treasure In The Lake."  I don't have my copy of "The Goon Show Companion" right at hand to see whether the latter might be a redo or revision of the program of the other title.  


Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

David Lennick wrote:
> If those programs haven't been reissued in any of the BBC's box sets, they're 
> worth having if only because they likely contain dialogue that didn't survive 
> the various reissues for the International Service. Political correctness, 
> outdated or local references kept creeping in over the years, with the programs 
> getting shorter and shorter. As for fiscal value, not many people can play 
> those things.
>
> dl
>
> Adam Miller wrote:
>   
>> Speaking of The Goons, does anyone know if the original radio shows on 16inch BBC transcription discs are worth anything?  I've got a couple from 1959 (The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal & The Treasure in the Lake).
>>
>> They seemed to come in pairs so record 1 has parts 1 of the two shows and record two has part 2.
>>
>> I've had them copied to CD and they are still hilarious.  Who says comedy dates?  OK, so most does but will these still be funny in 2050?  I reckon so.
>>
>> Adam.
>>     
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