[Alanj]

It could be Alan Beardsley….

[UKJinglesMember]

Alanj wrote: It could be Alan Beardsley….

Or what about Chris Elliot?

[Bigdave]

Chris Elliott was the name I was looking for..and I couldn’t remember him!

Alan Bardsley’s the voice of many of the early 80’s demos from Alfasound – particularly the first Radio 210 package and the early Chiltern stuff as well…

Even Steve himself voiced some of the demos,until John Wells started doing them in the early 90’s.

[ratnobMember]

Phil Brice (Beacon production director) did an early one I think.

Chris is still around doing radio-related stuff in darkest Suffolk/Essex, I think.

Geoff Barton

[mbMember]

Is this the voice, I certainly think of him as being Mr Piccadilly.
If anyone could ID him that would be great – I think hes got a great voice.

[ratnobMember]

Hmmmm. That’s neither Chris Elliott nor Phil Brice.

[mbMember]

ha ! well there a red herring thrown in then!!!

[BigC]

Sounds like the wonderful Chris Kay to me.

Perfect voice for those cheesy Oh Oh Oh Santa Claus vos, and a very nice guy to boot (not that I would boot a man of his age of course)…….Brilliant!!!

[DevawebMember]

mb wrote: Is this the voice, I certainly think of him as being Mr Piccadilly.
If anyone could ID him that would be great – I think hes got a great voice.

http://www.c1hundred.co.uk/picvo.mp3

I love those Sound Ideas jingles!!! Got loads on cassette back in Chester.

[Bigdave]

Sound Ideas was Pete Baker’s (ex Piccadilly jocks) company.

Can you remember their BRMB cuts too? Yet another company to use Butty,however!

[Barras]

Devaweb” wrote:

Is this the voice, I certainly think of him as being Mr Piccadilly.
If anyone could ID him that would be great – I think hes got a great voice.

http://www.c1hundred.co.uk/picvo.mp3

I love those Sound Ideas jingles!!! Got loads on cassette back in Chester.

Chaps,

that`s the voice of Nick Coady. He did a some stuff for Great North Radio/Metro FM too.

David Barras

[Bigdave]

Here’s your man.

You’ll find him at…

http://www.nickcoady.com/

[Barras]

Nick Coady – CFM

[Barras]

Bigdave wrote: Sound Ideas was Pete Baker’s (ex Piccadilly jocks) company.

Can you remember their BRMB cuts too? Yet another company to use Butty,however!

Dave,

have you got any airchecks of the Sound Ideas BRMB jingles ?

If you have, don`t mind “hosting” them on my Streamload account for everyone to hear.

[Bigdave]

They’re actually on one of the Megatron demos that they did – but I can’t remember which one!

Let me dig them out for you…and I’ll pop them on a CD for you,as I’ve accidently wiped the Mix 100 cuts!!!

[Barras]

Cheers Dave ! – the only demo I`ve got by Sound Ideas is this one which doesn`t have BRMB on it…

58 SOUND IDEAS of Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester present “MEGATRON” demo 1990

Piccadilly Radio
Classic Rock Radio
BBC South & West
Q FM
American Budweisser Top 40 Show
Great North Radio
Benny Brown sweepers for KEY 103

[xtralargeanorak]

mb wrote: Is this the voice, I certainly think of him as being Mr Piccadilly.
If anyone could ID him that would be great – I think hes got a great voice.

http://www.c1hundred.co.uk/picvo.mp3

I couldn’t agree more, MB. Nick Coady and Steve England’s voices have similarities but I’m sure it isn’t them. It might be Chris Kay!

[UKJinglesMember]

Barras wrote: Chaps,
that`s the voice of Nick Coady. He did a some stuff for Great North Radio/Metro FM too.
David Barras

No I don’t think thats the voice
Without digging out the early Tapetrix Demos….
The guy with the deep posh voice who featured on almost all of their early stuff (inc Commercials)

[Barras]

Yup, I think you`re right Pete, having listened to the audio again, it isn`t him, sorry for the confusion.
I`ll stick with “sung jingles” in the future, hopeless with these ruddy liners !

[UKJinglesMember]

This is the voice that I’m on about…..
Who is it?
This is from an unmarked cassette from over 20 years ago!!

[Barras]

petewilson wrote: This is the voice that I’m on about…..
Who is it?
This is from an unmarked cassette from over 20 years ago!!

https://secure.netpod.us/cgi-bin/broadway/get-a-file.pl/48lRSYiMNpZrcGTELdLuI9LTAfK1F3JtZ7gsf8Tlm5BNEU5jZo/foo/Top%2020.mp3

Alan Bardsley…

http://www.streamload.com/davidbarras/AlanBardsley.mp3

At least I hope it is, as my ears are starting to burn with listening to all these voices 🙄

[UKJinglesMember]

Barras wrote:
Alan Bardsley…

http://www.davidbarras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/AlanBardsley.MP3

At least I I hope it is, as my ears are starting to burn with listening to all these voices 🙄

Ahh..Wonderful..I’ll be able to sleep tonight!
He is/was* (*delete where appropriate*) my second favourite UK voiceover (just behind the legendary Bill Mitchell)
Getting back to the original thread…
Was that the voice you meant xtralargeanorak ?
If so Alanj wins! 😆

[Barras]

Alanj wrote: It could be Alan Beardsley….

But Alanj named Peter`s brother !!! 😆

[xtralargeanorak]

Was that the voice you meant xtralargeanorak ?

Well, Pete Alan J is very close. Alan Bardsley’s voice is so similar to the one in the following link which belongs to Devaweb’s suggestion, Christopher Kay:

[UKJinglesMember]

Its got to be Alan Bardsley…as he introduced (and featured) on most of
the early ALFASOUND TAPETRIX Demos and did the liners for Piccadilly and several of the other ILR stations at the time!

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