Chris Moiser began his Swops entry with, "Hi, I'm an Anorak – (sounds like the start of an AA meeting!)".
Yes indeedy! This is the page where we connect enthusiasts who want to swop tapes of offshore radio stations or other memorabilia. Your message will remain on the site for six months, unless you advise us that you wish us to remove or update it.

The Swop Shop works like this:
Please don't ask others, or offer to make copies of commercially-available recordings. Doing so is illegal.

Disclaimer: Radio London Ltd will not in any way be involved in, nor be liable for, negotiations between the seller and purchaser,
actual sale, nor quality of third-party merchandise mentioned on this website.

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THE SWOP SHOP
(Newest entries are dated and appear at the top; listings are deleted after six months unless the Webmasters are advised otherwise)

WANTED: Radio Luxembourg books #1, #2 and #5. Email Mary:
27/04/12 Tim Bartlett says: "I have recently been going through some reel-to-reel tapes of my father's, and have found a Radio London recording. Specifically, I found messages from the DJs on their thoughts on Radio London closing, so presumably from 1967. I am not sure if this is 'Their Final Hour', of which I understand there are many copies, but, I am wondering if anyone would be interested in an MP3/WAV dub of it, before it moves back to my attic and may never see the light of day again! I cannot give the tapes over, as the tapes also contain personal recordings.: timipad@theaudioguys.co.uk
Chris Ridley says: "I have a large collection of British Offshore and Irish Landbased pirate radio recordings and documentaries, if anybody would like to build up their recordings collection, I would be delighted to swap recordings as MP3 files on CDs. E-mail me for my latest list of recordings: chrisridley@hotmail.com
Bob Glen writes: "Hi to all who have exchanged memories with me in the past. I am back after a long stint of working away, nevertheless, my collection has expanded immensely, especially my collection of 77 WABC shows and jingles. I have also got a huge amount of never-heard-before jingles and station promo's from the late 60s, as featured on the major American top 40 stations. I have recordings from all the British pirate stations (e.g. Caroline, England, London, etc., etc.) These are from the 60s to the 80s. Anyone interested in swapping or buying please contact me." bob.glen350@gmail.com
Eric Lawton says: "I am currently building up my collection of offshore radio shows from mainly the 60s and 70s. I have shows and clips from RNI, Radio Caroline, Radio London, Radio England plus a few recordings from Voice of Peace. I also have a load of shows from BBC Radio 1 from 1960 - 1981. If anyone would like to do swaps with me, I would be delighted to. I am prepared to sell mp3 discs with about 20 - 25 shows on each to anyone who wants to start their collection up, but would much prefer to do swaps and trades." ericlawton1@hotmail.com
Manfred Steinkrauss has a big list from all 'Pirates' to swop and wishes to exchange recordings on cassette or CD; also in MP3. He will swop any offshore recordings from the good old 60s and 70s, also RNI Recordings from 1970-74. soundstudiosyltmsteinkrauss@web.de
Colin Wilkins says: 'I have many recordings of all the offshore stations of the 60's and in exchange I am looking for good quality recordings of Radio 270 and Radio Caroline North, especially from the 14th August 1967 from 18.30 hours onwards and any recordings of Don Allen.' Colin is also seeking recordings of 'I Wanna Go Back There Again' by US singer Karen Young. During the Big L 2000 and 2001RSLs, Colin made some recordings, and would love to swop tapes with others who did so on different days from him. Colinw.Photographer@btinternet.com
Webmasters' appeal: Does anyone have a recording of Gene Pitney's visit to Big L on June 8th 1965? Gene is also believed to have visited Caroline that day, so there may have been interviews on both stations. If you can help, please contact Mary