208 tunes
 
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   All Of You Out There   by Duncan McKenzie  (1983)     listen above
          3'12 min   1,9 MB  ( 80kbps / 44kHz )  mono  © ?    Taken from the 7" "All Of You Out There" - Outlook Records Cat.No. OUT 003
This song used to be the last track before the nightly end of pogramms on 208 maybe between 1983 and 1985. The record was dedicated to Stuart & Ollie Henry. Press Info and Lyrics will be here soon.

Duncan McKenzie has just released his latest album called 'Ordinary Man', including a fantastic new version of 'All Of You Out There'. More info's on myspace.com/duncanmckenzieuk - you'll love it.

   Maybe The Morning   by Sunny Leslie  (1974)     listen above     
          3'07 min   1,9 MB  ( 80kbps / 44kHz )  mono  © ?    Taken from the Album "Doctor's Orders" - CBS Cat.No. ?
This song used to be the last track before the nightly end of pogramms on 208 maybe between 1978 and 1983. I've spend a lot of time searching for this one. Thanks finally to Kenny Tosh for the copy.
   Maybe The Morning   by Marian Montgomery  (1972)     listen above
          2'42 min   1,6 MB  ( 80kbps / 44kHz )  mono  © ?    Taken from the Album "Marian In The Morning" - Polydor Cat.No. 2383-159
This song used to be the last track before the nightly end of pogramms on 208 in the 70's and again as "the very last record on 208" after  Mike Hollis' very last words on Luxy in 1992  .  Thanks to Eugen Ennulat. 
   It's Time To Say Goodnight  by Connie Francis (195?)     listen above
           2'11 min   1,3 MB  ( 80kbps / 44kHz )  mono  © ?    Taken from the Album "?"
This song is a Cover-Version of the old Tune by Al Bowlly. Due to Geoffrey Everitt's Idea, this Version replaced the Closedown-Song by Steve Conway. Read more about that in Alan Bailey's Book. (see below)
I also have a long Version of this Song, an a so called Outtake in which Connie stops singing.
   At The End Of The Day   by Steve Conway & the Hastings Girls Choir (1951)     listen above
         1'07 min   660KB  ( 80kbps / 44kHz )  mono  © RTL CLT/UFA ?
This song used to be the last track before the nightly end of pogramms on 208 in the 50's.  It was recorded in September 1951 by the British singer Steve Conway. Thanks to Stuart Watson for this Information.
   It's Time To Say Goodnight   by Al Bowlly (19??)
              !!!!! - I am looking for this very special Tune. If you have it or have more Information, please contact me.
This song was used in the early 50's to closedown the programms. Thanks to Alan Bailey for your input.
   The Count Of Luxembourg   by Franz Lehár Orchestra (1937)     listen above
              2'48 min  1,6 MB  ( 80kbps / 44kHz )  mono  ©  ?   Taken from the Album "?"
The Count of Luxembourg is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based loosely on the German original, entitled "Der Graf von Luxemburg", which had premiered in Vienna in 1909. There was also a silent film version in 1926. Radio Luxembourg used maybe an excerpt from this operetta.

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