BBC Radio 1 Alan Freeman Rock Show Intro (1st April 1989)

Alan 'Fluff' Freeman introducing his rock show from the spring of 1989, "erm not arf pop pickers alright" !!!!

[@claudgurr431]

Nobody ever made a better montage of rock, classical music, and pop combined into an intro that left you in no doubt you were going to listen to a broadcast by someone who loved music of all genres with a passion. RIP Fluff, music radio is a lesser place without you.

[@dee74raz]

Definitely one of the best DJ's I've ever heard on British radio. He could get away with playing a 2 minute intro, because he was that brilliant.

[@voice_of_reason5604]

Did you say "one" of the best? I'll listen to the case for Tommy Vance but that's my limit.

[@G2648875]

Before the misery of the interweb, cellphones, selfies, Facebook and associated shite, this was the stuff that made the week worth living.

[@garyunsworth726]

Not arf mate

[@nickjohns]

Every Friday night rock show with Tommy Vance and every Saturday rock show with Alan Freeman

[@TheTim59]

Those were great Dj's

[@markg6860]

You forgot the late great Roger Scott of Capital Radio, then Radio One! Not a rock DJ, but simply the best.

[@markc4305]

@@TheTim59 Unlike today's "trend" for filling the airwaves with TV presenters. I suppose though it's just things going in reverse, as "back in the day" several DJs moved from radio to television, but the other fact was many of them knew/appreciated the music. Nowadays, I doubt whether the likes of Amanda Holden, Rylan or Claudia Winkleman care a jot about what they're playing....a lot of which (particularly on the commercial stations) is part of a loop of the same old tracks..

[@nickyork4990]

Decades later, The Legend is still missed. I have tears in my eyes now when I listen to stuff he did that that no-one else did before or since. Pioneer, and legend . . . . . . . .

[@maida-vale]

You'll never really know how much.

[@simonwinter8839]

On the opening night of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972 (I was 15) my friend and I just happened to be at Cambridge Circus in London. We hadn't a clue what was going on but anybody who was anybody turned up,most of them in very early Rolls Royce's. I recognised Alan Freeman and went up to him.He enquired "All right mate". We walked along together when we came across a hot dog/hamburger stall and Alan ,who had two companions announced "I'm feeling peckish " . He bought three hamburgers but one of his companions wanted a hot dog.Alan looked at me and said, "Do you wat a hamburger mate" he then looked at my friend and said "I bet your mate would like one too" and proceeded to by my friend a hamburger as well. I've never forgotten how nice he was to us.I'm 64 now and remember it as if it was yesterday. RIP Allan Freeman, you were a real nice man.

[@monkeysmollock]

Used to listen to this show every week, what an intro! Brings tears to my eyes.. RIP Fluff..

[@franklove9897]

His Saturday afternoon show was the best radio programme ever.

[@Grimwriggler]

@Phil Tobin Saturdays Rock show. Sundays Pick of the pops

[@agm215]

Loved this guys shows he was definitely the best. Will always cherish this time.

[@meshackgaolathe6492]

Every Saturday afternoon I didn’t move from the radio until the show was over.

[@dukesgixer5365]

@@meshackgaolathe6492 I recorded it on a reel to reel 😁✌️❤️

[@richardturpin5958]

Let's have it then, mate!!

[@2spaceace]

THE BEST DJ THATS EVER BEEN.

[@ianovlogs]

I love this stuff, it takes him over two minutes to even get to the first track and why not!

[@itsmephil2255]

That was entertainment though

[@cyrilsmith5706]

pure genius

[@itcfan]

I've recently found several cassette tapes from 1982-87 of Fluff freeman and Kenny Everett, so delighted to re-discover them. I must get them transferred to mp3. There will never be another Alan Freeman, absolute legend and sorely missed. Fantastic rock show intro, thanks.

[@marklookers25]

Happy sounds on the radio

[@DrTompson]

Great voice Great Jingle Great DJ, Rock In Peace Fluff!

[@russelljones8108]

Absolutely superb Disc Jockey. R I P Alan

[@wolves2502]

I loved listening to this programme. Such a great man. Such a shame.that he passed away.

[@sandynathan]

not 'arf.....such a legend! R.I.P

[@jupitersailing]

I wonder how many people took to classical music after hearing so many clips on Fluff's shows? I know it helped me.

[@DavidSumeray]

That guy was pure rock band roll. What a professional!

[@dee74raz]

Definitely and one of the best radio dj's as well !! No one can get away with having a show with nearly a 3 minute jingle intro except Alan Freeman !!

[@TheDunastarcanarias]

Alan Freeman was THE best!

[@breeze1472]

Argh the days when radio 1 FM was great and had great DJs

[@Laneykl4lyf]

He carried on until October 1993! By which time he was 66 years old and using a zimmer frame.

[@itsmephil2255]

The true voice of radio 1

[@britishcomposers]

@Phil Tobin Well actually, Radio 1 on certain programmes like the Sunday evening charts and this one here, plus a few others besides, used to jump onto BBC Radio 2's VHF (FM) frequency for the hi-fi stereo sound reproduction that such shows deserved (instead of the Medium Wave lo-fi sound).

[@arthurvasey]

britishcomposers Should have been in FM stereo from the get-go - what kind of fucked-up logic decrees that a station playing all the latest hits, plus programmes of specialist music like rock and soul, should be relegated to a poor quality, appalling and abysmal medium wave AM distribution service that, according to Johnny Beerling, the programme controller at the time in The DJ’s Handbook by Roy Sheppard, “doesn’t do justice to today’s music!”,

[@garyunsworth726]

Not arf! Right now the state of Radio 1 is so bad it actually is to me DEAD it's like corpses talking on it and introducing dead 'music' young asshole 'dj's' talking shit and playing shit, Radio 1 now is flat out dead as a door nail

[@alanrochford5425]

brings back so many memories hearing this,listened to it every saturday evening when i was younger,still have recordings on cassette tapes,i live in ireland and the reception on medium wave wasn't great i use to walk around my bedroom with radio in hand trying to get a decent signal and stick it out my window, my father always said that it was probably the leinster mountains were blocking the signal so one Friday a gang of us were planning to cycle to the mountains with a radio and camp out there just so i could hear both rock shows fri/sat, but it all changed when we were told they were hundreds of miles away, them were the days lol

[@maida-vale]

Would have been 93 on July 6th. I always celebrate it and will have done for57 years!

[@johng1420]

Simply the best and greatly missed R.I.P.

[@stephenholmes1036]

He had a fantastic classical love and knowledge

[@Nicap2]

fond memories of times passed

[@johnbruford3267]

Greetings, music lovers! Totally agree with Rock Ape. Early 80s, my late teens, TV and Fluff were absolutely essential listening. On my local radio station, Essex Radio, we also had Paul Lee aka The Hairy Eyeball (CB radio was big in those days) who really rocked it too. Nowadays, Johnnie Walker does his best on Radio 2, but he'll never be TV on the Radio.

[@JellyMonster1]

Unmistakable voice - a one off.

[@Richard-oz9ju]

I was a builder who always worked Saturdays and I would stop working just to listen to his intro's

[@royalordinance]

This is Priceless, great Memories. Thanks

[@xtraspecial4677]

Hes show introduced me to so many fantastic tracks .

[@li4398]

Top bloke, fantastic DJ.

[@chrisbrown9021]

Thanks for your love everyone. Uncle Alan rocked! and got screwed by his carer in his dying days!! (I'm his great nephew and he'd hate me for commenting here because he is such a gentleman). Not about Money, just revenge... any helpers??

[@JerAtoZ]

Chris Brown What's the story?

[@EgoShredder]

The care system is not my favourite thing and I have almost zero respect for it, apart from a few good people here and there.

[@stephenguppy3466]

Wasn't the great Mr Freeman in Brindsworth House? Was a certain LBC waste of space in any way responsible for what happened? Please let me know. Would love to nail him finally.

[@user-dk6hw7cx5q]

He was brilliant

[@dee74raz]

Fluff's rock shows can be downloaded free from the fridayrockshow wikia site. Once you reach the site, type Alan Freeman in the search, and you'll be able to see and download shows from the 70's to the 90's.

[@railman01]

I remember listening to this actual show. I used to listen to the rock show while i was getting ready to hit the town. I also recall Tommy Vance sitting in for Fluff a couple of times because the great man was ill. TV said " Fluff's in bed with the flu and big man i know you're listening and i will do my best". At the end of Fluff's sublime intro he said "I love that intro". Great radio days.

[@cyrilsmith5706]

And Tommy played tyketto,young for a day!was listening as well,got it on tape!

[@woden20]

WOW YES Ive got some rock show on tape got to get hunting. Thanks for the upload

[@dee74raz]

You can download loads of Fluff's rock shows from the Fridayrockshow wikia site, where there are rock shows from the 70's, 80's and even the 90's. Type Alan Freeman in the search once you reach the site and you'll see it.

[@jboy131154]

It is possible to restore Alan's voice from collected old Pick Of The Pops weekly programs then insert quality full recordings of all the records he played. Thus the program is recreated in great quality, pure nostalgia.

[@Banner1979]

Remember this very, very, very fondly! Listened to it almost religiously for 4 years. :))

[@monkeysmollock]

A thousand thanks for that dude! Downloaded some Fluff gold for the ipod already. It's the Radio 1 intro for me, can't beat those AC/DC soundbites! I'll spread the word. Thanks again. Alright!

[@SuperPatrick777]

To hell with their copyrights etc , it is no wonder people download their music , they are so greedy , as well as that their cd quality is dire , to hell with them , I only regret I did not record his virgin radio rock show , the intro to that show was second to none I suppose we take things for granted , I certainly did . , thanks for your message anyway , all the best .

[@rottingcorpsedaaaa]

On Formidable 1FM!

[@cuddlybear4108]

Thank you for this Dee Raz

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I love the mix of rock single samples / radio 1 jingles and orchestral pieces

[@wuddychunk1]

Legend !

[@JerAtoZ]

wuddychunk1 Not arf!

[@TheEddiefowler]

The Master!

[@Razamabaz]

Thanks for this. The man was a rare talent. I used to tune in avidly to The Rock Show.

[@cliffcarr3632]

Best DJ in the world

[@grahamandrewsharpe1941]

Alan Freeman was great and a target for most impressionists.

[@climbtherainbow]

"Greetings, Music Lovers," says it all.

[@astrasat28]

ONE OF THE BEST DJ,S TO HIT THE AIRWAVES ALONG WITH JOHN PEEL THE ROCK SHOW WAS SATURDAY MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

[@garyunsworth726]

Bless them Fluff, Vance and Peel, today we have faceless gobshites on radio 1, young boring arseholes who think they are the bees knees but let me tell you, they most certainly are not, i wish everyday some cunt would drop a fucking nuclear bomb on BBC broadcasting House and get rid of the fucking lot of them, they haven't a fucking clue

[@garyunsworth726]

Quality ❤️

[@railman01]

It's a track called 'Frankenstein' by The Edgar Winter Group from their 1973 album 'They only come out at night'. It spent a week at number one on the US charts in may of 1973. Hope this helps.

[@SuperPatrick777]

The the best rock show , including his virgin rock shows , ever , they will never be equaled

[@jayrox40]

Epic!!!

[@TheDougiemcb]

LEGEND

[@monkeysmollock]

Would like to hear that one too, as well as the Capital Rock show, which was similar to this one if I remember rightly..

[@night1961]

King of the Jingles

[@BackToTheBlues]

I really, really, really miss Fluff on the radio, someone MUST have some full shows they can stick on the net for us...

[@rmc4091]

All about that voice " greetings pop pickers"

[@cyrilsmith5706]

AF class act.

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

gr8 memories of Alan's 90's shows..''It is the sabbath'' ..please post more of Fluff's Rock shows!

[@Banner1979]

Yep, well, I first got into rock music in the late 1980s thanks to my older brother who began getting into bands like The Cult, Whitesnake and Zeppelin, then he introduced me to the Friday Rock Show hosted by Tommy Vance and then in 1989, to the Saturday Night Rock Show presented by Fluff. I remember the first show I listened to, Fluff said he was going to play Wishbone Ash and some vintage Zeppelin from the 1969 archives. He used to play Genesis too sometimes.

[@Banner1979]

It sure does. Cheers!

[@markc4305]

His timing was impeccable. Not 'arf!

[@itsmephil2255]

When DJs actually used records and turntables and faders and were famous in their own right

[@voice_of_reason5604]

Watch Fluff's intro for Led Zeppelin Earls court 1975 on YT. That's how to work a crowd music lovers.

[@Banner1979]

Yeah, I know what you mean, mate. As a toddler, I used to like music as well, mainly pop stuff like Adam & The Ants and Duran Duran. I used to even dance to Top Of The Pops whenever it was on telly and I remember my brother being a big U2 fan especially when he borrowed The Joshua Tree from a friend. I listened to the Saturday Night Rock Show pretty regularly from 1990 to 1993 and even recorded stuff by the likes of Purple,Gary Moore,Metallica and a Zeppelin show from 1969.

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

For those three hours on a Saturday, this was an event.

[@vantiveman6170]

The best ever RAWK show ever the only good thing R1 ever did!

[@Banner1979]

@Stoaty123 Cheers, mate. Great track.

[@dee74raz]

@TheEddiefowler Definitely the master - an amazing dj and a legend as well !!!

[@Stoaty123]

@Banner1979 It is Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group

[@Banner1979]

@donaldo1959 Thank you very much, mate! :D

[@GLYDR]

aaah saturday nights in the eighties

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

I Would like to get an earfull of Fluff Saturday-Sunday morning Rock show again,from 89- onwards. Any cassette heads out there?

[@dee74raz]

Fridayrockshowwikia site has free downloads of his shows

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

thanks Dee.

[@eightiesboy]

Fucking brilliant....not "arf!!!!

[@bmgm3]

I think this show may have been the last time I ever listed to Radio 1, and that's no bad thing !

[@chrisfagg5972]

Stay bright.

[@steviesambora]

Great Dee Raz , " erm , We're knocked out " , thanks for posting . Anyone interested in more from Fluff should check out my 5 short vids on the radio career of Alan Freeman , as told by Fluff himself . Alright , right !

[@flashtheoriginal]

T H E K I N G 👑

[@dee74raz]

@ianovlogs Very true and the first track was KINGDOM COME - Do You Like It !!!

[@dee74raz]

@BackToTheBlues People have attempted to do that, but unfortunately record companies either force youtube to block videos or remove them if they contain records that they do not want to be shown on peoples youtube channels.

[@Banner1979]

Does anyone know the name of the instrumental track playing at 0:57? Cheers.

[@dee74raz]

@Banner1979 I think its a track from Deep Purple, but I can't remember what the track was !!!

[@jakamneziak]

Question, is Alan Freeman the voice of the iphone voice recognition app? The two sound pretty similar in tone and inflextion to me.

[@stevebroad]

After the "Long Live Rock and Roll" jingle, what was the synthesizer sounding part from?

[@Banner1979]

@dee74raz And who can blame you? *lol* :wink: I remember listening to lots of classic tracks on this show that I hadn't heard previously, such as Don't Break My Heart Again by Whitesnake, Highway Star by Deep Purple and Long Live Rock 'N' Roll by Rainbow. Ah, the memories. :)

[@jupitersailing]

I wonder if Alan ever came close to accidentally saying "Greetings pop-pickers" instead of "Greetings music-lovers"?

[@aureliuson9835]

You know wheaaaaarrrrreeee

[@Banner1979]

@dee74raz Nope, it isn't. I did hear this song once on Planet Rock, but forgot to get the name. Could either be by Wishbone Ash or maybe The Edgar Broughton Band. Not sure.

[@breeze1472]

talent like alan never to be heard again....brilliant not arf

[@steviesambora]

Yeah you can apparently according to Dee Raz from the Wikia site. Thanks to Dee raz for that info . I took my Alan freeman documentary off here 'cos of copyright / royalty claims from the record companies whose songs were featured in the show . Shame really 'cos I think " Fluff 's " fans would have enjoyed it .

[@dee74raz]

I agree not arf, as the great Alan Freeman used to say !!

[@chrisg1234fly]

what is the tune that starts playing at the.......i know it, but cant remember wehat its called....

[@neworiginal9902]

"... not 'arf "

[@dee74raz]

@Banner1979 Not arf !!! LOL (I have to stop saying Not arf !!!)

[@andrewkostelnyk272]

Not arf pop pickers allright

[@dee74raz]

@bobbystormont I agree not arf LOL !!!!

[@dee74raz]

@GLYDR Not arf !!!!

[@breeze1472]

NOT ARF MATE