SOUND RECORDINGS FROM THE SIXTIES

On this page I will build a collection of actual recordings from the T & C made in the mid to late 60s
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Thus far you will find a selection of Caroles from 1965 and some informal recordings of pupils and teachers.


"1966 AUTUMN LEAVES" Sung in French, and with my comments as a 13 year-old,
We hear Mr Neville get excited about the singing and join in - a classic recording!
QUALITY GOOD

1966 Count Nikolai Tolstoy reads from his book EVIL HOLD (I hope to get a longer copy)
QUALITY GOOD but SHORT

1966 ELISABETH PAUL Talks about Childrens' Natural Creativeness [sic]
(- Again, I hope to get a longer copy)
QUALITY GOOD BUT SHORT

1966 SINGING This time it's "If I had a Garden" again with me narrating aged around 13
QUALITY GOOD

1966 SHORT PLAY A very strange one this, performed during an assembly, Our narrator is Hillary Kaye
The boy is Peter Wood (not taking his role at all seriously) and his Dad/Bowler-hatted Gentleman is Anthony Dessaur
QUALITY GOOD

1967 NIKOLAI TOLSTOY A short snatch of him in the personna of "Mr Zattan" a character from his book Evil Hold.
He is complaining about some drawings made of him by Joshua Thomas, but is interupted by Vincent Young,
who had been told by Cameron Hills that Tolstoy wanted to see him
QUALITY VERY GOOD

1967 MESSAGE FOR MR ROBESON part one
A popular teacher Mr Robeson had left the school for the far east.
Here John Ker records a taped message for him from whoever turns up in the library during a lunch break.
Includes the voices of John Ker, Ronald Press, Michael Mannan, Theodore Lemos, Lawrence Green, Mayo Elstob & Joshua Thomas
QUALITY VERY GOOD

1967 MESSAGE FOR MR ROBESON part two
In this second remarkable segment we hear Mr Meuleman (Maths)
Melanie King, Amanda Grimes, Hillary Kaye.
We then hear Miss McGonigal (Scottish - German Teacher!) read a Scots Poem
Finally the voice of Mr Gayton (History)
QUALITY VERY GOOD

1965 TAPE RECORDER ANTICS
Recorded during a break in upper forth, as a taped message for Oboyo Gandosobrata who had moved to Holland.
With the voices of Vincent Young, Peter Wood, Norman Barrington, John Ker (being very patronising),
and demonstrating my early interest in tape recorders.
QUALITY VERY GOOD

MRS 'A' CLIP
Mrs 'A' (Ansborough) The Junior School Cook tries to show an interest in John's tape for Oboyo.

1965 XMAS CAROLE "Il est Ne, Le Divin Enfant" with soloists Mark Foster and Cameron Hills, we were being taught french even whilst singing!
QUALITY POOR

1965 XMAS CAROLE "Ding Dong Merrily on High" A complex arrangement by Mr Neville & Nash with the latter going OTT with musical embellishments
QUALITY POOR

1965 XMAS CAROLE "Hebridean Lullaby" with soloist Norman Barrington (yes me!),
I remember having to sing this solo on numerous occasions, unfortunately for the others!
QUALITY POOR

1965 XMAS CAROLE The latin version of "O Come All Ye Faithful" with soloist Mr Philip Neville (Myerscough) - no less!
QUALITY POOR

1965 XMAS CAROLE I am not sure what this one is, anyone out there know?
QUALITY POOR

MUSICAL ROUND again I am unsure of the title of this song.
QUALITY POOR

More Audio will be added as time allows, I still have many recordings to encode for the site
do you have anything that may of interest?
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