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4IP April 1969

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This is from the Sunday Truth April 13th 1969 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's as it was originally based in Ipswich but was making inroads in Brisbane by then which among their disc jockeys was Bily J Smith who would become a great success on TV including Sportsworld, It's A Knockout and the Brisbane version of the Footy Show did the Breakfast show Monday to Saturday from 5am until 9am.

4BC April 1966

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This is from the Telegraph April 12th 1966(60 Years Ago today) and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were Geoff Atkinson, Tony MacArthur and Graeme (Bob) Smith who had joined the station early that year when Bob Wills left to join 4BK which is now B105 who were on daily from 4pm until midnight which they had a competition which was the Beatles movie Help as the listners would win 100 dollars wardrobe from Fifi's Fashion Bar, 100 dollars Youth's Outfit from the Clothes Peg and the tickets for the 4BC Preview of Help which was to be shown at Regent Theatre on Saturday April 23rd 1966 at 8am.

The Deb

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Carindale to see the new Australian movie The Deb. Mevea (Charlotte MacInnes) who attends an girls school in Sydney is expelled after bearing her breasts and goes to a country town called Dunburn where her cousin Taylah Simpkin(Natalie Abbott) who helps on the farm lives with her father Rick(Shane Jacobson) who is the Mayor of the town and Taylah signs up for the Deb (debutant ball) which Mavea and Taylah meet after many years which Mavea puts the ball down as well as the town but eventually fits in which Taylah wants to find a date and there is interesting people in the town including Janette (Rebel Wilson) who is a hairdresser who also manages The Pixie Cups amd Shell (Tara Morice) who is charge of the Deb who knows Rick and it gets interesting. It is FANTASTIC, Very Impressive and Very Entertaining with great music despite some words in the songs with FANTASTIC acting by Shane Jacobsen, Tara Morice, Rebel Wilson who also directed it as wel...

Man On The Run (Soundtrack album) Paul McCartney

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This is the soundtrack album from the documentary about Paul McCartney's 2nd and successful band after the Beatles Wings as well as being an compilations of the songs he did with Wings as well as solo work which includes Mull Of Kintyre, Coming Up and Band On The Run and an demo version of Silly Love Songs as well as song called Gotta Sing Gotta Dance which was from the special he did in 1973 called James Paul McCartney. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT songs which still sound today as it did back then and holds up very well to this day as great music endures. It went to number 35 in the UK and Paul McCartney as we know has a new album coming out next month The Boys of Dungeon Lane as well as has just 2 shows at the Fonda Theatre in LA 2 weeks ago. It's a must for Paul McCartney and Wings fans and I give it 5 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yourselves a favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

4BH April 1959

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This is from the Telegraph April 10th 1959 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 50's which besides being an music station it use to do other shows which among them was the Coca Cola Bottlers Club which was compered by Allan Brandt who had been on 4KQ and later worked on 4IP which it was broadcast Saturday April 11th 1959 at the Mt Gravatt RSL Hall at 10.30am.

4KQ April 1967

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This is from the Sunday Truth (later Sunday Sun) April 9th 1967 and long before known as the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as for a time in the 80's when it was a country music station 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which it was promoted as always on the air for news and music as it was 690 long before 693 and also at the time it was playing easy listening music.

4BH April 1960

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This is from the Telegraph April 7th 1960 and now the classic hits in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys were Laurie Power who did the show Rock A Bye Road which was on Monday to Friday in the evening at 10.30pm and on Saturdays did the Saturday Nite Jamboree at 10.10pm.