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Finders Keepers Radio Show Eurovision Special

Posted on: May 17th, 2016 by Doug

The Finders Keepers radio renegades gather once again to bring you a special edition satellite show, custom orchestrated to celebrate the return to our screens of the longest-running annual international TV song competition aka Eurovision. Yes, that’s right, the outer national psychedelic librarians behind one of the most alternative outer national record labels on the pear-shaped planet are here to prove that the genre that we’ve loosely termed as B-Music exists in all corners of the vinyl vault and even the most hell-bent ambitious entrants for the kitschiest competition show in Europe have bones in the closet, irons in the fire and bats in the belfry – all of which crop up on Eurovison single B-Sides, previous precocious pressings or post mic-battle bounce backs.

If we’re not making ourselves clear here, lets just clarify. Outside of the competition these Eurovisionaries also made some pretty good synthy, fuzzy, drum heavy records when left to their own devices and Finders Keepers Radio is here to prove it. So sit back in your favourite chair, pour yourself a Babycham, light up that dangerous fondue oil and marvel as we bring you resilient rock follies from the likes of Greece, Turkey, Belgium, Luxembourg etc. while trying not to count the amount of times we use the phrases “You Were Robbed” and “Repeat Offender” safe in the knowledge that we’re already panning next years follow up show every time we hit foreign thrift stores. This one’s for you, Terry.

Finders Keepers Radio Show – Ten Years Of Finders Keepers Records Part Three

Posted on: April 25th, 2016 by Doug

After a couple of months sat nervously in the waiting room Professor Pete Mitchell finally invites The Finders Keepers grande fromage double pack of Votel and Shipton into his makeshift hypnotherapy capsule and extrudes further home truths, hot gossip and cold facts about the history of the “accidental world music label” utilising out of date truth serum and squeal techniques mastered over a 72 year career in radiophonic snoopery.

Find out the real stories behind the snazzy headlines, liner notes and polarised magazine reviews that FK keenly amassed between July 2010 and October 2011 in what became the labels most productive and pivotal period to date. Starting with French comic book concept albums and Serge-alike spacemen and taking a cosmic cruise via French vampires, Czech witches, Pakistani train drivers, Thai cowboys and werewolves on wheels, Pete, Andy and Doug also reflect on the year that saw the label launch its slow-moving literary imprint and temporarily lose all its stock in a warehouse fire only to rise from the flames thanks to a huge community of global supporters that probably includes YOU! Having made, done, and mended, Finders Keepers started a new chapter by its 50th release and survived to tell the tale to patrons and participants of the Keepers Cottage. Tapeworm? Yes.