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Originally Posted by Welsh Anorak
Were the interiors a set? I ask because it seems odd to go to the lengths of using a genuine pirate radio station when any sea-based location, such as an anchored ship, would have done. Mind you, 401s and 3012s wouldn't have done so well in the high seas!
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Indeed, I believe most ship based stations used Gates turntables as the damped tone arms coped well with the swell and R1 installed them at the request of DJs hired from the ships who were accustomed to the less than delicate touch they would tolerate whilst quickly cueing up records.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaX0oMXtWIw
The exterior shots were done on 390's fort but as suggested the interior shots were a set - the attached pic is of 390's studio.
Alvin