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Allan Stephenson

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London, United Kingdom

I was born in the late forties and started paying attention to music in the early to mid fifties in London. Mostly it was non important background but I discovered that some music moved me. It attracted my attention such as swing and rock & roll and also some classical especially if there were cannons going off !. I started making lists of the ones I liked. I learned that music can be organized by what you want it to do for you. . I also discovered that to most people music is not as important as it is to me. I suppose the sixties and seventies are more represented in my collections of rock as those times were when I really absorbed so much music being in London then San Francisco during those periods. Each playlist or "set" is thematic. There is a beginning middle and end... which I hope listeners stay for. Please see my blog at https://auralfixations.allanstephenson.com where ALL the shows are organized in one place by genre.

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SUNDAY MORNING JAZZ
SUNDAY MORNING JAZZ

by Allan Stephenson

A New Year and after some 1500 shows I think it time to replay and revisit the first ones in each series. Listen again. Make some inevitable changes that occur over the years. Add some new ones. Take out some old ones.

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THE VINYL VAULTS
THE VINYL VAULTS

by Allan Stephenson

Reaching back into the canyons of my mind to find hidden gems from the late sixties.

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LIGHTS OUT
LIGHTS OUT

by Allan Stephenson

ATMOSPHERIC JAZZ FOR THE DEEP OF NIGHT

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MAKE IT EASIER...
MAKE IT EASIER...

by Allan Stephenson

If you like my shows in various genres you may want to know about the fact that the shows are all organized by genre (rather than just the order uploaded) on my music blog. For instance if you like The Jazz Cafeteria series you can hear then all in …

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WINTER SOLSTICE CHRISTMAS
WINTER SOLSTICE CHRISTMAS

by Allan Stephenson

Sometime in early December I start uploading all the many volumes to do with Winter as a season- and Christmas in particular.

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A MIDSUMMERS NIGHT DREAM
A MIDSUMMERS NIGHT DREAM

by Allan Stephenson

A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM.

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PIRATE RADIO
PIRATE RADIO

by Allan Stephenson

The British pop boom of the early sixties was fueled by what was called at the time Pirate Radio.

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DANCIN AT THE FLAMINGO
DANCIN AT THE FLAMINGO

by Allan Stephenson

The Flamingo Club on Wardour St in London’s Soho flourished during the mid sixties. It was an all night club that catered to the mods from the suburbs of London, the West Indians, and American GI’s on leave for the weekend . The music reflected thi…

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THE JAZZ CAFETERIA
THE JAZZ CAFETERIA

by Allan Stephenson

A bit of this… and a bit of that…. from the jazz smorgasbord at The Jazz Cafeteria.

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SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICAL
SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICAL

by Allan Stephenson

Classical pieces for a Sunday (or any other) morning. Not grand symphonic pieces but rather small intimate, eclectic, pieces from many time periods and styles.

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