Glasgow radio station Clyde FM have unearthed some 600 exclusive recordings recorded in the seventies and eighties during a clear out - now the station's parent company Scottish Radio Holdings have made a deal with Universal to release a stack of them. The collection includes the likes of U2, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, Elvis Costello, Madness, Thin Lizzy and Simple Minds.
Talking about the find SRH's Richard Findlay told reporters: "These totally unique recordings were usually only broadcast once or twice within a radio marketplace and then left to gather dust." On the upcoming release of the material he added: "The artists we have been in touch with so far share our enthusiasm and with the support of Universal, whose labels represent a large part of the archive, we believe something of considerable importance can be created."