Nine recording session days in Sunderland - from schools, brass bands and rock hopefuls

Remember when you cheered up Peter Reid

By Chris Cordner

Published 13th Oct 2023, 10:53 BST

You've all done it. SAFC fans, school choirs, rock bands.

You have all brought out LPs, CDs and singles in Sunderland over the years.

And what better day to celebrate those epic occasions once more than on National Album Day.

Have a look at the time when you cheered up Peter Reid, rocked to a new album in HMV and laid down a track at Southmoor School.

Tracks from Sunderland's past. See how many you remember.

1. Tune up with these memories

Tracks from Sunderland's past. See how many you remember.

Ken Bolam (left) and Leslie Scott, whose first musical Rockafella came out in an LP in 1980.

2. A toe tapper from 1980

Ken Bolam (left) and Leslie Scott, whose first musical Rockafella came out in an LP in 1980.

SAFC supporters recorded the son 'Cheer Up Peter Reid' in 1996 and Peter looks like he loved it.

3. A cheery number from 1996

SAFC supporters recorded the son 'Cheer Up Peter Reid' in 1996 and Peter looks like he loved it.

Alf Pearson became Sunderland's oldest pop star when he released his first CD at the age of 91 in 2001.

4. Well done Alf

Alf Pearson became Sunderland's oldest pop star when he released his first CD at the age of 91 in 2001.

Schools Sunderland Music Nostalgia

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