Phil Swern
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Phil Swern
Phil "The Collector" Swern (born Anthony Philip Swern, 30 June 1948, Ealing) is an English radio producer and music collector. He was formerly a record producer[1] and songwriter,[citation needed] plus he has also written for television.[2] He currently produces Pick of the Pops and Sounds of the 60s and formerly produced the Bob Harris Show (Saturday nights) for BBC Radio 2.[3] He also devises the questions for the PopMaster quiz on Radio 2's Ken Bruce show.[citation needed]
His first job was as an apprentice hairdresser working for Vidal Sassoon.[citation needed] He left this job to be a record plugger, and began collecting records.[citation needed] His first record production work was Horace Faith's recording of "Black Pearl" for Trojan Records in 1970.[4] He went on to produce many other musicians including The Pearls,[5] Polly Brown[6] and R&J Stone;[citation needed] whose "We Do It", released in 1976, reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart.[7]
References
- ^ Tony Blackburn - Chop-Chop
- ^ Phil Swern on IMDb
- ^ Bob & Phil
- ^ Horace Faith Black Pearl / Help Me Help Myself
- ^ Guilty
- ^ Up In A Puff Of Smoke / I'm Saving All My Love
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 533. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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