IT seems so incongruous to hear Golden Wedding congratulations being read out on Radio 2's Saturday morning Sounds of the Sixties.

Can the most amazing musical era of the century really have been so long ago?

Hearing a Bob Dylan track being played for a couple celebrating 50 years together seems almost unbelievable, but when you think about it they would only have been in their 30s at the time.

Last week fellow avid Norman Foster of Hindley Green had his three-in-a-row selection chosen for national scrutiny.

He went for something completely different -- three little heard of flip sides -- "The City never Sleeps" the B side of "These Boots were Made for Walking" by Nancy Sinatra, "After the Lights Go Out" the reverse of the Walker Brothers' "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More" and "Cheryl's Going Home" on the back of Bob Lind's "Elusive Butterfly". Makes a change from the hits you can hear every day.

Crafty ploy to get your name on radio eh Norman? Not a bad choice though.