Blaster Bates (Derek Macintosh Bates) was an English explosives
and demolition expert and raconteur, who was born in Crewe. He made
a series of sound recordings from the 1960s to 1980s, recounting
bizarre and funny experiences from his long career, and also tales
of his hobbies of motorcycling, hunting and shooting.

Vol 2 1001 Gelignites (Mono 1968)

Recorded live just after the Annual General Meeting of the North
West Regional Group of British Junior Chambers of Commerce at
the Almond Brook Restaurant, Standish, near Wigan, October 1968;
except for stories 3 and 4 which were recorded at a meeting of
the Congleton Round Table, 1967.

A1 Introduction
A2 Ladies' Luncheon Club
A3 Behind The Scenes At BBC-2
B1 Batesy In The Graveyard
B2 Widening The A5
B3 "Mammy!"
B4 All Our Heads Will Roll

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