Gilmour's Albums

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Gilmour's Albums was one of the longest-running radio shows on CBC Radio, and was hosted by former newspaper reporter Clyde Gilmour.

The show started in 1957, and its format consisted of selections of music, hand-picked by Gilmour, many from his own vast personal record collection. The show, which was an hour long, defined the eclectic format, with a mix of opera, chamber music, show tunes, jazz, and often concluded with a humorous musical number or comedy sketch. Every genre save rock and roll was played on his show.

Known for Gilmour's trademark Hello! and closing of So long for now, it was CBC's highest-rated music broadcast, with a steady listenership of over half a million listeners tuning into a stereo version of the show on Saturdays, and a mono broadcast version Sundays at noon. His show was succeeded by The Vinyl Cafe in his timeslot.

The show ran 52 weeks a year with no repeats for over 40 years when the host retired in June 1997. Gilmour died shortly thereafter, and his entire collection of over 10,000 albums and 4,000 CDs were donated to the CBC's music library.