RADIO SHOW 1/24/87 DICK CLARK COUNTDOWN AMERICA: THE CARS TRIBUTE & TOP 8 1984

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 WELCOME EVERYONE TO KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES, ONE OF EBAY'S PREMIERE BUYERS AND SELLERS OF PRISTINE RADIO SHOWS OF EVERY GENRE ALONG WITH OTHER GREAT RARE AND UNIQUE AMERICANA.

PLEASE REMEMBER MY SPECIAL OFFER TO FELLOW COLLECTORS.  IF YOU BUY FIVE OR MORE ITEMS FROM MY STORE AT ONE TIME, EBAY WILL DISCOUNT YOUR TOTAL BY 20% WHEN YOU CHECK OUT AUTOMATICALLY.  IT IS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR EVERYONE WHO LOOKS FOR GREAT DEALS JUST AS I DO.

NOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE MOST POPULAR COUNTDOWN RADIO SHOWS THAT EVER AIRED. 

 IT FEATURED THE ONE AND ONLY DICK CLARK

 READ ON FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THIS SHOW AND SERIES AND THEN IF YOU DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS, READ ON FOR RADIO SHOW 101, MY OWN HUMBLE HISTORY OF MUSIC RADIO SHOWS 

 WHEN WE LOST DICK CLARK, A NATIONAL TREASURE AND ICON.  WE LOST A MAN THAT SO MANY OF US HAD GROWN UP TO AND LEARNED ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC FROM.

  PLUS HE WAS AN INSPIRATION TO MILLIONS FOR HIS DETERMINATION , COURAGE AND INNER STRENGTH TO PERSEVERE AND GO ON AFTER SUFFERING A DEBILITATING STROKE.  WE STILL TUNED IN EVERY NEW YEAR'S EVE TO SEE DICK AND IF YOU REMEMBER, HIS LAST NEW YEAR'S HE LOOKED AND SOUNDED BETTER THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE HIS STROKE. 

 DICK CLARK MORE THAN ANY OTHER PERSON IN MUSICAL HISTORY DEFINED MUSIC FOR A WHOLE GENERATION OF PEOPLE.  WHAT HE DID COULD NEVER BE REPLICATED. HE WAS A MUSICAL GENIUS AND HUMBLE BESIDES.  HE WAS LIKED BY EVERYONE IN AND OUT OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.  WE WILL MISS HIM. 

 THIS SERIES WAS DICK'S PREMIER COUNTDOWN SERIES AFTER HE BROKE HIMSELF IN ON RADIO COUNTDOWNS WITH HIS MUTUAL COUNTDOWN SERIES 

 IT WAS SENT TO STATIONS ONCE WEEKLY!

THE show is a syndicated four hour weekly program from United Stations Radio Network, a company huge in music syndication, and which was partially owned by Dick Clark,  and has featured Dick along with other world renowned dj's since its inception in 1984.  

All this comes with Dick's soothing trademark voice and his vast expertise which he shares every part of every show.  A show with Dick Clark is like attending a class in music history and in this case world history and you come out of each class ready for the exam on that week.

The show comes on FOUR LP's in new condition (IN JUNE 1991 THE SHOW SWITCHED TO A THREE HOUR LENGTH), and looking like they were just pressed. I can guarantee to you that these shows were played only on the day of their airing.  I know this because I got them all from a special source who was the station engineer and was given the shows in thanks for all the work that he did for the station.  They have been with him until now when he allowed me to have access to them.  These shows are as new as you can get and they can be yours.  

The cue sheets come with the show in excellent condition.   The album cover is in good condition with wear from being stored for all these many years.

DICK CLARK'S COUNTDOWN AMERICA CONTAINED THE TOP 30 SONGS OF THE WEEK ALONG WITH A FLASHBACK FEATURE WITH HIT SONGS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SHOW

 AND AN ARTIST FEATURE WITH SONGS AND INTERVIEWS BY THAT ARTIST (AND OTHERS AS WELL) SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SHOW

This show is #65  and aired on JANUARY 24, 1987 

THE SHOW FEATURED THE TOP 30 SONGS OF THAT WEEK. 

  THE ARTIST FEATURE WAS THE CARS

  THE FLASHBACK YEAR INCLUDED THE TOP 8 OF THIS WEEK IN 1984 

THE CONTENTS OF THIS GREAT SHOW CAN BE SEEN ON THE CUE SHEETS IN THE LISTING PICTURES.     

Please note that these shows INCLUDE THEIR CUE SHEETS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  THE LP's THEMSELVES ARE BEAUTIFUL AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LISTING.  THEY ARE PRISTINE AND LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN AIRED EVER!  THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONLY ONCE, THE DAY THEY WERE AIRED.   

These shows are not only Americana, they are Dick Clark Americana.  

The history of rock and roll and its evolution to today cannot be discussed without Dick Clark entering into the mix again and again.  These shows give you an opportunity to have something that few people in the world can own, Dick Clark on an authentic, rare, mint condition actual radio show.  These shows belong in your collection.

I am pleased to offer these great  and rare shows to you.  It is not only the music but a piece of Americana that most people do not even know about.  It is a piece of radio history you are getting with these shows.  You just aren't going to find these shows anymore.  Think of what they will be worth in a few years!  (IF you wanted to sell.)  I am selling to share with other music lovers what I was able to get at a reasonable price.              

Even the commercials are great and fun to listen to and remember they are over 34 years old  

HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS: 

 WHAT IS A RADIO SHOW? 

 WHY COLLECT THEM? 

 WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? 

Well, those are good questions, especially if you have never known of them. 

First allow me tell you my own personal story of discovering the wonder of radio shows.

  I discovered radio shows quite by accident while reading one of my favorite (long since departed) magazines called "Discoveries" (It was later bought by the same company that publishes "Goldmine" which I personally always considered a lesser publication, but that is another story.

  This was before ebay became the driving force in radio show sales (and everything else) in the later 1990's.

 I was especially attracted in "Discoveries" to a two page (or more) spread in each issue by a guy called "The Old Hippie". 

 Let me tell you, the Old Hippie had it all.  He was a real pioneer.  Way before anyone knew what radio shows even were let alone that they could be bought as rarities, he had the market cornered.

Most shows that he advertised were way beyond my budget but I drooled over those pages every issue and once in awhile I could afford one or two. 

 Now, I have attempted in my own humble way to take on the mantle of "The Old Hippie".  I have listed over 11,000 (and going strong)  unique radio shows of all genres for you all to drool over, and most at prices, hopefully, that collectors can better afford!  I want to make available to collectors what I could not afford and especially in these days of higher prices and lesser availability.

Radio shows are harder and harder to find in quantity and the prices for the ones still out there just go higher and higher as they disappear from the market.  However, because of my large presence on eBay, I am always being contacted with selling offers, some of which I take advantage of and some I have to pass on because of the prices. I have found that by buying in bulk, even when many or most of the shows are lesser known but still amazing shows, I can offer the best prices on all titles.

 So, again, what is a radio show?  

  Radio Shows are syndicated productions by one of several large and small distributors who supply broadcast product to radio stations normally during weekends when the usual air personalities have a break. 

 Many air on Saturday or Sunday morning, afternoon, or evening segments or less often during overnight segments.  They often feature some of the best known voices for their genre from across the country thus the Dick Clark's and Casey Kasem's and Rick Dees and Dick Bartley and so many others. 

 People collect them for various reasons. 

 Some just collect the series because they like it and want them all. 

 Some collect their favorite artists or genre of music.  Rather than an album by the artist or a compilation, they have a unique presentation of their favorite artist or music not available anywhere else and often with dj presentation which is very entertaining. 

 Some collect interviews with their favorite artists as most shows had interview segments.  

Some collect commercials especially old car commercials but certainly not limited to only those.

  AND, these shows are in limited quantity. 

 They were pressed just for affiliate stations and many have just a few in circulation.  Some of the more popular shows may have as many as a few hundred of each week's show that survived but think about it.  A few hundred for some 200 million Americans and millions of overseas collectors who look for unique presentations of their favorite artists or form of music. 

Many radio stations just tossed them away after airing because they could never be aired again due to the time limited commercials and the limited storage space at most radio stations (believe me I know, I was an oldies dj at one for over seven glorious years!)

SO they are increasingly hard to find. 

 They were first distributed on reel to reel tape or on lp, later on CD and even later (after 2000 for most shows) on CDR.  Now they are not available at all to collectors since they are distributed by digital download much like you get your music from iTunes. 

 These shows become rarer and rarer every day because the people who buy them hold on to them.  The shows that you get now and hold on to will never decrease in value and only increase. 

  I have prided myself since the start to provide the best and fairest cost with a no holds barred guarantee that you will be happy or I refund your money.  I sell them for near what I bought them for.  I give volume discounts and discount postage always.  As the postal service increases their rates, my shipping rates over the years has decreased. 

 And, I have one of the biggest radio show libraries in the world consisting of over fifteen thousand shows, so many that I don't even know all that I have and am sometimes amazed when I go to look for one show and find another that I did not realize I had.  

 Finally, it is Americana at its best.

  Whether the show be from the 60's or 2000's, rock, countdown, oldies, country, classical, religious, jazz or big band, it is unique and home grown.  And you just can't find them anywhere.  Even record stores that still exist will rarely have any.  

 Radio shows are wonderful representations of the real golden age of radio at least music wise.  And every  one you buy is  an original, not a copy, not a remake - all limited editions in the hundreds at most and many much less.  Once you get hooked, like me, it is a love affair for life!    Welcome to the Club! 

         Remember, when you buy this show, not only will you own the tunes but also interspersed between songs is fascinating commentary on the artists and songs and wonderful interview segments and other features.  

  Also, keep in mind that this and all  shows are not just about the music - the music can be found anywhere.  It is the mixture of great music and great announcing that makes it so entertaining. 

 As well, it is a piece of radio history.  You just aren't going to find these shows anymore.  Think of what they will be worth in a few years!  (IF you wanted to sell.)  I am selling to share with other music lovers what I was able to get at a reasonable price  

 Most people even enjoy the national commercials that are included on the show because some 34 years later they sound fresh and bring back more innocent time!    It is a great show and would be a valuable addition to your collection

Good Luck and God Bless You