SO, DO YOU ENJOY  ROCK 'n ROLL COUNTDOWN SHOWS?

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AT KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES YOU CAN ENJOY THE BEST OF RADIO SHOWS THAT FIT YOUR BUDGET.

THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST WEEKLY COUNTDOWN SHOWS EVER TO AIR ON RADIO FEATURING A DJ STILL ACTIVE AND AS POPULAR TODAY AS HE WAS 35 YEARS AGO WHEN THIS SHOW AIRED.

 LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS SHOW AND THEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS KEEP READING AND I WILL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT FOR YOU.

  It is called ROCKIN AMERICA COUNTDOWN WITH SCOTT SHANNON  and aired WEEKLY on the WESTWOOD ONE RADIO NETWORK.

IT COMES ON FIVE LPs FOR BEST FIDELITY.

THIS COUNTDOWN SHOW WAS PLAYED ONLY ON ITS NETWORK AIR DATE. 

  You will receive all the 3 lps in near mint condition.

THIS SHOW AIRED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1988 AND WAS SHOW #RA88-39

Cue sheets are available for this show and are in excellent condition some with random markings from the radio station board operator as he played the show on air as often appears in radio show cue sheets.

You won't hear any local commercials but you will find that even those national commercials in between show segments are fun to listen to after 35 years.  Funny how back then we hated the commercials back then but now they, too, bring back fond memories of our growing up. 

 The music and presentation is outstanding.  SCOTT SHANNON is known for his music expertise and even today after all these years he is one of the biggest names in rock.    

Scott began his radio career during his Army years at stations in North Carolina and later Columbus Georgia , Mobile Alabama, and Memphis Tennessee

He started this show in 1984 and presented the top songs using his own charts and comic character element known as Mr Leonard.  His charts were similar to the Radio and Records Magazine charts and then personalized for his style and audience.  Later he switched to the actual Radio and Records charts.

There is incertitude whether the show again moved away from using the R&R chart during mid-1991. At that time, the show was renamed from "Scott Shannon's Rockin' America: The Top 30 Countdown" to "The All Request Top 30 Countdown" and was based on requests from all around the world and Radio and Records Magazine, suggesting it was now using a combination of both ratings methods.

In March 1992, Shannon left  Westwood One Broadcasting which ended the show. Shannon, went on to start a new show named "Scott Shannon's Battle of the Hits," produced by Cutler Productions and aired over the July 4th weekend in 1992. The show was aimed to bring new life into the Top 40 countdown format which had been struggling right along with the Top 40 format   

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

 EXACTLY 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 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 mornings, afternoons or evenings or less often during overnight segments or weekdays.  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 had as many as 170 shows pressed for each edition of the show.  Smaller, less successful, but still entertaining shows had significantly fewer shows pressed.

The 170 shows pressed is not just a random number.  It reflected the top 170 radio markets in the country as measured through the Nielsen ratings system.  Radio stations outside the 170 markets could still air the show but had to take the satellite feed for which, of course, there was never a tangible LP or cd of the show.

On top of that, many radio stations just tossed them away after airing because they could never be aired again due to the time limited commercials to one airing and the limited storage space at most radio stations (believe me I know, I hosted a nightly oldies shows  at one for over seven glorious years!)  Radio station affiliates had to sign contracts in order to air the show and were legally bound to air the week's show only one time and then return it to the network or destroy it.

SO they are increasingly hard to find and there is no way of determining exactly how many of each week's show survived. 

But the  bottom line is that there could never be more than 170.  Compare that to the popular pressings of commercially released lps (for example Michael Jackson's Thriller album sold over 70 million copies.)

 Radio shows 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 to radio stations through digital download 

 These shows become rarer and rarer every day because the people who buy them hold on to them.

Most music lovers do not even know that there are such things as radio shows pressed on LP or cd

  So,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, I have one of the biggest radio show libraries in the world consisting of over fifteen thousand unique 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 170 number or less.  I know of a couple of shows that had as few as 20 station affiliates.  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.   

Good Luck and God Bless You.