For those of you who were fortunate enough to grow up in the era when radio was fun, and as important as the music they played; when the disc jockey from your local hometown station or syndicated weekend shows hosted by the top national dj's in the country were like best friends and you looked forward to every show; you can consider yourself among the lucky.

Increasingly, radio today is so impersonal that few even listen.  The few remaining Disc Jockeys now broadcast from a major city like L.A. or New York and present it as if they are your hometown DJ.  That is because they simulcast to hundreds of stations across the country with liners to simulate it is a local broadcast.

The stations that still have their own DJs are dwindling as we speak.  Just today (8/1/26 if you are reading this sometime in the future) came sad news that a classic rock pioneer radio station since 1965, Southern California legend KCAL-FM laid off its entire staff and is now fully automated.  The senior DJ at that station had been on the air at KCAL for 42 years.  Most others had been broadcasting at KCAL multiple years.

So we listen to our music increasingly via streaming be it Sirius/SM, Apple, Amazon, or many others where we can customize our own playlists.  Broadcast radio has become an anachronism.

Luckily, collectors have preserved a living history of those glory days of radio in the form of LP and CD radio shows that were broadcast from the late 60's to about 2012 when most radio shows switched to satellite delivery and there no longer was a physical media to protect the memories.  

Most broadcast radio shows from that era have vanished.  Legalities prevented stations from rebroadcasting any show and were directed to return them to the syndicator of the show or destroy them.  And there were never more than 175 copies of each show in the first place reflecting the top 175 radio markets in the country.

Every remaining radio show be it oldies, rock, country, religious, classic rock, jazz, blues, bluegrass, drama shows like old time radio, and more is a rare representation of an era that is gone forever.  Even if the genre you find is not your favorite, owning one is a piece of history and will only become rarer over time.

At Keith's Kollectables, we have been buying every show we could find for a reasonable price since 1987, almost 40 years.  We have an inventory of over 15,000 unique radio shows that we offer to you at the best prices we can give.

At Keith's Kollectables, this music will never die.  Join us and be a part of history.

Now please read on to learn more about this show and series.

AHOY MATEYS

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ARE YOU READY TO SET SAIL ON THE GOOD SHIP SS KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES, FOR A VOYAGE CHARTING THE BEST OF VINYL AND CD RADIO SHOWS?

RADIO SHOWS FOR LOVERS OF GREAT ROCK MUSIC OR GREAT COUNTRY MUSIC FROM THE 50's INTO THE 2000's.... WEEKLY COUNTDOWN SHOWS FEATURING YOUR FAVORITE ACTS BOTH ROCK OR COUNTRY.....TRIBUTE SHOWS FEATURING ONE ACT OR ARTIST......LIVE COUNTRY OR ROCK LIVE CONCERTS....FOLK MUSIC SHOWS.....BIG BAND ERA SHOWS...INTERNATIONAL SHOWS....GOSPEL AND INSPIRATIONAL RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING....RARE INTERVIEWS WITH ARTISTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE NO LONGER WITH US...AND MORE?

KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES SELLS TO ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD FROM AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK, FRANCE, ITALY AND GERMANY, AND IN SOUTH AMERICA FROM BRAZIL TO CHILE.

KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES PROUDLY PRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL OLDIES 60'S AND 70'S RADIO SHOWS THAT EVER AIRED

'AMERICAN GOLD WITH DICK BARTLEY'

AMERICAN GOLD WAS A WEEKLY FOUR HOUR SHOW, PROVIDED TO AFFILIATE RADIO STATIONS FROM AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY (ABC) RADIO NETWORKS.  

One of the things this oldies radio show series did best was its specialty theme shows. 

 AMERICAN GOLD prided itself in being the definitive oldies show on the radio.  Each week Dick Bartley brought the best of music, interviews and information.  This show is a great example.

      American Gold with Dick Bartley shows are a testimony and legacy to the early rock era.   These are the real oldies!  And they can be yours - music, interviews, and all the expertise of  show host Dick Bartley

Dick is a legendary broadcaster starting out first at a now dark Lynchburg, Virginia radio station and quickly rising to become one of radio's most popular and legendary broadcasters.  Read some of his awards during his long career:

He is the three time winner of the Billboard Magazine radio award for network program of the year

A three time nominee for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for Network Personality of the Year

Winner of the 1996 New York International Radio Festival World Medal

And was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago in 2000

     Dick's shows provide a great variety of music along with RARE interviews and fun facts.    You will hear super great tunes and the best part is that you can hear them again and again, over and over,  whenever you want. 

  This series is by far the best and most comprehensive  oldies series that ever aired on American radio.  You will  not hear many of these songs or themes on any other show which is another plus.

  Again, because it presented only one or two themes each week, Dick had the time to play not only the top hits but more of the hits that are less often heard but still loved and remembered. 

AND, an extra special part of this show not replicated anywhere else, EACH song gives you the year it was on the charts on the cue sheets.  This is great for trivia contests as well as your scratching your head and wondering when this song charted!

All the  artists featured in this series helped define rock music through their work  You will hear not only great tunes. but also interviews and stories about the artists  and their music that you have never heard before.  

 The soundtrack of our lives were shaped by this music and it belongs in your collection. 

Now specific details of this show:

American Gold was a four hour weekly show that aired weekly on the ABC radio networks.  It comes on 4 cds with their cue sheets.  The cds are in beautiful like new condition.  The cue sheets are in excellent condition as pictured. 

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

 I discovered radio shows quite by accident in 1987 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 10,000 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 often 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.

  NOW, 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.  

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, Weekday mornings, afternoons or evenings 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 downloaded compilation, they have a unique presentation of their favorite artist or music not available anywhere else and always with dj comments which were 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.   

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 around 2012, depending on the series,  they are distributed by satellite digital download.

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  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 music radio. 

 And every  one you buy is  an original, not a copy, not a remake.  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 

Also, keep in mind that this and all the radio 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.  

 Good Luck and God Bless You.