Radio Show: DICK CLARK MUSIC MACHINE HARRIET SCHOCK, L.WAINRIGHT III, OLIVIA

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PICTURE IN THE LISTING IS A GENERIC PICTURE AND NOT THE ACTUAL SHOW YOU ARE THINKING OF ADDING TO YOUR COLLECTION.   SINCE ALL RADIO SHOWS LOOK THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE SHOW NUMBER OR DATE, HAVING ONE PICTURE SAVES A LOT OF TIME AND ALLOWS ME TO LIST MORE GREAT SHOWS FOR YOU.  THE ACTUAL CONTENTS OF THIS SHOW ARE LISTED FULLY BELOW.   

 SO HERE IS THE BIG QUESTION:  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 evenings or 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 bought at Wal Mart or downloaded through iTunes or wherever, they have a unique presentation of their favorite artist or music not available anywhere else and always with dj presentations which were very entertaining.  Some collect interviews with their favorite artists as most shows had interview segments.  Believe it or not, some collect commercials especially old car commercials but certainly not limited to only those.  

AND, these shows are in limited quantity.  They were printed just for syndicated stations in the United States.  Many have just a few still 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 is about as rare as rare can be.  And of course shows with lesser syndication were pressed in even fewer quantities. AND they are increasingly hard to find.

  They were first distributed on reel to reel tape if the show goes back that far into the 60's, then later 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 and the people who sell them, like me, are running out of them.   My best contact for these shows is running very low and when he is gone I will be at the mercy of finding a good deal here and there but never from a regular source.  The shows that you get now and hold on to will never decrease in value and only increase.  Even during the recession which is hopefully ending, the value of shows did not diminish much.  The number bought diminished because people were afraid to spend their money and who blames them.  But the prices did not decrease much and again are on the 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 have actually significantly decreased.

 And, I have one of the biggest radio show libraries in the world consisting of many thousands of shows (over 3000 are currently on line with more added daily), 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 are limited editions in the hundreds at most and most much less. Once you get hooked, like me, it is a love affair for life!  Welcome to the Club!  

BEFORE YOU CHECK OUT THIS SHOW, NOTE MY LOW SHIPPING AND SHOW PRICES!!!   2.99 cent shipping for as many as you buy saves you big bucks!!!  Buy one or a hundred and pay only 2.99 cents total.  AND FOR MY GREAT INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS, BUY AND PAY FOR YOUR HEAVIEST SHOW AND ALL OTHERS SHIPPED WITH THE SAME ORDER SHIP FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE  FOR SINGLE LP OR CD SETS.  WAIT FOR ME TO SEND YOU AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING FOR MULTIPLE LP PURCHASES SO I CAN DISCOUNT YOUR SHIPPING BEFORE YOU PAY.   YOU WILL SAVE BIG BUCKS AND I AM PLEASED TO OFFER THIS TO YOU TO OFFSET THE TERRIBLE NEW HIGH SHIPPING CHARGES.    YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER SHIPPING DEAL ON THE INTERNET FOR RADIO SHOWS     My prices are guaranteed to save! Others say they are the lowest cost on the internet - compare shop.  Add their shipping costs to their prices and compare with mine.  You WILL save and the more you buy the more you save.  So, what am I offering?  READ ON!!! 

Picture yourself back in the late 50's or 60's, even the 70's.  You were glued to your transistor radio listening to the top 40 presented by your local radio station.  You had that radio glued to your ear or connected with the little earphone jack that immediately broke.  Your local dj was great.  He knew the music.  He had the gift of talking which rarely occurs anymore.  You loved the presentation of the music as much as the sounds.  You liked the station jingles.  And on weekends when the local dj's had off, you listened to either taped shows they did during the week to be played on the weekend or a syndicated radio show featuring one of the greats.  It was the golden age of rock.  Music was king and the dj's were just as popular. You can relive those days whether you grew up then or just wish you had on only a handful of oldies shows. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.  Most of you who know me,  collectors who have dealt with me over the years, know that one of my dj's of all time is DICK CLARK.     Dick's were the Ferrari of Radio Shows, la creme de la creme. Dick Clark was one of the first Masters of Rock and Roll.  His Dick Clark's American Bandstand set the pace for a multitude of acts to become famous  His dance party format spread across the country and local versions were top rated in their markets.  His tv show went on for over  30 years.  At one time he had three shows on the ABC Network - his daily American Bandstand show, his Saturday night Beech  Nut  Gum show and his summer Where The Action Is show.  And it was not only television where he attracted millions in his audience.  On radio it was the same story.  He started in the syndication market in 1974 with this series, an three hour weekly show, each hour focusing on a different decade: the 50's on e hour, the 60's on an hour and the 70's on an hour.  So he was able to cover the entire realm of the early rock era in depth every week.  After that, in 1978, he began a one hour weekly show called Dick Clark's Solid Gold which included a theme in every hour of the show.  Although many stations ran one hour a week, the way the show was set up was such that stations could run as many hours a week as they wanted since each hour show had a different theme and thus different content.  Many stations ran the show as an hour daily or a three or four hour block on the weekend.    After that, Dick started his countdown show (he had three different countdown shows in his career).  Then he started Rock Roll and Remember which at first was hosted by legendary California dj Gene Weed since Dick was under contract to Mutual Broadcasting.  He made guest appearances on the Rock Roll and Remember show and finally could be the sole host.  This show is THE benchmark against which all oldies shows were compared. The format was never duplicated but was imitated everywhere.  But there was only ONE Dick Clark. Only ONE person with the knowledge of the business and the artists that he had.  What he packed in one weekly show of songs and interviews was just plain over the top.  It was a first class show  for an initial outing from Dick.  

Every hour focused on one decade in the early rock era. with many features and interviews.  Often he would devote an entire one hour of the show to one or two artists in a special tribute ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH THE TRIBUTE ARTISTS.        This show was absolutely unbelievable and now you can own one or more for yourself.  It came as pictured (it is a generic picture and not of this particular show but they all look the same) with three stereo LP's WITH their cue sheets in good condition. (after all these shows are over 40 years old!)  Dick Clark's MUSIC MACHINE SHOW was distributed by DIAMOND P ENTERPRISES and the series was pressed in the early 1970's (1974 as far as I can determine) for sale to stations. I have no idea how long the series lasted and I only have several to offer to the most serious collectors because I guarantee you cannot find these shows anywhere else, anywhere.  They are Dick's first and rarest and that they are in the condition they are in after all these years is remarkable.  They will even come to you in THE ORIGINAL MAILER to the station which you can see in the listing picture.  The mailers are not in the best condition because they were sent through the mail and ripped open to get the shows out but it is the original mailer and that alone adds to the rarity of this show. REMEMBER, THEY ARE OVER 42 YEARS OLD AND HAVE ONLY BEEN PLAYED ONCE ON THE DAY OF NETWORK BROADCAST    These shows are very rare because they are Dick Clark and because of their age and limited distribution are the least available of any Dick Clark show I have ever listed.    Most of the remaining shows of this series, if any (and I mean that sincerely) are kept by collectors and not sold. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE IS NO PRICE THAT CAN BE PUT ON THIS RARE SHOW BECAUSE YOU CANNOT FIND IT ANYWHERE.  I AM PRICING IT FOR ABOUT WHAT I PAID BUT I AM SURE THAT IN THE REAL WORLD, IT IS PRICELESS.  THERE TRULY MAY BE NO MORE THAN FIVE OR TEN LEFT IN THE WORLD.       After all, it IS Dick Clark, the originator of the American Bandstand format that endured for over 50 years years.  Dick Clark IS the poster child of rock and roll .  He IS Mr. Rock and Roll for my generation and beyond.  Owning one of his shows is owning a piece of the rock of rock and roll.  These shows are a bit more expensive than most but I have priced them right around what I paid for them. 

This OFFERING is unusual and I don't know how to explain it.   It is hours two and three of three different shows:  #41, 46 and 47.  Here is why I can't explain it.  First of all, they all came in one mailer just as the others, but missing hour one.  In fact, the hour one cue sheet is missing from all three.   Second of all, the numbering of sides of the lp's is different from the other shows.  Often times in the lp days the other side of side 1A would not be side 1B.  It would be a different side.  This was to allow most flexibility to radio stations.  For example, if they played the show on two turntables, they could have side 1B, which would be on a different lp, cued up and ready to go as soon as side 1A was over so they would not have to turn over side 1A to get to side 1B.  Get it?  Well on these three shows missing side 1, the other two lps are 2A and 2B and 3A and 3B instead of alternating them.  Finally, when I look at the cue sheets, I cannot see where a cue sheet was ripped off leaving just the other two sheets for each show.  It looks like there was never another one there.   So, there is the mystery.  I haven't a clue.

So what I am doing is to sell all three shows with the second and third hours and their cue sheets as ONE show for the same price since I cannot explain what I have and why.  That means you get SIX hours of Dick Clark's Music Machine for the price of THREE.  I thought for awhile of selling them one hour at a time since it is formatted with the side 2, for example, complete as is the side 3 but then thought that was defeating the purpose of why ever they were packaged this way so I am leaving it as is.  You get the deal!

Again, there is no date on any of these shows, only show numbers.   (there is no specific air date since stations bought the series and ran it on their own schedule rather than how radio shows later were distributed with national commercials and some time for local spots.  This way, there was no commercial deadline and stations could run the show whenever they wanted).  (I HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE WERE MORE THAN 50 OF THESE SHOWS EVER AND IT MAY WELL HAVE BEEN A YEAR'S RUN ALLOWING STATIONS  TO HAVE ACCESS TO THEM FOR A SECOND YEAR WITHOUT REPEATS.) THE SHOWS COME ON SIX LP'S IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION ALONG WITH THEIR CUE SHEETS AND THE ORIGINAL MAILER.    There are AT LEAST 70 CLASSIC EARLY ROCK TUNES IN THE SIX HOURS ALONG WITH DICK CLARK, INTERVIEWS AND FEATURES.

  DICK'S SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDED   A  TRIBUTE TO           HARRIET SCHOCK             LOUDON WAINWRITHT III,        OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN,            JOHN DENVER         CHARLIE RICH           AND     GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS         PLUS, OF COURSE, DICK RECOUNTS MEMORIES THROUGH THE MUSIC  FROM THE 50's AND 60's AND EARLY 70's ALONG WITH MANY MANY GREAT INTERVIEWS.                

HERE IS WHAT YOU GET!!!!              

  Best of My Love - Eagles                Please Mr Postman - Carpenters              DarkHorse - George Harrison           Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John             You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt             Fire - Ohio Players             My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli             Struttin - Billy Preston            ruby Baby - Billy Crash Craddock          Lonely People - America             Ready - Cat Stevens    and          Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk

Bennie and the Jets - Elton john               the Way We Were - Barbra Streisand             The Loco Motion - Grand Funk Railroad                Sunshine On My Shoulder - John Denver                    The Entertainer  - Marvin Hamlish                   Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce              the Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night            Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton John              You're The Best thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight and the Pips              you and Me Against The World - Helen Reddy           I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton          and            the Most Beautiful Girl - charlie Rich    

I Just Can't Say Goodbye - Philly Devotions              My Boy - Elvis Presley             Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow            You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker        I Wanna Learn A Love Song - Harry Chapin           Have You Never Been mellow - Olivia Newton John            Once You Get Started - Rufus           I've Been This Way Before - Neil Diamond            Sweet Surrender - John Denver           Number 9 Dream - John Lennon              Emotion - Helen Reddy               and        My Elusive Dream - Charlie rich         

Don't Let Go - Commander Cody             Brooklyn Can Hear You Braggin         Come Inside Cowboy       and       Shes Low Clouds - Harriet Schock     You Angel You - New Riders               that's What I Like About The South - Commander Cody              Dead Skunk               Whatever Happened To Us         and       Kings and Queens - Loudon Wainright III            You Can Make Me Dance Sing Anything - Rod Stewart and Faces          Leona - Wet Willie            One Man Woman - Paul Anka and Odia Coates          Showdown - Odia Coates   

Nightingale - Carole King          In A Woman - Maria Muldaur          Harry Truman - Chicago               butter Boy - Fanny             Never let Her Go - David Gates            Part of the Plan - Dan Fogelberg              Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton John              good times rock N Roll - Flash Cadillac             Up In A Puff of Smoke - Polly Brown               My Eyes Adore You - Frankie Valli                and       Movin On - Bad Co.         

Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight and Pips            Annie's Song      and     Leavin On a Jet Plane - John Denver           I Honestly Love You          and      Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton John              the Most Beautiful Girl         and        Behind Closed Doors - Charlie rich             You Are the sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder          Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross        and       I Can See Clearly Now - Gladys Knight and Pips               

 These shows are priced a little higher than most oldies shows, but none of the other shows are this rare. ABSOLUTELY NONE HAVE THE VARIETY OF MUSIC AND INTERVIEWS, AND  This is the VERY FIRST syndicated Dick Clark outing during a most prolific and wonderful career.   Go find a quality show like this anywhere else for less!  We lost a national icon when Dick passed away.  You can own a part of the heritage that was Dick Clark when you own this special show, his masterpiece of music and presented as only Dick could. 

 This is the original show sent for airing.  It is NOT an unauthorized copy but the Real McCoy!!!   I personally guarantee that every radio show that I sell is the original show sent to stations.  Each show comes from my personal collection of thousands of radio shows of every genre.  Stations could use the show anytime during that weekend and then were to return it to the network.  Many were kept by general managers or program directors and those shows are the ones made available to you and other collectors.   You are truly buying a  show that will only increase in value and I am selling them at a price very close to what I paid for it.  It just doesn't get much better than that, music fans!!!!  

The show also comes with no commercials unlike most syndicated programming.   These shows were sold directly to stations and then they were to sell their own advertising.    

  Remember that this and all the radio music shows that you see on eBay  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 and music  history.  You just aren't going to find these shows around very much longer as everything is now digitized and downloaded for play and shows are no longer sent out on CD's.  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.   I am saving those shows I treasure the most and sharing the rest with you for very reasonable prices.  Those I do not sell, I will just keep!  It is a great show and would be a valuable addition to your collection.  

As always, for U.S. buyers, I charge only shipping on the first show you buy so the more you buy the more money you will save.  For my international friends, I charge shipping for the first show bought and every other show in the same package ships for ONLY $8 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MULTI LP SHOW and NO EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGE FOR SINGLE LP'S OR CD SETS.  This is how I try to counter the terribly high shipping prices that recently took a huge hike.   Good Luck and may God richly bless you always and forever.