Sold Date: January 10, 2018
Start Date: April 28, 2017
Final Price: $32.99 (USD)
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HELLO FELLOW COLLECTORS!  HERE IS A SPECIAL OFFER FOR YOU!   IF YOU BUY ANY FIVE ITEMS FROM MY STORE, THE SIXTH FOR EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE IS ABSOLUTELY FREE.  JUST EMAIL ME THROUGH THE EBAY MESSAGE SYSTEM WITH YOUR CHOICE.  YOU SAVE 20% OFF YOUR TOTAL!

 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.  

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.  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. 

Plus, most stations just tossed them away after airing because they could not be played again because of the dated network commercials and space at most radio stations is very limited.  Believe me, I know!  I work at just such a station.

 So they are increasingly hard to find and there may be only a few of each show remaining anywhere. 

 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 now out of shows so  I am 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.  

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 ten 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 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! 

 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 favorite dj's of all time is Dick Clark, represented in this early series,   DICK CLARK'S NATIONAL MUSIC SURVEY.   

These are 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 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 the late 70's with an hour show, each hour with a special focus.  Then he 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.  These shows are THE benchmark against which all pop music or oldies radio  shows were compared. 

The formats 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 three hour shows of music and classic interviews was just plain over the top.  It was a first class show from the packaging to the beauty of the lp's, to the cue sheets in embossed heavy bond paper, to the content of the shows themselves. 

 Every show had special featured artists and feature years, and there were several mini themes spread throughout the show 

  This show was absolutely unbelievable and now you can own one or more for yourself.  It came as pictured  with three beautifully decorated LP's WITH their the cue sheets in like new condition just like the lp's. 

 NOTE THAT THE BOX IS IN VERY GOOD  SHAPE CONSIDERING IT IS OVER 36 YEARS OLD AND THE CUE SHEETS ARE PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY EMBOSSED PAPER.

   Dick Clark's National Music Survey was distributed by The Mutual Broadcasting System.  Dick's later shows were on the United Stations Radio Networks, later to become Unistar Radio Networks and then after a year or two United Stations Radio Networks again! Also for a brief period in between they were distributed by Westwood One Radio Networks for reasons that are beyond me since they were still packaged in the Unistar boxes and had the Unistar labels.  I wish I knew the answer to that one!  I even had communication with a Unistar guy and he didn't know.  Oh well, trivia that will come to light some day and then I will share it with you. 

 These shows are very rare because they are Dick Clark and for some reason are the least available of any show I have ever listed even though I presume that because it was a Dick Clark show there were more of them around than most other syndicated shows except maybe for Casey.  Perhaps anyone who has one does not sell and keeps it out of circulation.  After all, it IS Dick Clark, the originator of the American Bandstand format that endured for 40 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 show is #98  ONE OF THE EARLIEST SHOWS IN THIS LONG RUNNING SERIES and aired on APRIL 9, 1983.  IT IS ESPECIALLY RARE BECAUSE OF IT BEING SO EARLY IN THE SERIES

Dick counts 'em down from 30 to one along with special stories and interviews throughout the three hours.  It is a unique show and belongs in your special collection as it has been in mine all these years.

SHOW CONTENTS CAN BE SEEN ON THE CUE SHEETS PICTURED.     

  These shows are priced a little higher , but none of the other shows give you as much.  And when you come down to it, you are paying most of all for DICK CLARK. Go find a quality show like this anywhere else for less!  We lost a national icon when he 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 

 Stations could use the show anytime during that weekend.   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. 

 The show also comes with its original national commercials and none of the boring local commercials everyone hates!    

  Some people buy these shows for their commercial collections but if you don't like them, just skip to the next track and they are gone!  

 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.  

  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 free or ONLY $8 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MULTI LP SHOW.  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.