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 Hello Again, friends of great music!    This show, for all you vinyl lovers, and there are a bunch out there judging by the number of you that have responded to my rare and old vinyl radio shows, is a rare vinyl that you will rarely find on eBay.  

It is called THE ROBERT W. MORGAN SPECIAL OF THE WEEK  and aired on the AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY/WATERMARK Network. 

 It was an enormously popular show in its day AND WAS A LIMITED EDITION SERIES WHICH MADE IT EVEN RARER.

  It was composed of a one hour weekly special, each week devoted to one seminal artist in the history of rock and roll presented by a man well qualified to do such a series, the legendary Robert W. Morgan.

As a youth growing up in , Morgan's interest was piqued while listening to his favorite DJs on Cleveland's  giant  which would eventually lead to his first on-air job was at  in 1955 on WWST & WWST-FM, for an initial salary of $1 per hour.

In 1959 Morgan moved from college radio to   where he hosted the over night show called Kegler's Spare Time with Bob Morgan live from the Wagon Wheel Bowl before moving on to a succession of brief stints beginning in 1961 at KTEE  as the second half of a two-man classical music announcer on KTEE with Bob Elliott, a Marine Corps Heavyweight Champion who later went on to radio fame as "K.O. Bailey," then a short time later as the morning drive DJ and mid-day board op for the Arthur Godfrey Show at KMBY, , then a jump to KOMY , then back to KMBY  followed in 1962 at "K-MAKE", ,  where he first worked with  . This was followed in 1963 by an eight-month stay at   before finally landing his first major-market job in 1964 at , . It was here that he met and worked with his lifelong friend "The Real" .

On April 27, 1965 the careers of Morgan, Steele and programmer Ron Jacobs would gain superstar status almost overnight when they joined the staff of -AM, . Programming genius  along with a staff of talented DJs called "" had transformed a sleepy giant into the city's most dominant radio station. It was here that Morgan enjoyed his greatest on-air success as one of the original "Boss Jocks" on 93/KHJ which dominated the  radio market in  from 1965 to 1973. Morgan's signature, "Good Morgan Boss Angeles!" to his devoted morning drive time audience would stay with him until the end of his career. It was also Morgan that voiced much of the "Boss Radio/93 KHJ station promos and imagery. It was also during this time that Morgan co-produced and narrated the 48-hour History of Rock and Roll in 1969, a definitive on-air encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. It was the first-ever "rock-umentary" aired worldwide as a definitive history of the Rock & Roll genre—a "rockumentary," as producers Drake and  would call it—that would stretch from the early 1950s to 1989.

In 1970 Morgan made a surprise move from Los Angeles to    where he remained in the morning slot until finally being enticed back to his  morning show in 1972.

Until his departure from  in October 1970, Morgan had commanded unparalleled   in . Morgan's return to his former time slot in L.A., which saw a significant spike upward for KHJ until he departed just a year later.

In 1973, Morgan and Steele walked out of KHJ and joined Bill Drake six months later at KIQQ-FM, Los Angeles. The ratings were sub-par, though, causing Morgan to leave the morning slot a year and a half later for weekends and fill-in slots at the prestigious  Los Angeles. He did that for four years before legendary morning man Dick Whittinghill retired in 1980, allowing Morgan to go back to mornings. He stayed at KMPC until 1984. After a short stint at KMGG, Morgan returned to . Morgan also appeared on television as host of several variety shows, including Morgan’s Alley, ’s In Concert, ’s The Helen Reddy Show, and ’s , which he co-hosted with teen model Kam Nelson. Morgan was also the announcer for  throughout most of the 1980s.

Morgan was heard in 1973 on Saturday night segments of the long-running NBC Radio program Monitor, an attempt to freshen that program's image. While with KMGG, he was at one time heard as a substitute host of . During the mid to late 70s, Morgan also did his own one-hour radio weekly special highlighting one artist or group per show. "Robert W. Morgan's Special of the Week" was often played on radio stations that also carried Casey Kasem's  as the same company, Watermark, distributed both.

The year 1992 would signal the twilight years of Morgan's distinguished radio broadcast career when he signed on as morning show host of "oldies" , where he again enjoyed solid ratings in the Los Angeles market before announcing in May 1997 that he was suffering from . According to L.A. radio personality , Morgan told his listeners, "It could have something to do with the two-packs-a-day cigarette habit I had for the last 35 years." In an emotional on-air statement, Morgan stated that he was taking some time off to fight the disease full-time. His friend and colleague Don Steele died, also of lung cancer, in August 1997. Morgan continued to do broadcasts from his home studio until 1998.

On January 9, 1998, K-EARTH 101 held a retirement tribute for Morgan at the  in . The tribute included a re-dedication of his Star on the , and a three-hour broadcast from the museum’s theater, hosted by  and Morgan's KRTH co-host, Joni Caryl. It concluded with a thirty-minute retrospective on Morgan’s career, narrated by . Morgan died on May 22, 1998. He was 60 years old. Morgan was married twice and was survived by a daughter.

There is no better show available to spotlight both the gift that Robert W Morgan brought to radio and the artists that he profiled.

This show does not have cue sheets, the subject of each special hour is printed on the album cover  and pressed on the record itself.  Some special editions of the show that were sent to stations to see if they were interested in syndicating the show do not have cue sheets since the main purpose of a cue sheet is to instruct board operators as to when to cut from the show to their local commercials and spots.    

 This show is in mint new condition played only on its date of network national broadcast and then professionally stored since.    It is a rare find and belongs in your most special collection.    

 It is an enthralling show that will captivate you.  You will be disappointed when it is over. 

  This show is  #SWB-802-3 and aired on APRIL 19, 1980.  

It featured the great PRODUCER GEORGE MARTIN WITH HIS MUSICAL GENIUS SPARKING THE BEATLES. 

    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  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   

 It is a great show and would be a valuable addition to your collection 

Good Luck and God Bless You.