Sold Date: August 7, 2023
Start Date: August 8, 2021
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WELCOME EVERYONE TO KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES, ONE OF EBAY'S PREMIERE BUYERS AND SELLERS OF PRISTINE RADIO SHOWS OF EVERY GENRE ALONG WITH OTHER GREAT RARE AND UNIQUE AMERICANA.

PLEASE REMEMBER MY SPECIAL OFFER TO FELLOW COLLECTORS.  IF YOU BUY FIVE OR MORE ITEMS FROM MY STORE AT ONE TIME, EBAY WILL DISCOUNT YOUR TOTAL BY 20% WHEN YOU CHECK OUT AUTOMATICALLY.  IT IS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR EVERYONE WHO LOOKS FOR GREAT DEALS JUST AS I DO.

FIRST LET ME DESCRIBE THIS GREAT SHOW AND SERIES TO YOU AND THEN IF YOU DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS, PLEASE READ ON FOR MY HOMESPUN TUTORIAL, 'RADIO SHOWS 101' TO LEARN ABOUT THESE UNIQUE AND SUPER RARE PRESENTATIONS

THE SHOW IS CALLED DICK CLARK'S ROCK, ROLL AND REMEMBER

And it was one of the most enjoyable oldies series that ever aired, hosted by the one and only, the person called America's perpetual teenager for his whole life, Dick Clark.

Each week from 1981 through the present day (although the shows since his passing retain his name in the title but only contains segments of Dick from past years) Dick hosted a four hour show.

Each show had an artist feature which was presented in two of each hour's five segments. (The fifth segment was short and designed for station to use if they did not break for news at the top of the hour to provide continuity for the show and normally contained only one song)

 Hits from the featured artist would be presented during special segments along with interviews.

Each show also featured a tribute year with many songs from that year played throughout the show.

On the other two segments each hour, Dick would present mini features.  One would be an American Bandstand tribute segment.  Others would be mini tributes to famous hitmakers from the early rock era and other themes such as top male artists, top girl artists, one hit wonders, etc.

And the entire four hours was presided over by Dick Clark except in the first years of the series where Dick made appearances but the show was actually hosted by legendary dj's Gene Weed and Mark Elliott.

  The show came on four lp's in beautiful like new condition, and were played only on their air date at the syndicating radio station. 

It was syndicated by the United Stations Radio Networks, started and mostly owned by Dick Clark himself.  Many of the top rock radio shows of all time have come from United Stations.

The show comes with its cue sheets in very good condition.

THIS SHOW AIRED ON AUGUST 27, 1982 AND WAS SHOW # 29

THE SHOW FEATURED EARLY ROCK LEGEND CHUBBY CHECKER

The show is missing the cue sheets for hours one and two so you will have to make your own for the first hours.  The second two hours cue sheets are pictured

  SO HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS:

  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.  

Most aired on weekends when the regular radio station staff was off although some aired during the week as well.

  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 downloaded through iTunes or wherever, 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. 

 AND, these shows are in limited quantity. 

 They were pressed 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 few as a couple hundred of each week's show pressed but think about it.  A couple 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. 

This show itself was only ever sent to the top 175 Metro markets. Smaller markets had to take the satellite feed once it became available.  So at the very most there were only 175 copies of each show EVER.   How do you compute rareness.  175 copies for the whole United States market and 25 years ago or more means that could possibly not be ANY more of these shows and at the very most there are 175 .       How many survived as did the ones I have is anyone's guess. 

This is because most stations just threw these away after network broadcast since they could not be aired again because of the dated commercial content and most stations had limited storage space. (Believe me I know I worked at one!)  

 So it is likely that very few still exist and they are increasingly hard to find.  

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 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. 

 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 discount postage always.  As the postal service increases their rates, my shipping rates over the years have decreased.

  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 - all are limited editions in the hundreds at most and most, like this special show,  much less.  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 that only Dick Bartley and the gang can provide.  

Also, keep in mind that this and all the oldies 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; in fact, believe it or not, I paid a lot more than you will for most of these shows than you will.  

   As always, I charge only shipping on the first show you buy for U.S. buyers  and for my international friends additional items ship for no additional charge except for multi lp albums which add only $10 extra for each show,  so the more you buy the more money you will save. 

 Good Luck and God Bless You.