Radiosendung: Gary Owens Wochenende 4/2/88 Kenny Loggins Live, Timothy Leary Gast

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LISTING PICTURE IS NOT THE ACTUAL SHOW THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT.  SINCE ALL THE SHOWS OF A RADIO SHOW SERIES LOOK EXACTLY ALIKE EXCEPT FOR THE DATE OF THE SHOW AND THE CUE SHEETS, IT IS EASIER TO LIST JUST A REPRESENTATIVE SHOW AND  FILL IN ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION BELOW.   THANK YOU!

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.

SO HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS: 

 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. 

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

  I discovered radio shows quite by accident 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 always being 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.

 So, again, what is a radio show?    

 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.   Since most of these artists are no longer with us, these interviews are invaluable and lend a personal touch to each show. 

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 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, many if not most stations simply threw the shows away after airing since they could not be aired again due to the commercial content and most stations had limited space in which to store shows.

So, there may be only one or two of any given show out there and many are in collector collections and cannot be pried loose!

 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 totally 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. Once you get hooked, like me, it is a love affair for life!  Welcome to the Club!

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. 

  GARY OWENS MUSIC WEEKEND. 

Gary, of course, is a legend if only for his regular participation on Rowen and Martin's Laugh In every week.  Before and after that, he was one of the country's top dj's.  

The show aired for FOUR hours weekly on the DIR Radio Networks 

Each show contained songs from the golden age of rock and included some current hits as well.  It is a rare show and belongs in your collection.

Gary hosted the show through the end of June, 1988 at which time he left the show.  The show was then hosted thereafter by well known dj  Bill Neal

There were special themes and interviews and special segments throughout the four hours.

MOST SHOWS FEATURED AN IN STUDIO GUEST OR CO-HOST, WHICH WILL BE LISTED IN THE TITLE.  THESE MAKE THE SHOW SUPER RARE IN THAT THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN GARY AND HIS GUESTS COULD NOT BE HEARD ANYWHERE ELSE OR ANYWHERE AFTER THE AIRING OF THE SHOW.   

THERE WAS OFTN A MEDELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW FEATURING THE FEATURED ARTIST.

AND, EACH SHOW CONTAINED A  RARE LIVE MINI CONCERT FEATURING AT LEAST ONE AND OFTEN SEVERAL SONGS CAPTURED LIVE AT A PERFORMANCE.  YOU ARE IN THE FRONT ROW!

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 four beautifully decorated LP's WITH their the cue sheets in excellent condition. 

These shows are very rare because they are GARY OWENS and for some reason are among the least available of any show  

This show is #882-1 and aired on APRIL 2,1988. 

THIS SHOW COMES IN ITS RED ALBUM COVER AS SHOWN IN THE LISTING PICTURE 

HERE IS WHAT YOU GET!!!!     

All Night Long- Lionel Richie      Crazy Love- Poco      Crystal Blue Persuasion- Tommy James and the Shondells      Hungry Eyes- Eric Carmen      Africa- Toto      Caught Up In The Rapture- Anita Baker      Never Gonna Give You Up- Rick Astley      Love's Theme- Loves Unlimited Orchestra      Somebody's Baby- Jackson Browne      Could've Been- Tiffany           

Kenny Loggins LIVE with This Is It           

Seasons Change- Expose      And I Love Her- Beatles      I Get Weak- Belinda Carlisle  The Letter- Box Tops      Candle In The Wind- Elton John      Right Down The Line- Gerry Rafferty      You Can Do Magic- America      I Just Called To Say I Love You- Stevie Wonder      In The Air Tonight- Phil Collins      Feeling Stronger Everyday- Chicago      Get Out Of My Dreams Get Into My Car- Billy Ocean               

Help Me Ronda- Beach Boys      Wouldn't It Be Nice- Beach Boys      What A Wonderful World- Louis Armstrong      Woman- John Lennon      Teach Your Children Well- Crosby Stills & Nash      Everywhere- Fleetwood Mac      She's Out Of My Life- Michael Jackson      Man In The Mirror- Michael Jackson      Mandy- Barry Manilow   Twilight World- Swing Out Sister      These Eyes- Guess Who      Endless Summer Nights- Richard Marx            

Somewhere Out There- Linda Ronstadt/Ingram      Peg- Steely Dan      Drift Away- Dobie Grey      Never Die Young- James Taylor      How Much I Feel- Ambrosia      Black Is Black- Los Bravos      Father Figure- George Michael      It's Still Rock And Roll- Billy Joel      Best Thing That Ever Happened- Gladys Knight and the Pips      Night Fever- Bee Gees      Where Do Broken Hearts Go- Whitney Houston.      

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.

Stations could use the show anytime during that weekend and then if any were left over they became  available to us all to enjoy. 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!  

On this show you will hear ones like these: 

Suzuki      IBM      Doritos Cool Ranch      Avis      Wrigleys   A ND  MORE ! 

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 ONLY $8 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MULTI LP SHOW and no extra cost for any other cd or lp radio 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.