Radio shows were first syndicated on reel to reel tape, later on LP stereo discs, then CD's and now digitally. Collectors can no longer get their hands on this quality material so the surviving shows that are available will keep going up and up in value. These radio shows were never intended for public use & most were destroyed or returned to the manufacturer after use, so they're very difficult to find.
From 1988 to 1992 Westwood One ran a weekly one- hour radio show called The Lost Lennon Tapes. It was distributed to stations each week on two LPs (except the three-hour premiere show which was on five LPs). The original theme of the show was to air unreleased recordings Lennon had made. John & Yoko's longtime friend Elliot Mintz was the host of most episodes in the series. When it ended in March 1992, it was followed up by a series called The Beatle Years, which was distributed on CD. The Lost Lennon Tapes series has 219 episodes: the three-hour premiere episode followed by 218 regular one-hour episodes, for a total of 221 hours of programming. This Premiere episode is considered by most to be the rarest Beatles related radio show ever broadcast. It is nearly impossible to find the complete five LP set along with the entire seven page cue sheet.
The track list for the elusive show is listed below:
[Hallelujah, I Love Her So - The Quarrymen (partial)]
[Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - The Quarrymen (instrumental; partial)]
[October, 1962 Beatles interview]
Love Me Do [Andy White version]
Twist And Shout
[Sweet Little Sixteen - from BBC (partial)]
A Hard Day's Night
Tomorrow Never Knows
[Chicago press conference about Jesus remark]
Nowhere Man
[John & Paul on their approach to songwriting, 1966]
Lucy In The Sky
[Strawberry Fields Forever (demo; partial)]
Strawberry Fields
[John & Yoko discuss their first meeting]
Help
[John & Yoko explain the bed-ins]
Give Peace A Chance [partial]
[first interview Elliot did with John - October 10, 1971]
Instant Karma
[first interview Elliot did with John - October 10, 1971 (continued)]
Power To The People
[first interview Elliot did with John - October 10, 1971 (continued)]
Imagine
[1973 interview]
How Do You Sleep [partial]
[1973 interview (continued)]
Mind Games
[1973 interview (continued)]
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
[Peggy Sue]
[January 1, 1976 interview]
Whatever Gets You Through The Night
[January 1, 1976 interview (continued)]
Stand By Me
[January 1, 1976 interview (continued)]
#9 Dream
[January 1, 1976 interview (concluded), with brief "As Time Goes By"]
[Watching The Wheels (piano demo) (partial)]
[Watching The Wheels (acoustic guitar demo) (partial)]
[Watching The Wheels (studio discussion)]
Watching The Wheels
[Be Bop A Lula (Double Fantasy rehearsal)]
Starting Over
[I'm Losing You (acoustic guitar/drum machine demo) (partial)]
[I'm Losing You (studio rehearsal) (partial)]
Losing You
[Beautiful Boy (Bermuda acoustic guitar demo) (partial)]
[Beautiful Boy (studio rehearsal) (partial)]
Beautiful Boy
Woman
[Cleanup Time (studio rehearsal) (partial)]
Cleanup Time
Lennon Montage [with excerpts from 1980 Andy Peebles interview]
This Rare, Complete and Original Radio Show is being sold from one collector to another. No rights are given or implied.
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Good luck, and thanks for looking!