HI GUYS AND GALS! IF YOU LOVE THE BEATLES WITH THEIR MUSIC, FASCINATING STORIES BEHIND THE MUSIC, IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS FROM THOSE WHO KNEW THEM BEST, AND INTERVIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE BEATLES THEMSELVES, IN THE DEFINITIVE BEATLES RADIO SHOW THAT WAS ON THE AIR WEEKLY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!
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One of the things this BEATLES FOCUSED radio show series did best was its specialty theme shows. EVERY SHOW HAD A DIFFERENT THEME THAT WAS DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE HOUR AND SOMETIMES OVER MANY WEEKS .
THE BEATLE YEARS prided itself in being the definitive BEATLES show on the radio (along with its companion BEATLES BRUNCH show.)
Each week you were brought the best of music, interviews and information.
This show is a great example.
THE BEATLE YEARS shows are a testimony and legacy to the early rock era where the Beatles were born and made their everlasting mark on music.
It is a great variety of Beatles music you know along with rare studio outtakes, concert music, and lost tracks along with in depth unique interviews, trivia, features and fun facts. You will hear super great tunes and the best part is that you can hear them again and again, over and over, whenever you want.
The soundtrack of our lives were shaped by this music and it belongs in your collection.
THE BEATLES YEARS was a one hour weekly show that aired on the WESTWOOD ONE RADIO NETWORKS.
It comes on 1 cd with its cue sheet. The cd is in beautiful like new condition. The cue sheets are in excellent condition as pictured, sometimes with notations from the board operator who played the show over the air and had to note local commercial placement.
THE EARLY YEARS OF THE SHOWS ARE ALL SILVER BACKED. SHOWS AFTER ABOUT 2000 ARE CDR BUT SOUND JUST AS GOOD AND ARE AS RELIABLE AND LONG LASTING
SOME COME IN THE OFFICIAL WESTWOOD ONE CD SLEEVE OR YOU CAN ASK FOR ONE IF IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU AND THE PICTURE DOES NOT SHOW THAT SLEEVE.
THE SHOW WAS HOSTED FOR MOST OF ITS YEARS BY BEATLES FAN AND EXPERT BEATLE HISTORIAN J.J. JACKSON WHO HOSTED THE EARLY YEARS OF THIS SHOW FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1995 UNTIL HIS UNTIMELY EARLY PASSING IN 2004.
This show aired on August 2, 2003 and is show #03-31
Even the commercials are fun some 30 years later. It may seem strange to say that, but you will find that even the vintage national commercials now bring back memories although back then, we hated them! On this show you will hear Motel 6 (We'll Leave the Light On), Office of National Drug Control Prevention, Jiffy Lube, Advance Auto, and more
SO HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS IF YOU DO NOT 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 Saturday or Sunday day parts, or evenings and late nights. Less frequently they aired on weekdays
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 radio shows 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 and treasure the 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 affiliate 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 350 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 as an oldies dj, station operator, program producer, assistant engineer, and board operator for over seven glorious years!)
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 and many in depth interviews.
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
Good Luck and God Bless You.