12/22 & 29/90 SCOTT SHANNON's ROCKIN' AMERICA YEAR END TOP 60 COUNTDOWN, 10 LP's

DID YOU GROW UP WITH LEGENDARY DJ SCOTT SHANNON? DO YOU LIKE COUNTDOWNS, INTERVIEWS AND SPECIAL FEATURES? PLEASE REMEMBER MY SPECIAL OFFER TO FELLOW COLLECTORS. IT IS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR EVERYONE WHO LOOKS FOR GREAT DEALS JUST AS I DO. THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST WEEKLY COUNTDOWN SHOWS EVER TO AIR ON RADIO FEATURING A DJ STILL ACTIVE AND AS POPULAR TODAY AS HE WAS 33 YEARS AGO WHEN THIS SHOW AIRED. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS SHOW AND THEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS KEEP READING AND I WILL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT FOR YOU. It is called ROCKIN AMERICA COUNTDOWN WITH SCOTT SHANNON and aired WEEKLY on the WESTWOOD ONE RADIO NETWORK.

This year end special aired the top 60 rock songs of 1990 with rare interviews each hour. IT COMES ON TEN LPs FOR BEST FIDELITY. THIS COUNTDOWN SHOW WAS PLAYED ONLY ON ITS NETWORK AIR DATE. You will receive all the 10 lps in near mint condition, and the even rarer mailer in very good condition. THIS SHOW AIRED ON DECEMBER 22 and DECEMBER 29, 1990 AND WAS SHOW #90-51 AND 90-52.

IT IS PARTS ONE AND TWO OF THE YEAR END TOP 60 SPECIAL AND FEATURES THE ENTIRE COUNTDOWN FROM SONGS #60 TO #1. Cue sheets are available for this show and are in excellent condition with no markings from the radio station board operator as he played the show on air as often appears in radio show cue sheets. You won't hear any local commercials but you will find that even those national commercials in between show segments are fun to listen to after 23+ years. Funny how back then we hated the commercials back then but now they, too, bring back fond memories of our growing up.

On this show you will hear these vintage commercials: Jovan Musk, Camelot Music, Black & Decker, L'Eggs, Sears Christmas Sale, Touchstone Pictures'Pretty Woman', Remington Shavers, Motel 6 , and more. The music and presentation is outstanding.

SCOTT SHANNON is known for his music expertise and even today after all these years he is one of the biggest names in rock. Scott began his radio career during his Army years at stations in North Carolina and later Columbus Georgia, Mobile Alabama, and Memphis Tennessee. He started this show in 1984 and presented the top songs using his own charts and comic character element known as Mr Leonard. His charts were similar to the Radio and Records Magazine charts and then personalized for his style and audience.

Later he switched to the actual Radio and Records charts. There is incertitude whether the show again moved away from using the R&R chart during mid-1991.

At that time, the show was renamed from "Scott Shannon's Rockin' America: The Top 30 Countdown" to "The All Request Top 30 Countdown" and was based on requests from all around the world and Radio and Records Magazine, suggesting it was now using a combination of both ratings methods. In March 1992, Shannon left. Westwood One Broadcasting which ended the show. Shannon, went on to start a new show named "Scott Shannon's Battle of the Hits, " produced by Cutler Productions and aired over the July 4th weekend in 1992. The show was aimed to bring new life into the Top 40 countdown format which had been struggling right along with the Top 40 format.

You will love this show and it belongs in your collection. SO HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS. WHAT IS A RADIO SHOW? 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. 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 11,000 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. 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 mornings, afternoons or evenings or less often 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, they have a unique presentation of their favorite artist or music not available anywhere else and often with dj presentation which is 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 and many have just a few 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 350 million Americans and millions of overseas collectors who look for unique presentations of their favorite artists or form of music. Many radio stations just tossed them away after airing because they could never be aired again due to the time limited commercials and the limited storage space at most radio stations believe me I know, I worked at one for over seven glorious years! SO 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. The shows that you get now and hold on to will never decrease in value and only increase. I sell them for near what I bought them for. 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. Once you get hooked, like me, it is a love affair for life! 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. Good Luck and God Bless You.