RADIO SHOW: SOUNDTRACK 60s MURRAY THE K 9/28/80 FEATURES: BILLY JAMES,TOMMY ROE

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 This show, for all you vinyl lovers, and there are a bunch out there judging by the number of you that have responded to my rare and old vinyl radio shows, is a rare vinyl that you will not find on eBay ever.

  It is called SOUNDTRACK OF THE 60'S  and aired on the ABC WATERMARK RADIO NETWORK. 

 It is a ONE OF A KIND AND COMES WITH ALL THE CUE SHEETS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION 

IT COMES IN A  BOX IN  GOOD CONDITION WITH WATER STAINS IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER AND THE BACK OF THE BOX.  THE BOX IS OTHERWISE SOLID.

THE LPS ARE IN NEAR MINT, NEW CONDITION, PLAYED ONLY ONCE ON THE DAY OF NETWORK BROADCAST.  

IT WAS A WEEKLY THREE HOUR, THREE LP SPECIAL AND THIS SHOW AIRED ON THE WEEKEND OF  SEPTEMBER 28, 1980. 

IT FEATURES THE LEGENDARY MURRAY THE K ALONG WITH FULL SET FEATURES THAT ONLY MURRAY THE K COULD PRESENT.

THIS SHOW WAS DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER SYNDICATED OLDIES RADIO SHOWS IN SEVERAL WAYS.  

FIRST, THERE WERE NO COMMERCIALS.  IT WAS SOLD OUTRIGHT TO STATIONS WHO SOLD THE TIME TO LOCAL ADVERTISERS.

SECOND, THERE WERE EXTENDED SEGMENTS OF EACH SHOW DEVOTED TO MUSICAL ARTISTS, GROUPS, AND PERSONALITIES.  THESE SEGMENTS TYPICALLY LASTED 10 OR MORE MINUTES.

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE A RADIO SHOW COLLECTOR, THIS SHOW IS PARTICULARLY RARE BECAUSE FEATURES THE LEGENDARY MURRAY THE K

EXACT SHOW CONTENTS CAN BE SEEN IN THE LISTING PICTURE CUE SHEETS. 

Murray Kaufman (February 14, 1922 – February 21, 1982), professionally known as Murray the K, was an influential rock and rollimpresario and disc jockey of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. During the early days of Beatlemania, he frequently referred to himself as the fifth Beatle

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he worked in public relations and as a song plugger, helping to promote tunes like Bob Merrill's "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window." From there, he worked as a radio producer and co-host at WMCA (and briefly thereafter at WMGM), working with personalities such as Laraine Day on the late night interview program "Day At Night" and with Eva Gabor. At the same time, he was doing promotion for several baseball players, including Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, and his radio beginnings may be attributable to his connection with the New York Giants, whose manager, Leo Durocher, was the husband of Laraine Day. His work on those shows earned him his own late-night show that often featured his wife as co-host, as was popular at the time. For a while in the 1950s he was president of the National Conference of Disk Jockeys.

Kaufman's big break came in 1958 after he moved to WINS/1010 to do the all-night show, which he titled "The Swingin' Soiree." Shortly after his arrival, WINS's high energy star disk jockey, Alan Freed, was indicted for tax evasion and forced off the air. Though Freed's spot was briefly occupied by Bruce Morrow, who later became known as Cousin Brucie on WABC, Murray was soon moved into the 7-11PM time period and remained there for the next seven years, always opening his show with Sinatra and making radio history with his innovative segues, jingles, sound effects, antics, and frenetic, creative programming. Jeff Rice, writing in M/C Journal, says that Tom Wolfe calls Murray "the original hysterical disk jockey"

Murray the K reached his peak of popularity in the mid-1960s when, as the top-rated radio host in New York City, he became an early and ardent supporter and friend of The Beatles. When the Beatles came to New York on February 7, 1964, Murray was the first DJ they welcomed into their circle, having heard about him and his Brooklyn Fox shows from American groups such as the Ronettes (sisters Ronnie and Estelle Bennett and their first cousin Nedra Talley). The Ronettes met the Beatles in mid January 1964, just a few weeks before, when the Harlem-born trio first toured England (the Rolling Stones were the group's opening act). The Beatles and Decca Records (distributor of Philles Records, the Ronettes' U.S. label) jointly threw the Ronettes a welcome party in London. When the band arrived in New York, Murray was invited by Brian Epstein to spend time with the group, and Murray persuaded his radio station (WINS) to let him broadcast his prime time show from the Beatles' Plaza Hotel suite. He subsequently accompanied the band to Washington, D.C. for their first U.S. concert, was backstage at their The Ed Sullivan Show premiere, and roomed with Beatles guitarist George Harrison in Miami, broadcasting his nightly radio shows from his hotel room there. He came to be referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", a moniker he said he was given by Harrison during the train ride to the Beatles' first concert in Washington, D.C. or by Ringo Starr at a press conference before that concert. (However, in The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit he is seen christening himself thus in a phone conversation with the Beatles on the morning of their arrival in New York). His radio station WINS picked up on the name and billed him as the Fifth Beatle, a moniker he came to regret. He was invited to the set of A Hard Day's Night in England and made several treks to England during 1964, giving WINS listeners more Beatle exclusives.

By the end of 1964, Murray found out that WINS was going to change to an all news format the following year. He resigned on the air in December 1964 (breaking news about the sale of the station and the change in format before the station and Group W released it) and did his last show on February 27 prior to the format change that occurred in April 1965. A year later, in 1966, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled that AM and FM radio stations could no longer simply simultaneously broadcast the same content, opening the door for Murray to become program director and primetime dj on WOR-FM — one of the first FM rock stations, soon airing such djs as Rosko and Scott Muni in the new FM format. Murray played long album cuts rather than singles, often playing groups of songs by one artist, or thematically linked songs, uninterrupted by commercials. He combined live in-studio interviews with folk-rock — he called it "attitude music" — and all forms of popular music in a free-form format. He played artists like Bob Dylan and Janis Ian, the long album versions of their songs that came to be known as the "FM cuts". Al Aronowitz quotes Murray as saying about this formula, "You didn't have to hype the record any more. The music was speaking for itself."

WOR switched to the tighter Drake format where DJ's weren't allowed to pick the music and talk as much, so Murray the K left New York radio to host programs in Toronto – on CHUM -and on WHFS 102.3 FM in Bethesda, Maryland in 1972. He returned to New York after his short stint on WHFS on the weekend show NBC Monitor and as a fill-in morning dj, and then in 1972 moved to a regular evening weekend program on WNBC radio where Don Imus was broadcasting; he was joined there by the legendary Wolfman Jack, a year later. Although it was low-key, Murray's WNBC show featured his own innovative trademark programming style, including telling stories that were illustrated by selected songs, his unique segues, and his pairing cuts by theme or idiosyncratic associations. In early 1975, he was brought on for a brief stint at Long Island alternative rock station WLIR, and his final New York radio show ran later that year on WKTU after which — already in ill health — he moved to Los Angeles. The syndicated show Soundtrack of the '60s was heard in New York City on WCBS-FM. Gary Owens succeeded Murray as its host.In Los Angeles in the late 1970s.   he hosted Watermark's syndicated "Soundtrack of the '60s" until ill health forced him to resign and forced the cancellation of "A Salute to Murray the K", a tribute concert slated for Madison Square Garden.

YOU WILL HEAR MANY RARE INTERVIEWS AND SPECIAL FEATURES

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SEE IS IN THE LISTING PICTURE

IT IS VERY RARE AND RARELY SEEN ON EBAY .  THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET A RARE SHOW AT A GOOD PRICE WHEN THESE QUALITY LP SHOWS ARE QUICKLY DISAPPEARING INTO PEOPLES COLLECTIONS.

   It is a 3 hour special that stations could use over the specific weekend of the show.  

   THIS SPECIAL HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY ONCE.  

  The music and presentation is outstanding.   IT IS EXTREMELY RARE AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE SUPERIOR SHAPE IT IS IN.

THERE MAY BE ONLY A FEW OF THESE LEFT ANYWHERE SINCE MOST STATIONS JUST THREW THEM AWAY AFTER AIRING SINCE THEY COULD NEVER BE AIRED AGAIN DUE TO THE TIME LIMITED COMMERCIAL CONTENT.  

ALSO THIS SHOW HAD LIMITED DISTRIBUTION SO THERE ARE LIKELY ONLY A FEW LEFT ANYWHERE.

     You will love this show and it belongs in your collection.     

       It is a great variety of music along with interviews and fun facts.      You will super great tunes and the best part is that you can hear them again and again, over and over,  whenever you want.   

       Remember, when you buy this show, not only will you own the tunes but also interspersed between songs is fascinating commentary and exclusive interviews.  

  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.)  I am selling to share with other music lovers what I was able to get at a reasonable price  

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