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Post by pointpark04 on Nov 27, 2012 19:21:26 GMT -5
KL FM in Australia is fairly reliable about playing first hours of four-hour shows, especially if a certain someone (me) remembers to email them early in the week to ask if they are going to be doing so.
If it is 1978 next week, I'll be sure to email the station ASAP.
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Post by mkarns on Nov 27, 2012 19:30:44 GMT -5
Well, I guess we shouldn't be too surprised at this point regarding the shows for this week, given the repeat-fest that's been going on over the last several months. So I guess that we should expect more of the same through the end of the year? For the 80's, it's a tough week to pick due to the sheer number of shows available. If it's not a repeat, let's say 12/12/87. We are due for an '87 show...unless '87 is the year-ender. If it is a repeat, I'm not really sure which repeat show it would be since funny enough, there haven't been that many shows played from the second weekend in December yet in the series...12/13/80 maybe? That show would be more appropriate the following week however, from a date standpoint. For the '70s, let's say 12/9/78. The only negative if we get this show will be trying to get that darned first hour. SXM...they have quite a '75 drought going, so why not? For the week of Dec. 8th: 80's - 12/12/87 70's - 12/9/78 SXM - 12/6/75 SXM is being weird with 1975 and 1977. This summer both years were played twice in a month and a half, and neither has been heard in the three months since. 12/6/75 would be a good prediction, with 12/10/77 for the following week (since SXM usually dates backwards rather than even slightly ahead). 12/13/80 is the only one of three regular AT40s from that month that Premiere has ever played, and that was back in 2007. Though it's a rerun, it's kind of special as it includes a John Lennon tribute inserted hurriedly (the rest of the show was recorded before he was killed) and is well worth hearing again. And I agree a December 1987 show should be played, either from Dec. 12 or 19 or the year end show (not 12/26/87 again, which they've done twice, including just last year.)
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Post by brianmichaels on Dec 2, 2012 16:31:04 GMT -5
Let's get 'em going (Dec 15th!!) Not AT40; 1983 SXM: 1977 Keeping my fingers crossed, it's gotta be 12/12/81!
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Post by matt on Dec 3, 2012 10:51:16 GMT -5
So I guessed either 1980 or '87 for this week...and it was '81. Way off the mark. Same with the SXM show, and it is almost strange how anti-1975 and '77 they are being right now. However, I had a little better luck with the PRN 70's show. Seeing if I can do better than 1 out of 3 this week...
For the 80's, it feels like a crap shoot with all these repeats. There are about three years that would make sense (assuming that '87 is in fact the year end special)...so I am just going to throw one out there. As for the 70's, we haven't gotten a 1970, '71, or '72 show by itself since the 5/6/72 show back in May, so I will assume that we don't get any of those years again until January. And 1973 is out since we just got this weekend, and '74 would appear to be out since we got 12/14/74 a year ago. That means another late '70s year. SXM...should be a late 70's show for them as well, so let's try 1977 this time around.
For the week of December 15th: 80's - 12/15/84 (though it wouldn't surprise me if we get 12/13/80 or 12/11/82) 70's - 12/18/76 SXM - 12/17/77
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Post by mkarns on Dec 3, 2012 11:47:44 GMT -5
So I guessed either 1980 or '87 for this week...and it was '81. Way off the mark. Same with the SXM show, and it is almost strange how anti-1975 and '77 they are being right now. However, I had a little better luck with the PRN 70's show. Seeing if I can do better than 1 out of 3 this week... For the 80's, it feels like a crap shoot with all these repeats, and not yet knowing what the year-ender will be. There are about four years that would make sense...so I am just going to throw one out there. As for the 70's, we haven't gotten a 1970, '71, or '72 show by itself since the 5/6/72 show back in May, so I will assume that we don't get any of those years again until January. And 1973 is out since we just got this weekend, and '74 would appear to be out since we got 12/14/74 a year ago. That means another late '70s year. SXM...should be a late 70's show for them as well, so let's try 1977 this time around. For the week of December 15th: 80's - 12/19/87 (though it wouldn't surprise me if we get 12/13/80, 12/11/82, or 12/15/84) 70's - 12/18/76 SXM - 12/17/77 I think it was disclosed that the 80s year end will be 1987, so I don't think we'll get a regular December 1987 show (though most of the big hits in that timeframe appeared on the Shadoe-hosted 1988 year end countdown.)
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Post by matt on Dec 3, 2012 11:54:02 GMT -5
I think it was disclosed that the 80s year end will be 1987, so I don't think we'll get a regular December 1987 show (though most of the big hits in that timeframe appeared on the Shadoe-hosted 1988 year end countdown.) Has that been confirmed by any of the "insiders"? And if so, I agree--it would be very unlikely that we would hear another '87 show until sometime in 2013.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Dec 6, 2012 0:39:04 GMT -5
With '87 apparently confirmed for the weekends of 12/22 and 12/29, I guess I'll have to change my first pick. With 88 and 89 out of the picture and 85, 86 recently played, the choices are sparse. It's either 84 or early 80s back to back. Not AT40: 1983 SXM: 1977 70s: 1970 80s: 1984 Either the weekends of 12/22 & 12/29 or the weekends of 12/29 & 1/5.
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Post by Hervard on Dec 6, 2012 7:43:14 GMT -5
If the year-end show is the last two weekends of 2012, then I think I can guess what show will be aired the first weekend of 2013 (assuming that it's a regular weekly show, no guest host, and they don't reach too far into January).
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Post by matt on Dec 6, 2012 10:05:33 GMT -5
I gotta believe they will air the year end special the weeks of 12/29 and 1/5...there are plenty of late December shows available, but a shortage of January shows with Casey taking the first regular show (first two shows in '85 and '88) of the year off every year in the 80's. Guess we won't know for another couple weeks, but that's what I would put my money on.
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Post by matt on Dec 12, 2012 18:00:31 GMT -5
For the weekend of Dec. 22nd:
80's - 12/20/86 SXM - 12/19/70
So I am going to guess we get the eighth 1986 show of the year. Premiere 70's...yeah we already know it's 12/25/71. SXM...seems like it's been way too long since they aired a '70 show.
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Post by mellongraig on Dec 15, 2012 20:01:07 GMT -5
For the weekend of Dec. 22nd: 80's - 12/20/86 SXM - 12/19/70 So I am going to guess we get the eighth 1986 show of the year. Premiere 70's...yeah we already know it's 12/25/71. SXM...seems like it's been way too long since they aired a '70 show. But the big question is: Will Premiere throw in an alternate 70s show to stations who haven't gone full time Christmas music? I don't know. As far as the 80s are concerned, I agree with the date... not the year, though. Here's what I think will happen: 80's - 12/20/80 Though I like 1986, it's been overboard lately, so I'll guess 1980 for the sixth 1980 show this year.
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Post by mkarns on Dec 15, 2012 22:56:05 GMT -5
Let me see if I have the next three weeks all straight: Dec 22 Casey lite: Xmas songs of the 80s SXM: 1977 year end part I 70s: 1971 80s: regular show Dec 29th Casey lite: ? SXM: 1977 YE part II 70s: Year end part 1 80s: 1987 YE part 1 Jan 5th Casey lite: ? SXM: ? 70s: Year end part II 80s: 1987 YE part II I think it was said that Premiere will offer 70s affiliates a choice between 1970 and 1978 for the year end show (in the same post that disclosed 1987 for the 80s). If so, I wonder what they'll do for 1978; if they don't air the heavily edited version that was broadcast in 2007, then stations that don't play the four hour AT40s will skip #'s 100-89 and 50-38, thus leaving a 13-song hole in the middle of the countdown.
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Post by matt on Dec 15, 2012 23:51:27 GMT -5
I think it was said that Premiere will offer 70s affiliates a choice between 1970 and 1978 for the year end show (in the same post that disclosed 1987 for the 80s). If so, I wonder what they'll do for 1978; if they don't air the heavily edited version that was broadcast in 2007, then stations that don't play the four hour AT40s will skip #'s 100-89 and 50-38, thus leaving a 13-song hole in the middle of the countdown. I wonder the same thing, but I have to believe that with Premiere going the 4-hour optional format earlier this year, that they will offer that same thing for the '78 Top 100, and not the version from 2007 where the 4-hour shows were edited down to 3 hours. The '70 Top 80 is probably more meant for stations that only wish to air 3-hour shows. The other thing they could do is provide the '78 show in segments such that stations wanting to air only 3 hours could air the final 6 of the 8 hours (3 the first week and 3 the second). That would mean they start the first half of the show at around #75, and the second half of the show would start somewhere around #37. Not ideal, but really the same in principle as truncating the first hour of the Oct. '78 - Dec. '79 shows and starting at #33 or #30 or whatever.
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Post by mrjukebox on Dec 16, 2012 13:30:15 GMT -5
"AT 40-The 80's"-12/20/80-As far as I know,Premiere hasn't aired this one before-There was no "AT40 Archives" that week-Instead,there were three well-known Christmas songs played at the end of Hours 1-3.
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Post by pointpark04 on Dec 26, 2012 21:14:30 GMT -5
Big bump up for this thread, and my picks to start off the first four weeks of 2012 for both the 1970s and 1980s series'.
I hope you like music from the early years of both decades, 'cause that's what I see in store between now and the beginning of February.
First, for the 70s (note I am not playing around with 'B' shows):
1-12-2013 - 1-09-1971 (1-16-1971 chart) 1-19-2013 - 1-15-1977 1-26-2013 - 1-22-1972 2-02-2013 - 2-03-1973
Now, for the 80s:
1-12-2013 - 1-10-1981 1-19-2013 - 1-19-1980 1-26-2013 - 1-23-1988 2-02-2013 - 2-04-1984
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