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Post by mga707 on Jan 31, 2019 18:11:36 GMT -5
I was just looking at the price of a 1-year subscription to Billboard Magazine (in the issue), for 1975, it said $50. I was a subscriber back then, but working part-time, so $50 was a big chunk of money to me! I 'bit the bullet' and got a subscription in mid-1977. It was more by then (1970s inflation), probably $60 at least. Yes, it was a big investment at the time. Wound up subscribing for a full decade, until mid-1987.
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Post by mkarns on Jan 31, 2019 19:54:37 GMT -5
I was just looking at the price of a 1-year subscription to Billboard Magazine (in the issue), for 1975, it said $50. I was a subscriber back then, but working part-time, so $50 was a big chunk of money to me! $50 in February 1975 had the buying power of $239.27 now. That's virtually identical to the yearly $239.88 ($19.99/month) for a Billboard All Access subscription today, which includes both the print and digital editions, with the daily e-mailed "Billboard Bulletin" and access to "over 50 years of Billboard charts plus archives".
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Post by mga707 on Jan 31, 2019 20:37:47 GMT -5
OK, someone tell me whether I'm 'losing it' or not...if you've been listening to WSQL, please tell me whether they skipped #s 25 and 24. I swear I have NO recollection of hearing either Jim Stafford or America!
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Post by berewyn on Jan 31, 2019 20:46:29 GMT -5
OK, someone tell me whether I'm 'losing it' or not...if you've been listening to WSQL, please tell me whether they skipped #s 25 and 24. I swear I have NO recollection of hearing either Jim Stafford or America! WSQL played both songs. Casey mentioned Lobo playing on "Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne," and the lyrics to "Lonely People."
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Post by mga707 on Jan 31, 2019 20:54:07 GMT -5
OK, someone tell me whether I'm 'losing it' or not...if you've been listening to WSQL, please tell me whether they skipped #s 25 and 24. I swear I have NO recollection of hearing either Jim Stafford or America! WSQL played both songs. Casey mentioned Lobo playing on "Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne," and the lyrics to "Lonely People." Thanks! That settles it, I'm losing it...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 21:16:03 GMT -5
I was just looking at the price of a 1-year subscription to Billboard Magazine (in the issue), for 1975, it said $50. I was a subscriber back then, but working part-time, so $50 was a big chunk of money to me! I 'bit the bullet' and got a subscription in mid-1977. It was more by then (1970s inflation), probably $60 at least. Yes, it was a big investment at the time. Wound up subscribing for a full decade, until mid-1987. Yup, I think I had it until around 1985, maybe less. When the annual subscription went over $200, I think I bailed. It used to be chock full of information, not so much anymore (IMO). It used to arrive on a Monday or Tuesday (I lived in NY at the time, it was published there), but it did kind of ruin A.T. 40 for me during those years!
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Post by cursereversed on Feb 1, 2019 13:31:15 GMT -5
Whenever the 3/24/1979 show is played, Casey mentions the previous week's chart date of 3/17 by mistake in the closing credits. Pretty sure kenmartin could fix that fairly easily if he wants to.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 1, 2019 14:16:07 GMT -5
Whenever the 3/24/1979 show is played, Casey mentions the previous week's chart date of 3/17 by mistake in the closing credits. Pretty sure kenmartin could fix that fairly easily if he wants to. Please don't. That's pure 'Soviet history', like Stalin ordering all images of Trotsky be removed from photos...
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Post by matt on Feb 1, 2019 14:42:52 GMT -5
I 'bit the bullet' and got a subscription in mid-1977. It was more by then (1970s inflation), probably $60 at least. Yes, it was a big investment at the time. Wound up subscribing for a full decade, until mid-1987. Yup, I think I had it until around 1985, maybe less. When the annual subscription went over $200, I think I bailed. It used to be chock full of information, not so much anymore (IMO). It used to arrive on a Monday or Tuesday (I lived in NY at the time, it was published there), but it did kind of ruin A.T. 40 for me during those years! I remember wanting a subscription to Billboard when I was in high school in the late 80's. Then I found out how much it cost...
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Post by SFGuy on Feb 1, 2019 15:03:57 GMT -5
Yup, I think I had it until around 1985, maybe less. When the annual subscription went over $200, I think I bailed. It used to be chock full of information, not so much anymore (IMO). It used to arrive on a Monday or Tuesday (I lived in NY at the time, it was published there), but it did kind of ruin A.T. 40 for me during those years! I remember wanting a subscription to Billboard when I was in high school in the late 80's. Then I found out how much it cost...
I wanted one in the early 80's. Saw it was over $100 in 1981 and I knew I couldn't afford it.
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Post by mkarns on Feb 1, 2019 15:07:46 GMT -5
I never subscribed to Billboard, though as a teen I was lucky enough to have a public library that did, though I didn't go there every week. Also often when I went to the mall I was able to see the chart at the record/tape/CD store before hearing Casey or Shadoe count it down.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 19:31:14 GMT -5
As someone mentioned in an earlier post, an annual "all-access" subscription to Billboard magazine now costs $239.88, which, to me, is just not worth having in today's online world.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 1, 2019 20:42:39 GMT -5
Re-listening to the 1975 show on KLFM tonight. Noticed that Casey does not mention that Maria Muldaur's "I'm a Woman" is the biggest mover within the 40 (up 9) as he usually does.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 1, 2019 22:11:54 GMT -5
Re-listening to the 1975 show on KLFM tonight. Noticed that Casey does not mention that Maria Muldaur's "I'm a Woman" is the biggest mover within the 40 (up 9) as he usually does. He sure does. Before the song he says its the biggest mover and after hard sells by saying it is 'up nine big notches' I swear I must be blacking out! Did NOT hear him say that before the song.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 1, 2019 22:15:41 GMT -5
1975 show: #13: "Never Can Say Goodbye"--Gloria Gaynor #12: "Doctor's Orders"--Carol Douglas and finally... #11: "Get Dancin''--Disco Tex (aka Sir Monti Rock III) and the Sex-O-Lettes About 15 minutes of pure 'Proto-Disco' perfection! My chiffon is wet...
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