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Post by trekkielo on Dec 9, 2019 12:43:58 GMT -5
I’ve long believed that part of Casey’s delivery during 1971’s year-end show (January 1, 1972) was his most laid-back behind the AT40 mike. And perhaps there’s one reason for that – at least 22 of 1971’s Top 40 singles ranked on Billboard’s Easy Listening charts at some point during the year. Obviously, most of those were ballads. And I’m convinced that the music that made its way to this countdown had to be one reason for Casey’s relaxed performance. Worth mentioning, the show was still produced in real time then -- Casey sat through each song until production was complete. But that Easy Listening chart...note that a few of the songs reaching the Easy Listening survey in 1971 were head scratchers. The best example? I can’t imagine any radio station with a middle-of-the-road format playing Dean Martin, Jack Jones and the Sounds of Sunshine, then dropping in “One Fine Morning” by Lighthouse. However, believe it or not, that Canadian rocker spent 4 weeks on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. An opposite example would be later in the dynamite decade, when Casey Kasem told the story about "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills in 1979!
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Post by kchkwong on Dec 9, 2019 22:15:43 GMT -5
Optional extras as confirmed by jdelachjr2002:
Hour #1: "You've Got A Friend" - James Taylor (original AT40 Archive extra) Hour #2: "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor Hour #3: "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" - Rod Stewart Hour #4: "The Christmas Song" - Nat "King" Cole (original AT40 extra)
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Post by djjoe1960 on Dec 10, 2019 10:20:45 GMT -5
I’ve long believed that part of Casey’s delivery during 1971’s year-end show (January 1, 1972) was his most laid-back behind the AT40 mike. And perhaps there’s one reason for that – at least 22 of 1971’s Top 40 singles ranked on Billboard’s Easy Listening charts at some point during the year. Obviously, most of those were ballads. And I’m convinced that the music that made its way to this countdown had to be one reason for Casey’s relaxed performance. Worth mentioning, the show was still produced in real time then -- Casey sat through each song until production was complete. Pete,
I always wondered about Casey's laid back delivery on the 1971 year end show--and I assumed maybe he was a little under the weather or was just tired. One other possibility is that they were going for that laid back FM jock style that was popular at the time. As you indicate the show was still being recorded in 'real time' so maybe the mellow sound of the songs--mellowed Casey as well.
Regardless, 1971 was the year that I really started to listen to pop/rock radio and I am disappointed that AT40 didn't play more than the Top 40 for that year.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Dec 10, 2019 12:54:56 GMT -5
I’ve long believed that part of Casey’s delivery during 1971’s year-end show (January 1, 1972) was his most laid-back behind the AT40 mike. And perhaps there’s one reason for that – at least 22 of 1971’s Top 40 singles ranked on Billboard’s Easy Listening charts at some point during the year. Obviously, most of those were ballads. And I’m convinced that the music that made its way to this countdown had to be one reason for Casey’s relaxed performance. Worth mentioning, the show was still produced in real time then -- Casey sat through each song until production was complete. Pete,
I always wondered about Casey's laid back delivery on the 1971 year end show--and I assumed maybe he was a little under the weather or was just tired. One other possibility is that they were going for that laid back FM jock style that was popular at the time. As you indicate the show was still being recorded in 'real time' so maybe the mellow sound of the songs--mellowed Casey as well.
Regardless, 1971 was the year that I really started to listen to pop/rock radio and I am disappointed that AT40 didn't play more than the Top 40 for that year.
I wonder if Ken Martin might do the same for the 1971 year-end that he did for 1973; expand it to 80. 1971 was also the first year Opus had the year-end special too; seems to be a rare find though. That's the only one of those I'm missing in my collection.
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Post by seminolefan on Dec 12, 2019 11:02:27 GMT -5
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Post by Hervard on Dec 12, 2019 17:56:15 GMT -5
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess 12/16/1972 for the show for the weekend of December 21-22. I was right!
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Post by mga707 on Dec 12, 2019 20:24:12 GMT -5
So next week's show is 12/16/72, the same date as this week's 12/16/78. which led me to wonder what the latest 'regular' December show was. Figure it has to be the week ending 12/26/70, as AT40 was airing shows the start of the chart week rather than at the end of the chart week until the spring of '71. So the 12/26/70 show was originally aired the weekend of 12/19-20/70. I do remember hearing this show when it first aired, as it was the first week that "My Sweet Lord" was #1. Has this 12/26/70 show ever been aired by Premiere?
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Post by berewyn on Dec 12, 2019 21:09:06 GMT -5
So next week's show is 12/16/72, the same date as this week's 12/16/78. which led me to wonder what the latest 'regular' December show was. Figure it has to be the week ending 12/26/70, as AT40 was airing shows the start of the chart week rather than at the end of the chart week until the spring of '71. So the 12/26/70 show was originally aired the weekend of 12/19-20/70. I do remember hearing this show when it first aired, as it was the first week that "My Sweet Lord" was #1. Has this 12/26/70 show ever been aired by Premiere? Yes, 12/26/70 has been aired twice -- most recently in 2016.
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Post by mga707 on Dec 12, 2019 21:35:54 GMT -5
So next week's show is 12/16/72, the same date as this week's 12/16/78. which led me to wonder what the latest 'regular' December show was. Figure it has to be the week ending 12/26/70, as AT40 was airing shows the start of the chart week rather than at the end of the chart week until the spring of '71. So the 12/26/70 show was originally aired the weekend of 12/19-20/70. I do remember hearing this show when it first aired, as it was the first week that "My Sweet Lord" was #1. Has this 12/26/70 show ever been aired by Premiere? Yes, 12/26/70 has been aired twice -- most recently in 2016. Thank you.
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Post by billyonaire on Dec 13, 2019 0:34:43 GMT -5
This week's presentations (Weekend of December 21-22, 2019): December 16, 1972 with mono2stereo conversion by Ken Martin. American Top 10: An American Top 10 Christmas - November 27, 2004 (HOLIDAY) - 3 hours. Cue sheets: December 16, 1972: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-72.pdf
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Post by pb on Dec 13, 2019 10:15:50 GMT -5
December 16, 1972 with mono2stereo conversion by Ken Martin. I'm guessing Ken didn't replace the incorrect Rod Stewart song (not that it wouldn't have been interesting if he had).
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Post by matt on Dec 13, 2019 12:06:53 GMT -5
This week's presentations (Weekend of December 14-15, 2019): December 16, 1978 - 4 hours (OPTIONAL ORIGINAL HOUR 1). American Top 10: The Top 60 Christmas Songs - Part 2 - December 24, 2005 (HOLIDAY) - 3 hours. Cue sheets: December 16, 1978: charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/12-16-78.pdfI'm going to go out on a limb and guess 12/16/1972 for the show for the weekend of December 21-22. Can't be the 12/23 show, since that was the year-ender, which was run last year. 1977 and 1975 also have somewhat long droughts, but the last shows of both years were both played last year, so those are obviously out. 12/19/1970, my secondary guess, is also ripe for a repeat, since that was last played in 2014. The 1972 show I mentioned was last played in 2009, so that's why it's my first guess, while 12/19/1970 is closer to the show date. However, 1970 is a possible candidate for the year-ender, as it's been longest since we've heard that one, so that explains why it's my second guess. 1970 is probably a good guess for the year-end special. I am thinking we will hear some combination of 1970 with 1979 and the Top 50 of the 1970's special (with one as the A shows and the other as the B's). As usual, some curious show choices down the stretch...
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Post by mga707 on Dec 13, 2019 13:07:09 GMT -5
December 16, 1972 with mono2stereo conversion by Ken Martin. I'm guessing Ken didn't replace the incorrect Rod Stewart song (not that it wouldn't have been interesting if he had). As I recall, "Los Paraguayos" (the 'B' side) was played instead of "Angel", correct? This upcoming first hour has a lot of truly 'lost' 45s: Besides Rod, there's the Classics IV's final top 40 record, "What Am I Crying for?", Lighthouses great 'other' top 40 record, "Sunny Days", the Brothers Gibb's last top 40 appearance until "Jive Talkin'", "Alive", Raspberries' great second top 40 record "I Wanna Be With You", and Carole King's rarely heard "Been To Canaan". And the soundalike follow-up by that nasty perv, but that one I can do without...
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Post by mkarns on Dec 13, 2019 13:52:44 GMT -5
I'm guessing Ken didn't replace the incorrect Rod Stewart song (not that it wouldn't have been interesting if he had). As I recall, "Los Paraguayos" (the 'B' side) was played instead of "Angel", correct? This upcoming first hour has a lot of truly 'lost' 45s: Besides Rod, there's the Classics IV's final top 40 record, "What Am I Crying for?", Lighthouses great 'other' top 40 record, "Sunny Days", the Brothers Gibb's last top 40 appearance until "Jive Talkin'", "Alive", Raspberries' great second top 40 record "I Wanna Be With You", and Carole King's rarely heard "Been To Canaan". And the soundalike follow-up by that nasty perv, but that one I can do without... And while the songs aren't "lost", that first hour has the rather unique occurrence of a newlywed husband and wife, they of course being James Taylor and Carly Simon, each debuting with a solo hit. "Los Paraguayos" was the B-side of "Angel" (Rod Stewart's cover of a Jimi Hendrix song) that Casey presumably played by mistake. And this was the only week that 45 was in the top 40. At times before Ken Martin has corrected such errors; not sure if he did that here, but he did convert it to stereo which AT40 wasn't originally broadcast in until sometime the following year.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Dec 13, 2019 19:54:57 GMT -5
I wonder if many regular listeners to AT40 were surprised to learn on the first regular countdown of 1973 (week ending Jan. 6)--that the #1 song was You're So Vain by Carly Simon--since the song was #37 on the last regular weekly countdown heard in 1972; since the next two week ends AT40 presented the Top 80 of 1972. I believe that was the biggest move a song made while the regular countdowns were pre-empted for specials, during AT40's 1970-88 run.
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