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Post by easye on Mar 17, 2012 12:05:55 GMT -5
The item on Ebay was for a LP. Not too many people can duplicate records, so it seems like the item was not a pirated disc. If you had stated that you had no access to a record player, then that would at least sound reasonable. Instead, it sounds like you just created some lame excuses. You were unable to spend $2 for an item because you cannot get approval from your roommate? Nobody is going to believe that.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Mar 21, 2012 9:40:43 GMT -5
Well, really it would cost more than $2. Because where I live in Canada, there would be additional shipping and handling charges for sending something from south of the border.
And I have to admit, I don't have a record player at all. I regret not admitting to it a while ago. I also don't have the technology to convert a full NMS broadcast or any LP version to an MP3 file. I hope this clears things up.
Maybe someday, someone could purchase a future Vinyl LP of NMS and create an MP3 copy to send me someday.
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Post by frankster on Mar 22, 2012 15:43:23 GMT -5
Can someone point me to these ebay sellers please? I keep doing searches for Casey Kasem and keep coming up with LP's of anything other than AT40 - I would dearly love to buy some shows and preferably from those who are willing to ship to Sydney.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Apr 20, 2012 8:09:47 GMT -5
In honor of Dick Clark, I will mention that I did manage to pick up a few National Music Survey episodes from an anonymous contact. They didn't have Charlie Tuna, but Dick Clark did a great job of hosting such show. No matter the host, National Music Survey is the next best thing to AT40, IMO.
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Apr 20, 2012 17:10:43 GMT -5
A guy my producer knows (from my countdown show) know has some LP's for sale of Dick Clark's Rock N Roll Remember. He'll ship them anywhere in the world if you like. www.bopshop.com(585) 271-3354 Mention my producer: Michael Fox when you talk to them. |
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Post by snarfdude on Apr 21, 2012 13:59:53 GMT -5
^ Well, people do it all the time. They do it as a favor. And besides, if I paid for an MP3 copy, the person who was selling the MP3 copy would be doing something illegal. It's better to get a digital copy for free instead of buying it from someone, putting the person at risk of legal trouble. And besides, downloading is legal in Canada, at least for now. I could say the same thing about someone providing AT40 broadcasts on a file sharing site, but that's another story. Maybe I should consider getting myself a copy of such broadcast on eBay someday, but the issue is my roommate seems to be very leery about buying something on eBay. Don't know why. That's your issue. I have no problems buying on ebay and have had maybe 1 or 2 issues in all my transactions and that's a minor percentage. I see what you mean about shipping to Canada. I know all well about it, the postage and customs, but it comes down to taking responsibility for what you want. Know the costs before you bid. simple. I do dubbing/transfers all the time for syndicated stuff for myself and my internet stream....can handle 2 track reel, minidisc, vinyl, even 16 inch radio transcriptions. I've been burned doing "favors" over the years, and was shocked that one video transfer place locally (in Canada, Halifax) is charging $40/LP to CD. Shannon apparently charges about $25/LP for his transfers on the Charis website...which seems to be very reasonable. Going forward, I don't do any dubs for anyone for free. It can be very tedious, and time and materials is worth at least $25/LP. If you don't think it is, do it yourself and get the gear to do it. USB turntables are quite reasonable today. Don't expect anyone to help you out for free. |
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Apr 22, 2012 12:39:38 GMT -5
The only thing I do for people for free, is copies of my 60's countdown. Maybe an artist I really want people to hear. But a transfer from an album or something of that nature, I would definately charge for.
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Post by joshb80 on Apr 22, 2012 18:16:01 GMT -5
In honor of Dick Clark, I will mention that I did manage to pick up a few National Music Survey episodes from an anonymous contact. They didn't have Charlie Tuna, but Dick Clark did a great job of hosting such show. No matter the host, National Music Survey is the next best thing to AT40, IMO. I am also a fan of National Music Survey! I think that Dick did a phenomenal job with it! Countdown America is also a great show, although I preferred the earlier version of it with the CHR charts being used. But still Dick Clark does a good hosting job with whatever he was given. |
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Post by snarfdude on Apr 29, 2012 11:37:20 GMT -5
Dick Clark knew very early on that he can be the best Dick Clark he can be and no one else. That especially shows in the fill in duties on this weeks AT 40 1972 guest host show. I think that's the best advise he could ever give to Ryan Seacrest and probably did. Just like Casey did with Casey. If you try to be somebody you're not in the media, people will pick up on it and notice it. Call it the more subtle version of a plastic used car salesman stereo type. Anyone on the air should understand it and build on your uniqueness and/or what kind of personality you want to be. It has to be real and believable.
I've got a couple of NMS and countdown america shows and worked for a station that Ran Rock, Roll and Remember in the 80s and have about 2 years worth of those shows. If you jump between all those shows, you realize his style was timeless. He could go from oldies and current music (1980s) of the time with little effort. That was his strength.
I'm not a fan of any one countdown nor do I hate any. I like them all, as they all have their strengths, uniqueness and weaknesses. I lean towards AT 40 because it's the father of the rest, and I grew up with it, with casey's style, but it's fun to listen to the rest....if you can find em.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on May 1, 2012 7:06:27 GMT -5
I am also a fan of National Music Survey! I think that Dick did a phenomenal job with it! Countdown America is also a great show, although I preferred the earlier version of it with the CHR charts being used. But still Dick Clark does a good hosting job with whatever he was given. I do admit, I never got to hear an episode of Countdown America until someone sent me a couple of MP3 copies recently. I do admit, the top 40 chart format was pretty appealing, whereas the 1994 broadcast was half that of 1986, and like American Top 40, Countdown America was likely on the way out by 1994. Charlie Tuna was the next best thing to Dick Clark, but when Charlie Tuna took over, it became more of an Adult Contemporary countdown. When Bill & Sylvia took over the NMS sometime in the summer of 1988, I think it was then that the show started to decline in popularity. Might be a trend that certain music genres were making way for grunge, hip-hop, rap, house and techno dance music genres that were becoming the norms in the early 1990s. There was hardly any true pop music after 1990 or 1991, it seems. Makes me wonder why The World Chart Show's 4-hour broadcasts were cut in half by 2001? And it kind of surprises me that WCS is still on the air to this day - then again, I could be dead wrong. I agree that NMS was likely intended to be competition for AT40, given the peak of popularity for top 40 music during that time. Sad that it all went downhill after groups like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and other crappy acts took over the radio airwaves. |
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