Cue Sheet Errors

[Mike]

Jul 23, 2020 19:05:07 GMT -5 bm63 said:

^ Maybe they spelled it R E O so people wouldn't pronounce it "ree-o".

Or so it wouldn't get mistaken as "Mario" Speedwagon by pizza delivery, or so Casey told at least twice. (Once on 5/11/85)

[mkarns]

While it's not really an error, the 7/29/78 cue sheet lists both sides of Jackson Browne's "Stay/The Load Out". Only "Stay" was played that week, and I think every week it was on. Had the record made the countdown a few months later--i.e., when it expanded to four hours--playing both sides might have been a good way to fill time.

[mga707]

Jul 24, 2020 22:17:13 GMT -5 mkarns said:

While it's not really an error, the 7/29/78 cue sheet lists both sides of Jackson Browne's "Stay/The Load Out". Only "Stay" was played that week, and I think every week it was on. Had the record made the countdown a few months later--i.e., when it expanded to four hours--playing both sides might have been a good way to fill time.

that would've been great, as "The Load-Out" is such a great 'snapshot' of life on the road, 1977-78 style. "We've got disco, on 8-tracks and cassettes in stereo. And we've got Richard Pryor on the video..."

[at40petebattistini]

This one is a little more than a cue sheet error. But it certainly falls into that category.

Climbing the Hot 100 in July 1973 was the latest hit by the Isley Brothers. While the record label for the single stated the song title was "That Lady," between Billboard and AT40 (including program cue sheets), two incorrect titles were provided until September when, finally, they got it right.

Here’s a week by week review of chart appearances. The song first ‘bubbled under’ on Billboard as “Meet That Lady” in position #103 on July 7, 1973. From that point…
July 14 #89. Meet The Lady
July 21 #68. Meet That Lady
July 28 #57. Meet That Lady
August 4 #47. Meet That Lady
August 11 #42. Meet That Lady

On August 18, “Meet That Lady” (as listed on Billboard) debuted on AT40 at #31. On the show’s cue sheets, the song was noted as “Meet The Lady.” And that’s the title Casey acknowledged, the same as the one-time error from July 14 when the song debuted on the Hot 100.

On August 25, the Billboard and cue sheet errors from the previous week were repeated.

On September 1, Billboard finally listed “That Lady” correctly. However, AT40’s cue sheets incorrectly adjusted the title to “Meet That Lady,” reflecting Billboard’s previous error.

Beginning September 8, and from that point forward, both Billboard and AT40 were in synch with the correct title. And with that, unless there’s a Premiere schedule change for Labor Day weekend, we’ll once again meet “That Lady” as part of the 9/8/73 countdown.

[JMW]

Just one error for 8/2/1986: On Who's Johnny at #27, the "O" in "Who's" is in lowercase rather than uppercase.*

*I assume it's am error since the song titles are usually in all caps.

[JMW]

8/14/1982:

1) #33: Your Imagination by Hall & Oats
2) #3: Arbracadabra

Speaking of the #3 song, it's credited to Steve Miller Band at the beginning of the cue sheet and The Steve Miller Band at the end.

Other than the cue sheet for American Country Countdown posted on the first nine pages, the only error on the cue sheet for the 8/11/1984 show is that You Light Up My Life (the second of two LDDs) is credited to Debbie Boone rather than Debby.

[jgve1952]

On the Cue Sheets for 8-28-76, the song that should be "Who'd She Coo" by the Ohio Players is listed as "Who's He Coo."

[JMW]

Only one error on the 8/30/1980 cue sheet: The "D" is left off of You're Supposed to Keep Your Love For Me at #40.

The 8/30/1986 cue sheet also just has one error: Twist and Shout at #39 is credited to just "Beatles".

[JMW]

Just one error for the 9/24/1983 show: The parentheses are left off of "Long Distance Love Affair" on the #25 song.

[mkarns]

For 9/25/76, we have "Don't Stop Believein'" by Olivia Newton-John, "Masquerade" by George Benson (no "This"), "Shake Shake Shake Your Booty" by KC & the Sunshine Band (the official title has only one Shake, with three others in parentheses), and "A Fifth of Beethoven" by the Walter Murphy Band, which officially should read "Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band", but that can probably be excused due to not enough room on the paper.

Also not necessarily errors per se, but the Blue Oyster Cult song is listed as just "The Reaper" (its official title includes "Don't Fear" in parentheses, and the song is usually referred to by its full title), and "Rock 'n Me" by Steve Miller (no "Band").

[doofus67]

Sept 25, 2020 17:53:03 GMT -5 mkarns said:

"A Fifth of Beethoven" by the Walter Murphy Band...officially should read "Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band", but that can probably be excused due to not enough room on the paper...and "Rock 'n Me" by Steve Miller (no "Band").

Actually, some pressings of "Fifth" credited just Walter Murphy. By this point in its chart run, the label had found out that there already was an active Big Apple Band. Radio stations were calling them the Walter Murphy Band.

And Steve Miller didn't credit his band on any of the singles from the Fly Like an Eagle album.

[mkarns]

This week's October 5, 1985 show lists the debuting "Love Theme From 'St. Elmo's Fire" as being by "David Parr", obviously confusing David Foster with John Parr who was in the countdown with the film's main theme.

[Mike]

Second LDD on 10/20/1979, "I'll Never Love This Way Again", isn't identified as such - only as its current #5 position.

It's also overlooked in the book, for that matter.

Although...with LDDs only having been around for a little over a year to this point, this has to be among the earliest of those that were also simultaneously countdown hits. Is this the first such one, or are there any earlier ones?

[OnWithTheCountdown]

^ I think "I Will Survive" was an LDD during its descent in the 40. Can't remember which show it was, though. For some reason I think it was just outside the top 10.

[Mike]

Oct 17, 2020 17:44:43 GMT -5 OnWithTheCountdown said:

^ I think "I Will Survive" was an LDD during its descent in the 40. Can't remember which show it was, though. For some reason I think it was just outside the top 10.

5/5, and that's doubly-accounted for (both cue sheet and book list it so). It was #13, last song before the 3rd Archive.

And upon checking Rob's LDD list - turns out the first "countdown LDD" was in fact just the 4th-ever LDD! It was "Summer Nights", #6 on 9/23/78. Really did not expect that answer.