2/13/89 LEGENDARY L.A. DJ JIM LADD HOSTS SUPER RARE BACKTRACK SHOW 2 HR/3 LP

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 AS THE LEGENDARY L.A. COP JOE FRIDAY OFTEN SAID ON THE 50's SHOW 'DRAGNET'  'ALL WE WANT ARE THE FACTS, MA'AM'

WHICH LATER BECAME 'JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM' AFTER THE HUGE STAN FREBERG MULTI MILLION SELLER (AND IN ITS FIRST TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING RELEASED!) 'ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGONET'  "JUST THE FACTS, MA'M"

SO HERE ARE THE FACTS!

THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 'FLASHBACK' SHOW HOSTED BY BILL ST. JAMES INITIATED ON THE NBC RADIO NETWORK.  THE FORMAT WHICH FEATURED CLASSIC ROCK FROM THE 60'S TO 80'S ALONG WITH SOUNDBITE SEGUES INTO EACH TUNE BASED ON THE THEME OF THE SET FROM THE MUSIC WORLD, ENTERTAINMENT WORLD, AND POLITICAL WORLD PAST AND PRESENT,  WAS IMMEDIATELY A HUGE SUCESS.

AND, AS WE ALL KNOW, SUCCESS BREEDS IMITATION.

THUS, 'BACKTRACK' STARTED PRODUCTION AND SYNDICATION ON THE RIVAL WESTWOOD ONE RADIO NETWORKS.

WESTWOOD ONE APPARENTLY DECIDED THEY NEEDED BIG GUNS TO COMPETE AND HIRED LEGENDARY DJ JIM LADD (WHO SADLY PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR) TO HOST THE SHOW.

EVEN THOUGH THIS COMPETING SHOW WAS MORE THAN A KNOCK OFF SHOW, THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE OUTCRY FROM NBC CLAIMING UNFAIR COMPETITION. NEVERTHELESS, THE SHOW CONTINUED WITH ITS OWN LEGION OF FANS.  MOST LISTENED TO BOTH SHOWS.

HEY FELLOW FOLLOWERS OF GREAT MUSIC PRESENTED THE WAY YOU GREW UP YOU LIKE, IN THIS CASE THE  GREATEST CLASSICS IN ROCK ALONG WITH GREAT COMMENTARY, UNIQUE INTERVIEWS, FASCINATING THEMES AND THE MOST CREATIVE SEGUES FROM SONG TO SONG THAT YOU WILL EVER HEAR ON ANY SHOW , YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!

WELCOME FELLOW EBAY COLLECTORS TO KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES, EBAY'S PREMIERE SELLER OF VINTAGE RADIO SHOWS OF EVERY GENRE AND UNIQUE COLLECTABLES

 GREETINGS FELLOW COLLECTORS OF GREAT MUSIC AND RARE CLASSIC RADIO SHOWS!  PLEASE DON'T FORGET MY SPECIAL OFFER OF A TWENTY PERCENT DISCOUNT WHEN YOU BUY FIVE ITEMS OR MORE AT ONE TIME FROM MY STORE.  IT IS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR ALL MY FRIENDS WHO, LIKE I , ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A GREAT DEAL

PLEASE READ ON FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THIS SHOW AND THE SERIES FROM WHICH IT COMES AND THEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS I WILL PRESENT RADIO SHOWS 101, MY OWN HUMBLE EXPLANATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF RADIO SHOWS AND HOW I CAME TO FIND THEM.

BACKTRACK AIRED WEEKLY ON THE WESTWOOD ONE RADIO NETWORK AND WAS HOSTED BY JIM LADD.

The following is from the Los Angeles Times obituary:

Jim Ladd epitomized the free-form rock format, using his sonorous voice and laid-back delivery to share his intimate knowledge of the music — and strong opinions on other issues — with listeners as if they were friends. He became a staple of the rock radio scene at station KMET alongside other favorites of the era, including Mary Turner, Jeff Gonzer, Pat “Paraquat” Kelley and Cynthia Fox.

Ladd also noted how the rebellious politics of the time — mainly youthful opposition to the Vietnam War — informed the musical choices on FM. Thematic sets — for example, “Universal Soldier” by Donovan, followed by the Doors’ “Unknown Soldier” and Lennon’s “I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier” — were common.

“It was this approach to radio that made FM different from Top 40 and threatening to the powers that be,” Ladd wrote. “It was our role in the great passion play that engulfed the late sixties and early seventies… the music, the message, and the medium all combined to resonate the tribal drum, which kept time for a syncopated movement of new ideas and innocent dreams.”

Ladd later chafed at the increased commercialization of FM radio as it overtook the AM band as the primary source of music programming for radio listeners. He outwardly expressed disdain for management and consultants who favored more restricted playlists.

“I spent 20 years being called on the general manager’s carpet for speaking my beliefs,” Ladd told The Times in a 1991 interview.

Ladd’s devotion to the music earned him an invitation from Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters to be a part of his 1987 album “Radio K.A.O.S.” Ladd played himself as a rebel disc jockey on the recording. He also traveled with Waters on the album’s world tour and starred in all three of its MTV music videos.

Ladd was also the inspiration for rocker Tom Petty’s 2002 song “The Last DJ,” which depicted a disc jockey who stood up to radio station management. (“Well the top brass don’t like him talking so much / And he won’t play what they say to play...”)

“It’s really a love song about radio,” Ladd said in an interview after its release. “Some people totally misinterpreted the song as an attack on radio when it is exactly the opposite.”

Ladd was a well-liked figure among artists, interviewing many of the top acts in the album-rock genre over his career. Several posted tributes on social media after learning of his death.

“‘The Last DJ’ has crossed the tracks,” wrote John Densmore, drummer for the Doors. “There wasn’t a more soulful spinner of music. The songs he played were running through his blood, he cared so much for rock n’ roll. Irreplaceable… a very sad day, which can only be handled by carrying his spirit forward.”

This show aired on February 13, 1989 

Exact song listings can be seen in the pictured cue sheets. 

Even the national commercials are interesting and fun to hear after all these years.    You don't have to hear any of those boring local commercials and if you don't like the national commercials just hit the next track and off you go back to the music. But, you will be surprised how many memories even these old commercials bring back after 18+ years.  

SO WHAT ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT RADIO SHOWS?  LET ME TELL YOU BUT FIRST....

Allow me tell you my own personal story of discovering the wonder of radio shows.

  I discovered radio shows quite by accident while reading one of my favorite (long since departed) magazines called "Discoveries" (It was later bought by the same company that publishes "Goldmine" which I personally always considered a lesser publication, but that is another story.

  This was before ebay became the driving force in radio show sales (and everything else) in the later 1990's.

 I was especially attracted in "Discoveries" to a two page (or more) spread in each issue by a guy called "The Old Hippie". 

 Let me tell you, the Old Hippie had it all.  He was a real pioneer.  Way before anyone knew what radio shows even were let alone that they could be bought as rarities, he had the market cornered.

Most shows that he advertised were way beyond my budget but I drooled over those pages every issue and once in awhile I could afford one or two. 

 Now, I have attempted in my own humble way to take on the mantle of "The Old Hippie".  I have listed over 11,000 unique radio shows of all genres for you all to drool over, and most at prices, hopefully, that collectors can better afford!  I want to make available to collectors what I could not afford and especially in these days of higher prices and lesser availability.

Radio shows are harder and harder to find in quantity and the prices for the ones still out there just go higher and higher as they disappear from the market.  However, because of my large presence on eBay, I am often contacted with selling offers, some of which I take advantage of and some I have to pass on because of the prices. I have found that by buying in bulk, even when many or most of the shows are lesser known but still amazing shows, I can offer the best prices on all titles.

  SO HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT RADIO SHOWS:

  FIRST, WHAT IS A RADIO SHOW? 

 WHY COLLECT THEM?  

WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? 

 Well, those are good questions, especially if you have never known of them.  

Radio Shows are syndicated productions by one of several large and small distributors who supply broadcast product to radio stations normally during weekends when the usual air personalities have a break.  

Many air on Saturday or Sunday mornings, afternoons or evenings or less frequently during late night segments.

  They often feature some of the best known voices for their genre from across the country thus the Dick Clark's and Casey Kasem's and Rick Dees and Dick Bartley and so many others.  

People collect them for various reasons. 

 Some just collect the series because they like it and want them all.  

Some collect their favorite artists or genre of music.  Rather than an album by the artist or a compilation downloaded through iTunes or wherever, they have a unique presentation of their favorite artist or music not available anywhere else and always with dj comments which were very entertaining. 

 Some collect interviews with their favorite artists as most shows had interview segments. 

 Some collect commercials especially old car commercials but certainly not limited to only those. 

 AND, these shows are in limited quantity. 

 They were pressed just for affiliate stations in the United States.

  Many have just a few still in circulation.  

Some of the more popular shows may have as few as a couple hundred of each week's show pressed but think about it.  A couple hundred for some 235 million Americans and millions of overseas collectors who look for unique presentations of their favorite artists or form of music is about as rare as rare can be. 

This show itself was only ever sent to the top 175 Metro markets. Smaller markets had to take the satellite feed once it became available.  So at the very most there were only 175 copies of each show EVER.   How do you compute rareness.  175 copies for the whole United States market and 25 years ago or more means that could possibly not be ANY more of these shows and at the very most there are 175 .       How many survived as did the ones I have is anyone's guess. 

This is because most stations just threw these away after network broadcast since they could not be aired again because of the dated commercial content and most stations had limited storage space. (Believe me I know;  I was a dj for many years at one such station!) 

 So it is likely that very few still exist and they are increasingly hard to find.  

They were first distributed on reel to reel tape or later on CD and even later (after 2000 for most shows) on CDR.  Now they are not available at all to collectors since they are distributed by digital download much like you get your music from iTunes. 

These shows become rarer and rarer every day because the people who buy them hold on to them. 

 The shows that you get now and hold on to will never decrease in value and only increase.  

 I have prided myself since the start to provide the best and fairest cost with a  guarantee that you will be happy or I refund your money.  I sell them for near what I bought them for.  I give volume discounts and discount postage always.  As the postal service increases their rates, my shipping rates over the years have decreased.

  And, I have one of the biggest radio show libraries in the world consisting of over fifteen thousand unique shows, so many that I don't even know all that I have and am sometimes amazed when I go to look for one show and find another that I did not realize I had. 

 Finally, it is Americana at its best. 

 Whether the show be from the 60's or 2000's, rock, countdown, oldies, country, classical, religious, jazz or big band, it is unique and home grown.

  And you just can't find them anywhere. 

 Even record stores that still exist will rarely have any.   Radio shows are wonderful representations of the real golden age of music radio. 

 And every  one you buy is  an original, not a copy, not a remake - all are limited editions in the hundreds at most and most, like this special show,  much less.  Once you get hooked, like me, it is a love affair for life!  Welcome to the Club! 

 Remember, when you buy this show, not only will you own the tunes but also interspersed between songs is fascinating commentary and many in depth interviews.  

Also, keep in mind that this and all the oldies shows are not just about the music - the music can be found anywhere.  It is the mixture of great music and great announcing that makes it so entertaining. 

 As well, it is a piece of radio history.  You just aren't going to find these shows anymore.  Think of what they will be worth over the  years!  (IF you wanted to sell.)   I can tell you, having accumulated the bulk of my collection up to 30 years ago that if I was starting out today, I never could have built my collection prices have gotten so high

 I am selling to share with other music lovers what I was able to get at a reasonable price; in fact, believe it or not, I paid a lot more than you will for most of these shows than you will.  

   As always, I charge only shipping on the first show you buy for US buyers  and for my international friends,  so the more you buy the more money you will save. 

 Good Luck and God Bless You.