American Top 40 & Watermark's 1975 ‘California Special’ 6 HR Radio Special

$

100

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You are bidding on the multi-LP Watermark Special - California Special from the summer of 1975!

In addition to LPs, CD set remastered for immediate listening.

To: WATERMARK PROGRAM SUBSCRIBERS

From: Tom Rounds

Re: "THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL"

Saturday, May 31, 1975

Our producer, Ron Jacobs, calls it "better than the History of Rock and Roll

or the Elvis Presley Story". He, along with just about everybody else in the

Southern California music community has been swept up in the tremendous

enthusiasm building for Watermark's latest radio program production:

"The California Special".

Our 4 color brochure, which I promised a few weeks ago, won't be ready for

this week's mailing, so we've re-printed the ad that will break next week. I've

also enclosed a postcard, which you should fill out and return, even if you are

just remotely interested. If you send in the postcard, we'll send you the demo

tape just as soon as it's produced •.. about June 15. The complete 6 hour special

will be ready shortly thereafter.

"The California Special" will be a new kind of rockumentary, It' 11 be based on

all the Southern California hits from 1960 through 1975, but the emphasis will

be on the "summer fun and sun'' hits and artists .•. Beachboys, Jan & Dean, etc.

The license will allow unlimited use through March of 1977, and we think you' 11

be able to get at least two runs out of the six hours this summer if you move

fast. Because the content and the music is so comprehensive, it's probably

an easy sell, if you decide to go that way. The ideal scheduling, if your advance

programming commitments permit, would call for Sunday afternoon 12Noon-6PM.

But it' 11 sound great anytime this summer ... or this fall. .. or anytime for that

matter .•. either as a 6 hour non-stop event or stripped into 6 one-hour blocks.

The above is advance information ... about 10 days in advance of general release.

Move quickly and wrap up the exclusive now ..• it' 11 be good for almost 2 years

of programming opportunities. 

6 Hours of Fun, sun and Rock and Roll in the Golden State

Now, a new audio adventure saluting tile free-wheeling rock and roll life

style that made the splash heard 'round tile world. THE CALIFORNIA

SPECIAL covers tile great Southern California hits from 1960 through 1975 ••. all tile unforgettable surf songs, car songs and girl songs. Along for the

ride: the rock celebrities who made tile music: ••• like Brian Wilson, Mille

Love, Jan Berry, Dean Torrance, Cher, Michele Phillips, Ricky Nelson,

Dauid Cassidy, Neil Young, Seals and Crofts, Lou Adler, Jimmy Webb,

Alice Cooper, Cheech and Chong ••• lnterviewed in ac:tlon, on location, all over the world. And every step of the way, we track the all-time California

supergroup, The Beach Boys. There's more to the incredible CALIFORNIA

SPECIAL story - and it's yours to see and hear ••• free ••• In the complete

presentation package. Send In tile coupon and we'll have a gift wrapped box of good vibrations on your desk and days.

Produced & Directed by Ron Jacobs

Written by Jerry Hopkins

Narrated by John Stewart

Original Music by Rick Kellis

Researched 11)1 John Gibson

Executive Producer Tom Rounds

THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL covers another spectacular episode in the history of American pop music.

Presented by Watermark, makers of THE ELVIS PRESLEY STORY, AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN and AMERICAN TOP 40, THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL is produced by the award-winning radio

documentary team of Ron Jacobs and Jerry Hopkins and distributed on compatible stereo LP discs for AM's

and FM's alike. Each hour provides for 12 minutes of commercial or news availability for a total of 72 inside

minutes. Also included in the package: 6 fully produced high caliber promos for station use, a complete radio

operations manual. sales kit, print ad mats and press kit. Contact Watermark now to arrange exclusive broadcast rights for your market.

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