RADIO SHOW: SUPERSTAR CONCERT #87-01 1/1787 STEVE WINWOOD LIVE IN CONCERT

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WELCOME EVERYONE TO KEITH'S KOLLECTABLES, ONE OF EBAY'S PREMIERE BUYERS AND SELLERS OF PRISTINE RARE RADIO SHOWS OF ALL GENRES ALONG WITH OTHER GREAT VINTAGE AMERICANA. 

PLEASE  NOTE FELLOW COLLECTOR FRIENDS THAT WHEN YOU BUY FIVE OR MORE ITEMS FROM MY STORE AT ONE TIME THAT EBAY WILL IMMEDIATELY DISCOUNT YOUR INVOICE BY 20%  IT IS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR MY FELLOW COLLECTORS WHO LOOK FOR GREAT DEALS AS MUCH AS I DO!   THANK YOU!

AND IF YOU ARE A FAN OF GREAT LIVE ROCK IN CONCERT FROM THE TOP ARTISTS OF OUR TIME, YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!

SO HERE ARE THE BIG QUESTIONS: 

 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. 

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 10,000 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 always being 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 for you.

 So, again, what is a radio show?  

  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 evenings or during overnight 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 in a unique genre not otherwise available.  Rather than an album by the artist or a compilation , collectors have a unique presentation of their favorite artist or music not available anywhere else and always with dj presentations 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 syndicated stations in the United States or overseas stations through the American Forces Radio and Television Service.  

Many have just a few still in circulation.  Some of the more popular shows may have as many as a hundred of each week's show that survived but think about it.  A hundred for some 200 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.  

AND most stations just threw them away after airing because they would never be aired again because of the time limited commercial spots and they took up valuable space when there wasn't much.  Believe me I know; I work at just such a station.

So they are increasingly hard to find. 

 They were first distributed on reel to reel tape if the show goes back that far into the 60's, then later on lp, 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 and the people who sell them, like me, are running out of them.  

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

 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 has decreased.

 And, I have one of the biggest radio show libraries in the world.

  Finally, it is Americana at its best.  Whether the show be from the 50'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 radio at least music wise. 

 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 much less. 

  This show, for all you vinyl lovers, and there are a bunch out there judging by the number of you that have responded to my rare and old vinyl radio show sales, is a rare vinyl that you will not find on eBay ever.  

   It is called    WESTWOOD ONE'S SUPERSTAR CONCERT SERIES: THE ULTIMATE RADIO CONCERTS"  which includes shows devoted to one artist or group performing in concert with performances often not found anywhere else.     

  It was an enormously popular show in its day and as the lp era transitioned into the cd era, continued on cd which you can also see in my store.  But as many collectors enjoy the pure sound of recordings on vinyl, these are unexcelled.

This is totally due to the quality of production that Westwood One put into their product.

While most syndicators of radio shows put an hour show on two sides of one lp which still sounded great, Westwood one put this one hour and thirty minute  concert on both sides of 2 lps providing the best fidelity possible.

The show was a weekly presentation from Westwood One although few of the lp version of the show have survived to the present.  It was mailed to stations in an attractive box as shown in the listing pictures along with the cue sheets explaining the show content and the commercial breaks after each set.

The lps are in excellent condition.  Remember, these were not lps from someone's collection which may have been played many many times and even though properly cared for, ultimately show some wear.  These shows were played once on the date of network broadcast and never again.  This was because the commercial content from each show was limited to the weekend of airing of the show only.

     THE SHOW COMES ON TWO LPs, IN BEAUTIFUL VIRGIN VINYL, PLAYED ONLY ONCE ON THE DAY OF BROADCAST AND THEN CAREFULLY STORED SINCE. 

ON THIS WEEK'S  'SUPERSTAR CONCERT SERIES'  YOU WILL HEAR ONE SHOW ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO THE MUSICAL GENIUS OF

 STEVE WINWOOD

IT IS SHOW #87-01 AND AIRED ON JANUARY 17, 1987

     You will love this show and it belongs in your collection.     You will enjoy great music and the best part is that you can hear them again and again, over and over,  whenever you want.   

  Also, keep in mind that this and all  these concert shows are  just about the music that cannot be found anywhere else 

 As well, it is a piece of radio history.  

IT IS AMERICANA! 

 MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THESE SHOWS EXIST AND SO DON'T KNOW WHAT TREASURES THEY ARE.  THE INTERVIEWS ARE PRICELESS.  THEY ARE A PART OF HISTORY  You just aren't going to find these shows anymore.  Think of what they will be worth in a few years!  (IF you wanted to sell.)  I am selling to share with other music lovers what I was able to get at a reasonable price    

  Good Luck and God Bless You.