Aircheck Of The Week

 

"Ladies and gentlemen, memories are made of this." Specifically, Tony Taylor and Jim O'Brien on WOR-FM/New York. It's only 7 months into "The Big Town Sound", the slick Top 40 format that replaced the first-ever commercial album rock station in the U.S. For those who are wondering, that's the same Jim O'Brien who later went on to be a market legend in Philadelphia radio & TV...and also the father of Frasier's Peri Gilpin. It's May '68 on Boss Radio 66.

The Strange World Of Planet X

 

With Spookshow Serenade

2 The Graveyard Shift - William J. Le Petomane

3 Spooky Shore - Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited

4 Ghoul Tango - The Route 66 Killers

5 Embrujo Amazónico - Sonido Gallo Negro

6 Dr. Crippen - The Spackles

7 Invisible People - The Slickee Boys

8 Hip-no-tyzed - The Gruesomes

9 Monster - The Shakewells

10 The Witch - The Fuzztones

11 Vampira! - Fortune and Maltese

13 Mexican Girl vs. Voodoo Witch - Twangozilla

14 Fantomasophobia - Messer Chups

15 The Man from Planet X - The Bomboras

16 Psycko (Themes from Psycho and Vertigo) - Laika and the

Cosmonauts

17 Die 1000 Wellen des Dr. Mabuse - Docteur Legume et les Surfwerks

18 Blood Drinkers Only - Beware The Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion!

19 Haunted House - Les Envahisseurs

20 In Love with a Ghost- The Mal Thursday Quintet

21 If You Have Ghosts - Roky Erickson and The Aliens

23 Surfin’ Dead - The Cramps

24 Night of the Phantom - The Gravedigger V

25 Psychic Voodoo Doll - Deadbolt

26 Lylythe - The Oujia Chords

27 Gutter Witch - Creepseed

28 I Got Nightmares - The Primates

30 Dead Eyes - Guadalcanal Diary

31 Bringing Back the Dead - The Evil Streaks

32 Nightmare - The Rebel Set

33 (She’s My) Vampire Girl - The Groovie Ghoulies

Longboards N' Longhorns

 

Stonewall Jackson - Wild, Wild, Wind / Columbia

Los Belkings - Bolido de Fuego / Virrey

The Ventures - Let's Go / Dolton Records

Riz Ortolani - The Hunting Party / United Artists

Lawrence Reynolds - Jesus is a Soul Man / Warner

The Debonairs - High Wall / Rockbeat Records

Hank Snow - Hula Love / RCA Victor

The Samoan Surf Riders - Mauga Ole Atuolo / Ocatgon

Glenn Garrison - Just For You / B-Sharp

Webb Pierce - I Don't Care / Decca

The Singing Guitars - 36/24/36 / Melodiy

John Ashley - How to Stuff A Wild Bikini / Hydra Records

Surfer Joe - The North Swell / Hi-Tide Recordings

Tex Fletcher - You Don't Know What Lonesome Is / Waldorf Music Hall

Vinnie Bell - Whistle Stop / Verve Records

Don Gibson - Just One Time / RCA

The Shades - Shady Lady / Ardent

The Hot Doggers - Surfin' U.S.A. / Epic

Sandy Posey - Single Girl / MGM

Johnny Sea - My Old Faded Rose / Philips

Mike Adams & the Red Jackets - Surfer's Beat / Crown

Riz Ortolani - Violenza Odito (Part 3) / Penta Music

Surfaris - Wipe Out! / Dot

Willie Nelson - Mountain Dew / RCA

Elton Britt - Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain / RCA Victor

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #105

 

01 the del saints – tarzan WHIRL

02 Johnny Parker And The Zirkons - Oongawa CT

03 the four sharpes – safari DARROW

04 ivan ward and the swingsters - congo glide SAVOY

05 twistin kings - congo part one MOTOWN

06 muvva (guitar) hubbard - congo mambo ABC PARAMOUNT

07 the gaynighters - jungle call YOUNG ARTISTS

 

01 The Creators - Booga Bear HI-Q

02 The Classics Enie Minie Mo MUSICNOTE

03 Benn Zeppa and the Zephyrs Baby I Need SPECIALTY

04 The Bel-Aires Let's Party Awhile FLIP

05 Rolling Crew Home on Alcatraz ALADDIN

06 the vets wipe those tears from your eyes SWAMI

 

01 Earl Wade I dig Rock n Roll SWAN

02 little luther - du dee squat – CRISS CROSS

03 Bobby Marchan and the Clowns - Rockin Behind the Iron Curtain SPECIALTY

04 Bo Diddley Crawdad CHECKER

05 Crawford Brothers It Feels Good ALADDIN

06 Little Esther Hollerin’ and Screamin FEDERAL

 

01 Allen Page With The Deltones Dateless Night MOON

02 The Jiants She's My Woman CLAUDRA

03 Bobby Sykes Touch of Loving DECCA

04 Ronnie Person She Bops a Lot HERALD

05 The Matys Brothers Rock Me Daddy BBS

06 Wally Jeffery Oh Yeah DO RA ME

07 The Strikes I Don't Want to Cry Over You IMPERIAL

08 Tony Shepperd Zach -Zack- RCA VICTOR

 

01 Big Mama Thornton I aint no Fool PEACOCK

02 Earl Gaines Sittin Here Drinkin CHAMPION

03 Champion Jack Dupree Drunk Again RED ROBIN

04 Joe Turner and his Blues Kings The Chicken and the Hawk  ATLANTIC

05 Jimmy Witherspoon Endless Sleep RIP

 

01 Euel Box - The Frito Twist FRITOS

02 Alf Newman Let's do the Fink GOLDEN 12

03 Bobby Wilding Slide Part 1 MAY

04 the harlequins - everybody fish part one COLLIER

05 The Shondells Hanky Panky SNAP

06 the Frantics - (do the) jack-knife “PIC”

07 The Shanghais The Crusher HAMMER LOCK RECORDS

08 Tony Ray - Bossa Nova Baby IMPERIAL

Outro Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark

Forgotten 45s

 

With David Bruce

Uniques - Not Too Long Ago

Steve Alaimo - Every Day I Have To Cry

Annette - Lonely Guitar

Redeye – Games

Lee Rogers - Boss Love

Peter & Gordon - The Jokers

Traits - Harlem Shuffle

Dick & Dee Dee - Turn Around

Pillow Talk Movie commercial

Twinkle - Terry

Every Mother's Son - No One Knows

Serendipity Singers - Plastic

Savoy Brown - Tell Mama

Ronnie Hawkins - Forty Days

Easybeats Coke commercial

Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger

Jay & The Americans - Strangers Tomorrow

Shacklefords - A Stranger In Your Town

Trade Martin - That Stranger Used To Be My Girl

Union 76 commercial

Drifters - He's Just A Playboy

Jose Feliciano - Hitchcock Railway

Fifth Dimension - Blowing Away

Ohio Express - Chewy Chewy

Eddie Holman - Don't Stop Now

Grass Roots - Baby Hold On

Patty & The Emblems - Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl

Supremes - The Composer

Hedgehoppers Anonymous - Don't Push Me

Richie Valens - Come On Let's Go

Johnny Rivers - Where Have All The Flowers Gone

Plymouth commercial

Chubby Checker - Lovely Lovely

Temptations - You've Got To Earn It

Blizzard - Keep A Knockin'-Get Back-Etc.

Royal Guardsmen - Baby Let's Wait

Bo Diddley - Road Runner

Astors - Candy

Dusk - Treat Me Like A Good Piece Of Candy

Al Hirt - Cotton Candy

Four Seasons - Candy Girl

Dr. Pepper commercial

Dino, Desi & Billy - I'm A Fool

Dave Clark 5 - You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

British Music

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Biff-Bang-Pow - The Creation;

2.  Can The Can - Suzi Quatro;

3.  Honey I Need - The Pretty Things;

4.  Rain - Petula Clark;

5.  So Sad About Us - The Who;

6.  Teenage Depression - Eddie and the Hot Rods;

7.  Mirror Star - Fabulous Poodles;

8.  Amnesia - Fingerprintz;

9.   Brickfield Nights - The Boys;

10.  Coast To Coast - Ducks Deluxe;

11.  From Home - The Troggs;

12.  How I Wrote Elastic Man - The Fall;

13.  Long Live Love - Sandi Shaw;

14.  Someone To Love Part 1 - The Yardbirds;

15.  Blackberry Way - The Move;

16.  Do You Want To Touch Me There - Gary Glitter;

17.  Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Rod Stewart;

18.  Little Things - Dave Berry;

19.  Reward - The Teardrop Explodes;

20.  Summer Nights - Marianne Faithful;

21.  A Must To Avoid - Herman's Hermits;

22.  I'll Cry Instead - Joe Cocker;

23.  Sin City - The Mekons;

24.  Medicated Goo - Traffic;

25.  High In The Sky - Amen Corner

Aircheck Of The Week

 

Boss had a moment in 1965. Boss Radio was the new game in town for Boss Angeles, as a revolutionary new radio format made its first big splash at 93/KHJ. Soon, the sound spread across the country at stations like CKLW, WOR-FM, and KFRC. This is the original sales demo KHJ used shortly after Boss Radio's launch. The demo was originally telescoped, but I've restored all of the music to give you the optimum listening experience. It's May, 1965 at Boss Radio 66.

Longboards N' Longhorns

 

With Rick Hamilton

Riz Ortolani - La Notte Dei Serpenti / Digitmovies

The Monzels - Sharkskin / Rockbeat

Don Bailey - Natural Born Man / Solid Gold Records

The Buddies - Pulsebeat / Swan

Ray Kinney - Sweet Leilani / RCA Camden

Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King / Fabor

The Honeys - Surfin' Down The Swanee River / Capitol

Jack Barlow - Step Down / Soma

Red Simpson - Nitro Express / Bear Family

The Astronauts - Baja / RCA Victor

The String-A-Longs - Perfidia / Warwick

Luis Bacalov - Duello Nel Fango / Intermezzo

Bobby Wayne - Boy Named Sue / Crown

The Sunrays - I Live for the Sun / Capitol

St John & The Cardinals - The Rise / Shurfine

James Hendricks - Big Wheels / Liberty

Steve Rowe & the Furys - Minor Chaos / Self

Cliffie Stonehead & His Band - Cool Water / Bel-Tone

The Scarlets - Stampede / Prince

Jeannie Seely - Harper Valley PTA / Monument

The Mills Brothers - On A Little Bamboo Bridge / Dot Records

Hank Locklin -  Geisha Girl / RCA Victor

The Hondells - You're Gonna Ride With Me / Mercury

Ennio Morricone - Tepepa / Cerberus Records

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #104

 

01 Egyptian Combo – The Frog NORMAN

02 George Barnes  Trainsville MERCURY

03 The Dynamos WOH WOH YEA YEA CUB

04 jay holiday and the giants - the stalk CMI

05 davey dee and the mudcats - puddle jumper EMBER 

06 Rick and the Fairlanes Danger TAP

 

01 The Champions with Sonny Thompson Come On CHART RECORDS

02 The Beltones Oof Goof HULL

03 Fred Harris - The Bull NEW SONG

04 The Twilights – Bohemian 6 STAR

05 The Enchanters  – Cafe Bohemian ORBIT

06 The Bel-Aires - This Paradise FLIP

 

01 Young Jessie Do You Love Me MODERN

02 V. and B.B. They Just Rocking and Rolling J AND S

03 willie egan - rock and roll fever DASH

04 The Gondoliers Knocked Out RIC  Mac Rebennack

05 Tender Slim Don't Cut out on Me HERALD

06 Roy Brown Good Rockin Man DELUXE 1951

 

01 The Tempests Rockin Rochester HALF LIFE

02 The Flattops Too Much Slack in the Sack BEAT!

03 Four Teens Go Little Go Cat CHALLENGE

04 Warren Storm Mama Mama Mama NASCO

05 Roy Teo Mama Doll NASCO

06 Sonny Burgess – We Wanna Boogie SUN 247

07 William Tell Taylor with Jimmy Heap the Melody Makers Uh Huh D

08 Houston Barks A Stranger BUCK & SUNNY RECORD CO

 

01 Howlin' Wolf - Wang Dang Doodle CHESS

02 Charles Clark with Willie Dixon Band Hidden Charms ARTISTIC

03 Frank Frost Jelly Roll King PHILLIPS INTERNATIONAL 

04 Billy Boy I wish you would – VEEJAY

05 Country Paul One More Time KING

 

 01 Ghoulardi - Ghoulardi Surf

02 the caps - red headed flea WHITE STAR

03 The Executioners - Don't Put Me On ACTION

04 Soul Inc - the alligator FRATERNITY

05 Dantes - 80-96 JAIME

06 The Alarm Clocks No reason to complain NORTON

07 Electric Eels  Jaguar Ride

08 Seeds  Pushin' too hard GNP CRESECNDO

 Outro  Rocket from the Tombs  - What Love Is SMOG VEIL

Forgotten 45s

 

With David Bruce

It's A Beautiful Day - White Bird

Kip & Ken - Trouble With A Woman

Poppy Family - I Was Wondering

Max Frost & The Troopers - Fifty Two Percent

Four Seasons - Little Boy (In Grown Up Clothes)

Bobby Day - Over And Over

Harpers Bizarre - Anything Goes

Rolling Stones - Dandelion

Del Shannon Pepsi commercial

Chris Andrews - Yesterday Man

Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby

Googie Rene Combo - Smokey Joe's La La

Emanuel Laskey - Lucky To Be Loved By You

Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love

Cover Girl 60 commercial

Scott McKenzie - Look In Your Eyes

Nazz - Open My Eyes

Angels - The Boy With The Green Eyes

Blue Haze - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Elvis Tickle Me Movie commercial

Olympics - (Baby) Hully Gully

Wilson Pickett - Call My Name, I'll Be There

Blendells - La La La La La

Up 'N Adam - Time To Get It Together

Magnificent Men - Stormy Weather

Frankie Avalon - Ginger Bread

Turtles - Come Back

Brewer & Shipley - Shake Off The Demon

Clarence Carter - Funky Fever

Association - Along Comes Mary

Sam Cooke - Shake

Chiffons Great Shakes commercial

Ramblers - Father Sebastian

Barbara Lynn - Don't Spread It Around

Paul Davis - Can't You

Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special

Lorna Doone - Dangerous Town

Coppertone commercial

Don Fardon - Delta Queen

Pearlettes - Duchess Of Earl

Elvis Presley - King Creole

Rod McKuen - Oliver Twist Meets The Duke Of Oil

Tommy James HIS Slacks commercial

Brooklyn Bridge - Welcome Me Love

Nancy Sinatra - Tony Rome

The Broadminded Beat

 

With Julea 

Eric Burdon and WAR – Magic Mountain (1970, MGM)

The Monkees – Words (1967, RCA Victor)

Sly and the Family Stone – Trip to Your Heart (1967, Epic)

Altin Gün – Badi Sabah Olmadan (2023, ATO Records)

The Music Machine – People In Me (1966, Original Sound)

Zig Zag Paper Co. – I Feel Free (1968, Bell Records)

Music Behind DJ: The Ventures – Solar Race (1964, Dolton)

Music Behind DJ: The Ventures – Moon Child (1964, Dolton)

The Drivers – Dangerous Lips (1957, DeLuxe)

Marilyn Powell – Where Did I Go Wrong (1965, Fontana)

Dr. Feelgood and the Interns – Mister Moonlight (1962, Okeh)

Diana Ross and the Supremes – Reflections (1968, Motown)

Chris Clark – I Want To Go Back There Again (1967, VIP)

Johnny and Jackey – Someday We’ll Be Together (1961, Tri-Phi)

Music Behind DJ: Booker T. and the MGs – Melting Pot (1971, STAX)

Bob Darin – Long Line Rider (1968, Direction)

Labi Siffre – Too Late (1970, Pye International)

Bobbie Gentry – Natural To Be Gone (1969, Capitol)

Taj Mahal – Goin’ Up The Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue (1968, Columbia)

Ellen McIwaine – I Don’t Want To Play (1973, Polydor)

The Meters – Wichita Lineman (1970, Josie)

Music Behind DJ: Dorothy Ashby – Action Line (1968, Cadet)

Shannon and the Clams – The Moon Is In the Wrong Place (2025, Easy Eye Sound)

Aircheck Of The Week

 

Before Dick Purtan became a household name in Detroit radio, he was known as Paul Purtan on Cincinnati's WSAI. Listen to the early days of Beatlemania from April, 1964 on Boss Radio 66.