Aircheck Of The Week

 

Don Elliot was one of L.A.'s great air personalities and the ultimate audio production pro. And he is also the mentor who helped me jump-start my own radio career. Here's a sample of Don's work at Los Angeles rocker KBLA from this month in 1966.

Easy Listening

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Wives And Lovers - Jack Jones

2. The Straight Life - Bobby Goldsboro

3. Flowers On The Wall - Billy Strange

4. Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66

5. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert

6. Suite:Judy Blue Eyes - Liberace

7. Mornin' Glory - Glen Campbell and Bobbi Gentry

8. I've Got A Lot Of Livin' To Do - Peggy Lee

9. Games People Play - Jim Nabors

10. Love Of The Common People - Wayne Newton

11. Winchester Cathedral - The Doodletown Pipers

12. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Patti Page

13. Not Enough Indians - Dean Martin

14. Goin' Out Of My Head - Frank Sinatra

15. Fly Me To The Moon - The Sandpipers

16. Spanish Eyes - Al Martino

17. It's A Great Life - The 5th Dimension

18. Bill Bailey - Ann-Margret and Al Hirt

19. God Only Knows - Joey Heatherton

20. Hot Diggity - Perry Como

21. Zorba The Greek - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

22. Sentimental Journey - Lawrence Welk

23. Lazy River - Frank de Vol

24. Miserlou - Ferrante & Teicher

25. If You Must Leave My Life - Richard Harris

26. Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby

Aircheck Of The Week

 

Pioneering Top 40 personality Dick Biondi presents his 1967 Halloween show on Chicago's WCFL.

A Night of Total Terror 2: Murder By Television

With The Spookshow Serenade

1. Control Voice – Introduction – Vic Perrin (from "The Outer Limits")

2. Fear – Main and End Title - Harry Lubin (from "One Step Beyond")

3. The Phantom of Hollywood – Main Title – Leonard Rosenman

4. Journey to the Unknown (Main Title) – Harry Robinson

5. Darkroom (Main Title) – David Shire (with James Coburn)

6. The Leeches: End Titles – Dominic Frontiere (from "The Invaders")

7. The Cemetery: Two cues – Billy Goldenberg (from "Night Gallery")

8. Apes Chase – Lalo Schifrin (from the "Planet of the Apes" TV series)

9. Leslie in the Coffin – Fred Karlin (from "Vampire")

10. It's Mr. Barlow Again – Harry Sukman (from "'Salem's Lot," 1979)

11. Night Gallery (Season 3 Title Theme) – Eddie Sauter

12. Pressman's Headshrinker's Witch Doctor Kit – TV Spot

13. Opening Themes: 1. Dark Shadows 2. Collinwood – Robert Cobert

14. Shadows of Fear (Short Version) – Roger Webb

15. Children of the Stones Theme – Sidney Sager with the Ambrosian Singers

16. Help Me, Peter (Closing Titles) – Desmond Briscoe and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (from "The Stone Tape")

17. UFO: End Titles – Barry Gray

18. Blue Veils and Golden Sands – Delia Derbyshire (from "The Worlds About Us")

19. Creep Phone TV Spot

20. "E.S.P" Theme for Shock Theater (KTLA-Los Angeles) – The Weirdos

21. Out of This World – Tony Hatch

22. Main Title (M1T2) – Kunio Miyauchi (from "Ultra Q")

23. Ultra Q Theme – Kunio Miyauchi

24. Thriller (1962) (End Titles) – Pete Rugolo

25. The Ghostbreaker – Main Title – John Williams

26. The Tomorrow People Theme – Dudley Simpson

27. Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (Theme) – John Barry

28. Outside Atmosphere – Peter Thomas Sound Orchester (from "Raumpatrouille"/"Space Patrol")

29. The Reluctant Stowaway: Smith's Entrance – John Williams (from "Lost in Space")

30. Ripper 9 – Gil Melle (from "Kolchak: The Night Stalker")

31. Spine Chillers Main Theme – Unknown

32. Thriller (1973) Main and End Titles – Laurie Johnson Orchestra

33. Pigeons from Hell – Morton Stevens (from "Thriller," 1962)

34. Jekyll's Laboratory – Robert Cobert (from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")

35. The Solution – Jerry Goldsmith (from "The Brotherhood of the Bell")

36. Chasing Bubba – Glenn Paxton (from "Dark Night of the Scarecrow")

37. Truck Waiting #5 – Billy Goldenberg (from "Duel")

38. J&S Smoke Shop Halloween TV Spot

39. Main Title – H. Scott Salinas (from "Sasquatch")

40. Empty House – Gustavo Santaolalla (from "The House")

41. The Visser Ritual – Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow (from "Archive 81")

42. The Rope is Tied – Jung Jae il (from "Squid Game")

43. He Likes to Escape – Dominik Scherrer (from "The Serpent")

44. Shoggoth Attack (Sundown) – Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq (from "Lovecraft Country")

45. End Title (Season 1) – Bernard Herrmann (from "Twilight Zone")

46. "The show is definitely over." –The Wolfman (Billy Van) (from "The Hilarious House of Frightenstein")

"It’s the Halloween playlist of my dreams! Or nightmares! Both!!!" - Colin Hanks

Hallowe'en Spookshow

 

With Weird-O-Matic Wax

☠ Excerpt from “Doctor Druid’s Haunted Seance”

☠ Pete Drake - The Spook

☠ Gary Warren - Werewolf

☠ Brad Fiedel, “Fright Night” OST - Jerry Takes Off

☠ Miss L.L. Louise Lewis - Monster’s Bride

☠ Excerpt from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”

☠ Putney Dandridge - Skeleton in the Closet

☠ Lou C. Furr - The Ghoul from Ipanema

☠ The Sharks - Spookareno

☠ Goblin, “Profondo Rosso” OST - Profondo Rosso

☠ Don Hinson & The Rigamorticians - Robbin’ Graves

☠ “The House on Haunted Hill” radio spot

☠ Frank De Vol & His Orchestra - House on Haunted Hill

☠ Aaron McNeil - Draculena

☠ “Frankenstein Created Woman and The Mummy’s Shroud” double feature trailer

☠ Bob McFadden & Dor - The Mummy

☠ The Robert Cobert Orchestra, “Dark Shadows” OST - Dark Shadows Theme/Collinwood

☠ The Fleshtones - Return to the Haunted House

☠ National Military Band - The Ghosts’ Dance

☠ The Daylighters - Mad House Jump

☠ Dickie Goodman - Monster Talk

☠ “Squirm” radio spot

☠ Jake LaPeire - The Pumpkin Waltz

☠ Billy DeMarco & Count Dracula - Drac’s Back

☠ Harry Manfredini, “Friday the 13th” OST - excerpt from Overlay of Evil/Main Title

☠ The Graveyard Five - Marble Orchard

☠ Spike Jones - Spooktacular Finale

Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon

 

Image: Johnny Sampson and Bartlett

With DJ Tom Hanks  Preguntas?

Michael Lynch - Theme

The Zombies - Time of the Season 

Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You

Ray Stevens - Laughing Over My Grave

Eddie Bo - Check Your Bucket

Wayout - Word Association Game 

Booker T. & The M.G.’s - Working in the Coal Mine 

Young Jessie - Shuffle in the Gravel

Calvin Boze - Safronia B.

Don Varner - Mojo Mama

Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is In)

Dave Diamond - Cheetah Promo (KRFC)

Candi Staton - Stand by Your Man

Allen Toussaint - Tipitina And Me 

Morgus and The Ghouls - Morgus the Magnificent 

The Five Blobs - Beware Of The Blob

Gary Paxton - Spooky Movies

Tarantuala Ghoul and the Gravediggers - King Kong

Jeannie Larimore - Johnny Won’t Surf No More  

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Everybody Loves A Clown

Aki Aleong - Haunted Sax 

“D” & The Sugar Cane Factory - Fade Sun Fade 

Chris Montez - Spooky

Terry Stafford - Suspicion

Skeeter Davis - End of the World

B. B. Brock & the Sultans - Fright 

The Ronettes - I Can Hear Music

Jungle Juice!

 

With Kogar the Swinging Ape

Early British Punk

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Part Time Punks - Television Personalities

2. This Is Pop - XTC

3. Destination Venus - The Rezillos

4. Totally Wired - The Fall

5. New Rose - The Damned

6. What Do I Get? - The Buzzcocks

7. Dot Dash - Wire

8. Where Were You - The Mekons

9. Wild Youth - Generation X

10. Action Time Vision - Alternative TV

11. Typical Girls - The Slits

12. Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart - Patrik Fitzgerald

13. Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury and the Blockheads

14. Hong Kong Gardens - Souxie and the Banshees

15. Suffice To Say - The Yachts

16. Police Car - Larry Wallis

17. The Sound Of The Suburbs - The Members

18. London Girls - The Vibrators

19. Lambrettavespascoota - The Pop Rivets

20. Down In The Park - Gary Newman/Tubeway Army

21. Incendiary Device - Johnny Moped

22. Colossal Youth - Young Marble Giants

23. Straighten Out - The Stranglers

24. Lovesick - Orange Juice

25. Maybe Tomorrow - The Chords

26. Look Back In Anger - Television Personalities

27. Bored Teenagers - The Adverts

Aircheck Of The Week

 

This week's aircheck comes from KHJ/Los Angeles, the most influential Top 40 station in America during the second half of the '60s. The morning man is L.A. radio legend Robert W. Morgan.

Holland Rocks!

 

With Wim Reckers

Krontjong Devils - Pow Wow

Outsiders - Touch

Sound of Imker - Train of Doomsday

4PK - Down and Out

Shocking Blue - Venus

Ro-d-ys - Tomorrow

Peter en zijn Rockets - Kom van dat Dak af

Competitors - Long Tall shorty

Earth & Fire - Ruby is the One

Q65 - The Life I Live

Cuby and the Blizzards - I'm So Restless

Golden Earring - Back Home

Bonnie St. Claire - Tame Me Tiger

Mothions - Love Won't Stop

Bintangs - Please Do Listen

After Tea - Joint House Blues

Peter & the Blizzards - Bye Bye Baby

The Tykes - Green Suzy

Entertainers - Searching

Counsellors - I'll Be Your Man

Mods - Don't Bring Me Down

Firebirds - What In The World

Ska and Early Reggae

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Double Barrel - Dave & Ansel Collins

2. Train To Skaville - The Ethiopians

3. Monkey Man - Toots & the Maytals

4. My Boy Lollipop - Millie

5. Christine Keeler - The Skatalites

6. Bonanza Ska - Carlos Malcolm & the Afro Caribs

7. Skinhead Moonstomp - Symarip

8. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker & the Aces

9. Whine & Grine - Prince Buster

10. Man in the Street - Don Drummond

11. Guns of Navarone - Roland Alphonso

12. Watermelon Man - The Baba Brooks Band

13. A Message to You Rudy - Dandy Livingstone

14. Pressure Drop - Toots & the Maytals

15. Oh Carolina - Byron Lee & the Dragonaires

16. Israelites - Desmond Dekker & the Aces

17. Green Banana - Laurel Aitken

18. Longshot Kick de Bucket - The Pioneers

19. Phoenix City - Roland Alphonso

20. Return of Django - Lee "Scratch" Perry

21. Tighten Up - Jimmy and Ranny:The Inspirations

22. Ride the Donkey - The Tennors

23. Ali Baba - John Holt

24. Liquidator - Harry J All Stars

25. You Can Get It If You Really Want - The Cimarons

26. Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff

27. Come Back Darling - Johnny Osbourne

28. Don Cosmic - Don Drummond

Aircheck Of The Week

 

This may be the rarest of all WNEW-FM airchecks. On a Sunday night in October, 1968, I recorded Bob & Ray's Music Factory on 102.7. Comedians Bob & Ray hosted a weekly show that blended their comedy with obscure Rock and Folk-Rock music that was obviously not chosen by Bob & Ray.