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.
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Monday, November 7, 2022
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Easy Listening
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Mark Ehmcke
Monday, October 31, 2022
Aircheck Of The Week
Pioneering Top 40 personality Dick Biondi presents his 1967 Halloween show on Chicago's WCFL.
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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
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Halloween, The Spookshow Serenade
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Hallowe'en Spookshow
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Labels: Halloween, Weird-O-Matic Wax
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon
Image: Johnny Sampson and Bartlett |
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Labels: DJ Tom Hanks, Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon, Today At Noon!
Friday, October 28, 2022
Jungle Juice!
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Kogar's Jungle Juice
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The Mal Thursday Show: Move
Playlist:
The State of Mind: Move
The Kinks: I Gotta Move (mono)
The Talismen: I Gotta Move
Simon Scott & The Leroys: Move It Over
The Liverpool Five: Gotta Get a Move On
Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: You Make It Move
Rod Stewart: I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
The Zombies: I Must Move
Nelson Riddle: Your Zowie Face (bed)
The Rolling Stones: You Better Move On (BBC)/I'm Movin' On (live '65)
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens: You Gotta Move
Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Derrell Felts: Shake It Up and Move
Lightnin' Hopkins: Gotta Move
The Chaparrals: Move On
Joe 'King' Carrasco & The Crowns: Houston El Mover
Roy Head: She's About a Mover
Sir Douglas Quintet: She's About a Mover (LP version)
Lee Hazlewood: This Town (bed)
The Aztex: I Said Move
The Tropics: You Better Move
Soul Inc.: You Better Get a Move On
The Spats: She Done Moved
Curtis Mayfield: Move on Up
Steppenwolf: Move Over
Big Star: She's a Mover
Grand Funk Railroad: Got This Thing on the Move
The Nomads: Move It on Over
Thee Fourgiven: One False Move
Plan 9: Move (live '85)
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Early British Punk
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Mark Ehmcke
Monday, October 24, 2022
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.
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Friday, October 21, 2022
The Mal Thursday Show on Boss Radio: The Early Years
The Mal Thursday Show: Home
The Mal Thursday Show: Home Pt. 2
The Mal Thursday Show: Heart
The Mal Thursday Show: Alright!
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Holland Rocks!
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Labels: Boss Sounds, Dutch, Wim Reckers