Bob Dayton, WPIX-FM New York, May 8, 1972 (0:27:54)

… If you’d unclench your teeth, I could get my hand out of your mouth …
Description by Uncle Ricky Here’s Bob Dayton in afternoon drive on Happening PIX, WPIX-FM in New York City. Recorded on Monday, May 8, 1972, WPIX was utilizing audio processing sufficient for the proverbial tennis ball and garden hose. This one was contributed sans Stereo, but it’s unknown if that condition applied only to this aircheck, or to the station in general at the time. The John Webster newscast seems intact, as are several enjoyable commercial and public service announcements. And was Dayton running his own board? Diary by Bread starts at the wrong speed, and he quips, “OK, here we go again” when it’s corrected. And the jingles? No idea, but very unusual! MORE EXHIBITS FROM THE MEDIA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION COLLECTION! REELRADIO, Inc. ©2004

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