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Joey Reynolds, WKBW Buffalo NY 02-24-1964 Part Two (scoped) (0:17:06)

Scoped
Golden Gifts
… on KB radio, 1520, America’s great station …
[Description by Uncle Ricky]

Part Two of this classic recording of Joey Reynolds on WKBW, Buffalo, N.Y., begins with another newscast (every :15 and :45!) and, as an added bonus, there’s some genuine fading. This was obviously a skywave ‘check (I wonder how far away?) and most of the time, it was pretty good. But I’m sure we all remember waiting through the “fades” for the signal to come back. (“Bad Skywave, BAD Skywave!”) We’re also treated to some funky tape problems and whatevers.

Reynolds tries to sing with Lesley Gore, The Buddies get a play, but it’s still Much More Beatles, and Joey’s parody of WABC? And there are other surprises in this second part of a three-part presentation. Our thanks again to John Bisci, Jr.

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