This ‘check was the first of several provided courtesy of Tom Konard’s Aircheck Factory, through the diplomatic efforts of the late Tim Benko at “Windy City” Airchecks.
Tim’s contribution, published on October 20, 1996, was ‘scoped, and included only the first 30 minutes. This is the original, full-length “line-check” from Tom, who wrote that this was one of the airchecks he saved while at WCFL. Tom, who is internationally known for his huge collection of radio on cassette, can be reached at Yesterdial. Thank You, Tom!
For me, the highlight of this Larry O’ Brien aircheck (from 7-8:10 PM, April 21, 1971) are the great TM jingles, with that beautiful, ballsy vocal group with the bass guy mixed up-front. I was told once that if you wanted sound like this, tell ’em to write it open. It’s onehelluva powerful vocal mix – and I thought it was perfectly matched to The Big 10.