Machine Gun Kelly, KODJ Los Angeles October 27 1989 (scoped) (0:11:31)
Scoped
[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Mike Miles]
playThis Exhibit ‘SCOPED (11:30)
SCOPEDHere’s The Gunner with just the one stop set, little bits of the music, traffic, sports and a couple of promos.
With the debut of this exhibit in October of 2005, it’s a keen reminder that a bunch of ’50’s and ’60’s oldies that the big groups will not touch today were considered just fine sixteen short years ago. Your New Oldies Station, KODJ (93.1) in Los Angeles (previously KNX-FM, KKHR-FM and eventually, KCBS-FM) had a big, deep playlist.
And even better, they had a tight, brightly processed Top-40 presentation with hot jingles, great promos, properly placed ballsy imaging (who was that guy?) and exceptional air talent, like Machine Gun Kelly. He’s featured here on the afternoon of the re-scheduled third game of the 1989 World Series. There’s much more to be written about this exhibit from those who remember. And, a couple of those Gunner segues are really quite remarkable: Young Love to I Remember You, fr’instance.
This recording wasn’t made from the strongest signal, (in fact, it may have been made from a moving vehicle) and it suffers from some FM fading in spots  but it’s more than fine in others. It’s intact and in STEREO because we know many of our visitors enjoy the sound of authenticity. For that reason, we also recommend you listen with a Broadband connection (at 64 Kbps.)