… 22-10-2000 00:00 …
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From Stereo One Oh One, K-H-J – FM, the sound of Solid Gold
. . . Consultant Bill Drake had been experimenting with automated formats on RKO ‘s fledgling FM radio stations for a couple of years
by the time Drake-Chenault and American Independent Radio released
this tape. The Solid Gold Rock & Roll demo is introduced by Mark Elliot and includes Drake (as the “imaging” voice), newsman Ken Marvin , The Real Don Steele and Humble Harve . We thought Robert W. Morgan was featured with a cameo weather report, but not so. Our visitors helped identify all the voices. (see COMMENT). A small piece of paper included in the tape box reads: The enclosed demo of Solid Gold Rock & Roll is an actual air-check taken at
KHJ-FM, Los Angeles, October 27, 1970. Music and commercials have been edited for your listening convenience. We have since determined that the tape and paper don’t agree; This is KHJ-FM,
but some of the songs used didn’t chart until the Spring of 1971.
