Radio Station American Top 40 Broadcast Discs (1983)

Exploring rare vinyl! Behind the scenes with records used to broadcast the American Top 40 Countdown from January 29, 1983!
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0:00 Intro
0:21 Buy some "Mom" jeans
0:40 Not for Home Use
1:07 What was American Top 40?
1:23 Who was Casey Kasem?
1:47 Common AT40 Tropes
2:23 For Multiple Turntables
3:07 Opening Calibration Tone
3:38 Looking at the Cue Sheet
4:01 A Lame Dad Joke...
4:40 Reading the Out Cue
5:45 Dentists Recommend Trident
6:02 My son, the 1980s DJ
6:20 Shock the Monkey
7:00 Observations 1983
7:37 Synth Heavy Theme
7:51 Observations 1987
8:47 Random Ad Snippets
9:10 Follow the Leader on a Honda
9:39 John What's His Name
9:59 Number One - Down Under
10:15 Cussing Kasey
10:50 Tough bidding
11:30 Conclusion

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