Wow! I've been in love with this cut since the first time I heard it in the late 70's. But this is the first time I've ever heard a stereo mix! (KQEU @ 3:32)
The whole "You" package was re-sung for UK radio station Beacon Radio in 1977. At the time the regulator forbid American jingles on commercial radio stations so the MD of Beacon, Jay Oliver, who was an American apparently flew TM singers over to London and had them sing on re-orchestrated beds. The result was phenomenal and the package for the station was fantastic. The strapline "We do it for you" fitted perfectly just before the station name, "on Beacon 303". They can be found online in various places if you look hard enough.
Almost sounds like SCTV sketch when Dave Thomas impersonated Richard Harris performing "MacArthur Park" with its instrumental interlude extended way beyond its actual length, turning it into a disco song.
oh my God Ellis, so I come home from work, had supper, then checked E mails, and there it was, I listen to the Jingles and nearly wet my pants, WRKO in Boston never had that full package, I can't thank you enough, you made my day, Thanks again and Happy New Year !!
0:20 the MERE mention of Chuck Brinkman hits me with a wave of nostalgia. He DEFINED Pittsburgh "Top 40" radio from the 1960s thru the 1980s! R.I.P. Chuck!, You brought us the best sounds as a DJ and as a PD.
WOW!!!! So PAMS weren't the only production company in circulation! Man, as a musician I really DIG the punctuation and escalation of the music when it first comes on. (Especially the bass line😉) I liked the variations that 'characterized' each station. WFYR was clever, I don't recall hearing "YOU" on Jack fm when I was in Dallas nor did I remember it on WFIL. I so enjoyed this, thank you Mr. Feaster!👍💥🤜🤛🔥👏👏👏
When I was a young tyke, I thought, "WOW these jingles must have been custom made for WHBQ" (Memphis). Of course, WHBQ was part of the RKO chain and got their version of the package like the other RKO stations did, but the call letters worked so well with this particular package that it wasn't an unreasonable thought for a 12 year old :). Everybody has a favorite memory of hearing the "You" package on their hometown radio station, but (showing my bias here) the package sounded particularly good with WHBQ since the 'Q' in the call letters rhymed perfectly with 'You'. "We do it for youuuuu at WHBQ!"... "We play it for youuuuu on WHBQ!" It doesn't get any better than that! I'm kinda partial also to the way "Memphis" sounds on the Legal ID. On some TOH jingles the cities almost sound like they have to be "crammed" in. "Memphis" has got to be one of the easiest cities to sing. Ironically, John Long, the PD at the time the jingles were in use, did not like the jingles and only used the TOH and a select few of the shotguns and shorter jingles. (He mentioned this in his online radio biography at oidar.com, which sadly has been down for many years.) Many elements of the "You" package were not used regularly. On rare occasions one of the jingle songs would be used but they did not air frequently. The "You" package - my all time favorite.
When did radio stations stop using their call letters and switch to boring monikers like “Mix 96?” Call letters were a distinctive marketing tool for stations which had long local histories and loyal listeners, and TM’s jingle packages in the 70s and 80s especially defined and enhanced their sound and flow.
I think Z93 in Atlanta was the station that started that. I'm with you...call letters are king. Call letters are the one thing a station has that NO ONE else does.
It seems like names for radio stations, instead of Call letters, or even single letter/frequency combinations, started in the late 70s with FM stations like Kiss 108 Boston & Magic 103 Philadelphia. But by the early 1980s, it really took off with stations like Power 99 Philly, Joy 108 Orlando, & 98.7 Kiss in New York.
@EllisFeaster I prefer names myself. Not every country uses a call sign. Most stations in Europe have call signs that are the radio station name. Australia calls use letters and numbers. Mexico calls begin with XH or XR. Canada start with C. Japan starts with J.
The amount of Canadian stations using this package is neat. Here in Lil' ol' Pittsburgh, PA I used to try to "log" as many Canadian AM (and FM!) stations as I could. I mean getting WLS out of Chicago or WSB out of Atlanta was cool and all, but a Canadian station (even if it was actually CLOSER) was better as it was international! (I spent many hours listening to CKLW in the '70s!) Then I got an actual shortwave radio and got a "hoot" out of Soviet blok English language propaganda stations. (I regret not recording those Cold War "gems").
awesome! if you got em, some other great top of hour montages you can do from packages I like, classic oldies, rock and roll classics, turbo z, do it again, phase 2 and 3, skywave, Drake series 88, tony griffin’s super hits series, thompson Cleveland’s country, like, there are so many packages I like, especially with the TOH.
An impressive montage. If my memory serves me right, I think Firstcom had a TOH jingle that sounds almost exactly like the one from the "You" package. I believe it was for their KIIS '88 package for KIIS-FM. They must have liked it so much that it was used for two more packages, "KIIS '89" and "Fast Break" (the latter for KFMB-FM San Diego).
That would be because the tracks for both "You" and "Hot Hits" were recorded in Los Angeles. Also, the Hot Hits cuts were originally syndicated as part of other packages, though I don't recall which ones at the moment. HTH.
I was thinking it would have been 620 KGW who had used them in Portland, as their sister KING had used them; but on second thought, I think it was actually 970 KYTE who did.
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I miss these days when jingles defined the sound of your station!
Agreed!
it can still happen :)
They still do. Just right now, they are short and to the point.
Wow! I've been in love with this cut since the first time I heard it in the late 70's. But this is the first time I've ever heard a stereo mix! (KQEU @ 3:32)
GREAT COLLECTION❤TM DALLAS HEARD THAT CHUM 1050 & 14 C-FUN ALOT YOU WLAC 1510 NASHVILLE TOP 40 DAY R&B NIGHTS DALLAS
The whole "You" package was re-sung for UK radio station Beacon Radio in 1977. At the time the regulator forbid American jingles on commercial radio stations so the MD of Beacon, Jay Oliver, who was an American apparently flew TM singers over to London and had them sing on re-orchestrated beds. The result was phenomenal and the package for the station was fantastic. The strapline "We do it for you" fitted perfectly just before the station name, "on Beacon 303". They can be found online in various places if you look hard enough.
At WCSM in Celina, OH, we used TM's You II
Almost sounds like SCTV sketch when Dave Thomas impersonated Richard Harris performing "MacArthur Park" with its instrumental interlude extended way beyond its actual length, turning it into a disco song.
oh my God Ellis, so I come home from work, had supper, then checked E mails, and there it was, I listen to the Jingles and nearly wet my pants, WRKO in Boston never had that full package, I can't thank you enough, you made my day, Thanks again and Happy New Year !!
Thanks. Glad I could help.
One of my favorite TM packages - thanks for sharing Ellis!
0:20 the MERE mention of Chuck Brinkman hits me with a wave of nostalgia. He DEFINED Pittsburgh "Top 40" radio from the 1960s thru the 1980s! R.I.P. Chuck!, You brought us the best sounds as a DJ and as a PD.
I got my chance to hear him when he was a jock on 98.7 over in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.
I got to work with Chuck briefly at WMYG in in Pittsburgh before he left for Dallas, he was a true Pittsburgh legend, KQV, WTAE and Magic 97.
Ellis, As always a freat job in putting this together.THANKS!
You’re welcome.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great work!!
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for this one Mr. Feaster, from a certified Jingles nut! My favorite jingles producer was the former Pepper Tanner Co.
Should have figured this came from TM! This was the backbone of the Super U WYOO/Richfield from 1974-1976. Possibly even created for them?
WOW!!!! So PAMS weren't the only production company in circulation! Man, as a musician I really DIG the punctuation and escalation of the music when it first comes on. (Especially the bass line😉) I liked the variations that 'characterized' each station. WFYR was clever, I don't recall hearing "YOU" on Jack fm when I was in Dallas nor did I remember it on WFIL. I so enjoyed this, thank you Mr. Feaster!👍💥🤜🤛🔥👏👏👏
I believe YOU was used on some of the Canadian Jack stations.
@@EllisFeaster and American Jack stations.
@@donmccullen1973 True, I heard them mention Dallas/Ft Worth in this montage of JACK @ 6:09
What strikes me is that the "music bed" is the same for different radio stations.
You forgot WYOO AM & FM A.K.A. U100 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota Ellis, for they too had the "YOU" Top Of The Hour jingle too as well! 😉
"Right on, Super U, Twin Cities!"
also for the ones he did airchecks for, there’s one floating around for 970, KOOK in Billings, MT.
The WNBC version is seriously impressive!
Using their G-E-C theme
I kept expecting them to say HOT HITS hehehe
The Big 680 WRKO! Boston.
When I was a young tyke, I thought, "WOW these jingles must have been custom made for WHBQ" (Memphis). Of course, WHBQ was part of the RKO chain and got their version of the package like the other RKO stations did, but the call letters worked so well with this particular package that it wasn't an unreasonable thought for a 12 year old :). Everybody has a favorite memory of hearing the "You" package on their hometown radio station, but (showing my bias here) the package sounded particularly good with WHBQ since the 'Q' in the call letters rhymed perfectly with 'You'. "We do it for youuuuu at WHBQ!"... "We play it for youuuuu on WHBQ!" It doesn't get any better than that! I'm kinda partial also to the way "Memphis" sounds on the Legal ID. On some TOH jingles the cities almost sound like they have to be "crammed" in. "Memphis" has got to be one of the easiest cities to sing. Ironically, John Long, the PD at the time the jingles were in use, did not like the jingles and only used the TOH and a select few of the shotguns and shorter jingles. (He mentioned this in his online radio biography at oidar.com, which sadly has been down for many years.) Many elements of the "You" package were not used regularly. On rare occasions one of the jingle songs would be used but they did not air frequently. The "You" package - my all time favorite.
Awesome! We used the YOU package at KYJC Medford, OR in the late 70's, early 80's. Then switched to The Winning Score.
One of the best top-of-the-hour IDs ever! I guess many stations thought the same thing. Very cool, thanks for posting!
When did radio stations stop using their call letters and switch to boring monikers like “Mix 96?” Call letters were a distinctive marketing tool for stations which had long local histories and loyal listeners, and TM’s jingle packages in the 70s and 80s especially defined and enhanced their sound and flow.
I think Z93 in Atlanta was the station that started that. I'm with you...call letters are king. Call letters are the one thing a station has that NO ONE else does.
It seems like names for radio stations, instead of Call letters, or even single letter/frequency combinations, started in the late 70s with FM stations like Kiss 108 Boston & Magic 103 Philadelphia. But by the early 1980s, it really took off with stations like Power 99 Philly, Joy 108 Orlando, & 98.7 Kiss in New York.
@EllisFeaster I prefer names myself. Not every country uses a call sign. Most stations in Europe have call signs that are the radio station name. Australia calls use letters and numbers. Mexico calls begin with XH or XR. Canada start with C. Japan starts with J.
Amazing jingles!
Quite a collection. For all the station logos you had to collect for this one, you've outdone yourself, Ellis Beef Easter!
Thanks. Some were very hard to find.
More gems. Top notch, Ellis!
The amount of Canadian stations using this package is neat. Here in Lil' ol' Pittsburgh, PA I used to try to "log" as many Canadian AM (and FM!) stations as I could. I mean getting WLS out of Chicago or WSB out of Atlanta was cool and all, but a Canadian station (even if it was actually CLOSER) was better as it was international! (I spent many hours listening to CKLW in the '70s!) Then I got an actual shortwave radio and got a "hoot" out of Soviet blok English language propaganda stations. (I regret not recording those Cold War "gems").
Ellis, Thanks for sharing this gem with us! The visual logos are greatly appreciated as well…
So glad you enjoyed it!
awesome! if you got em, some other great top of hour montages you can do from packages I like, classic oldies, rock and roll classics, turbo z, do it again, phase 2 and 3, skywave, Drake series 88, tony griffin’s super hits series, thompson Cleveland’s country, like, there are so many packages I like, especially with the TOH.
An impressive montage. If my memory serves me right, I think Firstcom had a TOH jingle that sounds almost exactly like the one from the "You" package. I believe it was for their KIIS '88 package for KIIS-FM. They must have liked it so much that it was used for two more packages, "KIIS '89" and "Fast Break" (the latter for KFMB-FM San Diego).
You can thank the late great Jim Long for that. He founded Firstcom after leaving TM.
@@donmccullen1973not only that, but Otis Conner/Axcess group had a slight variation of it as well.
Nice montage!
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Take a big breath for the WNBC version.
5:15 New York’s Capital Region represent!
Nice!
Thanks!
Hi Ellis - This was a fun listen! Thanks for posting!!
Glad you enjoyed it.
I would say the new package was the best in jingles :-) you
Also used at WGAN Portland, ME.
I have a bunch of Tanner Media tapes from early 80s. I'm cleaning out and would love to share them.
@@MarkSimon-n9j I’d love to archive them here. Email me. ellis@feasterfamily.com
The horns in the beginning remind me a little of the hot hits jingles
The Hot Hits jingles came from You and Synergy packages.
I thought Hot Hits came from cuts from TM's Actualizers & Fusion jingles.
That would be because the tracks for both "You" and "Hot Hits" were recorded in Los Angeles. Also, the Hot Hits cuts were originally syndicated as part of other packages, though I don't recall which ones at the moment. HTH.
5:16 518 represent!
KRNA is still going strong in Cedar Rapids, IA!
As a Rock station!
@@VBaskin2010 Yes Sir!
How did my billboard slate get in there at 1:13?
Hope to hear some jingles from wkap or waeb in Allentown PA they were Leigh valley's hit for years.
I was thinking it would have been 620 KGW who had used them in Portland, as their sister KING had used them; but on second thought, I think it was actually 970 KYTE who did.
62KGW or Super 62 did use the You Package. 97KYTE used TM Synergy.
@@enelespejo Thank you for clearing that up for me.
Ellis, 45 year veteran on air jock,30 years in Boston, is it possible to get a copy of the YOU package for WNBC for my collection ?
Here ya go! we.tl/t-eVG9H2jxLH
Who were the jingle musicians?
TM productions
Synergy was the best
Miss hot jingles unfortunately radio is boring now