The Steve Dahl Audio Vault

So July was a lot of fun. What a roller coaster!

I am in the middle of some projects and have a little less time than I thought I would so I will just throw these up there for your listening pleasure. I’m not sure too many people care read my opinions anyway.

So here is an aircheck broadcast August 27, 1980 of Steve & Garry when they were on WLUP-FM. It is presented below in 3 parts. The movie The Blues Brothers was released earlier in the summer and is currently a heavy influence on the show in both the background music and show content.

Enjoy!!

Part 1 - (11:42) features the reading of a local police blotter.

Part 2 – (10:47)

Highlights include:

• More Police Blotter
• News with Garry
• Looking for an intern for the show
• Talk with a radio station in Florida and do an Acid Flashback
• Eating on the air

Part 3 – (15:43)

Highlights include:

• Steve talks about his education
• News w/ Buzz
• “We’re Back”
• We can say “turd”
• Bending the microphone
• DJ Joke sheet (audio problem – humming 4:39 – 7:39)
• Telephone credit cards
• News w/ Buzz
• Lunch boxes

Here’s part 2…
Sorry for the late post. I’ll try to get separate posts that are in parts up a little closer together.

Highlights include (17:51):

• Mr. Rogers acid flashback
• Steve is sick. Greg is in the hospital.
• Show Close – “Thank you for listening. You’re beautiful, don’t ever change and don’t forget to PARTY! Hard. Do bongs.”

At this point the Steve & Garry machine is really getting rolling. Disco Demolition has placed Steve in the national spotlight and TV deals and a radio network are in the works.

The radio show is now in syndication with stations in Milwaukee and Detroit. This leads to the cow noise. When the network started, S&G needed a way to signal affiliates that a break was coming. Hence, the use of odd sound effects (which change seasonally). You will no longer hear the exact time, only “It’s XX minutes after the hour. This is the Steve Dahl Breakfast Club”.

Enjoy!!

Today’s post comes from July of 1980. It is Steve Dahl and Garry Meier from WLUP-FM (The Loop).

It is one of my favorites because it includes an “Acid Flashback” with Tom Campbell who did the Undercurrents Waterbeds spots. The ad always started with Tom saying “Ooo, I get “it” every night on an Undercurrents Waterbed” (“it” referring to a good nights sleep). If you were listening to rock radio in the early 80′s you probably remember the waterbed spots. Do they still have those?

Highlights from today’s post are: (11:05)

• Tom Campbell of Undercurrents Waterbeds does an acid flashback.

• Buzz is losing his hair.

• Garry is going to get his karmic payback.

The rest of this show aircheck will be posted shortly.

Enjoy!!

Download: Steve & Garry_WLUP_July ’80_Part1.mp3