paulhaney
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Post by paulhaney on Mar 21, 2019 7:30:01 GMT -5
If anybody knows of anybody that may have saved ANY back issues of The Gavin Report prior to March 27, 1981, please let me know. Now that Record Research has done the complete history of the Radio & Records Top 40 chart, we'd love to do the same for The Gavin Report (which started in 1958). We don't even need the entire issue, just a copy of the Top 40 chart would be sufficient. Thank you!
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dawhite76
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Post by dawhite76 on Mar 21, 2019 16:30:15 GMT -5
How did you find copies of R&R from the 70's? The Library of Congress does not have any until the early '80's and the collection at New York's Lincoln Center library is very incomplete for that decade.
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Post by somelikeitwhen on Mar 21, 2019 16:55:36 GMT -5
How did you find copies of R&R from the 70's? The Library of Congress does not have any until the early '80's and the collection at New York's Lincoln Center library is very incomplete for that decade. Pretty sure they came from Joel Whitburn's private collection. |
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dawhite76
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Post by dawhite76 on Mar 29, 2019 9:42:27 GMT -5
I wonder what Whitburn will do with his vast collection of music and music periodicals once he eventually retires. Will Record Research continue?
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Gary
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Post by Gary on Mar 29, 2019 10:23:42 GMT -5
Obviously - not a one man job - he has employees. I imagine it would proceed like any company.
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dawhite76
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Post by dawhite76 on Mar 29, 2019 16:14:00 GMT -5
Thanks to the internet, they have downsized considerably. Also, general interest in the charts has dwindled. Record Research seems to be publishing more nostalgia books these days than updating current charts.
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Post by Michael1973 on Apr 3, 2019 15:52:24 GMT -5
Thanks to the internet, they have downsized considerably. Also, general interest in the charts has dwindled. Record Research seems to be publishing more nostalgia books these days than updating current charts. Maybe it's because of how absurd today's charts are, with old songs randomly re-entering, Christmas songs from our grandparents' era re-charting, every song from every album hitting the top 40, etc... |
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Post by somelikeitwhen on Apr 24, 2019 15:10:14 GMT -5
On the topic of old music magazines does anybody here remember one called Network 40? Apparently they were the true inventors of PPW (Plays Per Week) and were using it way before R&R (who they took potshots at every week) did. They didn't quite use the entirety of all the CHRs in the country but their panel was way bigger than R&R and Billboard's (the number one song regularly got over 10000 spins as opposed to around 7000 on R&R). americanradiohistory.com has a few but their collection is lacking.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Apr 24, 2019 16:14:40 GMT -5
Thanks to the internet, they have downsized considerably. Also, general interest in the charts has dwindled. Record Research seems to be publishing more nostalgia books these days than updating current charts. Maybe it's because of how absurd today's charts are, with old songs randomly re-entering, Christmas songs from our grandparents' era re-charting, every song from every album hitting the top 40, etc... That’s looking at it from the point of view of a chart watcher used to old charts. I’d say much of the lack of interest is mainly the lack of focus on charts in general culture. Ryan Seacrest isn’t as chart focused as Casey Kasem was, plus it doesn’t help that he’s more known for several of his other roles than as a countdown host. Plus, people mainly refer to segmented charts like iTunes for what’s in now rather than an overall one like Billboard so their presence is less apparent than they used to be. |
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paulhaney
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Post by paulhaney on Sept 10, 2021 12:52:17 GMT -5
Good news! We FINALLY found a nearly complete collection of Gavin Reports going all the way back to 1958! I'm hoping that a book will eventually be done in the next year or two. Stay tuned...
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Post by renaboss on Nov 1, 2021 12:02:28 GMT -5
Good news! We FINALLY found a nearly complete collection of Gavin Reports going all the way back to 1958! I'm hoping that a book will eventually be done in the next year or two. Stay tuned... Where have you found this? If you don't mind sharing. Either way, I am very interested in a book coming out about it. |
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