RockRoll360 #108 Golden Age of Underground Radio Vol. 2 (Part 2)
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KMET was a Los Angeles radio station originally owned by Metromedia that first took to the air in June 1968 at 94.7 MHz. The station, nicknamed "The Mighty Met," was the pioneering station of the "underground" progressive rock format.
KMET stood in direct contrast to other music stations of the era. Rather than the tight, high-energy Top 40 sound of popular AM stations such as KHJ, KMET and other progressive rock stations played more eclectic artists with much longer songs and more socially-conscious lyrics. The disc jockeys talked much less, and in a more personal, relaxed manner. They were also not afraid to voice their opinions on controversial topics, such as politics, the Vietnam War and civil rights, and most importantly, they chose the music that they played on the air. There was no playlist. Evident of this approach is longtime KMET late night host Jim Ladd (currently at onetime rival KLOS-FM), whose laid-back philosophical ruminations usually led into a song, from artists such as Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, The Doors or Led Zeppelin - that underscored his point.
KMET often mixed counterculture comedy skits by Firesign Theatre and The Credibility Gap with the music. The Credibility Gap broadcast satirical skits during the Pasadena Rose Bowl Parade in the 1970s.[1] Another KMET staple at the time was Dr. Demento, whose show began on KPPC-FM. The "Dr. Demento Show" moved to KMET-FM in 1972 and soon became the most listened-to Sunday evening radio program in Los Angeles. Following Dr. Demento on Sunday nights, Mike Harrison hosted a phone-in talk show called Harrison's Mike.
The adventurous KMET was a member of a fraternity of widely respected progressive rock stations that emerged across the country in the late 1960s and early 1970s, along with KSAN, WNEW in New York, WBCN in Boston, WMMS in Cleveland, KQRS-FM in Minneapolis, and others.
The 1978 movie FM was reportedly loosely based on KMET. Much of the history of the salad days of KMET is documented in Jim Ladd's book Radio Waves, where the station is referred to as Radio KAOS and many of the DJs are given pseudonyms [2]. From ( Wikipedia )
ALONE AGAIN OR / LOVE
B. Mitchell Reed ( Drug Songs ) / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
PUSHER / STEPPENWOLF
B. Mitchell Reed ( Station I.D. ) / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
Music Odyssey Commercial / Sound bite from KMET FM
B. Mitchell Reed [Fat Bernie's Waterbeds] / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
KMET News / Sound bite from KMET FM
NATURE'S WAY / SPIRIT
WOODEN SHIPS / JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
B. Mitchell Reed ( Wooden Ships ) / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
Grateful Dead Concert Commercial / Sound bite from KMET FM
B. Mitchell Reed ( New York Radio) / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
WITCHI-TAI-TO / BREWER AND SHIPLEY
B. Mitchell Reed's Sign-Off / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
CITY / MARK ALMOND
DARKNESS, DARKNESS / THE YOUNGBLOODS
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RockRoll360 #107 Golden Age of Underground Radio Vol. 2 ( Part 1 )
http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/category/rockroll360
f Estrellas house above, MJL plays guitar. Around this time, early 70s, she and her friends recently made a jingle for KMET radio station
RockRoll360 #107 Golden Age of Underground Radio Vol. 2 (Part 1)
Various Artists - Golden Age of Underground Radio
(1989 Dcc Compact Classics ) (CD) ( Vol. 2 )
A logical and proper extension of the first volume of the series (which spotlighted FM underground pioneer Tom Donahue), Golden Age of Underground Radio, Vol. 2 features recordings of the legendary Los Angeles disc jockey B. Mitchell Reed, who was one of the mainstays on KMET FM, as well as an extremely important mover and shaker in the city in its prime. Taken from shows of the 1968-1971 period, this show showcases what FM radio was, as well as its necessity and artful production. Around fabulous (full-length) versions of FM staples by Love ("Alone Again Or"), Donovan Featuring the Jeff Beck Group ("Barabajagal"), and about a dozen other turntable hits, Reed keeps the flow going with smooth, hip, and very honest raps that capture the moment in tact and in real time. Commercials of the era (such as "The Hip Bagel") and news reports only add to the period charm and transport the listener to a very real evening of music and intelligent thought. Like Donahue, Reed started in AM radio, during its loud, fast, mile-a-minute Top 40 heyday. The metamorphosis that he and the audience were going through at the dawn of the 1970s is captured here in all of its glory, making this an exquisite social, spiritual, and political document, not to mention an artistic one as well.
~ Matthew Greenwald, All Music Guide
B. Mitchell Reed's Sign-On Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
I GOT A LINE ON YOU / SPIRIT
BARABAJAGAL ( Love Is Hot ) / JEFF BECK GROUP & DONOVAN
B. Mitchell Reed ( Thoughts ) Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
HONKY TONK WOMAN / IKE AND TINA TURNER
B. Mitchell Reed [Hip Bagel Commercial] Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN' / CANNED HEAT
KILLING FLOOR / THE ELECTRIC FLAG
Leather Ltd. KMET Progressive Radio commercial
B. Mitchell Reed [Jeans West Commercial] Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW / DAVE MASON
B. Mitchell Reed ( Beatle Record) ) Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
YOU CAN'T DO THAT / HARRY NILSSON
B. Mitchell Reed Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
EIGHT MILES HIGH / THE BYRDS
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KMET was a Los Angeles radio station originally owned by Metromedia that first took to the air in June 1968 at 94.7 MHz. The station, nicknamed "The Mighty Met," was the pioneering station of the "underground" progressive rock format.
KMET stood in direct contrast to other music stations of the era. Rather than the tight, high-energy Top 40 sound of popular AM stations such as KHJ, KMET and other progressive rock stations played more eclectic artists with much longer songs and more socially-conscious lyrics. The disc jockeys talked much less, and in a more personal, relaxed manner. They were also not afraid to voice their opinions on controversial topics, such as politics, the Vietnam War and civil rights, and most importantly, they chose the music that they played on the air. There was no playlist. Evident of this approach is longtime KMET late night host Jim Ladd (currently at onetime rival KLOS-FM), whose laid-back philosophical ruminations usually led into a song, from artists such as Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, The Doors or Led Zeppelin - that underscored his point.
KMET often mixed counterculture comedy skits by Firesign Theatre and The Credibility Gap with the music. The Credibility Gap broadcast satirical skits during the Pasadena Rose Bowl Parade in the 1970s.[1] Another KMET staple at the time was Dr. Demento, whose show began on KPPC-FM. The "Dr. Demento Show" moved to KMET-FM in 1972 and soon became the most listened-to Sunday evening radio program in Los Angeles. Following Dr. Demento on Sunday nights, Mike Harrison hosted a phone-in talk show called Harrison's Mike.
The adventurous KMET was a member of a fraternity of widely respected progressive rock stations that emerged across the country in the late 1960s and early 1970s, along with KSAN, WNEW in New York, WBCN in Boston, WMMS in Cleveland, KQRS-FM in Minneapolis, and others.
The 1978 movie FM was reportedly loosely based on KMET. Much of the history of the salad days of KMET is documented in Jim Ladd's book Radio Waves, where the station is referred to as Radio KAOS and many of the DJs are given pseudonyms [2]. From ( Wikipedia )
ALONE AGAIN OR / LOVE
B. Mitchell Reed ( Drug Songs ) / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
PUSHER / STEPPENWOLF
B. Mitchell Reed ( Station I.D. ) / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
Music Odyssey Commercial / Sound bite from KMET FM
B. Mitchell Reed [Fat Bernie's Waterbeds] / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
KMET News / Sound bite from KMET FM
NATURE'S WAY / SPIRIT
WOODEN SHIPS / JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
B. Mitchell Reed ( Wooden Ships ) / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
Grateful Dead Concert Commercial / Sound bite from KMET FM
B. Mitchell Reed ( New York Radio) / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
WITCHI-TAI-TO / BREWER AND SHIPLEY
B. Mitchell Reed's Sign-Off / Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
CITY / MARK ALMOND
DARKNESS, DARKNESS / THE YOUNGBLOODS
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RockRoll360 #107 Golden Age of Underground Radio Vol. 2 ( Part 1 )
http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/category/rockroll360
f Estrellas house above, MJL plays guitar. Around this time, early 70s, she and her friends recently made a jingle for KMET radio station
RockRoll360 #107 Golden Age of Underground Radio Vol. 2 (Part 1)
Various Artists - Golden Age of Underground Radio
(1989 Dcc Compact Classics ) (CD) ( Vol. 2 )
A logical and proper extension of the first volume of the series (which spotlighted FM underground pioneer Tom Donahue), Golden Age of Underground Radio, Vol. 2 features recordings of the legendary Los Angeles disc jockey B. Mitchell Reed, who was one of the mainstays on KMET FM, as well as an extremely important mover and shaker in the city in its prime. Taken from shows of the 1968-1971 period, this show showcases what FM radio was, as well as its necessity and artful production. Around fabulous (full-length) versions of FM staples by Love ("Alone Again Or"), Donovan Featuring the Jeff Beck Group ("Barabajagal"), and about a dozen other turntable hits, Reed keeps the flow going with smooth, hip, and very honest raps that capture the moment in tact and in real time. Commercials of the era (such as "The Hip Bagel") and news reports only add to the period charm and transport the listener to a very real evening of music and intelligent thought. Like Donahue, Reed started in AM radio, during its loud, fast, mile-a-minute Top 40 heyday. The metamorphosis that he and the audience were going through at the dawn of the 1970s is captured here in all of its glory, making this an exquisite social, spiritual, and political document, not to mention an artistic one as well.
~ Matthew Greenwald, All Music Guide
B. Mitchell Reed's Sign-On Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
I GOT A LINE ON YOU / SPIRIT
BARABAJAGAL ( Love Is Hot ) / JEFF BECK GROUP & DONOVAN
B. Mitchell Reed ( Thoughts ) Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
HONKY TONK WOMAN / IKE AND TINA TURNER
B. Mitchell Reed [Hip Bagel Commercial] Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN' / CANNED HEAT
KILLING FLOOR / THE ELECTRIC FLAG
Leather Ltd. KMET Progressive Radio commercial
B. Mitchell Reed [Jeans West Commercial] Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW / DAVE MASON
B. Mitchell Reed ( Beatle Record) ) Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
YOU CAN'T DO THAT / HARRY NILSSON
B. Mitchell Reed Sound bite from KMET FM's B. Mitchell Reed
EIGHT MILES HIGH / THE BYRDS