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THE OLD KQUE RECORD COLLECTION

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OldChicago

On another board, there is a mention of how WGN RADIO in Chicago is selling its record collection. Some stations when they change formats and do not need their old records anymore, they give them away or just toss them into a garbage bin. This brings to mind a question. What ever happened to the old record collection at the great KQUE?

Old Chicago
 
As PD of 5 internet radio stations covering the 30s/40s/50s/60s, ask me if I am interested in acquiring a RECORD library covering the era...the answer is 110% NO! Our library is 95% from CDs with only about 5% from digitized 78s and 45s otherwise not found on CD...digitizing songs from old scratchy records is not my favorite activity and is a big pain if you want to get decent results. As mentioned previously on the board, if Dave Morris didn't want a song played off an album, it would be scratched through...and that is probably a common occurrence...
 
They go in the garage. I have several collections of my former stations. The last time I looked at them is when I needed the single for Madonna's Holiday, Couldn't find it on CD.
 
The only time vinyl has any real value is when the music is absolutely positively unavailable anywhere else. There are lots of people who try to sell old record collections and are upset by how little they are worth.

I can agree with radiobop's comments. Digital remasterings and re-releases of vintage music always sound far better than the original vinyl ever did.
 
Seems like, towards the end, KQUE was playing most of their music off of carts and CDs. So, assuming it still exists in tact, it is probably in pretty fair condition. But, I suspect that Paul Berlin and the crew that tried to take the format over to 790 later on, has most of it. I know that Paul had a lot of his own stuff that he played exclusively on his program. As long as he's been in radio, no doubt he has a rather extensive record collection. I would love to have that kind of collection and all the music from the 40s, 50s and 60s. But, alas, I'll have to be content with enjoying it on radiobop's website, nightly.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
The only time vinyl has any real value is when the music is absolutely positively unavailable anywhere else. There are lots of people who try to sell old record collections and are upset by how little they are worth.

I can agree with radiobop's comments. Digital remasterings and re-releases of vintage music always sound far better than the original vinyl ever did.
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What if the vinyl is a Mint or Near Mint CD-4 Quadradisc LP? Or in SQ, or QS?
Compare Barbara Striesands "Stoney End" Quadraphonic LP vs CD. The CD uses the Stereo master, not the Quadraphonic master.

Who knows KQUE probally played that version on it's station. Before my time though.

One could include if that version of a song is completely unavailable. Pink Floyd fans would agree with me on that one.
 
I talked to Vesta Brandt in Beaumont a couple of years ago. She was the manager of KQUE when SFX took over, (and I was replaced by a satellite feed).
She told me the LP's were in storage in a warehouse somewhere. At any rate they were never played on the air the 13 years I worked there, in fact there wasn't a turntable in the control room. Every song played had been transferred to over 4,000 individual carts. I managed a couple of requests at night by patching the production room into the control room, started a record on one of the turntables back there and ran back to the control room.
Mike Marshall (By the way, why does no one use their real name on the board?)
 
The collection still exists, or at least a very substantial portion of it. I was shown it a couple of years ago. It is in storage, in a climate controlled facility even, but I don’t think it’s the same warehouse referred to by Vesta Brandt. The current owner saved it from the trash heap as I understand; he just couldn’t bear to see it hauled off to a landfill although he had no idea if it was worth anything or what to do with it. If he sees this thread it may not be long for this world.

The LPs were in boxes but not categorized. They still had the play sheets attached and sometimes bold lettering banning some cuts. I looked at just a few but what I thought was most interesting was all the artwork that had been added by the jocks over the years, evidence of what some of them thought of the artists they played I suppose.
 
Good question Mike. Since I had no answer for it, I decided then and there to stop using the screen name Filioscotia and start using my real name. I'm officially "out" now.
 
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