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jcblanco22
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Re: I-95
> > We broke alot of great music. Madonna, Expose, Shannon,
> and
> > were the first top 40 station in America to play Miami
> Sound
> > Machine's first english hit, "Dr. Beat."
>
> I have an aircheck of I-95 from the first few weeks on
> air...Definitely a safe playlist of alot of non
> currents...The tape is from early 81, and alot of the songs
> date from 1978-ish. Bee Gees, Billy Preston, alot of 'safe'
> songs..By contrast, the WINZ-FM I remember growing up as a
> kid was NOT typical of this tape and they did break alot of
> ground in South Florida hit radio. Definitely Shannon,
> Expose I recall as what I guess you could call 'core
> artists' from the 83-84 time period, and it was here I first
> heard Freestyle (2nd grade Art Class, Freeze's 'IOU' was the
> tune)....And people forget they did break Madonna's
> "Holiday"..Maybe that's because now they're right next door
> to Y-100, and it's convenient for former competitors to
> overlook such things. ; - )
>
> -A.
>
From what I recall boss, and it sounds from the timeline you describe regarding Freeze's "IOU" that I am a bit older than you (but not by that much
), that playlist transition you allude to (and that I also remember fondly) came pretty quickly after their format change. I recall late '81 and early '82 bringing the New Wave movement to I-95, with bands such as the Human League, Flock of Seagulls, Culture Club, and Duran Duran being heavily featured.
I also have a question regarding your comment about Madonna's "Holiday". I was always under the impression that "Super Q" had been the one to break not only that song, but Madonna as an artist in general to the Miami market. I distinctly remember the weekly Super Q countdown list that you could pick up at your local Spec's having "Everybody" on it before any other station in town.
> > We broke alot of great music. Madonna, Expose, Shannon,
> and
> > were the first top 40 station in America to play Miami
> Sound
> > Machine's first english hit, "Dr. Beat."
>
> I have an aircheck of I-95 from the first few weeks on
> air...Definitely a safe playlist of alot of non
> currents...The tape is from early 81, and alot of the songs
> date from 1978-ish. Bee Gees, Billy Preston, alot of 'safe'
> songs..By contrast, the WINZ-FM I remember growing up as a
> kid was NOT typical of this tape and they did break alot of
> ground in South Florida hit radio. Definitely Shannon,
> Expose I recall as what I guess you could call 'core
> artists' from the 83-84 time period, and it was here I first
> heard Freestyle (2nd grade Art Class, Freeze's 'IOU' was the
> tune)....And people forget they did break Madonna's
> "Holiday"..Maybe that's because now they're right next door
> to Y-100, and it's convenient for former competitors to
> overlook such things. ; - )
>
> -A.
>
From what I recall boss, and it sounds from the timeline you describe regarding Freeze's "IOU" that I am a bit older than you (but not by that much
), that playlist transition you allude to (and that I also remember fondly) came pretty quickly after their format change. I recall late '81 and early '82 bringing the New Wave movement to I-95, with bands such as the Human League, Flock of Seagulls, Culture Club, and Duran Duran being heavily featured. I also have a question regarding your comment about Madonna's "Holiday". I was always under the impression that "Super Q" had been the one to break not only that song, but Madonna as an artist in general to the Miami market. I distinctly remember the weekly Super Q countdown list that you could pick up at your local Spec's having "Everybody" on it before any other station in town.