1970s Electronic Transcription Records.

[Billyb]

Hi All,

   I am not really a collector of records, but do have some personal favorites and still listen to them as much as I can.  But I came across and bought a medium size collection of records, and among these records were these Electronic Transcription discs.  On the Capitol label, written is "Continental Country".    I found out that Continental country was an award winning Country radio station.  It ran from 1974 - 1976, and all three years won the "Billboard" top country radio station, all three years.  A set of three of these records indicated one show, as on one side of a record was  29, 1A, then 29 1B,  29 2A, 29 2B, 29 3A, 29 3C.  

   Jerry Naylor was the host of the show, who is now in the "Rockabilly Hall of Fame".  

   I know every newby that comes onto this site, whats to know the value, I will not ask that.  I have never heard of "ET" discs before.  I would just like to know, is how collectible are these type of vinyl records?   I have 63 of these records, all in excellent shape or better.    I even have one package containing show #55 that has never been opened.  Just wondered if that could have been there last show????   

   And I hope you do not mind me asking, but if I were to sell, what would be best, as a set or break them up and sell seperately, as each show contains interviews with top county entertainers, so far what I have heard was Hank Williams Jr,  Roy Clark,  Everly Brothers.  

 

Thank You for any and all responses,

Billyb

[Sidney Crosley]

Hard to say. There could be an audience for this, but it's not necessarily obvious memorabilia.

 

I am guessing that this was a radio show that was syndicated across multiple stations, being distributed on vinyl. I'm sure most copies are either destroyed or kept in radio station vaults, so not likely too many of them around. But there's only really value if there are collectors who want them. Country is actually one of the harder categories to sell within - many of the most popular musicians from the 50s through 80s are frequently found in the dollar bins at Goodwill. I'm sure there are collectors of country music, but I've never really met one...

[nancy_raygun]

Have you listened to them?  I'll have to youtube similar records later, it sounds like it could be interesting.  Especially if there wasn't anything special about the shows, just had songs with radio commenter drivel thrown in the middle.  Probably collectors out there, but hard to say.

[Billyb]

Sidney,

    Yes it was a large syndicated program.

Nancy,

   I have listen to a couple of the shows, and they are interesting.  When they interviewed the artist, they would play the song they were discussing, then return to the interview, but the interview was only a part of the show.  It was mostly music.  Could not find a lot on this show.  Here is a copy from Naylor's Rockabilly writeup, regarding the radio show.

Thanks for you replies.

 

 

Jerry Naylor continued his duel careers of broadcasting and singing/performing. In 1960 and 1962, Jerry worked for the top rock stations, KRLA and KDAY, in Los Angeles and from 1972 to 1983, Jerry was one of the top radio personalities with the number one country music radio station in America, KLAC Radio, Metromedia Broadcasting, Inc., in Los Angeles. Jerry also hosted the weekly award winning, three-hour, nationally and internationally syndicated country music radio show, Continental Country from 1974 to 1976. This show was named the "Number One Country Music Syndicated Radio Show" by Billboard Magazine, the Country Music Association, and the Academy of Country Music for each year it was produced, and it was aired in more than 150 markets in the United States and around the world on the American Forces Radio and Television Service.

 

Billyb