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Hinky Dinky Time on WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio, episode 62: Friday, July 18, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Eastern Time.
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The Warner Brothers Loss Leaders, 1969-1980
Beginning in 1969, Warner Brothers began selling samplers of music by artists on Warner Brothers, Reprise and other, associated labels. These samplers were comprised of a diverse array of artists and styles and were generally presented as double albums which sold for $2. They advertised on the inner sleeves of normal catalog product, in magazine ads, in promotional flyers and at point of sale displays. If you’re of a certain age, these come-ons were ubiquitous.
Labels represented:
Bearsville, Berserkley, Bizarre-Reprise, Brother-Reprise, Capricorn, Casablanca, Chrysalis, Curtom, Dark Horse, DiscReet, Island, Little David, Loma Records, MGM, Palladium-Reprise, Paradise, Pentagram, Reprise, Sire, Straight-Reprise, Viva, Warner Brothers, Warner Brothers-Raccoon, Warner Brothers-Spector, Warner Brothers-Virgin, Warner-Curb, Warner-Reprise, Warner-RFC, Warner-Tattoo, Whitfieldblue
Special thanks to:
Barry Hansen, Todd Everett, Charlie Haas, Ed Ward, Chaz Hill, Pete Johnson, Bob Merlis, George Kovacik and Denny Angelle
Warner Brothers Loss Leader Links
http://home.clara.net/fil/rocksamplers/warner.htm
http://30daysout.wordpress.com/the-warnerreprise-loss-leaders-series/
http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/warner/warnerpro.html
http://www.dustbury.com/music/wbloss.html
The archived audio and podcast is available now.
| Artist: | Title: | Album: |
|---|---|---|
| Uncle Michael | Hinky Dinky Time Open | |
| The Everly Brothers -Wildman Fischer | T For Texas-Lord of the Manor | The 1969 Warner Reprise Songbook |
| Family | Second Generation Woman | The 1969 Warner Reprise Songbook |
| The Fugs | Wide, Wide River | The 1969 Warner Reprise Songbook |
| The Pentangle | Sweet Child | The 1969 Warner Reprise Songbook |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| The Everly Brothers | Empty Boxes | The 1969 Warner Reprise Record Show |
| John Renbourn | Transfusion | The 1969 Warner Reprise Record Show |
| GTOs | Time | The Big Ball |
| Captain Beefheart | Ella Guru | The Big Ball |
| Norman Greenbaum | Jubilee | The Big Ball |
| Small Faces | Flying | The Big Ball |
| The Mothers of Invention | WPLJ | The Big Ball |
| Fifth Avenue Band | Nice Folks | The Big Ball |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Harper’s Bizarre | Soft Sounding Music | Schlagers! |
| The San Sebastian Strings | Body Surfing With The Jet Set | Schlagers! |
| The Kinks | When I Turn Out The Living Room Lights | The Big Ball |
| The Association | Dubuque Blues | Schlagers! |
| Mason Williams | Cowboy | Schlagers! |
| The Neon Philharmonic | Cowboy | Schlagers! |
| Miriam Makeba | For What It’s Worth | Schlagers! |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | Love Land | Schlagers! |
| Dion | You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover | Schlagers! |
| Judy Henske & Jerry Yester | St. Nicholas Hall | Zapped |
| Jimmy Webb | P.F. Sloan | Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies |
| John Simon | Elves | Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies |
| John Gordon & Larry Lipades | Radio Spot: Chip Dip | Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| John Gordon & Larry Lipades | Radio Spot: It’s The Plastic | Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies |
| Lovecraft | Love Has Come To Me | Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies |
| Fleetwood Mac | Tell Me | Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies |
| Long John Baldry | It Ain’t Easy | Hot Platters |
| Ron Nagle | Marijuna Hell | Hot Platters |
| Halfnelson | Biology 2 | The Whole Burbank Catalog |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Warner Bros. Television | Sgt. Preston of the Yukon | The Whole Burbank Catalog |
| Daddy Cool | Eagle Rock | The Whole Burbank Catalog |
| Jackie Lomax | Lavender Dream | The Whole Burbank Catalog |
| Arthur Alexander | It Hurts To Want It So Bad | The Whole Burbank Catalog |
| Jesse Collin Young | It’s A Lovely Day | Middle of the Road |
| Kenny Rogers & the First Edition | Write Me Down | Middle of the Road |
| Beach Boys | Caroline No | Middle of the Road |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| John Fahey | Steamboat | Burbank |
| Alice Cooper | Public Animal #9 | Burbank |
| Tower of Power | Down To The Nightclub | Burbank |
| Roxy Music | Virginia Plain | The Days of Wine and Vinyl |
| Bonnie Raitt | Too Long At The Fair | The Days of Wine and Vinyl |
| John Cale | Paris 1919 | Appetizers |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Deep Purple | I’m All Alone | Appetizers |
| Labat | Amphibian Chaff | All Singing, All Talking, All Rocking |
| Peter Yarrow | Wayfaring Stranger | All Singing, All Talking, All Rocking |
| The Sopwith Camel | Dancin’ Wizard | All Singing, All Talking, All Rocking |
| Tim Buckley | Sally Go Round The Roses | All Singing, All Talking, All Rocking |
| Osibisa | Go | Hard Goods |
| Denver, Boise & Johnson | The ’68 Nixon (This Year’s Model) | Hard Goods |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Terry Melcher | Dr. Horowitz | Hard Goods |
| Graham Central Station | Waiting | Hard Goods |
| Kiss | Strutter | Hard Goods |
| Good Rats | Back To My Music | Deep Ear |
| The Meters | Jungle Man | Deep Ear |
| The Peter Peter Ivers Band | Alpha Centauri | Deep Ear |
| Doug Sahm Tex Mex Trip | Groover’s Paradise | Deep Ear |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Montrose | I Got The Fire | The Force |
| Mike McGear | Norton | The Force |
| Kenny Rankin | In The Name Of Love | The Force |
| Allen Toussaint | Country John | Burbank’s Finest: 100% All Meat |
| Curtis Mayfield | So In Love With You | Burbank’s Finest: 100% All Meat |
| Emmylou Harris | Bluebird Wine | Burbank’s Finest: 100% All Meat |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Randy Newman | Birmingham | I Didn’t Know They Still Made Records Like This |
| Leo Sayer | One Man Band | I Didn’t Know They Still Made Records Like This |
| Little Feat | One Love Stand | The Works |
| Bellamy Brothers | Let Yor Love Flow | Supergroup |
| Michael Franks | Monkey See, Monkey Do | Supergroup |
| Billy Joe Shaver | Texas Uphere Tennessee | The People’s Record |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Rod Stewart | The Killing of Georgie | The People’s Record |
| Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | Express Yourself | Cook Book |
| Eddie Hazel | California Dreamin’ | Limo |
| The Henhouse Five Plus Two | In the Mood | Limo |
| The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band | What a Way to End it All | Limo |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Bootsy’s Rubber Band | Bootzilla | Collectus Interruptus |
| Prince | Soft & Wet | Collectus Interruptus |
| Van Halen | Runnin’ With the Devil | Collectus Interruptus |
| Sex Pistols | God Save the Queen | Collectus Interruptus |
| Devo | Mongoloid | Pumping Vinyl |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| B52′s | Rock Lobster | A La Carte |
| Lowell George | I Can’t Stand The Rain | Monsters |
| Tin Huey | Hump Day | Monsters |
| The Roches | We | Monsters |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Talking Heads | Drugs | Eclipse |
| The Ramones | I Want You Around | Eclipse |
| Bob Marley & the Wailers | Wake Up and Live | Eclipse |
| The Korgis | If I Had You | Eclipse |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| The Modern Lovers | I’m Straight | Troublemakers |
| Gang of Four | Damaged Goods | Troublemakers |
| Urban Verbs | Subway | Troublemakers |
| Public Image | Public Image Ltd. | Troublemakers |
| Buggles | Video Killed the Radio Star | Troublemakers |
| Your DJ Speaks: | ||
| Your DJ Speaks: Fleetwood Mac | Albatross |
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