The 93 KHJ-LA Complete Boss 30 - 1965

Greetings Everyone!

93 KHJ Boss Radio from its inception dominated AM radio in Los Angeles. It was never the coolest station for lovers of Rock or Soul of the day, but just like in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, it was everywhere and listened to by most if not all Angelinos.

So we have every song that appeared in a KHJ Boss-30  in 1965.  The nearly all are original mono 45 single versions. Also, each track is tagged with the survey where the song first appeared. Airchecks are on the other side of the survey for that week. This has been a labor of love and, I gotta admit, a very difficult series to compile. But with this, you'll have the most complete view of what LA radio was like at the beginning of KHJ's reign. @320, essay, tracklist, and surveys included. Thanks to everyone who shared their time and collections to help make this project even better than I could have hoped.

This is part one of a series that will end in 1974

Introduction Kwai Chang: 1965:
It must have been strange to watch television render radio obsolete. Radio had been good to the world. It's just that regarding the context of demographics, there is no loyalty to be found within American Consumerism. Gimmicks rule supreme and ANY gimmick is a good gimmick! So how long was radio ever supposed to compete with television when TV had the gimmick of moving images? 

Luckily, no one held their breath waiting for an answer. 

Perhaps, the real lesson of radio was to show us just how ANY advance in technology is really DOOM for all that came before it. Or, is there something much less obvious-- FAR more mysterious to be learned by the hastily available legacy with a bad case of eulogy-itis? Because, as RADIO lay deceased for the proceedings of February 9, 1964...the horizon unfolded itself into an omni-directional money grab led by anything sounding British along with a sublime sense of timing that was beyond the realm of human strategy. 

Depending on when you were born, and where you lived...RADIO was about to transform itself into many things...most of them unforeseen...and many of them inevitable. But, in 1964, Radio wanted to hold my hand. It is a situation that was culturally confusing that had assembled itself(or crumbled into) from the most simple events, chronologies, voids, supplies, demands, industry protocol, and some non-protocol innocence that slipped in at the very beginning. All of these things woke up CHANGED on the morning of February 10, 1964. The Beatles' would sell many 8-Crystal Transistor Radios while Capitol Records did the honors of giving the group structural support(manufactured retail units) and the rest of the world tried to hang on for the ride. For the next year, American boredom became overwhelming...it doesn't matter what breaks the spell. By 1965, it seemed like all music came from England...and, American radio found itself in a most bemusing position. 

Thanks to television, pop music was left with an orphan known as Top-40 radio. The bonus of this situation was much the same as Los Angeles' musical identity dilemma before The Doors became its pride. Radio would now be standing on a wide-open potential that could have gone in any number of directions. And since it was happening in Los Angeles, AM radio was about to turn from B&W to COLOR. 

At the end of the really great year of 1964...American radio found itself standing over a new commodity. A parallel to Hollywood's Tinsel-Town and all that goes with the silver screen was now a wide-open horizon...to be played out on the airwaves of Southern California. Just as Los Angeles had been a musical identity void prior to The Doors...this was, even more, the case in 1965 Los Angeles radio. But, childhood must end.

So, in that, it must follow that those of the right age and in the proper locations would be able to escape into a very real magic. No fictitious realities would impose themselves upon format radio...at least, not yet. But, that's because there was a very real need to chart the territory...and decide on a navigational course to start mapping. But, for the moment, a Boy-Scout compass would suffice. 

Modern music media, Los Angeles' Musical Identity, Industry Headquarters, Trend-Setting, Fast Lane Life, The Wrecking Crew, Radio Community Function, et cetera...AND KHJ BOSS Radio were ALL being born and learning to walk, talk, to dance and...to sing...

(Well, 2-out-of-4 ain't bad)

So, what? Quidnunc? How do the lyrics really go??? And did those feet, in ancient times, walk up on....Los Angeles in 1965?

WeTransfer (until July 29)

Yandex

Zippy Part 1

Zippy Part 2

Zippy Part 3

1 93 KHJ The New 93 KHJ
2 The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
3 Mel Carter Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
4 93 KHJ KHJ Boss Hitbound
5 Cher All I Really Want to Do (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
6 The Four Tops I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
7 93 KHJ Robert W Morgan 2
8 Sonny & Cher I Got You Babe (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
9 Barbara Mason Yes, I'm Ready (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
10 93 KHJ Robert W Morgan Bumper
11 Herman's Hermits I'm Henry VIII, I Am (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
12 Tom Jones What's New Pussycat [July 9, 1965]
13 93 KHJ Tom Jones Outro-Lucky Stores-Robert W Morgan
14 Jackie DeShannon What The World Needs Now Is Love (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
15 Dino, Desi and Billy I'm A Fool [July 9, 1965]
16 93 KHJ 1965 Rambler
17 Marianne Faithfull This Little Bird (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
18 Dickey Lee Laurie [July 9, 1965]
19 93 KHJ Dave Diamond Hitbound
20 Fred Hughes Oo Wee Baby,I Love You (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
21 Thee Midniters Whittier Blvd (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
22 93 KHJ Boss Radio Preview
23 Elvis Presley Crying In The Chapel (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
24 Johnny Rivers Seventh Son (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
25 93 KHJ 93 KHJ Golden
26 Jay & The Americans Cara, Mia (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
27 Gary Lewis & The Playboys Save Your Heart For Me (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
28 Herman's Hermits Wonderful World (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
29 Lesley Gore Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows [July 9, 1965]
30 93 KHJ VanDeKamps-Mr Tambourine Man Intro
31 The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
32 Petula Clark You'd Better Come Home [July 9, 1965]
33 93 KHJ Petula Clark Outro- Rosarita-Roger Christian
34 The Byrds I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
35 93 KHJ 93 KHJ Double Play
36 The Righteous Brothers Hung On You [July 9, 1965]
37 The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody [July 9, 1965]
38 93 KHJ Morganize Me - Wooley Bully
39 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs Wooly Bully (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
40 James Brown Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt 1 (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
41 93 KHJ Beechnut Baby Food
42 The Bobby Fuller Four Let Her Dance (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
43 Barbara Lewis Baby, I'm Yours (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
44 93 KHJ 93 JHK Plays More Music
45 Elvis Presley Such An Easy Question (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965]
46 Roger Miller One Dyin' And A-Buryin' (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965
47 Roger Miller It Happened Just That Way (Mono Single Version) [July 9, 1965
48 93 KHJ Dave Diamond  Boss Booster
49 The Lettermen Theme From "A Summer Place" [July 9, 1965]
50 The Turtles It Ain't Me Babe (Mono Single Version) [July 16, 1965
51 93 KHJ Roger Christain-Mayfair Markets
52 Bob Dylan Like A Rolling Stone (Mono Single Version) [July 16, 1965
53 We Five You Were on My Mind (Mono Single Version) [July 16, 1965
54 93 KHJ Charlie Tuna California Girls Intro
55 The Beach Boys California Girls (Mono Single Version) [July 16, 1965
56 The Dave Clark Five I Like It Like That (Mono Single Version) [July 16, 1965
57 93 KHJ Boss Radio
58 Peter & Gordon To Know You Is To Love You (Mono Single Version) [July 16, 1965
59 Little Anthony & The Imperials Take Me Back (Mono Single Version) [July 16, 1965
60 93 KHJ Dave Diamond-Nothing But Heartaches
61 The Supremes Nothing But Heartaches (Mono Single Version) [July 21, 1965
62 The Four Tops It's the Same Old Song (Mono Single Version) [July 21, 1965
63 93 KHJ Dave Diamond #1
65 Marvin Gaye Pretty Little Baby (Mono Single Version) [July 21, 1965
65 The Beau Brummels You Tell Me Why (Mono Single Version) [July 21, 1965
66 93 KHJ Tina Delgado-Creamora-Cole's Markets-Robert W Morgan
67 The Kinks Who'll Be The Next In Line (Mono Single Version) [July 21, 1965
68 Billy Joe Royal Down In The Boondocks (Mono Single Version) [July 21, 1965
69 93 KHJ Rosarita Mexican Meals
70 The Beatles Help! (Mono Single Version) [July 28, 1965
71 93 KHJ Beatles Ourto-Hughes Markets-Hits Keep On
72 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs Ju Ju Hand (Mono Single Version) [July 28, 1965
73 93 KHJ Sam The Sham Outro-Real Don Steele 2
74 Marianne Faithfull Summer Nights (Mono Single Version) [July 28, 1965
75 The Miracles The Tracks of My Tears (Mono Single Version) [July 28, 1965
76 93 KHJ Band Aids-Weather
77 Sonny Laugh At Me (Mono Single Version) [August 4, 1965
78 Barry McGuire Eve of Destruction [August 4, 1965
79 93 KHJ 93 KHJ Jingle
80 Donovan Colours (Mono Single Version) [August 4, 1965
81 Patty Duke Don't Just Stand There (Mono Single Version) [August 4, 1966
82 93 KHJ Robert W Morgan-General Tire-Weather
83 Danny Hutton Roses And Rainbows (Mono Single Version) [August 4, 1965
84 The Yardbirds Heart Full Of Soul (Mono Single Version) [August 4, 1965
85 93 KHJ Roger Christain #1
86 Lovin' Spoonful Do You Believe In Magic (Mono Single Version) [August 11, 1965
87 The Fortunes You've Got Your Troubles (Mono Single Version) [August 11, 1965
88 93 KHJ AM & FM KHJ LA
89 Castaways Liar, Liar (Mono Single Version) [August 11, 1965
90 The Animals We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (Mono Single Version) [August 11, 1965
91 93 KHJ Dave Diamond The Animals Outro
92 Evie Sands Take Me For A Little While (Mono Single Version) [August 18, 1965
93 Ramsey Lewis The "In" Crowd [August 18, 1965
94 93 KHJ And The Hits Just Keep On Comin'
95 The Dave Clark Five Catch Us If You Can (Mono Single Version) [August 18, 1965
96 Bonnie And The Treasures Home Of The Brave (Mono Single Version) [August 18, 1965
97 93 KHJ In The Midnight Hour Intro
98 Wilson Pickett In The Midnight Hour (Mono Single Version) [August 18, 1965
99 Edwin Starr Agent Double-O-Soul (Mono Single Version) [August 25, 1965]
100 93 KHJ Tommy Vance- Mohair Sam Intro
101 Charlie Rich Mohair Sam [August 25, 1965]
102 Tom Jones With These Hands (Mono Single Version) [August 25, 1965]
103 The McCoys Hang On Sloopy (Mono Single Version) [August 25, 1965]
104 93 KHJ Charlie Tuna - Treat Her Right Intro
105 Roy Head & The Traits Treat Her Right (Mono Single Version) [September 1, 1965]
106 Jonathan King Everyone's Gone To The Moon (Mono Single Version) [September 1, 196
107 93 KHJ KHJ ID Los Angeles
108 The Spokesmen Dawn Of Correction (Mono Single Version) [September 1, 1965]
109 The Beatles Yesterday (Mono Single Version) [September 8, 1965]
110 93 KHJ Beatles Outro
111 The Toys A Lover's Concerto (Mono Single Version) [September 8, 1965]
112 Donovan Universal Soldier (Mono Single Version) [September 8, 1965]
113 93 KHJ Roger Christain-Marfair Markets
114 Joan Baez There But For Fortune (Mono Single Version) [September 8, 1965]
115 Kathy Kirby The Way Of Love (Mono Single Version) [September 15, 1965]
116 93 KHJ KHJ Weather
117 Gary Lewis & The Playboys Everybody Loves A Clown (Mono Single Version) [September 15, 1965]
118 Herman's Hermits Just A Little Bit Better (Mono Single Version) [September 15, 1965]
119 93 KHJ Herman's Hermits Outro Robert W Morgan
120 The Gentrys Keep On Dancing (Mono Single Version) [September 15, 1965]
121 Bob Dylan Positively 4th Street (Mono Single Version) [September 22, 1965]
122 93 KHJ It's Boss Club-Lucky Kabunga-Youre The One Intro
123 The Vogues You're The One (Mono Single Version) [September 22, 1965]
124 The Sunrays I Live For The Sun [September 22, 1965]
125 93 KHJ Tommy Vance-LA Times-Peggers Jeans- Respect Intro
126 Otis Redding Respect (Mono Single Version) [September 22, 1965]
127 Billy Joe Royal I Knew You When (Mono Single Version) [September 22, 1965]
128 93 KHJ Robert W Morgan Bumper 2
129 Barbara Lewis Make Me your Baby [September 22, 1965]
130 93 KHJ Rolling Stones Concert Promo
131 The Rolling Stones Get Off Of My Cloud (Mono Single Version) [September 29, 1965]
132 Jackie DeShannon A Lifetime Of Loneliness (Mono Single Version) [September 29, 196
133 93 KHJ The Byrds Del Amo- At The Trip- Weather- Resue Me Intro
134 Fontella Bass Rescue Me [September 29, 1965]
135 Sonny & Cher But You're Mine (Mono Single Version) [September 29, 1965]
136 The Miracles My Girl Has Gone (Mono Single Version) [September 29, 1965]
137 93 KHJ Dave Bunch Ballad Of A Thin Man Intro
138 The Grass Roots Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man) (Mono Single Version) [September 29, 1965]
139 93 KHJ Ballad Of A Thin Man Outro
140 Petula Clark Round Every Corner [October 6, 1965]
141 Jan & Dean I Found A Girl [October 6, 1965]
142 93 KHJ Robert W Morgan Lucky Supermarket
143 Len Barry 1-2-3 [October 6, 1965]
144 93 KHJ Tommy Vance- Hollywood Wax Museum
145 Cher Where Do You Go (Mono Single Version) [October 6, 1965]
146 The Walker Brothers Make It Easy on Yourself [October 6, 1965]
147 93 KHJ Q-Plus Oil Treatment-POP-Mystic Eyes Intro
147 The Byrds Turn! Turn! Turn! (Mono Single Version) [October 13, 1965]
148 93 KHJ Turn Turn Turn Outro-American Greetings-Weather
149 Sam & Bill For Your Love (Mono Single Version) [October 13, 1965]
150 Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass A Taste Of Honey (Mono Single Version) [October 13, 196
151 93 KHJ Dave Diamond #3
152 Marvin Gaye Ain't That Peculiar (Mono Single Version) [October 13, 1965]
153 Paul Revere & The Raiders Steppin' Out (Mono Single Version) [October 13, 1965]
154 93 KHJ Dear Diary Cleaning Gel- I'm a Man Intro
155 The Yardbirds I'm A Man (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
156 The Yardbirds Still I'm Sad (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
158 Them Mystic Eyes (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
159 The Supremes I Hear A Symphony (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
160 93 KHJ Freddie & The Dreamers Coca Cola
161 The Changin' Times The Pied Piper (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
162 The Four Seasons Let's Hang On (To What We've Got) (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
163 93 KHJ Rolling Stones Promo #2
164 The Turtles Let Me Be (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
165 Mel Carter My Heart Sings (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
166 93 KHJ General Tire Million $ Battle
167 The Silkie You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Mono Single Version) [October 20, 1965]
168 James Brown I Got You (I Feel Good) (Mono Single Version) [November 3, 1965]
169 93 KHJ Real Don Steele 2
170 The Four Tops Something About You (Mono Single Version) [November 3, 1965]
171 The Deep Six Rising Sun (Mono Single Version) [November 10, 1965]
172 93 KHJ Dave Diamond
173 Ramsey Lewis Hang On Sloopy [November 10, 1965]
174 The Shangri-Las I Can Never Go Home Anymore (Mono Single Version) [November 10, 1965]
175 93 KHJ Real Don Steele Over & Over Intro
176 The Dave Clark Five Over And Over (Mono Single Version) [November 10, 1965]
177 Sonny & Cher The Revolution Kind (Mono Single Version) [November 10, 1965]
178 93 KHJ Trade Tech Gold Thimble Fashion Show
179 Knickerbockers Lies (Mono Single Version) [November 10, 1965]
180 The Newbeats Run Baby Run (Back Into My Arms) [November 17, 1965]
181 93 KHJ Tommy Vance - It's My Life Intro
182 The Animals It's My Life (Mono Single Version) [November 17, 1965]
183 The Righteous Brothers Ebb Tide (Mono Single Version) [November 17, 1965]
184 93 KHJ Dave Diamond #4
185 The Statler Brothers Flowers on the Wall [November 17, 1965]
186 The Lovin' Spoonful You Didn't Have To Be So Nice (Mono Single Version) [November 17, 1965]
187 93 KHJ Roger Christian Bumper
188 The Beach Boys The Little Girl I Once Knew (Mono Single Version) [November 17, 1965]
189 The Packers Hole In the Wall (Mono Single Version) [November 24, 1965]
190 93 KHJ Magic Key
191 Simon & Garfunkel The Sounds Of Silence (Mono Single Version) [December 1, 1965]
192 Dean Martin I Will [December 1, 1965]
193 93 KHJ The Duck Intro
194 Jackie Lee The Duck (Mono Single Version) [December 1, 1965]
195 Roger Miller England Swings (Mono Single Version) [December 1, 1965]
196 93 KHJ Tina Delgado-May Co Founder's Day Fall Sale
197 Gary Lewis & The Playboys She's Just My Style (Mono Single Version) [December 1, 1965]
198 The Wonder Who? Don't Think Twice (It's All Right) [December 1, 1965]
199 93 KHJ Roger Christian The Star Of Something Boss
200 Mitch Ryder Jenny Take A Ride [December 1, 1965]
201 93 KHJ Nelly's Chili-KHJ Double Play
202 The Beatles We Can Work It Out (Mono Single Version) [December 8, 1965]
203 The Beatles Day Tripper (Mono Single Version) [December 8, 1965]
204 93 KHJ Dave Diamond Beatles Outro
205 Lou Christie Lightnin' Strikes [December 8, 1965]
206 Noel Harrison A Young Girl (Mono Single Version) [December 8, 1965]
207 93 KHJ Tina Delgado 1
208 The Bobby Fuller Four I Fought The Law (Mono Single Version) [December 8, 1965]
209 Five Americans I See The Light (Mono Single Version) [December 15, 1965]
210 93 KHJ Robert W Morgan Bumper 3
211 The T-Bones No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) (Mono Single Version) [December 15, 1965]
212 Eddy Arnold Make The World Go Away [December 15, 1965]
213 93 KHJ More Music KHJ
214 Petula Clark My Love [December 15, 1965]
215 Herman's Hermits A Must To Avoid (Mono Single Version) [December 15, 1965]
216 93 KHJ McDonald's-As Tears Go By Intro
217 The Rolling Stones As Tears Go By (Mono Single Version) [December 15, 1965]
218 Stevie Wonder Uptight (Everything's Alright) (Mono Single Version) [December 22, 1965]
219 93 KHJ Real Don Steele
220 Mike Douglas The Men In My Little Girls Life [December 22, 1965]
221 93 KHJ Real Don Steele Zorba The Greek
222 The Tijuana Brass Zorba The Greek (Mono Single Version) [December 29, 1965]
223 93 KHJ Robert W Morgan Million Dollar Battle
224 Martha & The Vandellas Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) (Mono Single Version) [December 29, 1965]
225 The Miracles Going to a Go-Go (Mono Single Version) [December 29, 1965]
226 93 KHJ Barbara Ann Bread
227 93 KHJ News And Weather