Radio Use Only is dedicated to LP records issued by radio stations, usually a collection of whatever recent hits could be licensed, with photos of the DJs or other local angle.

I gather that also includes special tracks referencing the local market, such as the one Atlanta's country stations had a couple of years back, of Terri Clark's "I Want It All," in which she wants to watch the 'Dawgs, rather than the Yankees, play ball.

In later years, this became the norm for radio-station LPs, though LPs by then were slouching toward extinction.

I recollect having heard Sacramento versions as early as the late '70s, which I suppose might have been an early manifestation -- perhaps because of Tower Records, d'you suppose?

That KAKC Solid Gold album was from 1969; there's a page about it on the Tulsa TV Memories site with comments from morning man Lee Bayley.

I think it's at least possible that Tower, given its clout, kicked in a few marketing dollars in exchange for exclusive rights to carry the record.

I remember picking up a KTSA (San Antonio) LP (with a mock-Cheap Thrills sleeve, which I've long since lost) from a G. C. Murphy store in Austin.

Hey all - I was clued into your thread about the site-- many thanks for the mention, and thanks for the info. I add new LPs almost every month (adding 14 new ones after the holidays), plus I'll also be adding a "for sale and trade" page--so yeah, I will be finding homes for a few of these (my duplicates).

Thanks again, -Lisa