Rare Grand Ole Opry Pet Milk Radio Broadcast LP Kitty Wells, Roy Acuff, Melb

$

70

Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry Broadcasts 272 (Jun 16, 1961) and 273 ( June 23, 1961) vg has slight warp but tracks fine, no skips. All have been cleaned on my record cleaner and stored inside in LP sleeves.

For those of you those aren't familiar with these, they were used by radio stations in the 60s as a weekly segment for the Grand Ole Opry. Radio stations were instructed to air the 2 shows and then destroy the record after airing. Since most radio stations followed the rules, almost all were destroyed and that is why the rarity of these exists. Very few are in circulation today and they probably belong in a country museum or Opry archive, or serious country collectors collection.

I found a collection of these, all from 1961 with a total of 12 LPs or 24 radio shows. I will be listing each as I play grade them and try to make a track listing of each which is difficult since no online info exists hardly. I will be willing to sell all in a package deal if the price is right, just shoot me an offer.

What's neat about these is how they use the artists to work in a Pet product every couple of songs as sort of built in advertisements kind of like how radio station jockeys do now. I am not familiar with most of these artists except for the more famous ones, so please bear with my track listings as I'm just going off of show introductions and google:

Artist and song

16 June 61
Roy Acuff : sunshine special
Commercial
The Jordainaires : he's got the whole world in his hands
Comm
Howard Forester : the Snowflake Reel
Melba Montgomery : Have I told you lately that I love you
Bashful brother Oswald : long journey home
Comm
Howard Forester and Jimmy Riddle : the cowbell Polka
The Jordainaires : How Great thou art
The Jordainaires in pet milk commercial
Melba Montgomery and Roy Acuff : Before I met you
Comm
Roy Acuff, Melba Montogomery, Howard Forester, and the Jordainaires : I saw the light

23 June 61
Johnny and Jack : down South in New Orleans
Comm
The Jordainaires : I'd rather have Jesus
Comm
Buddy Spacker : Sally Ann
Kitty Wells : I can't tell my heart that
Comm
Johnny and jack : I'm Jack
Comm
Paul Yandell : Snow deer
Comm
Michigan girls chosen for beauty pageant
He Jordainaires : Sugaree
Comm
Kitty Wells : heartbreak USA
Marvin Hughes : ain't she sweet
Johnny and Jack : Poison Love