Sheplives

Last Summary Update: 10-09-2025

Selling Cheap Guitars
Airdate: Wednesday - October 10, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Let's see here, what night is this, this is Wednsday night isn't it. . .
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

So far there is no Description for this show

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:39	Speaking of klinkers, this is WOR. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 07:04	A Cup Of Coffee, A Sandwich, And You

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 02:27	Ed Scaterday
• 25:46	Martin A Hurley

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Guitar

Rating

None Yet

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 20:52 ]	People		Fred, Uncle	Sat on Shep's Guitar

Record: 3336 / ID: 19621010W3336

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	October 10, 1962 Recno: 3336	Selling Cheap Guitars	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	October 09, 2025
Dustbin of History	December 04, 2025

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19621010W3336	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	01-19-2008	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	10-09-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Gary Hines

Notes

Dating Notes

Notes

Time: 02:00 Source: Jim Clavin

Let's see here, what night is this, this is Wednsday night isn't it

General Notes

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Technical Notes

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Research Notes

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Max / Schmidco

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Replays

Mass Backwards

NONE

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

NONE

Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

October 09, 2025

December 04, 2025

Max / Schmidco Notes
No Notes Found

Other

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
None Found

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

3 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

Gary Hines

Running Time: 45:20

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1962 10 10_W3336_097_mod Selling Cheap Guitars.mp3
Source filename: 62-10-10_modelling Cheap Guitars.mp3
Source description: 10-10-62 Selling Cheap Guitars, full book shelves, drink muddy water, Texas Jimmy Watson, Guitar Gift, Uncle Fred on Guitar, you look like a guitar player, ask for cheap guitars
Station: WOR

Images

Dustbin of History

Running Time: 52:51

Recordee:
97 - Gary Hines

Inventory Name: 1962 10 10_W3336_552-097_D2025-10-09 Selling Cheap Guitars.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Dustbin of History recording

Gary Hines

Running Time: 43:33

Inventory Name: 1962 10 10_W3336_097_orig Selling Cheap Guitars.mp3
Source filename: 62-10-10_orig Selling Cheap Guitars.mp3
Station: WOR

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975