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Last Summary Update: 10-30-2024

Satanic Black Mass
Airdate: Wednesday - May 20, 1970

WOR Show
Original Airingthen plays a recording

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Good evening sport fans, and here tonight is apreview of things to come. . .

Show Description

Shep reads article about the Cowichan Bay Outhouse races. He then plays a recording of "The Satanic Mass" the first ever recording of the mass. He talks of different 'phobia's Fear of Darkness Fear of Water Fear of spies Fear of being lonely Fear of Stairs Fear of laughing

So far there is no Description for this show

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
•		The Outhouse Races

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 14:56	Speaking of churches, that reminds me, this is WOR, satanic churches at that, in New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 15:06	Ford	Maverick
• 17:53	Year One Poster

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:40	The Satanic Mass
• 22:59	Shiek of Araby (3)

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 02:38	Herb Squire

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Echo Chamber

Rating

None Yet

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 17:53 ]	General Topics		Year One Poster

Record: 4390 / ID: 19700520W4390

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

	Date	Title
	May 20, 1970 Recno: 4390	Satanic Black Mass	Original Airingthen plays a recording

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Dustbin of History	October 30, 2024

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19700520W4390	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	10-30-2024	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Brian Gelber

Notes

Dating Notes

Notes

Time: 45:34 Source: Jim Clavin

May 21, 1970 Daily news article confirms date.

General Notes

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Technical Notes

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Research Notes

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Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

Max / Schmidco Notes
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Replays

Mass Backwards

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

Replay Date

October 30, 2024

Max / Schmidco Notes
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Other

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

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

2 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

Brian Gelber

Running Time: 49:36

Recordee:
135 - Brian Gelber

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1970 05 20_W4390_135 Satanic Black Mass.mp3
Source filename: R1 S1RD 70-05-20 WED Satanic Black Mass (Churches-poor says .mp3
Source description: Churches
Source ref number: R1 S1RD
Station: WOR

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Dustbin of History

Running Time: 54:35

Recordee:
135 - Brian Gelber

Inventory Name: 1970 05 20_W4390_552-135_D2024-10-30 Satanic Black Mass.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