Vinyl: Casey's Top 40 CT40 1991 Year-End/Countdown Pt. 2 6-LP Box. Vinyl. Casey Kasem.

Casey's Top 40 CT40 1991 Year-End/Countdown Pt. 2 6-LP Box. Vinyl. Casey Kasem.

This is part TWO of the 1991 Year-End/Countdown, counting down the #50-#1 biggest hits of the year. Original cue sheet is missing. However a song-list is provided, along with a generic Westwood One cue sheet—provided strictly for cosmetics and completeness. It is NOT accurate.

As collectables, the “Casey’s Top Forty” sets are significantly rarer than the AT40’s: After Casey’s departure from the original AT40, audience and station loyalty were effectively split between the original (under new host Shadoe Stevens) and those following Casey to the new program. Additionally, by the late 90’s program distribution in the form of vinyl records was on the decline. Stations had the option of receiving them on CD instead, or via satellite.

The 1989 transition of Casey Kasem from "American Top 40" (AT40) to "Casey’s Top 40" was one of the most significant shifts in radio history, effectively splitting the audience between a legacy brand and a legendary personality. Casey Kasem’s original run with American Top 40 ended on August 6, 1988. After a short hiatus, he debuted his new program, Casey’s Top 40, on January 21, 1989. ABC Radio Networks owned the AT40 brand and continued the show after Kasem's departure. Westwood One, a rival network, had signed Kasem to a lucrative multi-million dollar contract to create a competing countdown. Kasem’s personal brand proved incredibly strong. Upon its launch, Casey’s Top 40 had approximately 425 to 450 stations signed on to carry the new show. Many of these were major-market stations that had previously carried AT40.

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