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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
You know what's scary:
Stairway to Heaven has been an "Oldie" since 1985.
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If you want just say oldie, it would of been an old in '72 since it was released in '71 on LZ 4. However, the radio stations I was listening to in 1985 were still labeled rock radio, not classic rock. That wasn't a real station format yet, because rock was still being made, played and listened to. I remember hearing bands on rock stations like INXS, Motley Crue, REM Guns & Roses and AC/DC was still turning out hits. In the 80s I owned and operated a record store near Savannah Georgia.
It wasn't until the 90s and grunge replaced the hair bands of the 80s you would start seeing Classic Rock Radio stations.
In the 80s, 1985 for example, a rock station would sprinkle in late 60s and 70s songs into their regular airplay. The biggest flashback segment was usually at noon, most would give it a name like "Liquid Lunch" and we would of heard Zeppelin, Floyd and the like for a solid hour. That you can call say was an 'oldie' segment, but Stairway to Heaven was only 14 years old in '85.
That's me behind the counter of my store in 1985, it was a rock shop. We stocked and sold 90% of our inventory was rock music.
You could tell it was Georgia, I was between the Piggly Wiggly and K-Mart.
I couldn't fit the Billboard Top 200 on the wall, but I did have the top 174 every week and kept it up to date. Those are black light posters along the top. I used every inch of wall space to sell something and from the ceiling hung over 70 different rock tapestries that we sold.