Welcome AMerican top 40 Casey Kasem fans!

July 1970 kicked off a music love affair that spanned decades

Pete Battistini shares decades of research with those who fell in love with Casey Kasem and

American Top 40.

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It's difficult to imagine how much time Pete Battistini spent compiling this book. I spent hours, over the span of a few days, just reading it. It's incredibly detailed and captures information about American Top 40 that I had long forgotten about.

Casey Kasem, AT40 host

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1970s)

388 pages, softcover

Relive your favorite moments from the early shows!

• Summaries from nearly 500 broadcasts

• Detailed lists of every radio station airing the show

• Over 100 illustrations featuring memos, letters, photographs, advertisements, script cards, and radio surveys open behind-the-scenes action like you've never known.

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Wow! After receiving a draft copy...I wallowed in the book for 3 hours. It is truly mind-blowing. Congratulations, Pete on a a true labor of love and an exciting new perspective that those of us on the other side of the radio never really "got" until now.

Tom Rounds, AT40's Executive Producer

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1980s)

512 pages, softcover

•Over 425 program summaries from 1980-1988

• Detailed lists of every radio station acknowledged

• Over 100 images including Billboard advertisements, articles, letters, and memos

• Listener questions and Long Distance Dedications

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Watch this great interview from Channel 8 News, and get a peek at Pete's extensive AT40 collection

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American Top 40 Trivia

• What guest host filled in for Casey Kasem ore than 30 times from 1980-1988?

• What AT40 show featured Casey singing the theme to the Flintstones TV show?

• When did Casey appear on the cover of Vegetarian times?

• Which program featured a medley of 36 Elvis Presley songs?

• In which program did Casey read a long-distance dedication from Egypt after letting listeners know the show is not heard there?

• Where is Casey's brother's Pizza parlor located?

• What comedian was described as telling jokes that Casey's Aunt Rose would think are naughty?

Answers to these questions and more can be discovered in the 1980s edition!

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... I went through the book page by page. As I turned the pages I accepted everything I read as gospel. 45 minutes later, I leaned back and sighed. Pete Battistini had sung part of my life.

Don Bustany, AT40 co-creater, producer, and writer

Take a glimpse into the treasures in each of the books!

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"Pete's books are a treasure to own for 'AT40' fans. If trying to remember which show had a particular Casey story, you can find out thanks to Pete's two books from the 70's and 80's." Rob Durkee, former AT40 statistician and author of American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century

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Welcome AMerican top 40 Casey Kasem fans!

July 1970 kicked off a music love affair that spanned decades

It's difficult to imagine how much time Pete Battistini spent compiling this book. I spent hours, over the span of a few days, just reading it. It's incredibly detailed and captures information about American Top 40 that I had long forgotten about.

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1970s)

388 pages, softcover

Wow! After receiving a draft copy...I wallowed in the book for 3 hours. It is truly mind-blowing. Congratulations, Pete on a a true labor of love and an exciting new perspective that those of us on the other side of the radio never really "got" until now.

American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1980s)

512 pages, softcover

Watch this great interview from Channel 8 News, and get a peek at Pete's extensive AT40 collection

American Top 40 Trivia

... I went through the book page by page. As I turned the pages I accepted everything I read as gospel. 45 minutes later, I leaned back and sighed. Pete Battistini had sung part of my life.

Take a glimpse into the treasures in each of the books!

"Pete's books are a treasure to own for 'AT40' fans. If trying to remember which show had a particular Casey story, you can find out thanks to Pete's two books from the 70's and 80's." Rob Durkee, former AT40 statistician and author of American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century

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AT40Book Resource center

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