It was a great way to collect the songs of the day and those records have been a huge influence on my musical tastes today. Its products include compilation music albums, including the super hits series, the dynamic hits series and the number one hits series and consumer products, including the record selector, the vegomatic, the miracle brush, and the feather touch knife. One little bit of unfortunate, messy business to deal with upfront. Best selection and great prices of collectible vinyl records and marbles. I have cleaned the vinyl with mofi one cleaning solution and brush. Beginning with 1991s 20 explosive dynamic super smash hit explosions. Buy k tel records and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Additionally, it exposes listeners to some of the greatest composers of baroque, classical, 19th and 20th century music. It is known as the originator of the as seen on tv type of marketing strategy. Shop records with k tel label for sale on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. Unfollow ktel records to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Its line up is john alexopoulos vocals, 6 and 12 string vox guitar, harmonica, dimitrios dimopoulos bass guitar, backing vocals, stelios askoxylakis farfisa organ, backing.
But, in the 1970s, no other company was delivering this kind of bargain. K tel is a company based in winnipeg, manitoba, canada, which has been in business since the late 1960s and which for many years specialized in selling consumer products through infomercials and live demonstration. If you were alive in the you already know that k tel was more than just a record label. All kinds of explosions to use in your video projects. K tel records were always in my record collection dating back to 1972. Get the classic rock compilation album hit explosion, for sale on vinyl record. Ktel records 22 explosive hits commercial 1972 youtube. Ktel vinyl albums label discography canada vinyl albums. Ktel sixties super sounds various artists vinyl recore lp nm. Hooked on classics is fun to listen to and great for a work out.
Emi music publishing, kobalt music publishing, ascap, latinautor, solar music rights management, and 7 music rights societies show more show less. These 14 hits run the gamut from southern rock to countrypop to power ballads. Get the best deals on k tel when you shop the largest online selection at. K tel records well, if this aint the prettiest damn liner art ive ever seen come off of a k tel albuma wideopen womans green eye against a background of eglantine flowers and ribbons in.
Philip kives, pioneering pitchman who founded ktel, went. Its so weird, because i was literally just listening to a k tel record when i saw this. New listing 12 33 rpm lp vinyl record chart explosion various artists k tel 1980. Vinyl records, l music, all categories, antiques, art, baby, books.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. K tel records and ronco records so popular back in the day. About the movie, from the website an interview with director, denny tedesco, by tommy maranuchi, jr. Sound explosion by k tel records by ktelqueen 2 5 canadian mint by k tel records by ktelqueen 6 out of sight by k tel records by ktelqueen 5 fantastic.
I think i will go and listen to chevy van right now, as a matter of fact, and then some kc and the sunshine band. I love this album, and havent listened to it since i must have been 6 or 7 years old. Between 1972 and 1974, us pressings were identified by mostly single letter codes. In honor of him, the dmdb presents a list of the top 100 songs to appear on k tel compilations and the top 20 k tel compilations. In the 1970s, k tel s compilations set the bar for the rapidlygrowing direct sales music compilation industry. K tel records 22 explosive hits commercial 1972 ktelclassics. Sound explosion 22 original hits original stars cassette discogs. Festival of sound instore demonstration record spring 1983. Hooked on classics, music machine, pure power, music express, right on, and more. Paying royalties of a few cents per song per record sold, k tel leased the rights to bestselling songs and sold such records as sound explosion, hooked on classics and 25 polka greats. Shipped overnight to arrive the next day at your front door.
The inside story of the wrecking crew, who provided the instrumental back. New listing bright side of music vinyl album 1973 ktel records clapton, james brown, more. Dave grohl of the foo fighters is fond of crediting k tel s 1976 block buster with where he first heard edgar winters frankenstein. A image of the of the 1975 album cover roncos sound explosion which i added the recordings that were on the album. K tel records, i had this one and mind bender album and a. The innovator of the compilation album, he sold 500 million k tel records by the mid1980s. Back in my formative years we produced a lot of k tel television commercials, i would venture to guess over 100 of them. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Pure power lp record rock ktel 20 original hits 1970s. Pop music in the seventies sound and vision press, the book i coauthored with phil dellio in 1993.
Sound explosion 22 original hits original stars 1973, vinyl discogs. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The company was founded by philip kives, a business executive, entrepreneur, and marketing expert from winnipeg, manitoba, canada. Catalogue for old, rare, promo and collectible vinyl records. The company has sold more than half a billion units worldwide.
I just got a record player for the first time and was listening to some of my parents old stuff. Although most k tel albums have tightly cut sides with about 11 cuts per side, most of the songs seem to be intact. I am posting a reprint of the k tel chapter from i wanna be sedated. Your one stop source for vinyl records, old marbles, antiques and collectibles.
He was born on february 12, 1929, and died at age 87 on april 27, 2016. If you have a commercial and professional project it would be wise to license professional sound effects. The k tel vinyl quality is usually atrocious dont think many would argue but, putting the discussion in a historical context, it was about getting the most bang for your buck. But to anyone who grew up in the seventies, pop belonged on k tel. Chart explosion various artists vinyl album 1980 ktel ne 1103 bob marley omd. In order to squeeze 11 songs onto one side, ronco would often fade songs out early, shorten the intros, or sometimes perform very sloppy edits in the middles of songs. The sleeve is in gvg condition with no splits or tears but with. Back in november and december of 1982 i remember all the ktel titles like blast off minipops the hit list love is rock n roll fever volumes 12 the ronald mcdonald allstar party the beat sound wave of the 80s and i remember them all on the commercial back in 1982 and i would love to see some ktel ads from 1982 with these ktel titles ktel ad 1. A image of the of the 1975 album cover roncos sound explosion which i added the recordings that were on the. Its products include compilation music albums, including the super hits series, the dynamic hits. Ktel records and more my k tel record collectionfrom childhood and beyondand other various records i own. Free explosion sound effects from the war sounds genre of the free sound effects site. K tel records became my friends in much the same way books were for me at the time.
Throughout the 70s, canadianbased k tel records kept turntables busy with groovy collections such as music machine and sound explosion. Chubby checker, little richard, etta james, lesley gore, the romantics, the jets, charlie rich, the trashmen, the association and more. If you wish, cluck your tongue in contempt at the k tel. Features selections from hit explosion starlite get dancin and rowdy country. The dynamic, explosive, super bad world of k tel records. Various sound explosion 22 original hits original stars.
The sound of the wild west vinyl lp by k tel compilation. K tel records rock explosion commercial ktelclassics. Variouspop, music explosion, uk, deleted, vinyl lp album lp record, ktel. The ads in the collection above demonstrate the sheer variety of hits and genres that k tel compiled. Ktel international, canada, tc 212, lp, 1973, 4 comments. Abba the story of abba k tel lp record vinyl album 12. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Im not sure if k tel did this, but beware of ronco. Buy the sound of bread, a great compilation album of songs from the band bread. I first heard this in a music appreciation class in high school, and i was hooked. These spots are not of the greatest quality because of the transfer methods from film to video but they give you an idea of some of my earlier work.