Did you buy K-Tel records in 70’s/80’s ?

[MikeMatt 360]

20 hit songs by 20 original artists …….. 

 

 

[edjr 6,890]

Did you? K-tel

[Strike 5,997]

Nope but I was a member of the Columbia music club to get 10 CD's for a penny or something like that.

[edjr 6,890]

Just now, Strike said:

Nope but I was a member of the Columbia music club to get 10 CD's for a penny or something like that.

I did that at least 3 times

[MikeMatt 360]

8 minutes ago, edjr said:

Did you? K-tel

I did. Stole them from Record World in TSS. 

[edjr 6,890]

Just now, MikeMatt said:

I did. Stole them from Record World in TSS. 

You missed the pun. Prey tell

[MikeMatt 360]

3 minutes ago, Strike said:

Nope but I was a member of the Columbia music club to get 10 CD's for a penny or something like that.

I did that too. Few times. Never paid the bill. I think BMG was another. I played the CD game. 

[MikeMatt 360]

Just now, edjr said:

You missed the pun. Prey tell

I got it. Do tel

[Ron_Artest 2,171]

I used to do the Columbia thing for a penny and then never buy the full priced ones.

Not old enough for K-tel but I did used to get the "Now that's what I call music" ones or other compilations.  They came in handy DJ'ing in college.

[edjr 6,890]

Just now, Ron_Artest said:

I used to do the Columbia thing for a penny and then never buy the full priced ones.

Not old enough for K-tel but I did used to get the "Now that's what I call music" ones or other compilations.  They came in handy DJ'ing in college.

I think all us pre-boomers did that

[Fnord 2,500]

This cassette changed my life in 1986

Quote

A1	Y & T–	Summertime Girls Written-By – Y & T	3:26
A2	Krokus–	Midnite Maniac Written-By – Von Arb*, Storace*	3:59
A3	Helix (3)–	Rock You Written-By – Halligan, Jr.*	2:51
A4	Queensryche*–	Queen Of The Reich Written-By – Degarmo*	4:21
A5	Quiet Riot–	Mama Weer All Crazee Now Written-By – Lea*, Holder*	3:28
B1	Bon Jovi–	Only Lonely Written-By – Bryan*, Bon Jovi*	4:57
B2	Slade–	Run Runaway Written-By – Lea*, Holder*	5:00
B3	Mama's Boys–	Lettin' Go Written-By – Pat (The Professor) McManus*	4:03
B4	Judas Priest–	Some Heads Are Gonna Roll Written-By – Halligan, Jr.*	4:05

First time I ever heard most of the bands, and is directly responsible for my undying, eternal love of Judas Priest and 80s- era Queensryche.

[Ron_Artest 2,171]

I used to like buying the movie soundtracks as it got you a bunch of good songs, a variety, on a single disc.

Singles Soundtrack and Judgement Night Soundtrack were awesome.

[Fnord 2,500]

9 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Judgement Night Soundtrack

This is the most underrated, unheralded, perfect-for-its-time album of the 90s. I still listen to some of the tracks from it. De La Soul's hidden classic? Slayer playing with Ice-T? Cypress Hill and Sonic Youth collaborating? Faith No More and Boo-Yaa Tribe? Yes please!

Speaking of Faith No More, Angel Dust is a close second place for unheralded 90s classic albums.

On the down side, Judgment Night is probably directly responsible for Limp Bizkit and the rise of nu metal...

[Ron_Artest 2,171]

53 minutes ago, Fnord said:

This is the most underrated, unheralded, perfect-for-its-time album of the 90s. I still listen to some of the tracks from it. De La Soul's hidden classic? Slayer playing with Ice-T? Cypress Hill and Sonic Youth collaborating? Faith No More and Boo-Yaa Tribe? Yes please!

Speaking of Faith No More, Angel Dust is a close second place for unheralded 90s classic albums.

On the down side, Judgment Night is probably directly responsible for Limp Bizkit and the rise of nu metal...

I hadn't listened to this in many years, just flipped it on, still rocks.

[TBayXXXVII 2,659]

3 hours ago, MikeMatt said:

20 hit songs by 20 original artists …….. 

 

 

Was that the guys who signed Richie Valens... or was that Del Fi?  Trying to remember the LaBamba movie.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,586]

 Good songs on those vinyls. For for free with my discount.

[MikeMatt 360]

7 minutes ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

 Good songs on those vinyls. For for free with my discount.

I had the five finger discount. You ?

[squistion 2,496]

For those who want more information.

The Rise And Fall of K-Tel Records:

https://mymusicthroughtheyears.wordpress.com/2022/01/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-k-tel-records/#:~:text=The albums were made up,with cheesy titles as well.

[easilyscan 1,011]

Yes I did.

For a while in the 80s, a local record store (that also sold exotic pipes for tobacco use only LOL) rented new LPs. I'm guessing it cost a dollar. I'd take them home and record them on a TDK or Maxell cassette. By the mid to late 90s, I was a Napster/LimeWire etc user.  

[Fnord 2,500]

1 minute ago, easilyscan said:

Yes I did.

For a while in the 80s, a local record store (that also sold exotic pipes for tobacco use only LOL) rented new LPs. I'm guessing it cost a dollar. I'd take them home and record them on a TDK or Maxell cassette. By the mid to late 90s, I was a Napster/LimeWire etc user.  

I did this at the local library. It was free, but would have been cooler if they had the exotic pipes. 

[BunnysBastatrds 2,586]

1 hour ago, MikeMatt said:

I had the five finger discount. You ?

 I did. Almost all vinyls in my collection were five finger discounts. We had a place here called Warehouse Records & Tapes. My friend Ces worked there. When CDs started getting hot, the owner said that he and his friends could bring in three albums a day and trade them for any CD. I lost so many of my great records doing that exchange.

[The Elevator Killer 714]

5 hours ago, Strike said:

Nope but I was a member of the Columbia music club to get 10 CD's for a penny or something like that.

Yep. Did this several times.