K-tel helped define the way people purchased music in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2013, Forbes wrote a piece on K-tel, entitled "K-Tel Records: The Spotify of the 70s", pointing out that the …

Apr 9, 2021 · Since the late 1990s, the “Now That’s What I Call Music!” franchise has almost single-handedly kept compact disc sales from completely falling off the ledge. The concept is a …

Jul 1, 2021 · K-Tel/ERA records put out some fine CD reissues in the early 90s that I bought when they were released. The music store I worked in stocked all these titles (one piece) until sold …

Oct 19, 2023 · In the annals of music history, few names conjure up as much nostalgia as K-Tel Records. This Canadian record label, founded in 1962 by Philip Kives, played a significant role …

K-Tel assembled the greatest hits from the latest, greatest artists in one single package. There were even thematic compilations like Goofy Greats, Super Bad, Super Bad Is Back, Souled …

Jan 8, 2022 · So from 1972 to 1990 the label produced many an album, some reasonable ones and some to forget. There were all the other record labels trying to get in on the act such as …

Jul 8, 2012 · K-Tel & Ronco Records Anyone who grew up in the '70s and '80s and spent any time watching TV remembers these commercials. They were irresistible records (or 8-Track …

Jul 24, 2015 · K-tel records were the original “Now, That’s What I Call Music” compilation albums of the greatest (and maybe not so greatest) hits of the time, the company has been cranking …

Aug 12, 2012 · From my experience the K-tel records are just fine if they aren't all scratched up or played on a machine with a bad needle. I've owned a few of them in the past, but don't have …

Mar 30, 2015 · A fantastic tribute to the legendary Disco Spectrum series of compilations – a run of records that first burst forth at the end of the 90s, and showed the world that there was a …