A few more K-tel and Arcade albums I've been working on over the past few weeks...
Fantastic - 22 Original Hits - 22 Original Stars
(K-tel TU 233 USA - TC 212 CAN - TA 248 AUS) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1973)
This album was originally released by K-tel in the USA, Canada and Australia in 1973. They each had different tracklistings.
I've compiled this 2021 remaster to include the very best song selections from all three versions, creating a 22 track compilation with a running time of 77:26 CD length.
Dynamite - 44 Original Hits - 44 Original Stars
(K-tel TE 298 UK - TU 2360 USA - TC 219 CAN - TG 117 GER) (2021 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1974)
This album was originally released by K-tel in four different countries. It was released in the UK, USA, Canada and Germany. They each had different tracklistings.
For this 2021 remaster, I have selected the 44 very best tracks from all four versions for a special 2CD set.
Disc 1 comprises of 22 of the very best song selections with a running time of 78:25 CD length.
Disc 2 comprises of 22 of the very best song selections with a running time of 79:07 CD length.
Music Power - 45 Original Hits - 45 Original Stars (K-tel TG 2891 113 GER - TN 1071 NLD - TU 234 USA - TC 214 CAN) (2021 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1974)
This album was originally released by K-tel in four different countries. It was released in Germany, the Netherlands, the USA and Canada. They each had different tracklistings.
For this 2021 remaster, I have selected the 45 very best tracks from all four versions for a special 2CD set.
Disc 1 comprises of 23 of the very best song selections taken from the Germany and Netherlands editions with a running time of 79:06 CD length.
Disc 2 comprises of 22 of the very best song selections taken from the USA and Canadian editions with a running time of 78:23 CD length.
Power Hits - 43 Original Hits - 43 Original Stars (K-tel TE 297 UK - TG 102 GER - TN 102 NLD - TG 121 GER) (2021 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1975)
This album was originally released by K-tel in four different countries. It was released in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany (2 editions). They each had different tracklistings.
For this 2021 remaster, I have selected the 43 very best tracks from all four versions for a special 2CD set.
Disc 1 comprises of 22 of the very best song selections with a running time of 79:39 CD length.
Disc 2 comprises of 21 of the very best song selections with a running time of 78:39 CD length.
Hit Machine - 22 Original Hits - 22 Original Artists
(Arcade ADE G9 GER - ADE H14 NLD) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1975)
This album was originally released by Arcade in Germany and the Netherlands in 1975. They each had different tracklistings.
I've compiled this 2021 remaster to include the very best song selections from both versions, creating a 26 track compilation with a running time of 79:20 CD length.
Hit Machine - 46 Original Hits - 46 Original Stars
(K-tel TE 713 UK - TU 2480 USA - TC 234 CAN - TB 285 BRA) (2021 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1976)
This album was originally released by K-tel in 1976 in four different countries. It was released in the UK, USA, Canada and Brazil. They each had different tracklistings.
For this 2021 remaster, I have selected the 46 very best tracks from all four versions for a special 2CD set.
Disc 1 comprises of 24 of the very best song selections with a running time of 79:32 CD length.
Disc 2 comprises of 22 of the very best song selections with a running time of 78:07 CD length.
Mind Bender - 22 Original Hits - 22 Original Stars
(K-tel TA 251 AUS - TU 2440 USA - TC 231 CAN) (2021 Remaster) (1976)
This album was originally released by K-tel in Australia, the USA and Canada. They each had different tracklistings.
I've compiled this 2021 remaster to include the very best song selections from all three versions, creating a 22 track compilation with a running time of 78:36 CD length.
Power House - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars
(K-tel TU 2460 USA - TC 233 CAN - TA 254 AUS) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1976)
This album was originally released by K-tel in the USA, Canada and Australia in 1976. They each had different tracklistings.
I've compiled this 2021 remaster to include the very best song selections from all three versions, creating a 22 track compilation with a running time of 79:48 CD length.
Pop Disco - 46 Original Hits - 46 Original Stars
(K-tel TN 1101 - TN 1121 - TN 1201 - TG 153 NLD) (2021 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1976)
Pop Music, Disco Mania, Pop Parade and Disco Express were all released by K-tel in the Netherlands in 1975/1976.
The covers all featured a similar colour scheme using a set of bright primary colours; red, yellow and blue, giving them a very consistent look, making them quite different
and distinctive from other K-tel releases.
For this 2021 remaster, I have selected the 46 very best English language tracks from all four releases for a special 2CD set.
Disc 1 comprises of 23 of the very best song selections with a running time of 77:12 CD length.
Disc 2 comprises of 23 of the very best song selections with a running time of 79:03 CD length.
Souled Out - 49 Original Hits - 49 Original Stars
(K-tel NA 450 AUS - NE 508 UK - NU 9010 USA - TN 1161 NLD) (2021 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1976)
Souled Out was issued by K-tel in four different counties over a period of four years. The series contained a great 10 year span of classic soul from 1966 to 1976.
The albums were released in Australia (1973), the UK (1974), the USA (1975) and in the Netherlands in (1976).
They each had different tracklistings.
For this 2021 remaster, I have selected the 49 very best tracks from all four versions for a special 2CD set.
Disc 1 comprises of 25 of the very best song selections with a running time of 79:08 CD length.
Disc 2 comprises of 24 of the very best song selections with a running time of 78:21 CD length.
Pure Power - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars
(K-tel TU 2510 USA - TC 238 CAN) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1977)
This album was originally released by K-tel in the USA and Canada in 1977. They each had different tracklistings.
I've compiled this 2021 remaster to include the very best song selections from both versions, creating a 23 track compilation with a running time of 79:33 CD length.
The Main Event (K-tel NE 1046 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1979)
This album was released by K-tel in May 1979 in the UK only. Its focus was 100% on the current punk and new wave scene and originally contained 16 tracks.
I've expanded this 2021 remaster to include another 9 bonus new wave tracks taken from previous K-tel UK albums (all released before this one) to now create a 25 track album,
with a running time of 78:31 CD length.
The Rock Album - 37 Original Hits - 37 Original Stars (K-tel TU 2680 USA - TC 261 CAN - BLP 80008 FRA - TG 1261 GER - LG 1261 SUI) (2021 Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1980)
This much loved and 'played to death' album was released around the world by K-tel in 1980. In fact, it was released in five different countries:
the US, Canada, France, Germany and Switzerland. They each had different tracklistings.
For this 2021 remaster, I have selected the 37 very best tracks from all four versions for a special 2CD set. These are the exact versions as featured on the original LPs and tapes.
Many tracks are the full length album versions, which was a real rarity for K-tel when they tended to focus more on the original 7" 45 single edits and mixes as a template for their albums.
Disc 1 comprises of 18 of the very best song selections with a running time of 79:15 CD length.
Disc 2 comprises of 19 of the very best song selections with a running time of 79:13 CD length.
Download all 13 albums HERE
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