In response to Mike in Ireland's request, here is:
• Juke Box Jive - 40 All Time Rock 'N' Roll Greats! (K-Tel NE 709 UK) (2021, 45th Anniversary Expanded Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (1976)
Like all K-Tel, Ronco and Arcade albums released in the 70s and early 80s, this compilation has never been released on CD.
Originally released by K-Tel in 1976 this double album contained 40 all time rock 'n' roll greats. Since the original albums had a fairly short
running time of around 48 minutes each, 24 minutes per side, I decided to expand them to a 79 minute CD length. Adding another 25 classic rock 'n' roll
songs overall, this collection now contains an astonishing 65 tracks spread across a 2CD set.
All 100% original hit single 7" 45 versions, NO horrendous RE-RECORDINGS or fake 'stereo' mixes here, using the very latest, highest quality, best sounding
digital remasters released to date.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Jukebox-Jive-40-All-Time-Rock-N-Roll-Greats/release/6027404
NEW additions:
20 Explosive Hits - 20 Original Songs - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel TE 293 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1973)
22 Electrifying Hits - 22 Original Stars - 22 Original Hits (K-Tel TE 301 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1974)
40 Supergreats - 40 Top Ten Hits (K-Tel NE 708 UK) (2021 Remaster) (2CD) (1975)
Country Comfort - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 924 UK) (2021, 45th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1976)
Dance to the Music - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 957 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1977)
Disco History - 18 Artistas - Músicas Originals (K-Tel TB 320 BRA) (2021 Remaster) (1979)
Disco Rocket - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 948 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1976)
Hit Sound '74 - 16 Original Hits - 16 Original Artists (CBS S 80570 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1974)
Hit Sound '75 - 16 Original Hits - 16 Original Artists (CBS S 81033 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1975)
Hit Scene '76 - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Warwick / CBS PR 5023 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1976)
Juke Box Jive - 40 All Time Rock 'N' Roll Greats! (K-Tel NE 709 UK) (2021, 45th Anniversary Expanded Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (1976)
Music Express - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel TE 702 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)
Music Power - 20 Original Stars - 20 Original Hits (K-Tel TE 309 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)
Pop Greats - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel TG 115 GER) (2021 Remaster) (1974)
Supersonic - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (Stallion Records SSM001 UK) (2021 Remaster) (1975)
The Beach Boys - 20 Golden Greats (Mono & Stereo Versions) (2021, 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (1976)
The Beatles - A Collection of Beatles Oldies (But Goldies!) (Mono & Stereo Versions) (2021, 55th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (1966)
The Beatles - Rock 'n' Roll Music (2021, 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (1976)
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• Country Comfort - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 924 UK) (2021, 45th Anniversary Expanded Edition) (1976)
This album was originally released in 1976, some 45 years ago. A number of the tracks were pretty hard to find, but after extensive research I was able to
locate every track from either my own CD/mp3 collection or online digital download form.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Country-Comfort/release/3514928
As the original 20 track album had a pretty short running time of only 55 minutes, I decided to expand it to a 28 track, 79 minute CD length, adding 8 bonus classic country tracks,
taken from a previous K-Tel album:
• 20 Town & Country Greats - 20 Original Songs - 20 Original Stars (K-Tel NE 302 UK) (1974)
https://www.discogs.com/Various-20-Town-Country-Greats/release/3240701
• Hit Sound '74 - 16 Original Hits - 16 Original Artists (CBS S 80570 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1974)
A fantastic compilation from CBS featuring 16 hit sounds from 1974. Since the original running time was relatively short at only 50 minutes,
I decided to expand it by adding 8 bonus tracks, all smash hits in the UK in 1974 including 5 number 1's overall on this album,
to a new running time of 79:10 minutes CD length.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hit-Sound-74/release/5924199
• Hit Sound '75 - 16 Original Hits - 16 Original Artists (CBS S 81033 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1975)
A great follow-up compilation from CBS featuring 16 hit sounds from 1975. Since the original running time was relatively short at only 53 minutes,
I decided to expand it by adding 6 bonus tracks, all smash hits in the UK in 1975 including 8 number 1's overall on this album,
to a new running time of 79:49 minutes CD length.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hit-Sound-75/release/2159659
• Hit Scene '76 - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Artists (Warwick / CBS PR 5023 UK) (2021 Expanded Edition) (1976)
The third and final in a line of year by year compilations by CBS featuring 20 hit sounds from 1976.
I added the bonus track 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' by Elton John & Kiki Dee which was number 1 in the UK for 6 weeks during the
long hot summer of 1976, making a new running time of 78:17 minutes CD length.
https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/cbs5023
• The Beach Boys - 20 Golden Greats (Mono & Stereo Versions) (2021, 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (1976)
I thought it might be fun, (Fun, Fun) to compile this collection using
the latest remasters as The Beach Boys did in 2012 with all their albums in both mono and stereo.
I still have my original vinyl album which topped the UK charts for 10 weeks during the long hot summer of '76!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Golden_Greats_(The_Beach_Boys_album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_British_Isles_heat_wave
• The Beatles - A Collection of Beatles Oldies (But Goldies!) (Mono & Stereo Versions) (2021, 55th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (1966)
A Collection of Beatles Oldies
As with the recent Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats I compiled, I included both the mono and stereo versions of all tracks using the 2009 box sets remasters on A Collection of Beatles Oldies (But Goldies!).
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (But Goldies!) was issued in both mono and stereo formats but since some of the songs had never been mixed for stereo – principally Beatles singles, which were released in mono until 1969 – a series of remix sessions were set up. None were attended by as much as a solitary Beatle :-(
For many years after its release, the 1966 compilation remained the only British album to contain the Beatles' version of "Bad Boy".
A Collection of Beatles Oldies was deleted from the Beatles' catalogue following the reissue of their albums on compact disc in 1987.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Collection_of_Beatles_Oldies
• The Beatles - Rock 'n' Roll Music (2021, 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (1976)
Rock 'n' Roll Music (album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Music_(album)
Please note: All the original errors have been corrected.
This album is described as "troubled" by Beatles producer George Martin in his autobiography, as he was asked by Bhaskar Menon, the president of Capitol at the time, to approve the tapes they intended to use, and he was "appalled" because they were some of the early twin-track mono tapes they had made and were going to be transferred to stereo for the issue. Instead of approving the album as it was presented to him, Martin reworked the already mixed tapes for every song, reversing the left and right channels and slightly narrowing the stereo on the tracks "Twist and Shout", "I Saw Her Standing There", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "Boys", "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Drive My Car". Some of the song editing is not clean: for instance, the beginning of the crossfade of "Dear Prudence" can be heard during the fade of "Back in the U.S.S.R.", as originally issued on the White Album. Another example can be found towards the end of "Birthday", where Starr's count-in to "Yer Blues" is clearly audible.
EMI Records in Britain refused to use Martin's reworked Capitol tapes, citing The Beatles' strict instructions that any reissues had to be exactly as originally recorded.
Enjoy!
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I came across this in a Woolworth's store in 1978 and have not stopped playing it ever since. There are some real rare gems on this collection, namely "California Sun" by Joe Jones, "California GL903" by Curtis Lee, and "New Girl In School" by The Magnificent Mercury Brothers, which is so rare that I was ecstatic to see it pop up on YouTube as it has not featured on any compilations whatsoever over the years since "Summer Cruisin'".
These tracks are un-edited originals, apart from track 20 ("Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker), which I have doubts about.
I long for the day when it gets issued on CD.