KTEL Pure Power Commercial

[dadoctah]

Paul Anka? Pure Power? Sheesh!

[Lockemeister]

Record is $5.99, the 8 track is $7.99. I can see another reason why 8 tracks died out. It cost 2 bucks more!

Cassettes existed alongside 8 tracks. All someone had to do was to buy the record, then record it to cassette so it could be played in the car.

[fraterlucifer888]

I miss 8track tapes,that was the height of technology

[nostalgiajunkie70]

I have this album. Have you ever wondered how many times you have bought the same song? Album, 8 track, casette, CD, computer download....gets costly. I recall cassettes with a single song on them also for like one or 2 dollars each.

[floppy2121]

0:28 - But...they spelled Diana Ross' name with two (2) "R"s.

Apparently K-Tel didn't have a spell-checking department.

[wannawatchu66]

@floppy2121 Looks like two Ns to me.

[floppy2121]

@wannawatchu66 - You're right; two (2) "N"s.

Looks like my spell-checking department needs a spell-checking department.

[wannawatchu66]

@floppy2121 LOL! :o)

[younghoss]

I still have this one

[saml760]

Available now at your local Woolworth and Woolco stores,GET YOURS NOW!!!!

[saml760]

i still have several K-tel and Ronco albums from the 70s,they're real,true collectables now!

[fromthesidelines]

At :49, a live local announcer usually added (with appropriate superimposed graphics), "Available at Woolco's, K-Mart, W.T. Grant, Almacs, and other fine stores...".

[conductormtm]

or TG&Y in my area

[Freebie1975]

buy this groovy album for only 4.99 plus shipping and handling lol

[kfirmedia]

I recall these Lp's and 8 tracks in the mid to late 70's. Ronco was especially good at promoting HUGE artists on their sets but the songs were very edited. It was almost like a sampler of sorts (a 2 minute version of Piano MAn - Billy Joel... LOL)

[NotADood]

It's all vinyl or 8-track. They hadn't even invented cassette tapes yet?

[dummytree]

@kfirmedia Being french, I've only heard of those Ronco compilations, living in France. I wonder what they were like.Even Kurt Cobain did mention a Ronco record set called "Good Vibrations" that his parents owned (3 record set or something).

[dummytree]

@kfirmedia I've only heard of those Ronco compilations, living in France. I wonder what they were like.Even Kurt Cobain did mention a Ronco record set called "Good Vibrations" that his parents owned (3 record set or something).

[imfree707]

@kfirmedia Hahaha! You got that "sample edit" stuff right! I finally caught on one day, back in the 70's, when I taped enough of those K-Tel beauties to fill the A side of a cassette and only found it 2/3 used when I was done recording!

[nirvgardengod]

Paul Anka is totally pure power!!!

[dyinglikeflies]

Pure evil is more like it.

[KidAJonni]

these were 1976 songs so i assume this album was released in late 76 or early 77.

[larrystarstruck]

You would be correct. That is what I was thinking too.

[fromthesidelines]

K-Tel International is still is business, 'big'; but they don't market vinyl albums or 8-track tapes these days.

[NotADood]

I wonder if K-Tel changed their name to "Now That's What I Call Music" - it's essentially the same thing. Pay money for someone else's mixed tape.

[dmreeoogdaq]

I wonder how much money K-Tel made in the 1970's? This is another phenom that is uniquely '70's!

[heavymetalrockstar]

I bought this at goodwill. I have all k-tel records.

[halenfanatic]

Yeah the K-tel Records! LOL

[KittySkyfish]

OMG. KISS, Alice Cooper...and Hall and Oats! What marketing genius!!

[BluestFlamingo]

I'd like to order two 8 Tracks, please.

[divadaneen]

Hey a couple of those songs rock!

[bigfinewoman]

whatever happened to K-Tel?

[marknmiami]

Available on 8 track cassette...Hahaha!!!...God I hated those :-P

[Attmay]

They could afford the rights to the all these hits but they couldn't afford to spell Diana Ross's name correctly!

[HGbunny]

What a hoot! Paul Anka? I was around back then, although only like 7 or 8, but I thought Paul Anka was pretty square by then....

[sticksrossi]

I use to buy them at Almacs Supermarket!!!

[Citygrl29]

OMG

[jwaller66]

Ahh...the 70s...