Vintage K-Tel Records Commercial Circa 1979

[sjdrifter72]

This was also the album to introduce me to New Wave. I was 7 in 1979 and Pop Muzik was the very first New Wave song I ever heard. It is still my favorite genre of music from the entire decade of the 80's.

[sjdrifter72]

OMG My older sister bought this at Thrifty's in L.A. where there used to be a lot of  K-Tel albums. I remember me and my two younger sisters would give this record a spin quite often, dancing to M's Pop Muzik, the last track on the album. It is still in my possesion. This is the first time I've ever seen the commercial for it. Thanks for sharing a childhood memory of mine.

[VirginSuicide77]

I have this album. I was only a baby then so I never got to see the commercials until the magic of YouTube.

[VtachDJchris]

I got this for Christmas in 79... And I still have it..

[virnman]

I had one of these back in '79 with some of the same songs, but I think it was by Ronco. It had "Makin' It" and "Heaven on the 7th Floor" and "Gold" by John Stewart. Great stuff when you were 12

[TVDude78]

I grew up with this album. Mom got it back in 1979 when were were kids and wore Sad Eyes out. I thought about getting another copy on ebay. We also had several other K-Tel and Ronco Lp's. To get all your favorites on one album was a rare treat then.

[bat65]

I had this album, and many other K-Tel albums as well. I still have them, they are stored in the garage

[Kelski1998]

I have this album in my closet! Had this and Gold Rush 79! Holy Freakin God I'm old!

[level242]

HEY MY BROTHER CAN I BORROW THAT ALBUM

NO MY BROTHER YOU GOT TO GET YOUR OWN

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

this is not how i remember the commercial when i was a kid

AND i just found a store bought tape of this

now I have the vinyl, 8 track, tape, and cd

[wkat950]

I got this record for my birthday when I was in the 8th grade. It was decent music though the best years of Top 40 were behind and ahead.

[bunkieb00]

Damn!! I saved up for this album at the age of thirteen!

[1retrogurl]

Wow...what a trip. I got this album for my 11th birthday in '79. All great songs. Man, I miss K-Tel.

[TypesALot]

if it wasn't for K-Tel, no one would have ever heard of David Naugton or "Makin It" - That song was on every K-Tel record during the late 70s!! I loved that song!

[dadoctah]

@TypesALot It was the title song of his TV series, and got to #5 on the Billboard chart (four months before "Different Worlds", the theme song of "Angie" got to #18).

Even without the song, we still would have heard of David Naughton. And wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?

[Sheri451]

My sister had the song Pop Music. I loved it. She also loved Jermaine Jackson too.

[phantom3rdchannel]

lol i have this on 8 track

[MattTheSaiyan]

I love picking up K-Tels cheap at charity shops.

[eddiemurphyfan100]

i have that record

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

part 2

This commercial I saw, but not like this. I thought "M" was at the end, "Elton John" is how I remember, but the beginning was changed...the rest i am not sure about...

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

I remember this too well. As a matter of fact, as a kid I saw a "Different' commercial. still similar to this, a friend/family friend had the album, gave it to me, it dissappeared, then later on I got another copy on LP, 8 TRACK TAPE (which I am playing right now) & CD. Weird thing: as I played "Blue Morning, Blue Day" as the song ended, it had an 'echo' of the ending... PART 1

[cheapholiday]

sucking in the 70s

[fraterlucifer888]

david naughton star of american werewolf in london,,,,,think about that one

[travis7310]

I have some old K-Tel albums that I've bought at used record stores, thrift stores and flea markets. Back when they had the original recordings. Now all they have are the cheap re-recorded songs by the original artists. :(

[nickatdusk]

My band used to do a punked up version of "Stumblin In".

[mx94racer]

My sister got this for Christmas in '79.

[KidAJonni]

@mx94racer I remember "The Rock Album" that K Tel put out at the same time "Starlight' came out in the fall of 1979

[KidAJonni]

the picture featured on Wikipedia on 'Pop Muzik" was the 12 inch single 5 minute version album cover. The actual album cover Pop Muzik was originally on features the letter M with a ring around it as it were resembling a planet in space.

[legolas11795]

The LP was called New York,London,Paris,Munich. I have it. Theres some weird stuff on it

[KidAJonni]

@legolas11795

i have that album too, with the 4 Albert Einstein Andy Warhol like pictures on the back cover with the tongue sticking out.

[legolas11795]

Thats the one. Theres a song called "Moonlight and Muzac". I sampled the intro and turned into a House track(Im a DJ and electronic musician).

Apparently, there was a second M Lp , but I never heard it

[punchcar]

@legolas11795

the second M album (1980) was called 'the official secret's act'- a concept album based on a secret agent who worked for the government just to find out he was framed himself. very cool lyrical content and story. more darker and different music styles, yet electronic and experimental. you should check it out. it's good, but not a 'pop' album...

by the way, M is Robin Scott.

[eyeh8nbc]

You got it backwards- Now That's What I Call Music is the K-Tel of today. I have this album and lots of other K-Tels on 8-track! They're killer!

[willrick]

Lol, David Naughton....from Makin' It to American Werewolf in London. What a stretch

[CreativeCritisizm]

I thought "Pop Music" came out in 1980.

[HGbunny]

Per Wikipedia, released in 1979. But close enough!

[CreativeCritisizm]

I know your right, but the song I remember got radio play in the spring of 80, just like Michael Jackson's Off The Wall album, half of which got radio play in late 79-early 80.

[KidAJonni]

Pop Muzik came out in September 1979

[legolas11795]

Yea thats what i said in a pub quiz.I lost a point on that one. Damn..memory loss

[HouseOfYum]

Before ipod playlists, before mixtapes, there was K-Tel.

As a small child, I used to love these compilations very much.

<3 K Tel <3

[HGbunny]

I was 11 when this came out and I wanted it SO BAD!!!!

[CreativeCritisizm]

,,so was I but I loved my Supertramp more and I liked that "Making it" to.

[KidAJonni]

Supertramp "Breakfast In America" (1979)

[darthslash77]

8 track flashback!! love it, I'm 9 again!!!!

[cougstang]

I have this album on 8 track and record and lots of these songs and artists were not on the album such as Bonnie Pointer, Suzi Quatro. I gues they were false advertising lol.

[idkdrum71]

This ad is for the American version. The Canadian version had April Wine, Nick Gilder, Joe Jackson and a few others whom I cannot recall. Would this be the version that you own?

[KidAJonni]

the only thing i didnt like about these albums were they were edited short versions and they had a low sound to them.

[chipbj65]

wow

[corpsvalue]

Wow! I used to have this until my brother borrowed it and cracked it. I bought it specifically for M's "Pop Muzik." Awesome!

[krushsister]

I want that K-Tel LP! "Sad Eyes", "Makin' It", and "Pop Musik" all on the same compilation! Now that's what I call musical variety!

[FastphillyCorvette]

I have that K-tel LP