Vinyl Voyage Radio

This album cost me 50¢ from Half Price Books.  It was in great shape and had a huge selection of hits from the mid-to-late 60s (plus three 50s tunes thrown in as well).  The album was a promotional album from Chicago's WCFL, 1000 AM .  The station was known as the "Voice of Labor" and was originally owned by the Chicago Federation of Labor.  Broadcasting from Marina Towers, WCFL turned toward rock and roll music in 1966 and in just a matter of years it was the number one radio station in Chicago.  It was branded as "The Big 10." The DJs of WCFL were known as the "Men From 10" and included some of Chicago's legendary on-air personalities: After spending years at rival WLS and then hosting a syndicated show from Los Angeles, Dick Biondi returned to Chicago and joined WCFL in 1967.  He remained at the station until 1971 and then moved to Boston. He returned in 1983 and has been on Chicago radio ever since. Biondi is a radio legend, the first...

In 1977, robots invaded pop culture with the release of Star Wars .  And K-Tel jumped on that bandwagon big-time.   Music Machine features one of the most famous robots in history on its cover: Robbie the Robot from Forbidden Planet .  How K-Tel was able to feature that robot on the cover AND in the commercial is beyond me: The album features an eclectic mix (as usual) of music from the time:  the disco hits of Andy Gibb, ABBA and K.C. and the Sunshine Band, a Kiss ballad, Kenny Rogers, Alice Cooper and the theme from Rocky .  K-tel spared no expense with this album.  It even has bonus Andy Gibb and K.C. and the Sunshine Band posters! Music Machine from 1977 is the featured K-Tel album this month on Adventures in Vinyl, the only radio show dedicated to the glory of the K-Tel record compilation.  We will listen to the album in its entirety and even flip the record for you. Adventures in Vinyl can be heard at the following times (central):...