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This month on Adventures in Vinyl :   The Rock Album from 1980. This is an interesting K-Tel album.  The music spans about 7 years, so this album isn't a snapshot of a particular time, but more of a look at a genre.  The songs on this album are staples on classic rock stations to this day. The album features some pretty well-known hits from E.L.O. and Cheap Trick, Blue Oyster Cult and Boston, Styx and Journey...just to name a few. So join us on Adventures in Vinyl this April to take a musical time trip back to 1980 via the magic of K-Tel. Adventures in Vinyl :  The only radio station dedicated to the glory of the K-Tel record compilation. Adventures in Vinyl can be heard on Vinyl Voyage Radio at the following times (all times central): Saturday, 12 pm Sunday, 4 pm Tuesday, 1 pm Wednesday, 2 am Thursday, 10 am

This month on Adventures in Vinyl we are heading back to the 70s with a great compilation called Pure Power . This is K-Tel at its finest with a very eclectic mix of tunes.  Although it was released in 1977, most of the songs are from 1976, so I suspect it was released early in the year.   On this album you can find " Dream Weaver " and Diana Ross' "Theme from Mahogany ."   There's also ELO, The Doobie Brothers, Kiss and....Paul Anka... Alice Cooper and Hall & Oates, to name a few.  This is a great example of what I like most about K-Tel:  the hodge-podge of songs that are next to each other on a single compilation.  I have said it before and I will say it again:  K-Tel pioneered the concept of "shuffle" decades before the invention of the iPod. Here's the commercial that appeared on American tv in 1977 advertising Pure Power. <p><p>&am...