Vinyl Voyage Radio

What better way to celebrate the beginning of a New Year than to take a trip to years past with the magic of K-Tel. We kick off a marathon of K-Tel starting with the 2013 premiere of Dynamic Sound at 11 am (central). Then, back to back episodes of Adventures in Vinyl follows: Right On , 1976 Rock 80 , 1980 Fantastic , 1973 Music Machine , 1977 Pure Rock , 1981 Adventures in Vinyl---the only radio show dedicated to the lost art of the K-Tel record compilation.

We have been on the air now for 7 months.  That's 7 K-Tel albums on Adventures in Vinyl. Over the months we have gained listeners from all over the world:  Canada, Israel, Brazil, New Zealand, South Africa and many others. Even Syria. This month we are going to take a break on Adventures in Vinyl and replay the 7 past episodes as we catch our breath and give people an opportunity to listen to some albums they may have missed. Here's the schedule (all times CENTRAL): Fantastic   Saturday, September 3 (11 am) Tuesday, September 6 (1 pm) Sunday, September 25 (4 pm) Dynamite Sunday, September 4 (4 pm) Thursday, September 8 (1 pm) Wednesday, September 21 (10 am) Music Power Saturday, September 10 (11 am) Tuesday, September 13 (1 pm) Music Express Sunday, September 11 (4 pm) Thursday, September 15 (1 pm) Wednesday, September 28 (10 am) Disco Mania Wednesday, September 14 (10 am) Saturday, September 17 (11 am) Tuesday, September 20 (1 pm) Blo...

In 1973, Vicki Lawrence had a hit with "The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia." Of course, who knew that a decade later she would be starring in Mama's Family .  Most people know her from her stint on the Carol Burnett Show . It was also a big year for Elton John:  "Rocket Man" and "Crocodile Rock" were quite popular.  Gary Glitter had "Rock and Roll Part Two."  Tony Orlando was tying yellow ribbons on oak trees.  Donny Osmond was singing something about the "Twelfth of Never,"  whatever that means. K-Tel's 1973 compilation Fantastic had these hits and many more.  As the commercial states:  "22 Original Hits! 22 Original Stars!"   This is a very interesting album.  It has some great hits and many misses---typical K-Tel actually.  I was 5 years old when this album came out.  I remember listening to some of the songs--Elton John and Tony Orlando in particular.   As I listened to it again recently, I realized th...