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A K-Tel aficionado who goes by the name of HERC runs a site called K-Tel Kollection 1973-1983 . On this site he evaluates K-Tel albums based on his proprietary "K-Tel Scale." This scale is pretty cool and it produces a score that measures how good a K-Tel album was. The scale is based on numerous charts and each song is evaluated based on its chart placement and the formula then kicks out a number. The higher the number, the better the K-Tel album. I've been reading his site for awhile now. It is truly fascinating and it is very apparent that HERC knows his K-Tel. I recently mentioned his site in a post about the K-Tel album, Horizons . Back in January, I posited the question:  If you could put together the best of K-Tel in one limited edition collector's vinyl, what would you include? My choice would be an album I called Time Machine. This album features 14 of my favorite songs from previous K-Tel albums.  I even designed a cover: A couple of weeks ago,...

This month we are featuring the 1981 K-Tel compilation Horizons on Adventures in Vinyl . This album comes to us from a suggestion by AiV listener, Jermaine Mack, from New Jersey. Jermaine often posts suggestions to our Facebook page.  Thanks for the suggestion, Jermaine! Horizons was released in 1981 and is a collection of soft rock hits released in 1981. A K-Tel collector known as Herc has a website devoted to rating K-Tel albums. His website is K-Tel Kollection 1973-1983 and features a very unique "K-Tel" scale to rate albums. The scale measure the popularity of songs on the album by examining the placement on various charts for each song. A number then is calculated; the higher the number, the more hits on the album. Horizons has a score of 23.18. Although the highest possible score is a 43, Horizons is worth a listen. Check out his website . If you love K-Tel, you'll love this. This album does contain some great soft rock hits from Melissa Manchester, Robbie ...