Vinyl Voyage Radio

Back in 2010, I opened up the boxes of records I had in storage in my basement and was taken back to my childhood and to simpler days. Among the albums, of course, were countless K-tel compilations. I wanted to share this with the world and in 2011, Vinyl Voyage Radio was born. In January of that year, the very first episode of Adventures in Vinyl was released. It featured the first K-Tel album that I purchased: Music Power from 1974. And now, we are at our 50th episode! In honor of our 50th episode, I decided to revisit an idea I had a few years ago. What if we created our own K-Tel compilation? There are songs that have punctuated the K-Tel catalog throughout the 70s. These songs were a big part of my childhood.  Last year I posted an idea: If K-tel would release a new album featuring iconic songs from their catalog, what would go on that album? My response was Time Machine . Originally, my version had just 14 songs. For the 50th episode of Adventures in Vinyl, I deci...

"Melissa" by the Allman Brothers Band, released in 1972 is one of my favorite songs. Gregg Allman, who wrote the song in the late 60s, died on May 27, 2017. He was 69 years old. New episodes of the Vinyl Voyage Song of the Week can be heard every Wednesday, at 10 am and 10 pm (Central time/ -5 GMT) and at various other times during the week. Take a listen to the song on vinyl below.

Join us his month on Adventures in Vinyl for a great K-Tel compilation from 1981. This is Danger: High Voltage! This album features music from Styx, the Police, Pat Benatar, Heart, Eddie Rabbit and many, many more! Plus, we'll take a look at the music and events of 1981. Plus, a mystery movie clip. This episode of Adventures in Vinyl can be heard at the following times,, Central: 12:30 pm Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 2:00 am Wednesday Full episodes of Adventures in Vinyl can be heard on-demand via Mixcloud .

This month on Adventures in Vinyl we are taking a trip back to the year 1979 with the K-Tel compilation Spotlight . Actually, it is more accurate to say 1978, as all of the songs on this album were released in 1978 (except for the two that were released a year earlier).  This album is slightly different from other K-Tel albums released at the time and marks a change in the way K-Tel created their albums.  Of course, K-Tel is known for crunching as many songs as possible on an album---usually 20 songs per compilation ("20 Original Hits, Original Stars!").  This album has only 16, which means there is not as much crunching of music. In fact, in the 80s, K-Tel will release several more albums following this format. Spotlight is a solid album that, unlike other K-Tel albums released that year, was not advertised on TV. The album contains songs from Andy Gibb, Crystal Gayle, A Taste of Honey, the Commodores, Kenny Rogers....and many more! Join us on Adventures in Viny...

My favorite K-Tel album by far is Rock 80 . This is Retro Repeat month on Adventures in Vinyl and this week we will be rebroadcasting the Rock 80 episode. The episode airs Saturday, May 19 at 11 am (ct), Sunday May 20 at 4 pm (ct) and then at 1 pm May 22, 2 am May 23 and 10 am May 24. Here is the original post describing the album: Prior to 1980, my musical tastes generally sucked.  Oh, I listened to the standard hits on the radio, but had no coherent musical wants or likes---outside, that is, of what was always played in my house:  John Denver, Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton-John and Barry Manilow.  Yes, I admit it, I could sing along to several Manilow tunes.  Remember, I didn't have any older brothers or sisters to show me the way (Think: Almost Famous ). But then, in 1980, everything changed.  I discovered good music. And I can thank K-Tel for that. For Christmas in 1980, I received a cassette from my parents.  It was K-Tel's Rock 80 .  An...

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...