More Record Collection Commercials (plus hilarious prank phone order at the end)

Sessions, Ronco, Time-Life and others.
The phone call begins at 47:50. It's a must-hear!

[@Footjones]

My sister and I had the Cruisin' collection commercial memorized. We would walk around singing the snippets of songs as they aired. Good memories, great post!

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, Peter.

[@RetroManMike]

Peter Kier That's just what I did with the Senior Prom collection.

[@RetroManMike]

This brings back good memories. Thanks so much for uploading.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Retro Man Mike.

[@vividwatch47]

The Crusin' Collection were actual radio broadcasts with D.J.s but when the albums were reissued in the mid '80s they replaced the original recordings with pathetic recreations!!!

[@jameskeno2393]

Over and over I keep going over the world we knew! ‘Summertime Summertime.’ I gotta say my mother bought ‘120 Music Masterpieces’ and the commercial brings back so many wonderful, warm memories!!!!

[@DeaconDeZ]

I miss these commercials! Awesome collection! Thank you for making this!

[@leahsahaas5855]

I remember ALL of these, too!!! GOD, I'M OLD!!!

[@ChristopherUSSmith]

Remember all the mail order ads saying "Not sold in stores" but your record stores were hip enough to order and stock them? ;)

[@SteveCarras]

LOL!.. Yes..I sure do!

[@3hooks781]

Knocked this one out of the park! Great collection. Great memories!

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, 3 hooks.

[@Foxonian]

"Mellow Gold" had songs that were the staple of AM radio in the 70's.

[@joebickers893]

4 to 6 weeks for delivery ! Seemed like forever then , and it was . Now you can get things ordered, next day 😆

[@hebneh]

"Call now, operators are standing by!"

[@patrickrancourt4782]

Lol

[@cathiestaiano9243]

Are they really standing or sitting by?

[@hebneh]

@@cathiestaiano9243 Well, literally they would have been sitting; you're correct.

[@seeburg220]

Watching these commercials paid off for me once: I had unknowingly memorized most of the artists names and their songs. Listening to an oldies station one day, they played a clip of Chapel Of Love and asked callers to identify the group. I came up with the Dixie Cups, and landed two tix to a dinner theater. FTW!

[@jackscott7237]

Those were the days and the music. Love the prank call at the end, Just great

[@FredFlix]

Thanks. That was my friend Eddie.

[@SteveCarras]

@@FredFlix LOL! I loved it,too, don't understand why others didn'tr..

[@revolutionaryliberation9250]

Is That Freedom Rock?? WELL, TURN IT UP!!!

[@benjimartinnc]

I remember most of these commercials from the 80s when I was growing up.

[@brendaproffitt1011]

Love it Awesome job wonderful brings back the memories thank you so so much...

[@leighburton832]

I wish I owned that cruising album today!

[@vividwatch47]

Anybody remember the S.C.T.V. commercial spoof where Gordon Lightfoot sings EVERY song ever recorded? They even had a commercial pitchman named Harvey K-Tel!

[@jasonnstegall]

Yes, I do. On top of that, they did the "ad" either before or after (I'm not sure which) a Schmenge Brothers sketch.

[@SteveCarras]

I don't, but..LOL! I'd love to see that!

[@blue04mx53]

I called the number, the lady that answered said they are out of 8 track tapes.

[@robertvillarreal4525]

Beautiful.

[@patrickrancourt4782]

LOL

[@SteveCarras]

LOL!!

[@RusstheTroubadour]

...Also available on three 8 Track or cassette tapes

[@philiprichards2010]

I enjoyed many of those commercials, and the music too.

[@jfilesgraphics]

Wow I remember these commercials on Saturday afternoons.

[@scottburton9701]

This is nostalgia at its best!

[@SteveCarras]

I made a WHOLE PLAYLIST just of all of these 1950s-70s song collections!

[@davidj5910]

HOLY CRAP!! I remember that Neil Diamond commercial. I remember when I was like 8 all we had was HBO and this dude was all over it. Concerts , Documentaries, interviews everything. Dude was huge in the very early 80's.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

David J Everyone must kneel before Neil!

[@TimelordR]

Time-Life had the best compilation albums, Sessions came a close second. Ronco is CRAP. At 11:57 Now THAT'S good music.

[@ChristopherUSSmith]

TimelordR "But did you know that the original theme is from the Polovtsin Dance #2 by Borodin?" That line always got to me, even if I didn't give a crap about classical music. :) (Borodin was a chemist as well as a composer.)

[@MisterBeauJanGels]

Hi, I'm Neil Sedaka. I can't remember the last time I had a hit single and I bet you can't either. So you can imagine how giddy I was when Time-Life Music offered me ten dollars and a crack rock to do this commercial for Solid Gold Hits of the 60s.

[@jasonnstegall]

Beau Jan Gels -- Is that THE Tom Peterson? I woke up with his haircut once. The Happy Place to Buy, It's Worth the Trip, & I'm Listening to My Wife! Wake Up, Wake Up to a Happy Day!

[@smittykins]

That 120 Music Masterpieces ad ran forEVER.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

smittykins 😴😴😴

[@fromthesidelines]

1971 through 1986....through the changes from "Columbia House" to "Vista Marketing", price, format....and "pitchman" John Williams' death in 1983. By the way, the "120 Music Masterpieces" and "30 Piano Masterpieces" were HIGHLIGHTS only, not complete performances.............

[@gevansmd1]

I wondered how they could fit 30 tracks on an album since LPs were limited to under 30 minutes per side.

[@ChristopherUSSmith]

gevansmd1 That depended on the mastering lathes. K-tel could get close to 40 minutes per side.

[@hornet6969]

Yes, but I recall seeing it in 69

[@darkaneurysms8633]

I want the senior prom albums!!! Now that's classic rock, for real!

[@danieldaniels7571]

I just bought it on 3 cassettes

[@douglasallen9428]

I have that collection on 3 cassettes and 2 CDs as well… a wonderful collection indeed!

[@darkaneurysms8633]

@@douglasallen9428 Well, Douglas Allen, for someone who still owns CD's and especially cassettes! Hold on to those, they're rare and kinda hard to find. I eventually started downloading those songs from my music app. Yeah, I'm 21st century now, but I still love the classics. They don't make them like that anymore.👍

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@darkaneurysms8633 I’m not ever planning on getting rid of my tape set of this. These are all the original hit recordings, and many of the versions that are on streaming platforms and mp3 download sites now aren’t.

[@ThisSideGlassbottle651]

the way gas prices are today no one can afford to go cruising and just jam out to the good songs

[@patrickrancourt4782]

@Konga 5000 This soundz is an act of public agression

[@danieldaniels7571]

You can if you have an efficient car

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Well Fred, you've done it again! And we don't have to wait 6 weeks to enjoy it!

[@davidj5910]

i would love to have some of these now!

[@rEdf196]

I had a friend who had the misfortune of ordering the Time Life Classic Rock of the 60’s CD set so proudly advertised on TV. He ended up waiting up to 5 months and numorous angry phone calls until they finally sent him his order in cassette format not the CDs he really wanted. What a joke.

[@jpolar394]

I ordered the records back in the late 60s in the summertime and they arrived warped. Had to wait until the weather got cooler and they sent me a replacement.

[@cyndibennett8111]

Excellent start to the vid!! 😊 And my mom and dad had a lot of these on records , so I grew up listening to all of them ..

[@gregggoss2210]

Man I almost lost it when I saw the Freedom Rock one. I remember it well.

[@FredFlix]

I have those CDs.

[@gregggoss2210]

FredFlix I rember getting one of those TV advertised record collections, I think it was called Heavy Metal. Not sure who made it though. Had some good stuff on it

[@gregggoss2210]

FredFlix My wife got me a concert ticket for Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, and Edgar Winter coming later this summer. All stuff I grew up listening to.

[@FredFlix]

That's fantastic, Gregg. They were the only three hard rock groups I listened to.

[@SteveCarras]

Free. Dom. Rock. Playing now.

[@timdub70]

I remember that up to the early 80s you had to send your check or money order for the albums/tapes you wanted to the local TV station that was airing them.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Tim Warneking And you had to wait 6 -years- weeks to get it!

[@euphorik6]

i called the number, my MasterCharge card was declined.

[@SteveCarras]

L.O.L.! And you also played that prank,too, at the end!

[@lightmarker3146]

The one hit wonder records best friend , K Tel. I snap these beauties up any time I find them .

[@Tigercat919]

At least when the announcer said "Sorry no Canadian COD's," he pronounced "sorry" like they do up north.

[@schizoidboy]

ABBA, the sort of group everyone rags on but secretly loves. What the heck they're good singers.

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

@ Schizoidboy: Not everybody. I'm a massive fan and have been for years.

[@kennybranshaw7526]

Thanks for posting this! Enjoyed it from beginning to end!!!!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Kenny.

[@rvk8991]

I am going to record theater to get mine.

[@Arkonu]

remember when they used to sell playlists? :3

[@gregorycutrera8326]

I think you should have added a few more commercials here. Secret Love, Body Talk, etc. I loved watching too.

[@treystephens4490]

it's sad all this stuff is being thrown away at GoodWill

[@SteveCarras]

Not exactly, since you can find it and buy it there.

[@KevinTignor]

Well that means we can buy them

[@draculimpaler4507]

I was born in 60 so I obviously had heard the song long before...but now whenever I hear Funkytown all I hear in my head is Towlie from South Park

[@SteveCarras]

Yeha, so was I.

[@continentalgin]

When the 8-track doesn't track right on the playback head of your car stereo, just wedge a book of paper matches in there until it sounds just right.

[@danieldaniels7571]

A better plan is to adjust the azimuth on your deck’s playback head.

[@Lynn17]

So many memories! These were my favorite infomercials when I was a teenager, I'd actually tape them because I couldn't afford the CDs themselves. Though if I was lucky I could get the albums some of the songs were on from record stores.

[@darkaneurysms8633]

Abba!!! I want Abba!

[@FredFlix]

I like Abba, too, Curtis. A guilty pleasure. Agnetha was a goddess!

[@ChristopherUSSmith]

K-tel did an ABBA collection in the early 1980s, _The Magic of ABBA_ . The irony: it was manufactured by Warner Special Products, a division of ABBA's North American distributor at the time (Atlantic).

[@vividwatch47]

A.B.B.A.'s recordings are now part of Universal Music Group.

[@SteveCarras]

@@vividwatch47 And that ad was obviously an Australian ad as somebody else mentioned, due to RCA's involvement.

[@LordChristopherOfMidway]

Unless I miss my guess, a couple of these probably came from WTBS/Atlanta -- they used a different, distintive billboard style for the toll-free number (black with the colored bars).

[@turnertalking]

At 529 i see King's Dept. store name. Fond memories of it from the early 70's in Hagerstown, Maryland.

[@michaeladamcik7475]

We had one in Allentown

[@dimebagdave77]

Thanks very much for this👍🔥

[@reginaldlawrence412]

Where my time machine.

[@roseweinstein4256]

Classic memories guys

[@danieldaniels7571]

I have Senior Prom on three cassettes! Got it recently in a case of tapes from a friend. It’s a great oldies compilation.

[@simonmarshall19]

The greatest hits album got me into Restless Heart I’ll still be loving you

[@rileycross4359]

I love it album does records music to listen to ears.

[@MatthJenks]

Quidilladilla Street, LOL!

[@Airsoftcleaner]

Where are The Albums from Candlelite Music???

[@seeburg220]

Ronco = a poor man's K-tel.

[@dexx600]

Sessions Records, Time Life, Teledisc, Lakeshore Music, Suffolk Marketing, Silver Eagle Records, Heartland Music and Candlelite Music, etc

[@patrickrancourt4782]

+ taxe's lol !!!!

[@SteveCarras]

22:00 WILDIFRE )(horses) makes sense, as you see horses in that ad.

[@Tommyofthntn]

First commercial with the "SPEED 65" sign was before the US raised the national speed limit from 55 to 65.

[@Filmation77]

I wonder about all the nameless actors and models who posed for these commercials and wonder where a lot of them ended up..and if their kids and grandkids and maybe great grandkids look up these old clips on KZbin

[@Filmation77]

The modern equivalent would be "Now That's What I Call Music" I guess

[@seeburg220]

Perfect for an episode of Where Are They Now?

[@mcribs7811]

No, not Bob Welch!! WOW!

[@SteveCarras]

Seperate vidoe of the PIANO CLASSICS ad at 12:34 has British actor John Williuams (NOT composer), best remembered as Sebastian Cabot's brief early replacement on FAMILY AFFAIR.

[@SteveCarras]

at 40:16 can be seen Barry Williams of the Brady Bunch, a la Time Life Music Explosion..

[@SteveCarras]

9:13 AND fine girl SOLOISTS, as well (Shelley Fabares, Lesley Gore, the two Connies-Francis & Stevens, Marcie Bla(i)ne, (Little)Peggy March,, Dee Dee Sharp, Dodie Stevens,etc.,etc.,etc.,etc.,etc.)

[@chandlerbingbong5773]

WTH was that "Dancing the Night Away" commercial?

[@johnmiller8338]

John david (the duke) miller made his big-screen debut in 1930 starting in b-westerns before becoming a big-screen super-star.

[@ABALLAM3]

True fans (and most likely many music historians for that matter) of Diana Ross know that "Touch Me in the Morning" was not done with The Supremes at 27:21. Perhaps these compilations were not researched by the brightest regrettably.

[@seeburg220]

Johnny Bravo spotted at 39:40 I guess the jacket DID fit afterall.

[@patrickrancourt4782]

1st commercial whit Rose before titanic nightmare lol Happy 2021 to everyone's from Patrick (:

[@arthurwatt4144]

Records and 8 track cassettes lol wow we really had to listen to music that way? Now we use our phones. That blow the minds of people back then lol

[@danieldaniels7571]

I still mostly use records and 8-tracks tapes. I don’t like the way music sounds on a phone.

[@michaeladamcik7475]

Notice the video dropout from the TCR or quad.

[@ABALLAM3]

The Freedom Rock compilation includes at 21:43 "Love Train" by The O'jays? When was that group considered rock? I don't think so.

[@seeburg220]

The term Rock, takes a wide berth. See the last 100 entries into the R&R hall of fame for plenty of examples. Btw, The O' Jays were awesome !

[@SteveCarras]

Freedom,my man..FREEDOM, LOLVE train.

[@seeburg220]

Available on 4 albums, 3 cassettes, or fifteen 8-tracks !

[@twin78]

Doja Cat sample for "Streets" at 3:42

[@patrickrancourt4782]

We can almost hear all those classix in the phenom masterpeice Tv serie 2002-2009 "" Cold Case " Who's remember Vera , Stillman, jeffrey, Scotty and Lili Rush ? We want"" cold case ""continue whit same team in same place ""Philly ""

[@SteveCarras]

I love the girls in the artwork oif the first ad (Sessions CRUISIN'). Spans a wie variety (OH BOY by Buddy Holly from late 50s thru MR.SUN,MR.MOON from (Mark Lindsay (singing) with) (Paul Revere & the raiders from 1969 to STILL THE ONE (Orelans) from disco era)

[@patrickrancourt4782]

Who want to be in "" the all niter "" squad in 2020 boxing day ? Happy 2021 to everyone's from Patrick (:

[@daviddavenport1485]

SESSIONS!

[@deliamkrtumian7876]

13:56 Close Gradient

[@dannyvails9342]

It is pronounced The Monkees and Neil Diamond.

[@jeffreybaker100]

I remember the commercial for the Classical music compilation albums when I was a young kid. I would laugh at that guy in that commercial with his British accent

[@SteveCarras]

I do,too.

[@rileycross4359]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i want to order cd listen music in sleeping at bed and watch tv and zzzzzzzzzzzzz drinking cola

[@kilbyettinger6100]

Fred Flix The World We Knew. Present: More Record Collection Commercials Sessions, Time-Life, Ronco & More. (K - Tel Has Been Covered In Another Video On The Ch Cruisin' Senior Prom Stars Times Summertime Gold Monkees Super Girls Dancin' The Night Away Classics The All Niter Heartland Music Presents Neil Diamond Beach Boys The Best Of Abba RCN Abba Greatest Hits Freedom Rock Love Songs Mellow Gold Everlasting Love 60 Christmas Classics Formula The Greatest Hits Album Rolling Stones Those Fabulous 50's Three Dog Night Gold Country USA Classic Rock Rhythm & Blues Keep On Rockin'

[@kilbyettinger6100]

5 Records 55 Original Hits Original Artists Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac The Wander - Dion I Get Around - Beach Boys Oh Boy - Bubby Holly Ventura Highway - America Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes American Woman - The Guess Who Vacation - Connie Francis Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells Califoria Nights - Lesley Gore No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry Bird Dog - Everly Brothers Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival Midnight Confessions - Grass Roots I'm A Believer - The Monkee Little G.T.O - Ronny & The Daytonas Mr. Sun Mr. Moon - Paul Revere & The Raiders I'm A Minight Mover - Wilson Picketts China Grove - The Dooobie Brothers Still The One - Orleans Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran Bend Me Shape Me - American Breed Califoria Sun - The Rivieras Radar Love - Golden Earring Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean Green On - Brooker T. & The MG's I'm On Fire - Dwight Twilley In The Year 2525 - Zagar & Evans Cry Like A Baby - The Box Tops Walk-Don't Run - The Ventures Twenty-Five Mile - Edwin Starr Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors Pround Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival And Many More 5 Records 3 8 - Track Or Cassette Tapes

[@kilbyettinger6100]

4 Record Set Sixteen Candles - The Crests Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton Young Love - Tab Hunter (At) The End (Of A Rainbow) - Earl Grant All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers Soldier Boy - The Shirelles Donna - Ritchie Valens Happy, Happy Birthday Baby - Tune Weavers To Know Him Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears Love Letters In The Stand - Pat Boone Devil Or Angels - Bobby Vee Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch Johnny Angel - Shelly Fabares When I Fall In Love - The Lettermans Till - The Angels 50 Original Hits Sea Of Love - Phil Phillps Hey, Paula - Paul Paula It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards It Just A Matter Of Time - Brooks Benton Where The Boys - Connie Francis You Send Me - Sam Cooke Teen Angel - Mark Dinning Graduation Day - The Four Freashmen Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka Moments To Remember - The Four Lads Last Kiss - Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers Oh Julie - The Creescendos Stand By Me - Ben E. King Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & Roommates This Time - Troy Shondells You've Lost That Lovin Feelin' - Righteous Brothers Over The Mountain Across The Sea - Johnnie & Joe One Summer Night - The Danleers Mr. Blues - Fleetwoods Born Too Late - Poni-Tails 4 Records Or 3 Cassettes Tapes $19.95 2 CDs $24.95

[@kilbyettinger6100]

Stars Time Original Hits Original Artists Cheap Trick "I Want You To Want Me" Peaches And Herb Little River Band Blondie "Heart Of Glass" Eddie Money "Maybe I'm A Fool" Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive" Cheeryl Lynn England Dan And John Ford Coley Bob Welch Sister Sledge The Jacksons Album $5.99 8-Track Or Cassette $7.99 Fay's Drugs Woolworth Ames King's Hl Green Newberry McCrory Record Theater

[@kilbyettinger6100]

Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies California Girls - Beach Boys Nice To Be With You - Gellery Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas Itsy, Bisy, Teenie Weenie, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Brian Hyland Angles In Your Arms - Hot Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo See You In September - The Happenings Sunny - Bobby Hebb My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland San Francisco - Scott McKenzie Beach Baby - First Class Heat Wave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band De Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy One Summer Night - Dannleers 55 Original Hits Original Artists Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang Summer Breeze - Seals & Chofts One Fine Day - The Chiffons Groovin' - The Young Rescals Just Like Romeo & Juliet - The Reflections Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peters Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful Indian Lake - The Cowsills The Happening - The Supremes Up On The Roof - The Drifters Surfin' U.S.A. - Beach Boys Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day It's My Party - Lesley It Hurts To Be In Love - Gene Pitney The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace Don't Pull Your Love - Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynold Hanky Panky - Tommy James And The Shondells Little Bit O' Soul - Music Explosion Two Faces Have - Lou Christie Good Time - Jimmy Jones Surt City - Jan & Dean Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis Wild Thing - The Troggs Money Back Guarantee Sessions 5 Record Set Or 8-Track Or Cassette Tapes $19.95

[@kilbyettinger6100]

Sliver Eagle Records The Monkees Themes From The Monkees I'm A Believer Good Clean Fun Last Train To Clarksville She Mary Mary D.W. Washburn A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You Listen To The Band For Pete's Sake I'm Not Your Stepping Stone The Girl I Knew Somewhere Pleasent Valley Sunday Tear Drop City You May Just Be The One Valleti Take A Giant Step Randy Scouse Git Daydream Believer Words 2 LP's Or 1 Long Play Cassette

[@johnmiller8338]

It's a dog-gone shame that stuff are being donated to the Goodwill-store the salvation-army thrift-store etc etc and so forth and so forth.

[@stereo999]

I don't complain when I find them there and buy them. Beats waiting 4 to 6 weeks for delivery 😅

[@ThisGuyFrritz]

I got this Sessions double LP at a flea market (almost like new). I wonder if any KZbinr has uploaded a commercial for it. www.discogs.com/Various-32-Original-Hits/release/5421256

[@bradhasbrouck]

Do you have any heartland music commercials from KDLH-TV channel 3 between 1983 and 1997. If so. Could you upload that commercial asap?

[@JamesKeno]

Too many interruptions

[@gayleadams7236]

Boy, I don't think this guy really knows what he wants and is giving the poor rep a hard time. He needs to quit while he's ahead!

[@salasamsung452]

Again with these stupid intros

[@superstarreviews9937]

The prank call was terrible! Not funny at all!

[@ricknibert6417]

"Box 29000 Parma Ohio 44129"