K Tells Vol. 16

 

K Tells Vol. 16

K tells -   Here Comes the 'Summer'!

Summer Cruisin' - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-tel NE 918 UK) (2021, 45th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) (1976)      Summer Cruisin' was originally released by K-tel in the UK only in 1976. A number of the tracks are pretty hard to find, and I don't think ever released on any other compilations. ALL tracks are the complete unedited 100% original 7" 45 single versions.  As the original 20 track album ran a pretty short time of only 51 minutes, I decided to expand it to a 29 track, 79 minute CD length, adding 9 bonus classic summer tracks, all released before 1976 (the original album release date).  Some interesting notes in this review below posted online:

April 30, 2015

I just love this LP. It is my favourite of all time.

I came across this in a Woolworth's store in 1978 and have not stopped playing it ever since. There are some real rare gems on this collection, namely "California Sun" by Joe Jones, "California GL903" by Curtis Lee, and "New Girl in School" by The Magnificent Mercury Brothers, which is so rare that I was ecstatic to see it pop up on YouTube as it has not featured on any compilations whatsoever over the years since "Summer Cruisin'".

These tracks are un-edited originals, apart from track 20 ("Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker), which I have doubts about.

I long for the day when it gets issued on CD.

PLEASE NOTE: All 3 of the above mentioned tracks have been officially released on CD since this post was written in 2015.

• https://www.discogs.com/Various-K-Tels-Summer-Cruisin/release/717921

The Beach Boys - 20 Golden Greats (EMTV 1 UK) (2021 Remastered 45th Anniversary Mono-Stereo Versions Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1976)      Not issued by K-tel, 20 Golden Greats is a 1976 greatest hits album by the Beach Boys that was released in the UK only by EMI's newly created TV advertising division.   It was the very first release by EMTV, the UK's EMI advertising division, and was an absolute smash hit.  It became the second biggest selling album of the year, spending a total of 86 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number one during the long hot summer in July 1976, where it remained for 10 weeks. COMPLETELY REMASTERED, with the best sounding mono and stereo mixes released to date.   I thought it might be fun, (Fun, Fun) - ha ha! to compile this fantastic collection using the latest digital remasters as the Beach Boys did in 2012 when all their albums were re-released in both mono and stereo. 

• CD1 features the original 20 tracks with the original 7" mono hit single versions.
• CD2 features the original 20 tracks in stereo.
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That Summer! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Arista SPART 1088 UK) (2021 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1979)      Not issued by K-tel, That Summer! was originally released in 1979 in the UK only by Arista Records, and was heavily advertised on TV.  This is an often talked about, fantastic new wave summer soundtrack. It was the soundtrack to the Columbia Pictures film of the same name:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Summer!
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080013/reviews

Since this classic soundtrack has never been released on CD, I decided to compile it from scratch using the very latest, highest quality and best sounding digital remasters released to date, plus adding 8 additional classic punk and new wave singles with a 'summer' tinged theme: surf, sun, sand, beach, sea, pool, etc. all released before and during 1979, the original film and album release date, now making it a 24 track album with a 79:29 minute CD running time.

• https://www.discogs.com/Various-That-Summer/release/2177877

I ended the album with the Ruts explosive classic 'Babylon's Burning'. This single captured the mood of the time, as riots swept Britain in the summer of 1979. 'Babylon's Burning' is about the fiery collapse of western civilization.

Time to have some fun in the sun with these top tunes!

Enjoy!

K

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Track lists

VA - Summer Cruisin' - 20 Original Hits - 20 Original Stars (K-tel NE 918 UK) (2021, 45th Anniversary Remastered Expanded Edition) (1976)  

01 Jan & Dean Surf City 2:26

02 Ronny & the Daytonas G.T.O. 2:29

03 The Chantays Pipeline 2:18

04 Freddy Cannon 04 Palisades Park 1:53

05 Vanity Fare I Live for the Sun 2:30

06 Bay City Rollers Summerlove Sensation (Original 1974 Bell UK 7" Single Version) 3:12

07 The Monkees Daydream Believer 2:59

08 The Lovin' Spoonful Summer in the City 2:40

09 The Shangri-Las Remember (Walking in the Sand) 2:18

10 Jan & Dean The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) 2:44

11 Mungo Jerry In the Summertime (Original 1970 Dawn 7" Single Version) 3:32

12 Dawn featuring Tony Orlando What Are You Doing Sunday? 2:31

13 The Magnificent Mercury Brothers New Girl in School 2:19

14 The Weathermen It's the Same Old Song 2:45

15 The Surfaris Wipe Out 2:39

16 Joe Jones California Sun (Original 1961 Roulette 7" Single Version) 2:22

17 Frankie Ford with Huey "Piano" Smith and Orch. Sea Cruise (Original 1959 Ace Records 7" Single Version) 2:39

18 Curtis Lee Calif. GL-903 (Original 1960 Dunes Records 7" Single Version) 2:07

19 U.S. Bonds New Orleans 2:53

20 Chubby Checker Let's Twist Again (Original 1961 Parkway 7" Single Version) 2:18

21 The Beach Boys California Girls (Bonus Track) 2:47

22 The Kinks Sunny Afternoon (Bonus Track) 3:35

23 Cliff Richard Summer Holiday (Bonus Track) 2:16

24 Jerry Keller Here Comes Summer (Bonus Track) 2:10

25 Eddie Cochran Summertime Blues (Bonus Track) 2:00

26 The Drifters Under the Boardwalk (Bonus Track) 2:41

27 Typically Tropical Barbados (Original 1975 Gull 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 3:33

28 The First Class Beach Baby (Original 1974 UK Records Full Length Unedited 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 5:05

29 Alice Cooper School's Out (Original 1972 Warner Bros. Records 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 3:31

The Beach Boys - 20 Golden Greats (EMTV 1 UK) (2021 Remastered 45th Anniversary Mono-Stereo Versions Expanded Edition) (2CD) (1976) 

CD1

01 The Beach Boys Surfin' U.S.A. (Original 1963 7" Mono Single Version) 2:30

02 The Beach Boys Fun, Fun, Fun (Original 1964 7" Mono Single Version) 2:16

03 The Beach Boys I Get Around (Original 1964 7" Mono Single Version) 2:13

04 The Beach Boys Don't Worry Baby (Original 1964 7" Mono Single Version) 2:48

05 The Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe (Original 1963 7" Mono Single Version) 1:40

06 The Beach Boys When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) (Original 1964 7" Mono Single Version) 2:04

07 The Beach Boys Help Me, Rhonda (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:47

08 The Beach Boys California Girls (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:40

09 The Beach Boys Barbara Ann (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:02

10 The Beach Boys Sloop John B (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:58

11 The Beach Boys You're So Good to Me (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:16

12 The Beach Boys God Only Knows (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:51

13 The Beach Boys Wouldn't It Be Nice (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:25

14 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 3:37

15 The Beach Boys Then I Kissed Her (Original 1967 7" Mono Single Version) 2:18

16 The Beach Boys Heroes and Villains (Original 1967 7" Mono Single Version) 3:39

17 The Beach Boys Darlin' (Original 1967 7" Mono Single Version) 2:14

18 The Beach Boys Do It Again (Original 1968 7" Mono Single Version) 2:19

19 The Beach Boys I Can Hear Music (Original 1969 7" Mono Single Version) 2:36

20 The Beach Boys Break Away (Original 1969 7" Mono Single Version) 2:54

CD2

01 The Beach Boys Surfin' U.S.A. (Stereo) 2:29

02 The Beach Boys Fun, Fun, Fun (Stereo) 2:05

03 The Beach Boys I Get Around (2012 Stereo Extraction Mix) 2:14

04 The Beach Boys Don't Worry Baby (2009 Stereo Mix) 2:50

05 The Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe (2012 Stereo Mix) 1:41

06 The Beach Boys When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) (2012 Stereo Mix) 2:05

07 The Beach Boys Help Me, Rhonda (Stereo) 2:48

08 The Beach Boys California Girls (2002 Stereo Mix) 2:46

09 The Beach Boys Barbara Ann (2012 Stereo Mix) 2:13

10 The Beach Boys Sloop John B (1996 Stereo Mix) 3:03

11 The Beach Boys You're So Good to Me (2007 Stereo Mix) 2:15

12 The Beach Boys God Only Knows (1996 Stereo Mix) 2:55

13 The Beach Boys Wouldn't It Be Nice (2001 Stereo Mix) 2:33

14 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations (Stereo) 3:37

15 The Beach Boys Then I Kissed Her (Stereo) 2:16

16 The Beach Boys Heroes and Villains (Stereo) 3:40

17 The Beach Boys Darlin' (2012 Stereo Mix) 2:12

18 The Beach Boys Do It Again (2012 Stereo Mix) 2:19

19 The Beach Boys I Can Hear Music (2012 Stereo Mix) 2:37

20 The Beach Boys Break Away (Stereo) 2:56

That Summer! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Arista SPART 1088 UK) (2021 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1979) 

01 Ian Dury Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 3:04

02 Mink DeVille Spanish Stroll 3:39

03 Elvis Costello & The Attractions (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea 3:11

04 The Boomtown Rats She's So Modern 2:58

05 Zones New Life 2:26

06 The Only Ones Another Girl, Another Planet 3:00

07 Wreckless Eric Whole Wide World 2:54

08 Patti Smith Group Because the Night 3:23

09 The Boomtown Rats Kicks 4:11

10 Ramones Rockaway Beach 2:06

11 The Undertones Teenage Kicks 2:28

12 Eddie & The Hot Rods Do Anything You Wanna Do 4:03

13 Ian Dury & The Blockheads What a Waste 3:26

14 Nick Lowe I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass 3:14

15 Elvis Costello Watching the Detectives 3:46

16 Richard Hell & The Voidoids Blank Generation 2:44

17 The Undertones Here Comes the Summer (Original 1979 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 1:46

18 The Records Starry Eyes (Original 1978 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 4:23

19 Blondie Sunday Girl (Original 1979 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 3:05

20 The B-52's Rock Lobster (Original 1978 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 4:54

21 The Police Message in a Bottle (Bonus Track) 4:52

22 The Stranglers Peaches (Original 1977 Unedited 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 4:04

23 Sex Pistols Holidays in the Sun (Bonus Track) 3:23

24 The Ruts Babylon's Burning (Original 1979 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 2:29

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