Almost nothing will bring you visions of the late 1970s faster than a vinyl compilation of Rock hits from K-Tel.
In fact I’ll go one step further and share what I see when I listen to the likes of Eddie Money, Blue Oyster Cult, Styx and Journey: Silk Kimonos, platforms, Flying Vs, a stash of Acapulco Gold, and countless throngs of blond groupies wearing Candies and Farrah flips. Ah yes…those were the days.
This was the quintessential soundtrack of my high school before New Wave got a foothold in 1981. These songs blanketed our lives with cowbell, fuzzy distortion, and fleeting dreams of being at the forefront of Rock Domination. Some of us made it (I’m talking to you Queensryche). Most of us didn’t, choosing instead to listen, dream, and party.
Yep…those were the days indeed.
February 7, 2012
BelRedRoad
Wall Of Retro 
4 responses to “The ROCK Album from K-Tel”
jesusknowsmyname
February 7th, 2012 at 17:15
Loved Jethro Tull. Remembering going to one of their concerts with my first boyfriend. Special times!
Michael
February 16th, 2013 at 18:23
This seems to be one of two versions. I remember Robin Trower being on the album but not this song. Of course that was 30 yrs (and about 100lbs of pot) ago. Still, that album and ‘metal for breakfast’ were mandatory in those days…..
Jo Fergus
January 18th, 2014 at 19:24
Thanks for posting this…I was just talking about this Ktel record to my GF.
After buying countless Disco 45’s in grades 4&5 I got a crush on a little Rocker chick in grade 6 and bought this as my first LP to get up to speed on the great songs that I’d been hearing on the radio.
I already liked the Boston, Styx, The Cars and Foreigner…So this compilation was all I needed to start scoring musical points with new little friend and start a lifetime of good rockin. Thanks for the memories!
christian gingras
November 16th, 2017 at 12:14
these is the album that switched me from the disco to the rock music 😀