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Dion & The Belmonts - "The Dion Years" (Record Offer, 1976)

Views: 812

Here's a record offer from GRT for "The Dion Years" by Dion & The Belmonts, with 22 original recordings of both the group and Dion's early solo hits, all originally released on Laurie Records between 1958 and 1962. The album cover was a mockup of vintage Life magazine covers.

Note, on the mailing address of where to send for this album, a glaring error on the address (the zip code of 06909 would theoretically be within the perimeters of Stamford, CT!).

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Guy Lombardo 50th Anniversary Album (Record Offer, 1978)

Views: 1539

This is appropriate for New Years - a commercial for a Guy Lombardo 50th Anniversary Album offer.

Main voiceover by Fred Foy. Ending voiceover by Gene Edwards.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, January 20th 1978.

The Koz Zone - "Freddy's Glove Songs" (1989)

Views: 1839

Here's another commercial parody during The Koz Zone's third episode - showing the film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" - featuring a record offer for "Freddy's Glove Songs". (slightly cut-off at the beginning)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, July 21st 1989.

The Complete Al Green - His Greatest Hits (Record Offer, 1980)

Views: 1358

Here's a record offer commercial for "The Complete Al Green - His Greatest Hits" by SMI (Suffolk Marketing, Inc) (or is it Hi Records Distributed by London?) Album is from 1977 so it's likely this commercial aired a lot earlier than 1980.

The album cover is slightly different at points in the commercial - one has a white border around it and has the Hi Records Distributed by London logo and the other has no border and does not have the Hi Records logo. (?)

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K-Tel - Night Moves with Deney Terrio (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2400

Here's a commercial for the record and book set - "Night Moves" ("The Professional Approach to Disco Dance Instruction") from K-tel Records which features Deney Terrio (host of Dance Fever and also notably as the person who "taught John Travolta how to dance" for the film Saturday Night Fever)

The nerdy guy kind of reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite.

Ending voiceover by ??

"You can't dance?!?!!!"

This aired on local...

K-tel - Music Machine (Record Offer, 1977)

Views: 3908

Not from a Chicago airing, but still interesting - here's a record offer commercial for the compilation Music Machine from K-tel (catalogue number TU 2560), with what looks like Robby the Robot of "Forbidden Planet" and Lost in Space fame playing the title character for this ad.

Features snippets of such hits from the late 1976 - mid-1977 period as "Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb, "Keep It Comin...

The Keane Brothers (Commercial #2, 1977)

Views: 3284

Here's another commercial for the eponymous debut album by the "Hanson" of their day - The Keane Brothers. (Tom and John) This one is shorter but has some different footage. (The longer version is here)

On 20th Century Records and Tapes. Produced by the legendary David Foster.

Nowadays they probably would have had to look like Justin Bieber in order to get a record deal.

Avai...

Italian Dance Party (Record Offer, 1984)

Views: 3454

Here's a record offer commercial for Italian Dance Party, featuring disco-fied versions of such familiar all-time Italian hits as "Arrivederci Roma," "More," "O Sole Mio," "Mama," "Come Back to Sorrento," "Tarantella," "Amena E Core," "C'e'la Luna," "Volare," "Non Pensare a Me," "Theme from 'The Godfather'," "Scusa Me," "Quando, Quando, Quando," "I Have But One Heart," "Kiss Me," "Santa Lucia," "Al Di La," "Come Prima," "Tra Veglia E Sonno" and "Mala Femmina," as performed by the Festa...

K-tel - 24 Greatest Dumb Ditties (Record Offer, 1977)

Views: 2777

Not from a Chicago airing, but still interesting- here's a record offer commercial for the compilation 24 Greatest Dumb Ditties from K-tel (catalogue number NU 9330).

Features such novelties as "My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry, "Monster Mash" by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt Kickers, "Beans in My Ears" by The Serendipity Singers, "I'm a Nut" by Leroy Pullins, "Pink Shoe Laces" by Dodie Stevens, and "On Top of Spaghetti" by Tom Glazer and The Children's Chor...