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Sherwood
13-09-2018, 21:15
My father was an early adopter. He had a Grundig Portable Reel to Reel, and I recall him bringing back the first Philips Audio Cassette player just after it came out. I caught the bug too, and remember getting a Ronco (or equivalent) portable record player just after starting secondary school. One of my first albums was a compilation original artists volume from around 1972. I recall that it had "Schools Out" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". I know that it's a long shot, but did anyone else have that same record and can they save my sanity by pointing me to it?

In desperation .....

Geoff
Ian7633
13-09-2018, 21:48
That sounds like it could be a K-Tel album. There are quite a few to look at but not so many with the original artists. Might be worth a Google.
Sherwood
13-09-2018, 21:52
That sounds like it could be a K-Tel album. There are quite a few to look at but not so many with the original artists. Might be worth a Google.

Yes it was of that ilk! Either k-Tel, Ronco, Hallmark ...

Spent ages on Google already. It's becoming an obsession. :mad:
Yatsushiro
14-09-2018, 07:52
Yes it was of that ilk! Either k-Tel, Ronco, Hallmark ...

Spent ages on Google already. It's becoming an obsession. :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qvGUVBcPW0
Sherwood
14-09-2018, 09:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qvGUVBcPW0

It was of this era but sadly not this one! :(
struth
14-09-2018, 10:00
if it was the joan baez one, this has it on... ronco did it.. the band version? might be an american album to have both on

http://images.45worlds.com/s/ab/various-artists-morning-has-broken-ronco-ab-s.jpg

alice cooper was usually on k-tel.
Sherwood
14-09-2018, 10:27
if it was the joan baez one, this has it on... ronco did it.. the band version? might be an american album to have both on

http://images.45worlds.com/s/ab/various-artists-morning-has-broken-ronco-ab-s.jpg

alice cooper was usually on k-tel.

Yes, it was the Baez cover.
Pigmy Pony
14-09-2018, 15:01
Most compilation albums covered a fairly short period of time, which kept them fairly current (like "Now" compilations). "Dixie" (Joan Baez) and "School's Out" were released about Sept '71 and April '72 respectively, so probably too far apart for many compilations. Sorry that isn't much help. Hope you get to the bottom of this, as it's now doing my head in too!
Sherwood
14-09-2018, 15:16
Most compilation albums covered a fairly short period of time, which kept them fairly current (like "Now" compilations). "Dixie" (Joan Baez) and "School's Out" were released about Sept '71 and April '72 respectively, so probably too far apart for many compilations. Sorry that isn't much help. Hope you get to the bottom of this, as it's now doing my head in too!

Yes, it's driving me off the edge. I can't be certain, but I think the album also included this ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO5GWJJP3FM

Although the sound quality of those compilations was not great, they were great value for money. Twenty songs by original artists all on one disc!

Geoff
struth
14-09-2018, 15:42
sounds like it will be hallmark top of the pops one from 72 era
Sherwood
14-09-2018, 15:51
I've been trawling through this site

http://hitcovers.weebly.com/hits-from-englands-top-twenty.html

Geoff
struth
14-09-2018, 16:12
problem with the 2 is, they are nearly a year apart in date.
Pigmy Pony
14-09-2018, 20:10
sounds like it will be hallmark top of the pops one from 72 era

I've looked at the Hallmark (Pickwick) Top of The Pops albums for that year, couldn't see Joan Baez or School's Out on any of them. Also, they weren't recorded by original artists, just crap covers by unknown folk. Some of the album sleeves were quite good though.
Sherwood
14-09-2018, 20:21
I've looked at the Hallmark (Pickwick) Top of The Pops albums for that year, couldn't see Joan Baez or School's Out on any of them. Also, they weren't recorded by original artists, just crap covers by unknown folk. Some of the album sleeves were quite good though.

Yes, mine were not covers. They were original artists.

Geoff
struth
14-09-2018, 20:32
Never knew that. But didn't buy them or the otters, as wasn't into pop music at that time.

Ah well as schools out was mid 72 and the Baez one about 12 months before your looking for a special that covered a few years I guess
Pigmy Pony
15-09-2018, 07:16
My thoughts too, an album covering a particular theme rather than a point in time.