45worlds Forum - K-Tel labels

45worlds 45cat 45spaces

Welcome Guest! Login or Create Account My Page Collection Wishlist Messages

45worlds Forums » Vinyl Albums » View Topic

K-Tel labels

4th Dec 2014, 12:16 PM		#1 REPORT
	Trainman Trainman Member since Jun 2014 2559 Points Moderator	Doers anyone have information on what appear to be other labels affiliated with K-tel in the 70's. There are a number that appear to be part of the K-Tel "family", the record numbers fit into the K-Tel numbering scheme, and the companies are all in the same general area of the twin cities (in fact some even have the same address) Some of the labels in question: Commonwealth Music Era (made by Dominion Music) Lotus Imperial House (There may be others) Curious how these may all fit together, I know there were some financial shenanigans going on in the late 70's which may have been part of it, (and helped lead to their demise in the early 80's, although I understand now they're back in CD's)

4th Dec 2014, 8:03 PM		#2 REPORT
	Juke Jules SUBS Tell me he's lazy, tell me he's slow Member since Jan 2011 4138 Points Moderator	It would be good to add some links between these label discographies if you can find further evidence of the relationships. We already have the various national K-tel labels linked together

4th Dec 2014, 9:37 PM		#3 REPORT
	Trainman Trainman Member since Jun 2014 2559 Points Moderator	It's circumstantial evidence, but here's what I've found so far. (I'll be uploading the specific albums probably later today or tomorrow. I'll be using the label name, but I will make a note that these MAY be affiliated with K-Tel) Era records: Distributed by Dominion Music Inc. 7681 Washington Ave, South, Minneapolis, MN 55435 Then the plot Thickens: At 11311 Fifth St. South, Hopkins, MN 55343 we find: Lotus Records Era records Distributed by Dominion Music At 11311 Fifth St, South, Minnetonka., MN 55343 (Minnetonka and Hopkins are adjoining small towns, about 5 miles,/ 8 Km north of that Minneapolis address) Anyway, at THIS address we find: Commonwealth Music It gets better: after the mid 70's K-Tel's address is: 11311 K-Tel Dr. Minnetonka, MN 55343 looking at Google maps, 5th st. south kind of makes a little swing south west about 100 yards/meters east of where Google puts the K-tel drive address (and when I ask for it in Minnetonka it defaults to Hopkins) When I enter the 5th. St. south address in Minnetonka, it takes me to exactly the same spot. I mentioned "Imperial House". I don't have a street address for them but I do show them at PO Box 880, Hopkins, MN 55343 All these releases have numbers that seem to fit seamlessly into the K-Tel Numbering system (NU 9960, BU 4140, BU 5820 etc. etc.) I don't have my finger on any at the moment, but I believe I have seen K-Tel CANADA albums with the Dominion and Commonwealth names on them, if I find any I can document I'll let you know. Edited by Trainman on 4th Dec 2014, 9:48 PM

4th Dec 2014, 9:41 PM		#4 REPORT
	Trainman Trainman Member since Jun 2014 2559 Points Moderator	Now I may caution, the "Era" label marketed by Dominion does NOT appear to be the same as the Era label in the 1950's (most noted for Gogi Grant's albums) Edited by Trainman on 5th Dec 2014, 4:26 AM

18th Dec 2014, 9:59 AM		#5 REPORT
	Neil Forbes Rock, Country or R. & B. - Classic Hits for me! Member since Dec 2014 252 Points	Trainman wrote: Doers anyone have information on what appear to be other labels affiliated with K-tel in the 70's. There are a number that appear to be part of the K-Tel "family", the record numbers fit into the K-Tel numbering scheme, and the companies are all in the same general area of the twin cities (in fact some even have the same address) Some of the labels in question: Commonwealth Music Era (made by Dominion Music) Lotus Imperial House (There may be others) Curious how these may all fit together, I know there were some financial shenanigans going on in the late 70's which may have been part of it, (and helped lead to their demise in the early 80's, although I understand now they're back in CD's) There was another, in Australia K-Tel had a label called "Impact" which, while carrying on the K-Tel traditional line of various-artist compilations, also issued specific artist/group compilations, and though K-Tel did this too, Impact seemingly issued more specific artist/group compilations than various act compilations.

13th Jan 2015, 6:04 PM		#6 REPORT
	nboldock Lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink. Member since Feb 2012 7198 Points Moderator	This one's 80s - Powersaw Records No idea if there are any more records though aside from the one on here (which I happen to have).

14th Jan 2015, 11:02 AM		#7 REPORT
	Neil Forbes Rock, Country or R. & B. - Classic Hits for me! Member since Dec 2014 252 Points	nboldock wrote: This one's 80s - Powersaw Records No idea if there are any more records though aside from the one on here (which I happen to have). "Powersaw" ay? Must really cut through all the rest of them!(ha-ha).

14th Jan 2015, 8:43 PM		#8 REPORT
	Trainman Trainman Member since Jun 2014 2559 Points Moderator	Now, just to make things MORE interesting, I come up with "Excelsior". The sleeves and the typefaces have a distinct "K-Tel look" about them and the street address is 7500 Excelsior Blvd, in Minneapolis, MN which (are you ready?) is also HOPKINS MN. Googling the address puts them about 2 miles/3 Km. east of K-Tel Drive!. It gets better. The label also says they're part of PICKWICK INTERNATIONAL which opens up a whole 'nother world of possibilities! (And in the "small world" category, going back to about 1970,I was reading that when K-Tel started out they sold household gadgets {remember the "Veg-a-matic"?} that were supplied by the FATHER of the guy that started RONCO) Edited by Trainman on 14th Jan 2015, 9:51 PM

15th Jan 2015, 11:48 AM		#9 REPORT
	Neil Forbes Rock, Country or R. & B. - Classic Hits for me! Member since Dec 2014 252 Points	Trainman wrote: Now, just to make things MORE interesting, I come up with "Excelsior". The sleeves and the typefaces have a distinct "K-Tel look" about them and the street address is 7500 Excelsior Blvd, in Minneapolis, MN which (are you ready?) is also HOPKINS MN. Googling the address puts them about 2 miles/3 Km. east of K-Tel Drive!. It gets better. The label also says they're part of PICKWICK INTERNATIONAL which opens up a whole 'nother world of possibilities! (And in the "small world" category, going back to about 1970,I was reading that when K-Tel started out they sold household gadgets {remember the "Veg-a-matic"?} that were supplied by the FATHER of the guy that started RONCO) Trainman, this really is gettin' SCARY!!! Maybe they'll make a B-movie "K-Tel Invasion!"

15th Jan 2015, 2:28 PM		#10 REPORT
	Record Collector Member since May 2014 204 Points	Impact was just a spin off of ktel in Australia I don't know how long it lasted though all I know there were a few albums released through that label

16th Jan 2015, 10:22 AM		#11 REPORT
	Neil Forbes Rock, Country or R. & B. - Classic Hits for me! Member since Dec 2014 252 Points	Record Collector wrote: Impact was just a spin off of ktel in Australia I don't know how long it lasted though all I know there were a few albums released through that label There were, at a rough guess, about a dozen or so, made up of specific-artist compilations, with a few various-artist issues here and there. The ratio of various to specific artist issues, I have no idea! And like R.C., I too have no idea of the longevity of the Impact label. Perhaps it's "impact" wasn't as great as K-Tel Australia might've thought it would be.

16th Feb 2015, 1:51 AM		#12 REPORT
	Trainman Trainman Member since Jun 2014 2559 Points Moderator	I mentioned era-Dominion. Here is finally a positive connection http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/bu4560 The disc has a K-Tel label. The sleeve says "Marketed by K-Tel International.", The sleeve also has the "Era" logos at the upper right, front and back.

16th Feb 2015, 12:19 PM		#13 REPORT
	Neil Forbes Rock, Country or R. & B. - Classic Hits for me! Member since Dec 2014 252 Points	Record Collector wrote: Impact was just a spin off of ktel in Australia I don't know how long it lasted though all I know there were a few albums released through that label Just a moment ago in the "Latest" albums, I saw a Canadian LP called "Country, Country" on the Impact label, and here was I thinking this label was Australian in origin..... Bzzzzzz! Wro-o-o-o-ong agai-i-i-in!

45cat Forums : 45worlds Forums :

45worlds website ©2025 : Homepage : Search : Sitemap : Help Page : Privacy : Terms : Contact : Share This Page

: Like us on Facebook

Vinyl Albums : Live Music : 78 RPM : CD Albums : CD Singles : 12" Singles : 7" Singles : Tape Media : Classical Music : Music Memorabilia : Cinema : TV Series : DVD & Blu-ray : Magazines : Books : Video Games : Create Your Own World

Latest » Items : Comments : Price Guide : Reviews : Ratings : Images : Lists : Videos : Tags : Collected : Wanted : Top 50 : Random

45worlds for music, movies, books etc : 45cat for 7" singles : 45spaces for hundreds more worlds