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Artist:Various Artists
Title:20 Explosive Hits
Label:  K-Tel
Country:USA
Catalogue:TU 220 / 734839
Date:1971
Format:LP
Collection:  I Own It     I Want It 
Community: 22 Own, 1 Wants
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TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
A1Mungo JerryIn The Summertime7.0  Rate
A2Edison LighthouseLove Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)8.5  Rate
A3StairstepsO-o-h Child7.0  Rate
A4The Box TopsCry Like A Baby10.0  Rate
A5Classics IVTraces7.0  Rate
A6The WhoI Can See For Miles10.0  Rate
A7Alive 'N Kickin'Tighter, Tighter8.0  Rate
A8The JaggerzThe Rapper7.0  Rate
A9Tee SetMa Belle Amie7.0  Rate
A10Bob LindElusive Butterfly10.0  Rate
B1Shocking BlueVenus9.5  Rate
B2Hugh MasekelaGrazing In The Grass9.0  Rate
B3The Cuff LinksTracy7.0  Rate
B4Tommy JamesBall And Chain9.0  Rate
B5The Three DegreesMaybe7.0  Rate
B6Canned HeatGoing Up The Country9.0  Rate
B7The Box TopsThe Letter10.0  Rate
B8Tommy JamesChurch St. Soul Revival7.0  Rate
B9The IntrudersWhen We Get Married7.0  Rate
B10Bill Deal And The RhondellsMay I7.0  Rate


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Number: 645462  THUMBNAIL
Uploaded By: TheJudge
Description: Front cover (from the image collectionof Diognes_The_Fox)


Number: 1828978 
Uploaded By: thewillismon
Description: Back cover


Number: 607063 
Uploaded By: Trainman
Description: Label side 1


Number: 607064 
Uploaded By: Trainman
Description: Label side 2


Number: 1828975 
Uploaded By: thewillismon
Description: Yellow label A


Number: 1828976 
Uploaded By: thewillismon
Description: Yellow label B


Number: 607062  HIDDEN
Uploaded By: Trainman
Description: Front cover


Comments and Reviews
 
Jonathan Schult
20th Jun 2022
 There is a variant which has the "20" on the cover in green and blue, the word "Explosive" in kind of a mauve/lavender color, and "original hits" in blue rather than red. This variant substitutes "Sunshine of Your Love by Cream for "Maybe" by the Three Degrees, and also subs "I"ve Gotta Get A Message to You" by the Bee Gees for "Church St. Soul Revival" by Tommy James. This variant was also only issued with a yellow label, as opposed to the original version which was issued with red and/or yellow labels, as shown above.

I have both versions. When I recreated the album on iTunes, I included the two later cuts as bonus tracks.
 

 
Neil Forbes
5th Sep 2015
 @RC, no problems in the reference, was Majestic but we've become used to calling them K-Tel. As to Vanity Fair's tracks, perhaps the Early In The Morning was timed well for Dynamic Hits but their earlier single, Hitchin' A Ride was a spot-filler for Electrifying Hits to "make up the numbers, plus playing "catch-up".
 

 
Record Collector
5th Sep 2015
 What's interesting about K-tel (Australia) is vanity fares two hits first hit early in the morning features on 20 electrifying hits and hitching a ride on twenty dynamic hits you would think it be in reverse PS did I say ktel oops sorry hahaIt's majestic
 

 
Neil Forbes
5th Sep 2015
 @RC, there's also the matter of different markets - different compilations! In Australia as "Dynamic Hits Vol.3" would contain a number of tracks peculiar to this market that would mean absolutely nothing to US or Canadian record collectors. Likewise, this 20 Explosive Hits from the USA has some tracks like Side A- 3, 5 and 8, Side B- 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 have no relevance to Aussie record buyers.
 

 
Record Collector
5th Sep 2015
 That's why the November release of 20 electrifying hits rather explosive if you look at the two covers side by side in comparison
 

 
Neil Forbes
5th Sep 2015
 Actually(I'm re-writing this post due to a realisation) I don't think the Australian arm of K-Tel(still branded as Majestic in 1971 in Australia) used the "Explosive Hits" title as EMI was using that title here from 1970 to about 1976 or so. Noting the content of this LP it ranges from about 1966 up to 1970, and still no composer credits, unless they're on the rear cover.
 

 
Record Collector
5th Sep 2015
 It's defiantly volume three Neil
 

 
Neil Forbes
13th Jan 2015
 Hi, R.C. I think it might've been Dynamic Hits Vol.2, issued in 1971. The 2nd volume of Electrifying Hits had composer credits(this LP issued in 1972) but the first volume, issued around 1970, would likely not have composer credits.
 

 
BigBadBluesMan
13th Jan 2015
 
 

 
Record Collector
13th Jan 2015
 Cover looks similar to 20 Dynamic hits volume three and if you look at the ktel on the label it appears on Australian ktel issues of 20 power hits volume 2 and 20 dynamic hits volume 2 printed on the back cover
 

 
Record Collector
13th Jan 2015
 I have to check I think it was 20 electrifying hits first to use song credits
 

 
Neil Forbes
12th Jan 2015
 Sad there's no composer credit info on the labels. The problem plagued us in Australia up to about the issue of 20 Dynamic Hits Vol.2 in 1971.
 

 
TheJudge
12th Jan 2015
 The front cover I've uploaded (#645462) doesn't have the sticker, and has the text upper left intact.
 

 
BigBadBluesMan
20th Feb 2014
 
 


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