Vinyl Album - Various Artists - 20 Explosive Hits - K-Tel

Vinyl Album

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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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	Mungo Jerry	In The Summertime		7.0 Rate
A2	Edison Lighthouse	Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)		8.5 Rate
A3	Stairsteps	O-o-h Child		7.0 Rate
A4	The Box Tops	Cry Like A Baby		10.0 Rate
A5	Classics IV	Traces		7.0 Rate
A6	The Who	I Can See For Miles		10.0 Rate
A7	Alive 'N Kickin'	Tighter, Tighter		8.0 Rate
A8	The Jaggerz	The Rapper		7.0 Rate
A9	Tee Set	Ma Belle Amie		7.0 Rate
A10	Bob Lind	Elusive Butterfly		10.0 Rate
B1	Shocking Blue	Venus		9.5 Rate
B2	Hugh Masekela	Grazing In The Grass		9.0 Rate
B3	The Cuff Links	Tracy		7.0 Rate
B4	Tommy James	Ball And Chain		9.0 Rate
B5	The Three Degrees	Maybe		7.0 Rate
B6	Canned Heat	Going Up The Country		9.0 Rate
B7	The Box Tops	The Letter		10.0 Rate
B8	Tommy James	Church St. Soul Revival		7.0 Rate
B9	The Intruders	When We Get Married		7.0 Rate
B10	Bill Deal And The Rhondells	May I		7.0 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

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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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