derekl_1963

Last night I came across a commercial for a CD collection "Soft sounds of the 80's" or something like that, and before I flipped away they were playing a quick selection from Steve Winwood (who I've always liked).

I've been seeing a lot of commercials lately for these CD collections... And most seem aimed at or near my demographic. What's up with that? Is "almost fifty" the new black and I missed the memo?

Those commercials do take me back though, to all those K-Tel albums back when I was (much) younger. For you young'n's, K-Tel was a mail order company that released a steady stream of compilation albums in the 70's and 80's, "Cruise Songs", "Summer Songs", "Soft Hits of 197_", and the like... and plugged them heavily on TV. If you were on a budget, it was a great way of building a music collection that didn't *entirely* suck. (And generally, you could pick 'em cheap at Goodwill or a used record store.)

If I were to dig into the box of records I have stashed away, I probably still have a dozen or so...