Do any of you own compilation albums put out by radio stations? It seems that these are rare nowadays, with certain Bob Miller holiday albums being the only semi-current ones that I am aware of.

Now, I am listening to an early 1970s compilation album put out by WIBG Radio 99 (it was AM 990). This album is a motley collection of hit songs from the mid 1960s through the early 1970s, interspersed with WIBG jingles. It's good stuff. There's no obnoxious "rock-rap," no Pro Tools, no digital remastering; in short none of the stuff that people complain that are wrong with today's music.

Family has a KGON 25th anniversary CD. As far as I know, the only piece of nonmusic production on it is at the very begninning, which is the dry liner the station ran back then 'celebrating 25 years of classic rock,' or whatever.

Couple of recent ones that I have:

"Comfort and Joy 2007"... Seasonal music issued by All Classical 89.9 (KBPS-FM) during fall pledge drive. NICE!

"Plug in Portland"... A sample of local artists put together by KINK. I think my wife got it (free) at Burgerville about a month ago.

Here's a site dedicated to radio station compilation albums:

http://www.radiouseonly.com/album_master.htm

I have a few of the ones featured, here but none include jingles.

A list of Portland Radio Station Albums.
Stations listed in [brackets] were not part of the album title.


62 KGW-24 Super 62 Hits / Custom Fidelity CFS-3309-2 (1974)

62 KGW Christmas Album / FarWest FW-KGW-85 (1985)

[101 KUFO] Hung By The Chimney With Care / KUFO 101 (2000)

[105.1 The Buzz] The Best of Nelson & Terry-Volume 4 / (2003)

[105.1 The Buzz] The Best of Nelson & Terry-Volume 5 / (2004)

[860 KPAM] Come Ride The Tram!-Bob Miller in the Morning / KPAM-101 (2006)

[K103] Holiday Hits 2004 / Sony Music Custom Marketing Group AAE-92969 (2004)

Z100 Morning Zoo-Christmas 97 / Z100 CD010 (1997)

Z100 Morning Zoo-Christmas 98 / Z100 CD011 (1998)

Z100 Morning Zoo-Like A Virgin, No More! / Z100 CD008 (1996)

[Z100] Morning Zoo Presents Evil Barney Christmas / Z100 CD014 (2000)

[KEX] Bob Miller-Now It Feels Like Christmas / KEX CD-1190 (2000)

[KEX] Holiday Favorites, Benefitting Bob Miller's Needy Kids Fund / Sony Music Custom Marketing Group AL-70320 (2002)

The KGON Album / KGON (1980)

The KGON Album 2-Homegrown / KGON (1982)

KGON Future Classics / Burnside 9203 (1992)

[KGON] Mark And Brian-Little Drummer Boys / 95.5 KLOS/Oglio 86958-2 (2000)

[KINK] Lights Out / KINK

[KINK] Lights Out II / KINK

KINK FM 102 Lights Out III / KINK

KINK FM 102 Lights Out IV / KINK

[KINK] Lights Out V / KINK

KINK Lights Out Six / KINK

[KINK] Lights Out V7II / KINK

[KINK] Lights Out VIII / KINK

[KINK] Lights Out Nine / KINK

KINK Lights Out 10 / KINK

KISN 22 Golden Hits / Post-7104 (1971)

FM 97 KPAM! 14 AM Presents Rocks / Epic AS-335 (1977)

[K-Lite] Christmas In The Northwest 6 / FVCNW0503POR (2003)

KWJJ Country Classics / Custom Fidelity CFS-2335 (1970?)

[KYTE] Blazermania / Fleetwood FCLP-3102 (1977)

[Rosie 105] The Best of Nelson & Terry-Volume 1 / Rosie (2001)

[Rosey 105] The Best of Nelson & Terry-Volume 2 / Rosey (2002)

[Rosey 105] The Best of Nelson & Terry-Volume 3 / Rosey (2003)

KINK lights Out, any version is good stuff.

Here's a couple more to add to the list. I have also included links to an MP3 and PDF if you want to check them out.

KYTE Album 1978 (MP3 promo)
http://www.divshare.com/download/5285096-581

Z100 Pride Of Portland 1985 (PDF of cassette case)
http://www.divshare.com/download/5285100-a6c

NRK had a series of the "CD Sampler" Volumes that had current to unheard versions of alternative songs.

I've got a "KGON Future Classics" CD.
It was made in 1992 and the lineup is as follows:

Curtis Salgado
Labansky
Gordy Deems & The Rage
Skeptic Tank
Hot, Blue & Righteous
Terry Robb
Caryl Mack
Diamond Edge
The Waiting
Mystery Train
Dogs In Traffic
The Paul DeLay Band
Mirage


On the back the KGON Staff lists:
Jerome Fischer
Jeff Mitchell
the Big B.A.
Dick Sheetz
Billy the Janitor
Marty Party
K.C. Caldwell
Teresa Knight
Iris Harrison

I'm still looking for a copy of this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KISW-Epic-Rock.jpg

In the early '70s, I recall a theater played rock music before the movie, which was interspersed with "62 KGW" jingles. I presumed these were furnished by the station for promotion.

One of our high school bus drivers (on a long route to a district exclave) had installed a tape player, and I was puzzled by the compilation tapes he played, which sounded like the tapes I'd heard in the theater.

Lisa Austin just E-Mailed me about her website. Check out all the radio station 45's & LP's from different states, it's a trip!

http://www.radiouseonly.com/intro_master.htm

She's looking for more examples from Oregon. Unfortunately my computer isn't set up to send pictures. Maybe you can help her.

Surprised that no one has mentioned all the KINK Live CD's taken from live performances by the artist or band, at the station. Some done in the production booth and others in the "KINK performance lounge" which is the space where the old KGW production studios used to be. Pretty good acoustics! There must be 6 or 8 of those by now.