Television's Greatest Hits
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Television's Greatest Hits is a series of albums containing recordings of TV theme songs through the years. The series was first introduced in 1985 as the centerpiece of the then-new TVT Records
. Each of the original 8 volumes contains 65 theme songs. The format of the original eight volume series became widely imitated by other record labels. Another TVT volume, All-Time Top 100 TV Themes
, was issued in 2005. As of September 2011, Oglio Records
is re-issuing the tracks in a series of nine compilations.
called the album "the most fun you can have with your pants on", and the New York Times highlighted it as one of 1985's most notable business ideas. It featured 65 themes from television shows ranging from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s, including tracks from The Bugs Bunny Show
, Popeye
, The Dick Van Dyke Show
, I Love Lucy
, The Twilight Zone
, and many others.
The second volume, 65 More TV Themes From The 50s & 60s, was released in 1986, and included themes from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
, Mighty Mouse Playhouse, Merrie Melodies
, I Spy, Monty Python's Flying Circus
. 70's and 80's
, the third volume, was released in 1987. The fourth volume in 1989, The Commercials
, included a number of jingles ad commercials from different eras. According to a review in Allmusic, "Upon first hearing these jingles, listeners will be amazed to find themselves singing along spontaneously, and surprised at how they come back to full consciousness in spite of not having been heard (most of them) for decades. That said, it's great fun to hear most of these commercials dealing with food, cigarettes, household cleaners, beer, cars, and soft drinks, among other products." The series then went on hiatus, with TVT returning it in 1996 with Black and White Classics
, and releasing 3 more in prompt succession that year. The format of the original eight volume series became widely imitated by other record labels.
In 2005, TVT Records released a two-disc collection of television that included 100 themes featuring tracks from the first seven discs and newer themes from television series since the last disc was released in 1996.
The catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company, an independent publisher and rights holder that has acquired catalog rights to musicians such as Nine Inch Nails
, Cyndi Lauper
, Pete Seeger
, Third Eye Blind
, Arlo Guthrie
, and Sublime
.
-based Oglio Records
announced they were releasing the Television's Greatest Hits song catalog after entering into an arrangement The Bicycle Music Company. Starting in September of 2011, Oglio began releasing television themes bundled into "6-packs," starting with Classic Sitcoms and with announced 2011 releases for eight more volumes such as Cop Shows, Adventure, Detective Shows, and Classic Comedy. Full album collections are purportedly being planned for release in 2012. Oglio distributes with INgrooves
, Fontana
, and Universal
.
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
. Each of the original 8 volumes contains 65 theme songs. The format of the original eight volume series became widely imitated by other record labels. Another TVT volume, All-Time Top 100 TV Themes
All-Time Top 100 TV Themes
All-Time Top 100 TV Themes is the 9th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. TVT Records released the two-disc collection in 2005. It included 100 themes featuring tracks from the first seven discs of the series and newer themes from television series...
, was issued in 2005. As of September 2011, Oglio Records
Oglio Records
Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD...
is re-issuing the tracks in a series of nine compilations.
TVT Records
TVT Records was launched in 1985 with the release of Television's Greatest Hits first issue, the double LP compilation 65 TV Themes! From the 50's and The 60's. The album featured theme songs from classic TV shows that became a respectable seller. The San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle
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called the album "the most fun you can have with your pants on", and the New York Times highlighted it as one of 1985's most notable business ideas. It featured 65 themes from television shows ranging from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s, including tracks from The Bugs Bunny Show
The Bugs Bunny Show
The Bugs Bunny Show is a long-running American television anthology series hosted by Bugs Bunny, that was mainly composed of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons released by Warner Bros. between August 1, 1948 and the end of 1969. The show originally debuted as a primetime half-hour program on...
, Popeye
Popeye
Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, who has appeared in comic strips and animated cartoons in the cinema as well as on television. He first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929...
, The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. It was produced by Reiner with Bill Persky and Sam Denoff....
, I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on the Columbia Broadcasting System...
, The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
The Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964. The series consisted of unrelated episodes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian, or simply disturbing events; each show typically featured a surprising...
, and many others.
The second volume, 65 More TV Themes From The 50s & 60s, was released in 1986, and included themes from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, also known as Mister Rogers, is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages, 2-5, but has been stated by Public Broadcasting Service as "appropriate for all ages"...
, Mighty Mouse Playhouse, Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
, I Spy, Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
. 70's and 80's
70's and 80's
70's and 80's is the 3rd volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. It was recorded at Studio 900 and mastered at Bernie Grundman Studio.The album catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company...
, the third volume, was released in 1987. The fourth volume in 1989, The Commercials
The Commercials
The Commercials is the 4th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. Released in 1989, it included a number of jingles ad commercials from different eras.-Overview:...
, included a number of jingles ad commercials from different eras. According to a review in Allmusic, "Upon first hearing these jingles, listeners will be amazed to find themselves singing along spontaneously, and surprised at how they come back to full consciousness in spite of not having been heard (most of them) for decades. That said, it's great fun to hear most of these commercials dealing with food, cigarettes, household cleaners, beer, cars, and soft drinks, among other products." The series then went on hiatus, with TVT returning it in 1996 with Black and White Classics
Black and White Classics
Black and White Classics is the 5th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. The album catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company. In September of 2011, Los Angeles-based Oglio Records announced they were releasing the Television's Greatest...
, and releasing 3 more in prompt succession that year. The format of the original eight volume series became widely imitated by other record labels.
In 2005, TVT Records released a two-disc collection of television that included 100 themes featuring tracks from the first seven discs and newer themes from television series since the last disc was released in 1996.
The catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company, an independent publisher and rights holder that has acquired catalog rights to musicians such as Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
, Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
, Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup...
, Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...
, and Sublime
Sublime (band)
Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band's line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell , Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh . Michael "Miguel" Happoldt also contributed on a few Sublime songs, such as "New Thrash." Lou Dog, Nowell's...
.
Oglio Records Reissues
In September of 2011, Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
-based Oglio Records
Oglio Records
Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD...
announced they were releasing the Television's Greatest Hits song catalog after entering into an arrangement The Bicycle Music Company. Starting in September of 2011, Oglio began releasing television themes bundled into "6-packs," starting with Classic Sitcoms and with announced 2011 releases for eight more volumes such as Cop Shows, Adventure, Detective Shows, and Classic Comedy. Full album collections are purportedly being planned for release in 2012. Oglio distributes with INgrooves
INgrooves
Ingrooves is a San Francisco-based, global digital distribution and music licensing company that provides various distribution, marketing, publishing and administrative services for selected independent record labels and recording artists, film and video companies, print media publishers and...
, Fontana
Fontana
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, and Universal
Universal
-Companies and organizations:* NBC Universal, a media and entertainment company** Universal Studios, an American film studio, and subsidiary of NBC Universal** Universal Channel, a television channel owned by NBC Universal...
.
TVT series
| Year | Volume | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 50's & 60's | TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
| 1986 | 2 | More 50's & 60's | TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
| 1987 | 3 | 70's & 80's | TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
| 1989 | 4 | The Commercials The Commercials The Commercials is the 4th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. Released in 1989, it included a number of jingles ad commercials from different eras.-Overview:... |
TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
| 1996 | 5 | Black & White Classics | TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
| 1996 | 6 | In Living Color In Living Color (album) In Living Color the 6th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. The album catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company. In September of 2011, Los Angeles-based Oglio Records announced they were releasing the Television's Greatest Hits song... |
TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
| 1996 | 7 | Remote Control Remote Control (TVT album) Remote Control the 7th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. The album catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company. In September of 2011, Los Angeles-based Oglio Records announced they were releasing the Television's Greatest Hits song... |
TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
| 1996 | 8 | Cable Ready Cable Ready Cable Ready is the 8th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. The album catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company. In September of 2011, Los Angeles-based Oglio Records announced they were releasing the Television's Greatest Hits song... |
TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
| 2005 | 9 | All-Time Top 100 TV Themes All-Time Top 100 TV Themes All-Time Top 100 TV Themes is the 9th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits series of compilation albums by TVT Records. TVT Records released the two-disc collection in 2005. It included 100 themes featuring tracks from the first seven discs of the series and newer themes from television series... |
TVT Records TVT Records TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and... |
Oglio series
| Year | Volume | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | Classic Sitcoms | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |
| 2011 | 2 | Cop Shows | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |
| 2011 | 3 | Adventure | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |
| 2011 | 4 | Classic Kids | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |
| 2011 | 5 | Westerns | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |
| 2011 | 6 | 60's Sitcoms | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |
| 2011 | 7 | Classic Sitcoms II | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |
| 2011 | 8 | Detective Shows | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |
| 2011 | 9 | Classic Comedy | Oglio Records Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD... |