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Serial number |
Title |
Artist |
Year |
Matrix Number |
Notes |
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LP711 later numbered CF400 Majestic |
25 Great American Country and Folk Artists… | Various | 1966 | 150928 |
Came with the Bobby Darin 7″ EP. Yellow label. |
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GG200 Majestic |
26 Groovy Greats – Volume 1 & 2 | Various | 1967 | 153359 + 153361 |
$3.98 for two! 8 weeks in Top 20 Highest Position #7 – 23 Sep 1967 |
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GG200 Majestic |
26 Groovy Greats – Volume 1 & 2 | Various | 1967 | 153359 + 153361 | $3.98 for two! |
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GH200 Majestic |
22 Golden Hits – Volume 1 &2 | Various | 1967 |
$4.99 for two! CBS special products labels. |
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GH200 Majestic |
22 Golden Hits – Volume 1 &2 | Various | 1967 |
$4.99 for two! CBS special labels. |
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CW500 Majestic |
30 Country & Western Favorites | Various | 1967 | 154453 |
Yellow label. This is a direct reissue of the Canadian Syndicate Records SCW-30 release from 1964. Also issued under the Pickwick label. |
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HH600 Majestic |
24 Happening Hits | Various | 1968 | 155933 | Heavily edited tracks and early fades. |
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SH700 Majestic |
24 Solid Hits | Various | 1969 | 159955 |
Heavily edited tracks and early fades. 6 weeks in Top 20 Highest Position #10 – 28 Jun 1969 |
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PH800 Majestic |
20 Power Hits | Various | 1969 | 161229 |
13 weeks in Top 20 Highest Position #9 – 13 Dec 1969 |
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DH810 Majestic |
20 Dynamic Hits | Various | 1970 | 162344 | |
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EH820 Majestic |
20 Electrifying Hits | Various | 1970 | 163379 | |
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PG400 | Majestic25 Polka Greats Volume 1 | Various | 1971 | 164021 |
On the rear cover it states: CBS Special Products – A Service of CBS Records. Created exclusively for Majestic Products Limited. And yes there was a Volume 2 – but it is unclear if it was released in Australia. |
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SH701 Majestic |
20 Solid Hits Volume 2 | Various | 1971 | 164379 |
On the rear cover it states: CBS Special Products – A Service of CBS Records. Created exclusively for Majestic Products Limited. This is the first record to have the early K-Tel symbol. 3 weeks in Top 50 Highest Position #19 – 21 Aug ’71 |
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20GG Majestic (A&M) |
20 Golden Greats | Various | 1971 | – |
This album marks the move to Festival for pressings. It is a thinly rebranded A&M Mayfair budget release. Created exclusively for Majestic Products Limited. A Division of K-tel International. |
Notes
This page covers the early releases mostly prior to any K-tel International branding. The first two letters of the serial number is an abbreviation of the the title, this is then followed by a three digit number. The number ‘400’ appears to have been used twice, first for the re-issue of 25 Great American Country and Folk Artists (CF400), then for Polka Greats Volume One (PG400). It is not known who pressed the very early yellow label releases, but many in this run were pressed by CBS. CBS were part of the Matrix Number group – with Festival and Warner, so I’ve used the MX numbers to order these releases. Nonetheless, it is possible that CBS did the yellow label issues as these do have MX numbers.
As my early collecting only covered the popular issues – primarily those that led to the TA series, there are possibly more early releases that are non pop that are not yet discovered.