Soundtracks and Music Compilations of the 60's & 70's.

"Soundtracks and Music Compilations of the 60's & 70's" by The Danny Diess Show, features the host discussing and playing various music compilations and soundtracks primarily from the 1960s and 1970s.

Key Compilations and Soundtracks Discussed:

Keep on Rocking (4:25): A four-vinyl box set with iconic tracks from the 60s and 70s.
Rocky Horror Picture Show (5:20): A classic 70s soundtrack.
Disco 70s Hits (5:51): A compilation including "Thank God It's Friday" which featured Donna Summer and Terri Nunn from Berlin.
Goldfinger (6:36): The James Bond theme song by Shirley Bassey.
The Rose (6:51): Bette Midler's soundtrack, loosely based on Janis Joplin's life.
Love at First Bite (7:07): A "cheesy but good" promotional soundtrack from 1978 or 1979.
Ice Castles, Jaws, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (7:20-7:33): Other 70s movie soundtracks mentioned.
Saturday Night Fever (7:37): A staple of 70s soundtracks starring John Travolta.
Spooky Rocket (7:47): A compilation featuring mostly 60s and 70s songs, with a couple of 80s tracks.
The Wiz (9:05): A 70s soundtrack featuring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, a take on The Wizard of Oz.
Superstars, Original Superhits (9:56): A KTEL classic.
Gold Rush 1979 (10:08): Another 70s compilation.
High Energy (10:16): Features artists like Styx, Blondie, Pointer Sisters, and Foreigner.
Disco by Now Plane (11:54): A disco compilation series from which several songs in the latter part of the show are played, including tracks by Chic.
Songs Played (with Timestamps):

Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum (0:30, 1:07:46)
Happy Together by The Turtles (14:19, 32:29)
Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock (17:28, 32:33)
On the Road Again by Canned Heat (20:48)
Come On-A My House by Rosemary Clooney (24:26)
Monday, Monday by The Mamas & The Papas (25:35, 32:02)
I Call Your Name by The Mamas & The Papas (27:13, 32:05)
California Dreamin' by The Mamas & The Papas (29:26, 32:08)
Oh Yeah! by The Shadows of Knight (34:39)
Crystal Blue Persuasion by Tommy James and the Shondells (38:37)
Love Can Make You Happy by Mercy (40:46)
Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (43:56)
Dance With Me by Peter Brown (47:38)
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Leo Sayer (50:52)
You Are the Woman by Firefall (53:45)
Misty Blue by Dorothy Moore (56:39)
The Rose by Bette Midler (1:02:18)
The host also shares personal anecdotes about the music, such as his sister's fondness for "The Rose" soundtrack (1:07:09) and his first 45 record being "Best of My Love" by The Emotions (10:48). He briefly discusses "one-hit wonders" lists (1:07:56), mentioning artists like Tony Basil, Right Said Fred, Dexys Midnight Runners, Soft Cell, and Los del Río's "Macarena." (1:08:20-1:09:17).
Recorded live at the She Shack Studio August 2025.
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