The best, and I mean best, part of the game was the 45 record that was integral to the game. On cert

"The Original Rock and Roll Music Game" Before my first Kiss 8-Track, before my first Black Sabbath lp, and before my first Rush cassette tape  - there was the K-Tel Superstar game. This board game was my earliest exposure to music and as a part of it, was hands down the first record I ever owned.
Released back in 1973, this board game explored the fascinating world of rock music where you progress from buying your first instrument and forming your first band to eventually releasing gold albums and running record labels. The spots you would land on were hilarious stereotypes of rock star behaviour including "Swindled by Phoney Guru", "Manager runs off with money. Lose $50,000" and "Collect $50,000 for Las Vegas tour...Pay $60,000 for gambling." It was 1973, I'm sure Led Zeppelin did all this and more. Yeah, those are gold albums birthstones by month bitch!
The best, and I mean best, part of the game was the 45 record that was integral to the game. On certain spots on the board, you would record and release an album.  You had to fire up your record player and drop the needle anywhere on the record to see if your record was a hit, a flop or if you broke even.
The record was really awesome as it was kind of locked or parallel grooved. birthstones by month Where you dropped it would repeat your fate and run out to the end. It didn't repeat birthstones by month over and over forever like a locked groove though. I don't know how it works, but it is freaking awesome.
Years back I found the 7" at a thrift not knowing anything of the game. A little trippy when I decided to play it a few times, and Mad Magazine used the same effect for a flexi they included in a Mad Special issue around the same time. Have to search for this game! Reply Delete birthstones by month
Welcome to my blog on collecting hardcore and punk rock vinyl. By no means do I claim to have the biggest, best or most complete collection. I don't. I just love collecting hardcore/punk records and have since I was a teenager. I now have a wife and two kids, a mortgage, car payments and a downtown suit and tie guy job. Still, when I can I try to keep up with the hardcore scene, the bands and labels that keep me feeling young when everything else in this world tells me I am not! I will try to post every few days and hopefully like minded people can have fun with the posts and with your participation, start some discussions. Thanks for looking and tell all your friends! Sailin'On birthstones by month Doug
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