Budget albums (also known as drugstore records or simply junk records) were low-priced vinyl record LPs released during the 1950s to 1970s consisting either of previously released material (usually the releases from major labels featuring older performances of well-known performers) or material recorded especially for the line (often cover versions of popular songs made famous by name artists sung or performed on these albums by usually unidentified and unknown entertainers). Prices ranged from as low as 59 cents (minor label releases of the 1950s) to $2.98 (major label repackaging of older material in the 1970s). In the UK the Top of the Pops record series which operated between 1968 and 1985 was the most successful budget album range.
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